World Junior Girls Golf Championship
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The World Junior Girls Golf Championship (French: Championnat Mondial Junior Féminin de Golf) is an annual world amateur team golf championship for women under 18 organized in Canada.
History
The inaugural event was held in 2014. Medalists who have gone on to win on the LPGA Tour include Brooke Henderson, Angel Yin, Megan Khang, Yuka Saso, Linn Grant and Atthaya Thitikul.
Format
The competition is open to female juniors who have not reached their 19th birthday by the last scheduled day of the championship, and who are not playing university or college golf. 20 countries with 3 girls per team compete over 72 hole stroke play in a team and individual competition.
Results
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Results summary
Team tournament
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Denmark (DNK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
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