N.j.'s Ami Gianchandani Advances To Quarterfinals Of U.S. Girls' Junior

Ami Gianchandani of Montclair Golf Club, who won the 2015 NJSGA Junior Girls championship in 2015, advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Friday at Boone Valley G.C. in Augusta, Missouri.

Her magical run ended in the U.S. Girls’ Junior ended in a 1-up defeat to Elizabeth Moon of Forrest City, Ark.

U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR LEADERBOARD

It’s been a great season for Gianchadani, who lives in Watchung. She won two championships this spring.

On May 23, Gianchandani, a rising senior at Pingry School, won the coveted NJSIAA High School Girls Tournament of Champions.

The following day, May 24, she and high school teammate Christine Shao of New Jersey National claimed the Fifth NJSGA Women’s Four-Ball Championship at New Jersey National Golf Club in Basking Ridge.

“I was able to win the Tournament of Champions with a lot of focus and determination. I wanted to win that more than anything in the whole world, because it included all the players you see throughout the year. There was a lot of excitement,” said Gianchandani.