VSGA Junior Girls' Golfer of the Year: Victoria Tip-Aucha

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Victoria Tip-Aucha's victory in the 2016 VSGA Junior Girls' Championship was remarkable because of the way she stormed back with a second-round 67 to force a playoff, which she won with a birdie on the first hole. Her victory in the 2017 version of the event was remarkable for a different reason: She plowed through the field at Salisbury Country Club in near-record fashion.

Tip-Aucha's two-round 136 was 10 shots better than her closest competitors. It marked the first time since 2007 that a player had posted two rounds in the 60s to win the championship, and she was two strokes shy of tying the all-time tournament record of 134. Should she win a third straight title in July at Boonsboro Country Club in Lynchburg, she would join Lee Shirley and Susan Slaughter as the only junior girls to accomplish that feat.

Tip-Aucha's game has translated against older players as well. She reached the semifinals of the 2016 VSGA Women's Amateur and advanced to match player in the event in 2017. She's had a chance to play against men in a professional event in Thailand. Tip-Aucha's game continues to grow, and she's poised to take another step in 2018.

2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Won the 48^th VSGA Junior Girls’ Championship at Salisbury Country Club in dominating fashion. Tip-Aucha posted a two-day aggregate 136 to finish 10 shots better than her closest competitor. It was her second straight victory in the event.
• Reached match play at the 92^nd VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship.
• In April, played in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Tour’s MahaSamutr Masters in Thailand on a sponsor’s exemption. Playing from about 6,500 yards, Tip-Aucha shot a three-day 223 and tied for 42^nd in the 139-player field.
• Member of the Virginia team at the 19^th Virginia-Maryland Junior Girls’ Matches. She won her singles match, contributing to Virginia’s victory.
• Member of the Virginia-Maryland team at the 16^th Mid-Atlantic Junior Girls’ Challenge, where her side halved a four-ball match.