Marching on
Edward Figueroa after winning the Puerto Rico Junior Open.
Edward Figueroa of Naples, Fla., won the Puerto Rico Junior Open on Monday, earning an exemption into the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open.
Figueroa finished his second AJGA victory in exciting fashion, making back-to-back birdies on Nos. 17 and 18 at Trump International Golf Club.
Figueroa three-putted No. 16 in the final round and said he was nervous when he stepped to the 17th tee.
“I had been stroking my 3-wood all day, but the bunker on 17 really scared me,” said Figueroa, who topped good friend Jorge Garcia and 2010 U.S. Junior champion Jim Liu by one shot.
Back on No. 10, Figueroa had thinned a bunker shot over the green and made bogey. He was forced to negotiate a similar bunker on the 17th tee.
“The bunker on 17 looked exactly like number 10,” Figueroa said. “My bunker play is usually pretty good, but I was nervous after what happened. My heart was beating so fast ...
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