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Murrieta Girl Wins Golf's Corey Pavin Invitational
Elina Kuang, a freshman at Murrieta Mesa High School, shot 2 under par to win the event held May 1-2 at Bear Creek Golf Club.
MURRIETA, CA — A Murrieta teen was the top girl at this weekend's 8th annual Corey Pavin Invitational golf tournament at Bear Creek Golf Club.
Elina Kuang, a freshman at Murrieta Mesa High School, shot 2 under par to best second-place finisher Kylie Chong of Torrance, who was 2 over par.
Carlsbad's Kasper Verwers, 15, was even to take first place on the boy's side, besting second-place finisher Connor Williams of Escondido, who was 1 over par.
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The tournament was held May 1-2 at the Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Murrieta.
Corey Pavin, the tournament’s legendary namesake, had a successful professional career winning the 1995 U.S. Open and an additional 15 PGA Tour victories. At age 61, he currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.
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The Corey Pavin Invitational is part of the Toyota Tour Cup series.
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