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title: Young talent captures first SoCal Junior Amateur (Boys)
description: Under an unnaturally cloudy sky, the inaugural Southern California Junior Amateur lived up to its billing this weekend at Industry Hills GC at Pacific Palms Resort. Sean Maruyama, a sophomore in high school who is already committed to UCLA, took home the boys title while playing the Eisenhower “Ike” Course. Angelina Kim, an impressive eighth-grader, was victorious on the Zaharias “Babe” Course.
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# [Young talent captures first SoCal Junior Amateur (Boys)](https://champs.scga.org/young-talent-captures-first-socal-junior-amateur-boys)

 Written by [SCGA Staff](https://champs.scga.org/author/scgacomms) | Oct 21, 2015 1:25:00 AM

Under an unnaturally cloudy sky, the inaugural Southern California Junior Amateur lived up to its billing this weekend at Industry Hills GC at Pacific Palms Resort. Sean Maruyama, a sophomore in high school who is already committed to UCLA, took home the boys title while playing the Eisenhower “Ike” Course. Angelina Kim, an impressive eighth-grader, was victorious on the Zaharias “Babe” Course.

In the boys division, 36 holes just weren’t enough as Maruyama and Edwin Kuang both finished at 5-under par. On the final hole of the day, Kuang had a 20-footer for birdie and the win, but it dramatically fell inches short.

In the playoff, the duo parred the first hole and moved to hole No. 13, a 197-yard par 3. Kuang flew the green and executed a miraculous chip shot just to have a look at par. It was all for not, however, as Maruyama rolled in a 12-footer for birdie and the victory.

“It means a lot,” said an elated Maruyama. “I haven’t won in a while so it really feels great.”

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