Click on an image to enlarge. Photos by Mpu Dinani and Angela Ding.
Defending champ Alaythia HindsSiham Ibrahim, Myla Robinson, Lena Durette, Salma Ibrahim and Morgan RodriguezLoren FearenceMyla RobinsonGianna Singh with Cameron ChampLoren Fearence with Cameron ChampJoelle JohnsonSanaa CarterLena DuretteAlona Avery, who won the MCI in 2022.Ariel CollinsKoa SeymourMorgan RodriguezStaci PlaVidhi LakhawalaAfi Amezado is back for the second year, having traveled all the way from Ghana.Callia WardAlexis LamadridNatalia LamadridBlayne BrownAlyvia BoddieZara Staley
Photos by Amanda Cantor of the AJGA and Mike Major.
Alaythia Hinds, a high school junior from Rancho Murieta, CA, was even par through 36 holes and won the third annual Mack Champ Invitational in a playoff. Callia Ward, a sophomore from Albuquerque, shot 73-71 for an even-par total but lost in the playoff.Alexis Lamadrid, a member of the class of 2027, shot 73 on Saturday to finish alone in third placeBrenna Preap, a senior from Stockton, CA, tied for fourth at two over.Aleah Shields-Rodipe, right, won the 12-and-under division. Vivian Lott, left, was second, and Layla Phillips was third.Shields-Rodipe and Lott with Jeff Champ, co-founder and CEO of the Cameron Champ Foundation.The tournament was played at The Club at Carlton Woods, site of the LPGA’s Chevron Championship, the first major of the season.Hinds in front of a display of past Chevron Championship winners. Shields-Rodipe in front of a display of past Chevron Championship winners.