Suzie Tran – a 17-year-old from Poulsbo, Washington – embarked on a four-hole run that gave her the 2023 Women’s Western Junior Championship.

Vilda Westh Blanc couldn’t have asked for a better birthday gift. The now 18-year-old from Sweden punched her ticket to the semifinals of the 96th Women’s Western Junior at Greenbriar Hills Country Club on Thursday with a 20-hole victory over Jenna Madden of McKinney, Texas.

Kennedy Swedick described her second round at the 96th Women’s Western Junior at Greenbriar Hills Country Club as “a rollercoaster.” Six birdies, seven pars, four bogeys and a triple bogey populated the Albany, New York, native’s scorecard – good enough for a 1-over 72 and medalist honors…

Birdies can be tough to come by on the undulating fairways and greens of Greenbriar Hills Country Club outside of St. Louis. On a hot, windy afternoon, Lilly DeNunzio made four of them to post a 2-under 69 and take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the 96th Women’s Western Junior.

Greenbriar Hills Country Club in Kirkwood, Missouri, is set to host the Women’s Western Junior for the first time this week, bringing a decorated field of rising international stars to the historic St. Louis-area club on June 27-30.