July 23 MGJ

Timpf Wins Michigan Junior Girls Championship Again Weather and air quality issues interrupted the play in the Michigan Girls Junior Championship last month at MSU’s Forest Akers Golf Club. In the final match Lauren Timpf, from Macomb defeated Grosse Ile’s Lily Bargamian 2 & 1 for her second Michigan Junior Girls Amateur title. Timpf, previously won the Wright Trophy in 2021, but the senior-to-be at Macomb Lutheran North said this one means a little more. “Back when I won the other one I was on top of my game and then I kind of went through a little slump last year and I wasn’t playing my best,” she said. “So coming out here and proving to myself that I can win and compete again feels amazing.” Timpf, who is committed to the golf program at Purdue University after completing high school, closed the match out on the par 5 No. 17 hole with a par. “I’m definitely disappointed because I had opportunities, but happy that I made it this GAM Amateur Titles Decided in June By Greg Johnson, GAM.org Michigan Golf Journal

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