World Van Horn Cup 2022

Overview

Following the three-day championship, the top 20 12-year-old boys and top 12 12-year-old girls are selected to play in a one-day best ball tournament contested on Pinehurst No. 4.

Selection Procedure

Participants were selected based on score after 36 holes (Round 2). Once 36-hole scores are compiled, the sections were announced. Selected players received a special golf bag, hat, and caddie bib patch for the competition.

Format:

Team Best Ball Stroke Play

The Morrison Medal:

Each year, the boys and girls pairings with the lowest rounds in the match were awarded a Morrison Medal, named in honor of the late Sir Garth Morrison, who was Lord Lieutenant for East Lothian, and his wife Lady Gill Morrison.

This year on Pinehurst No. 4, we had three teams winning the Morrison Medal in the boy's group, scoring 65 (-7): Jace Benson (Utah) & Ambrose Kinnare (Florida), Keane Taino (California) & Ajalawich Anantasethakul (Thailand), and Ethan Evans (Virginia) & Christian Koehn (Florida)

In our girl's group, Riley Grimm (North Carolina) & Aphrodite Deng (New Jersey) secured the Morrison Medal firing an incredible 63 (-9)!

2022 Recap

For 2022, the event format featured Red vs. Blue, comprised of the top 20 boys and top 12 girls from the 12-year-old age group. The Blue Team secured the Cup by a final score of 4.5-3.5.

Past Winners:

2022, Blue Team 4.5-3.5
2021, Red Team 5-3
2020, Blue Team 5-3
2019, United States 5.5 – 2.5
2018, United States 4.5 – 3.5
2017, United States 5 – 3
2016, United States 5.5 – 2.5
2015, United States 5.5 – 2.5
2014, United States 5 – 3
2013, United States 7 – 2
2012, United States 5.5 – 2.5
2011, United States 5.5 – 3.5
2010, United States 6.5 – 1.5
2009, United States 5 – 3
2008, United States 11 – 5
2007, United States 11.5 – 4.5
2006, United States

Morrison Medal Winners:

2022
Riley Grimm (North Carolina) & Aphrodite Deng (New Jersey)
Jace Benson (Utah) & Ambrose Kinnare (Florida)
Keane Taino (California) & Ajalawich Anantasethakul (Thailand)
Ethan Evans (Virginia) & Christian Koehn (Florida)

2021
Lucas Gimenez (Florida) & Miles Russell (Florida)
Dresden Bounds (Texas) & Asia Young (Oregon)
Angela Zhang (Washington) & Athena Singh (Kentucky)

2020
Henry Guan (Texas) & Tyler Mawhinney (Florida)
Hadley Ashton (Colorado) & Chloe Chang (Florida)

2019
Samuel Duran (Panama) & Mykhailo Golod (Ukraine)
Madison Moman (Florida) & Haley Davis (Florida)

2018
Justin Bjornson (Canada) & Alex Long (Canada)
Trey Marrion (Virginia) & Bryant Hernandez (California)
Bonnie Zhai (Canada) & Sofia Temelo (Mexico)

2017
Rorisang Nkosi (South Africa) & Jeremy Chen (Taiwan)
Abbey Schutte (Arizona) & Sara Im (Georgia)

2016
Luke Clanton (Florida) & Ben Brogdon (Arkansas)
Karoline Tuttle (Florida) & Kynadie Adams (Tennessee)

2015
Zachary Reuland (South Carolina) & Kevin Jiang (California)
Juan Camila Vesga Solano (Colombia) & Keaton Morrison (UK)
Alexander Yang (California) & Jackson Rivera (California)
Manuela Gomez (Colombia) & Yae Eun Kim (Dominican Republic)
Elle Nachmann (Florida) & Mimi Chen (Florida)

2014
Joseph Pagdin (Florida) & Matthew Watkins (Texas)
Cordelia Lopez (Mexico) & Caitlyn Macnab (South Africa)