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Rianne Malixi wins US Girls' Junior crown

(UPDATE) TARZANA, California — Rianne Malixi of the Philippines, a year after falling in the final, routed Asterisk Talley 8 and 7 in the 36-hole championship match at El Caballero Country Club.

The 17-year-old Malixi won five straight holes to take a 7-up lead after 14, was 6 up after 18 and ended it with a par win on the 29th hole.

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