Palm Beach County is no stranger to exceptional golf, and that includes the tremendous high school talent from Jupiter to Boca Raton.
The first half of the golf season has yielded some noteworthy performances, including several wins for Benjamin's golf teams and impressive young talents like FAU High's Alexa Phung.
In that spirit, we've selected 12 girls golfers each from local programs that we feel have impressed the most during the first half of the season.
Now, it's your chance to vote. Who do you think is most deserving of The Post's Girls Midseason Golfer of the Year? The poll will be open until Monday, Oct. 12 at noon.
Top girls golfers
*All rankings according to iWanamaker 9-hole average
- Catherine Andino, Sr., West Boca Raton ― Ranked No. 30 in Florida, averaging 0.2 strokes below average, paced field against Park Vista, Olympic Heights, and Spanish River, and others
- Jaime Baker, Jr., Dr. Joaquín García ― Ranked No. 40 in Florida, averaging 0.2 strokes above average, paced field against Somerset Canyons, Park Vista, Wellington and others
- Madyson Barone, Sr., Jupiter ― Ranked No. 101 in Florida, but paced field in win against Palm Beach County's top-ranked Benjamin
- Sophia Christy, So. King's Academy ― Ranked No. 17 in Florida, averaging 0.9 strokes below average, placed second in the South Florida PGA West Coast Championship and paced field against Benjamin
- Soleil Demers, Jr., Benjamin ― Ranked No. 44 in Florida, averaging 0.3 strokes above average, lowest local score in the Palm League Championship
- Sarah Earle, Jr., Jupiter ― Ranked No. 22 in Florida, averaging 0.7 strokes below average, tied for second place in the FPGA East Coast Championship
- Leah Gram, Sr., Dwyer ― Ranked No. 2 in Florida, shot three strokes below average, paced field in win against King's Academy (though has only played on high-school event this year)
- Olivia Hartman, So., Jupiter ― Ranked No. 19 in Florida, averaging 0.9 strokes below average, tied for second place in the FPGA East Coast Championship
- Leilani Kellerman, So., American Heritage-Delray ― Ranked No. 109 in Florida, paced field against St. John Paul II
- Reese McMillan, So., Benjamin ― Ranked No. 15 in Florida, averaging 1.2 strokes below average, paced field in wins against American Heritage and Pine Crest as well as the South Florida PGA West Coast Championship
- Alexa Phung, Sr., FAU High ― Ranked No. 13 in Florida, averaging 1.3 strokes below average, paced field in win against St. John Paul II and St. Andrew's
- Alyna Yensabai, 8th grade, FAU High ― Ranked No. 75 in Florida, paced field in win against King's Academy
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post.
He can be reached at apeterman@usatodayco.com.
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