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Ambler Resident Breaks Philadelphia Championship Scoring Record

Jalen Griffin is headed to the US Junior Amateur Championships.

Ambler resident, Jalen Griffin, broke a "Golf Association of Philadelphia Junior Boys’ Championship scoring record by carding a 5-under-par 67 in the tournament’s qualifying round and finished as a semifinalist,"according to the Golf Association of Philadelphia website.

He finished 1-under-par to earn a medalist honors in a US Junior Amateur Qualifier at the Indian Valley Country Club.

The US Junior Amateur Championship is held July 22-27 at Martis Camp Club in Truckee, CA.

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