Abby romps to 6-shot win in FCG World

Abby Arevalo cruised to a six-shot victory over Chinese Yu Cen Han despite a shaky windup, closing out with a 72 and ruling the FCG World Championship presented by Callaway at the Redhawk Golf Club in Temecula, California Wednesday.

Arevalo, who earlier shot a 72 and 71 to seize control in the premier 15-18 age division, blew a two-under card after 14 holes with bogeys on the next two but watched her rivals stumble with poor finishes to coast to victory.

The top ICTSI-The Country Club bet finished with a one-under 215 to beat Yu, who bogeyed three of her last seven holes for a 73 and a 221 while Malaysian Natasha Andrea Oon placed third with a 223 after a 77.

Sam Martirez, also a member of the Team ICTSI-TCC, carded a second 75 and ended up sixth at 228.

It was Arevalo’s second triumph in the year after the young shotmaker upstaged teammate and former US Girls’ Junior champion Princess Superal to snare the RSGC Ambank Jungolf crown in Malaysia last April.

But while Arevalo posted a runaway win, teammate Sofia Chabon blew her and lost by one to American Zoe Campos in the 13-14 division of the annual tournament which drew some of the world’s leading and rising junior players.

Chabon gunned down three birdies after 11 holes but fumbled with backto-back bogeys from No. 14, needing to birdie the last to fire a 70 and a 211. Campos birdied the last three holes for a 67 and snatched win at 210.

Kristina Natalia Yoko of Indonesia shot a 69 to tie for third with American Daphne Chao, who hobbled with a 74, at 218.