Bluffton resident Haruka Shintani, a student at the International Junior Golf Academy, earned a spot in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in qualifying today at Mid-Carolina Club in Prosperity, S.C.
Shintani shot 1-over-par 73 to finish fourth overall and claim one of five spots in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, which will be held at Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo., from July 24-29.