Sofia Rivera of St. Augustine got off to a good start in the first round of the U.S. Junior Girls Amateur on July 13 at the Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C.
Riviera, the Florida Times-Union's high school girls player of the year in 2025, made six birdies and shot 3-under-par 69 to finish six shots behind leader Amelia Harris of Australia, who birdied her last six holes and shot 8-under 28 on the back nine. Riviera is tied for sixth.
Rivera birdied Nos. 2, 4 and 9 on the front. She swapped birdies at Nos. 10 and 12 with bogeys at Nos. 13 and 15, but closed with a birdie at the par-4 18th hole.
Rivera's caddie is her uncle, two-time PGA Tour winner Russell Knox.
Rivera will tee off at No. 10 at Old Chatham at 12:55 p.m. on July 14. She is three shots clear of the cut line to make match play. The top 64 players will advance on July 15.
Riviera, the Florida Times-Union's high school girls player of the year in 2025, made six birdies and shot 3-under-par 69 to finish six shots behind leader Amelia Harris of Australia, who birdied her last six holes and shot 8-under 28 on the back nine. Riviera is tied for sixth.
Rivera birdied Nos. 2, 4 and 9 on the front. She swapped birdies at Nos. 10 and 12 with bogeys at Nos. 13 and 15, but closed with a birdie at the par-4 18th hole.
Rivera's caddie is her uncle, two-time PGA Tour winner Russell Knox.
Rivera will tee off at No. 10 at Old Chatham at 12:55 p.m. on July 14. She is three shots clear of the cut line to make match play. The top 64 players will advance on July 15.
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