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Murray, Knox qualify for U.S. Junior Amateur Championship

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With two rounds of 67, Raleigh's Grayson Murray won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship sectional qualifier at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary on Monday, therefore qualifying him for the event which takes place July 20-25.

Joining the rising sophomore at Leesville Road is Andy Knox, a rising senior at Apex High, has qualified for this summer's U.S. Junior Amateur Championship after placing in the top-four at the sectional qualifier yesterday at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary.

Knox finished third after shooting a 69 in the first round and following that up with a 70 in the second. 

This year's U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will be at Trump National Golf Club at Bedminster, N.J. from July 20-25. 

Also qualifying were Trevor Cone, of Concord, N.C., and Leif Neijstrom of Greensboro. Coalter Paxon IV, from Wilson, and James Ellis, from Greenville, earned alternate spots.

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About the blogger

J. Mike Blake has played against or covered teams in southern Wake County for six years. He is the Sports Editor for The Cary News and Southwest Wake News. He graduated from N.C. State in 2008. He loves getting young athletes' names in the paper, but hates hearing "CALL IT BOTH WAYS REF!!" 4,000 times every game.

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