The Mandiri Ciputra Golf Preneur Junior World Championship is in the books, and Savannah De Bock (Ecaussinnes-d'enghien, Belgium) came in second place in the tournament, tallying a two-under-par score of 214 for scores of 72-73-69 for the three-day tournament on June 12-14.
The event was held at Damai Indah Golf - PIK Course in Jakarta, Indonesia, which Jack Nicklaus designed.
De Bock finished with room behind the winner, Elaine Widjaja of Poland, who fired a 10-under-par 206 for the tournament, including rounds of 68, 67 and 71.
Taking second place, a total of 113 golfers played in the tournament. This Junior World Championship was in its 27th edition, with the first year in 1993.
In an amateur career filled with many achievements, the Belgian native won two prominent amateurs in her native country, including in 2021 and 2023. She also won the 2022 European Ladies Amateur Championship when she was sixteen.
De Bock will play her first year at Eastern Michigan after a year of collegiate play at the University of Georgia. At Georgia, she was a member of the All-SEC team and had a scoring average of 73.95.
De Bock was ranked as one of the world’s best junior golfers in high school. She was ranked 21st among European players and 35th overall. She won many tournaments during her junior amateur days, including the 2022 and 2023 AIG Women’s Open. She was also a Junior Solheim Cup team member in 2021 and 2023.
De Bock will start her Eastern Michigan career ranked very high in the amateur world rankings, currently at 66th as a sophomore.
