SAN DIEGO, California — The Philippines celebrated another milestone in junior golf as Kamilla del Mundo and Mavis Espedido delivered a dominant 1-2 finish in the girls’ 9-10 division of the prestigious USwing Mojing Junior World Championships at The Heights Golf Club on Thursday.

Del Mundo capped a brilliant campaign with a four-under-par 68 to finish at 10-under for 54 holes, holding off a spirited final-round charge from fellow Filipina Espedido by two strokes.

The victory further established Del Mundo as one of the country’s brightest young prospects. She was also a member of the Philippine-Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club team that captured the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP) World Team Championships in Davao last April.

Espedido nearly erased the deficit after firing a spectacular eight-under-par 64, one of the day’s best rounds, to finish at eight-under and tie Canadian Elizabeth Yang for second place.

The Filipinas’ impressive showing highlighted the depth of the country’s rising junior golf talent on the international stage.

Adding to the Philippines’ successful campaign, Mikell Guico secured a podium finish by placing third in the boys’ 7-8 division, giving the country three medalists in one of the world’s premier junior golf tournaments.

The strong performances underscore the continued progress of Philippine junior golf, with its young stars proving they can compete — and win — against some of the best junior golfers from around the globe.

Boys’ 15-18 (Torrey Pines) — Emilio Hernandez 225 (76-70-79), T47; Patrick Tambalque 226 (75-76-75), T55; Tristan Padilla 226 (72-79-75), T55; Roman Ungco 229 (74-75-80), T85; Zianbeau Edoc 160 (82-78), T154

Girls’ 15-18 (Torrey Pines) — Alessandra Luciano 227 (78-73-76), T60; Isabella Tabanas 231 (79-74-78), T84; Tashanah Balangauan 238 (80-78), T118; Precious Zaragosa 241 (78-77), T129

Boys’ 13-14 (Rancho Bernardo) — Jared Saban 225 (77-71-77), T62; Vito Sarines 231 (75-82-74), T93; Javie Bautista 234 (80-75-79), T111; Jose Jacobo Gomez 243 (82-83-78), T142

Girls’ 13-14 (Rancho Bernardo) — Sophia Salonga 213 (72-70-71), 5th; Lisa Sarines 216 (72-73-71), T7; Mona Sarines 221 (75-72-74), T18; Brittany Tamayo 227 (74-74-79), T32; Keira Que 239 (81-78-80), 69th

Boys’ 11-12 (The Heights) — Peyton Coyiuto 241 (85-78-78), T87; Miuniq Daven Dy, 300 (104-103-102), 121st

Girls’ 11-12 (The Heights) — Brianna Macasaet 223 (70-75-78), T25; Avery Sytengco 242 (79-78-85), 61st; Makayla Adriano 243 (81-76-86), T62

Boys’ 9-10 (Singing Hills) — Zoji Tyro Edoc 230 (76-83-71), T44; Marco Iglesia 239 (76-84-79), 67th; Kenzo Tan 247 (85-81-81), T79

Girls’ 9-10 (Singing Hills) — Kamilla del Mundo 206 (68-70-68), 1st; Mavis Espedido 208 (67-77-64), T2

Boys’ 7-8 (Mission Bay) — Mikell Zachary Guico 181 (59-61-61), T3; Alonso Fabul 205 (69-68-68), T24; Andres Jeturian 224 (81-70-73), T38

Girls’ 7-8 (Mission Bay) — Zoey Mascarinas 215 (71-71-73), 20th.