​The first two days of the U.S. Girls’ Junior have featured plenty of low scores, but no one went deeper than 16-year-old Clairey Lin.The Canadian won medalist honors at Old Chatham in Durham, North Carolina, finishing at 13-under 131 following two rounds of stroke play. Her total score was one shot off the championship record and tied four others for the second-lowest stroke-play score in championship history. Taylor Karle shot 130 in 2005 at BanBury Golf Club in Eagle, Idaho.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLin will head into match play, which begins Wednesday, as the No. 1 seed.”I love everything about this tournament,” Lin said. “I think the USGA does an amazing job with every tournament that they run, and this one is just no different. I love coming here every year and to play as well as I did these first two days, it’s a huge honor. It’s been great.”More: U.S. Girls’ Junior scoringLin opened in 66 before going one better Tuesday, signing for 7-under 65 to win medalist honors by one shot over China’s Yujie Liu. Amelia Harris, who had a historic 28 on the back nine Monday, shot 75 on Tuesday and will be the fifth seed come match play.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLast year, Canadian Aphrodite Deng won the U.S. Girls’ Junior. Lin is hoping to follow in her countrywoman’s footsteps.“I did speak with her (Aphrodite) a little bit. She’s an amazing player,” Lin said. “I’m lucky to be on the same team as her, and the opportunities that I get to practice with her and see her play are super inspiring.”The bracket will be officially set Wednesday morning following a 6-for-2 playoff. The cut came at 3-over 147, the lowest score since the championship went to 36-hole qualifying.Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Clairey Lin claims medalist honors at U.S. Girls’ Junior, match play begins Wednesday