Class of 2026 Girls Individual Rankings

*Will be updated around the 1st of each month until signing day in Nov. 2025

United States and Canada

1. Gianna Clemente: Floridian Clemente has occupied the top spot in this class for a long time and is far ahead of the competition in ranking points.. As far back as 2022, she finished 2nd at the AJGA Rolex Girls Championship and was the runner-up at the US Girls Junior Amateur. She played in several LPGA events that year, won the AJGA Ping Invitational and made match play at the US Women’s Amateur. In the past two years she has won the AJGA Mizuhos Americas Open, the 2023 Junior PGA Championship, and the 2023 Sally. She finished in the top-5 at the 2024 AJGA Ping Invitational, and notched top-10 finishes at the 2023 Mizuhos, 2024 AJGA Fortinet Invitational, and the 2023 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. Clemente added three major top-15 finishes in 2023 & 2024, and had at top-20 at an Epson tour event in 2023. She reached the round of 32 in the 2023 & 2024 US Women's Amateurs and reached the semi-final of the last two US Girls Juniors. Recent amateur tournament success includes a top-5 at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur after a top-15 showing in 2023, and a top-5 at the 2024 Sally. Quite the impressive list of accomplishments.

8. Mia Hammond (Duke): Ohio native Hammond made a habit of finding herself on leaderboards since 2022. In that year, she notched one AJGA open win and a runner-up finish, as well as a round-of-32 appearance at the US Girls Junior Amateur. What really put Hammond on the map was her showing at the 2022 US Women’s Amateur, in which she advanced to the round of 16 in match play. She continued her success in 2023, with early top-5 finishes at the Scott Robertson Memorial and the Sally, and added another at the 2024 Dustin Johnson World Junior. She also found the top-10 at the 2023 Dye Junior Invitational and the 2023 Junior PGA Championship, and top-15 at the 2023 AJGA Rolex Girls Invitational and the 2024 Sally. Hammond has played in two LPGA events, her best finish at 26th in the Dana Open. In 2024 she has one AJGA open win.

2. Nikki Oh (Stanford): Californian Oh is another 2026 golfer who began her ascent in the rankings in 2022 and has continued the upward trend to be the clear runner-up on this list. Oh's big win this year was her victory at the Arizona Women's Amateur and she shone in major junior events, with top-5s at the 2024 AJGA Ping Invitational, Rolex TOC, and Toyota World Junior. Oh notched several top-10 finishes at the 2024 World Junior Championship, and two AJGA Invitational each in 2023 & 2024. Additionally, Oh placed in the top-15 at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and won the 2023 Arizona Silver Belle. At the US Women's Amateur, she qualified in 2024 and reached the round of 16 in 2023. Oh had one AJGA open win & one top-3 finish in 2023 & 2024.

3. Lisa Herman: Oklahoma’s Herman has quietly moved into the top of 2026 conversation with steady showings at big events. She has two open AJGA event wins to her name since 2022 and had four AJGA open top-3 finishes in 2023 & 2024. Herman was in the top-5 at 2023 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, 2023 Western Junior, and the 2023 AJGA Fortinet Invitational. She has shown consistency in her play with a top-10 at the 2024 Rolex TOC, and top-15 finishes at the 2024 Junior PGA Championship, AJGA Nelly Invitational, and Fortinet, and the 2023 Junior PGA and AJGA Rolex Girls Championship. Herman also finished in the top-5 at the National High School Invitational in 2023.

5. Jude Lee: Californian Lee entered the 2026 watch list in 2022 with an open AJGA event win and a runner-up finish at the Bubba Conlee. 2023 brought her more success with both a Toyota Tour Cup and an AJGA open event win, and an additional AJGA open event top-3 finish. She followed that open AJGA success with a win at the 2024 Thunderbird Heather Farr and added another top-3 result. Lee made the quarterfinals of the 2024 AJGA RLX Rolex Classic and carded top-10 finishes at the 2024 Rolex Girls Championship, Nelly Invitational, and the Dustin Johnson World Junior. She demonstrated more consistent play in 2024 with top-15 leaderboard appearances in two AJGA Invitationals. Lee also qualified for the 2023 US Women's Amateur.

Kinsley (Zixin) Ni: Ni comes to California by way of China. She finished 2nd at a stellar field at the 2023 Junior PGA Championship, after winning the AJGA Austin Minnesota Championship. Top-10 finishes in 2024 include the Arizona Silver Belle and the AJGA Thunderbird Heather Farr Classic. She has am extensive resume in China, including numerous professional competitions. Ni finished 10th at the 2023 China Women's Open and 2nd at the 2024 CLPGQ Beijing Pearl Series, and was stroke play medalist at the 2024 US Girls Junior.

4. Michelle Xing (UCLA): If you check Canadian Xing's JGS profile, you find a lot of red scores, and that has translated to an excellent 2024 season. She won twice in open AJGA events and owns two wins in her native Canada in the span of two months, and she carded a top-5 finish at the AJGA Rolex TOC. Impressive was her professional win and Canada, complemented by another professional top-15 finish and one at the Canadian Women's Amateur. She has had success at the Elite Invitational, with a win in 2024 and a top-5 finish in 2023. Xing had a steady 2023, with three AJGA open top-3 finishes, and made the match play rounds at the US Girls Junior Amateur.

6. Shyla Brown (Texas): Texas' Brown has graced leaderboards since early 2023, beginning with an top-10 finish at the Texas Women’s Open, a professional event. Brown raised the winner's trophy at the 2024 Kathy Whitworth Invitational, and made the round of 16 at the US Girls Junior. She found the top-3 of the leaderboard at the 2023 Texas Junior Amateur and an AJGA open event, while finding success in amateur events. She ended up in the op-5 at both the 2024 & 2023 Texas Women's Stroke Play Championship, and again at both the 2024 & 2023 Southwest Airlines Amateurs. We look forward to Brown competing in top junior events in 2025.

7. Kayla Bryant (Florida State): Floridian Bryant qualified for the 2023 US Girls Junior Amateur, but her game really started coming around in October 2023 with a FJT win. Since then, she has carded a top-5 place finish at the First Tee Miami Doral Junior Classic, a win at the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl, 5th at the Dustin Johnson World Junior and two additional FJT wins in 2024. In 2024 AJGA open events, she collected her first win and a runner-up finish, and had a top-10 at the National High School Invitational. Her trajectory is heading in the right direction.

9. Zoe Cusack (Virginia): Cusack, a Maryland native, saw her recruiting stock rise sharply in the summer of 2024. She has produced numerous scores in the red with three AJGA open wins in 2024, including the Justin Thomas Junior Championship, and Cusack also won the Maryland Girls Junior Amateur. Her biggest accomplishment was a 2nd place finish at the Junior North & South, and finished a solid top-15 at the Junior PGA Championship. Cusack had one PKBGT win and three top-3 results in 2024, and found herself in the top-5 at the 2024 Maryland Women's Amateur and the Sea Pines Junior Heritage. Expect this future Cavalier to keep up her consistent play.

Our watch list: Trinity Beth, Athena Singh, Celina Yeo,

10/9: We have been working hard on a new ranking system that is more objective, and it is currently in place for the 2025 boys and girls and the 2026 boys, then progress to the class of 2026 girl. We have assigned point values to wins, top-5, top-10, and top-15 finishes in top junior and amateur events within a two year time span, with more points assigned to tournaments within the past year. AJGA open events and regional tournaments have been assigned lesser point values, and points are subtracted for finishes outside the top-20 in the top junior events. Points adjustments are considered for players who play less tournaments than others, and percentage of top finishes are evaluated. Not everyone is listed on WAGR. If you do not have WAGR results listed from January-October 2023, please send your tournament results to admin@collegegolfcommits.com. New rankings will be published once we have complete, accurate information. *Bios will be updated to reflect summer 2024 tournament results soon.

Internationals

Sophia Lin (USC): Lin, who hails from Taiwan, has played extensively in the US. In 2024, she finished 3rd at the Women's Western Junior and 6th at the North & South Junior Amateur. This past winter, Lin had a top-10 finish at the AJGA Hilton Grand Vacations Annika Invitational, and won two AJGA open events in 2023. In her native land in 2024, she has carded one win and four top-6 finishes in amateur events.

Martina Navarro (Duke): Spainiard Navarro claimed three victories in 2023 and one in 2024 in her home country of Spain, and shows consistency with her game with eight top-5 finishes in the same time span. She was the runner-up at the 2023 R&A Girls Amateur Championship, and also finished 2nd at the 2024 European Young Masters after finishing in 7th in 2023.

Gia Raad (Auburn): Raad, who hails from South Africa, has several big wins on her resume. In 2024 she won the South Africa Women's Amateur Championship, following her triumph at the 2023 English Girls Open Amateur. Raad also credits four wins in South Africa to her name in 2023 & 2024. Traveling to the US, she finished 5th at the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl and had a top-10 at the 2024 AJGA Annika/Hilton Grand Vacations Invitational. She finished in the top-15 at the 2024 Toyota Junior World Cup.

10. Amy Lee (Texas): Canadian Lee has entered the top-10 after a solid 2024 season, with her best showing a 5th-place result at the 2024 AJGA Fortinet Invitational. She notched a top-10 finish at the Canadian Junior Amateur and had five wins: one AJGA open event, three FCG tournaments, and the British Columbia Girls Junior. Lee found herself in the top-15 at the 2023 AJGA Rolex TOC, the top-3 at the AJGA Justin Thomas Championship, and was in the top-5 at the Arizona Silver Belle. We look forward to some top-finishes in major events in 2025.