Class of 2027 Girls Individual Rankings


*Will be updated around the 1st of each month
United States and Canada
2. Anna Fang: Another Californian, Fang, has recently racked up a number of top-5 finishes at four AJGA invitationals, an impressive feat in a short time span. She has carded top-10s at the 2024 Junior PGA, 2025 Junior Invitational, 2024 Annika Invitational, and IMG Junior Worlds, and placed in the top-15 in two additional AJGA invitationals in 2024. Fang made match play in the past two US Women's Amateurs and advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2024 US Girls Junior. 2025 has also brought her top-5 finishes at the AJGA RLX, Nelly, and Mizuho invitationals. Quite the resume!
1. Asterisk Talley: The girls have a clear-cut front runner in the top position in the class of 2027 by a wide margin. Californian Asterisk Talley has been accumulating wins and top finishes in major events for several years. She will be the most sought after college prospect if she chooses to take the collegiate path over turning professional, and she will find success at either level. Currently ranked #16 in WAGR, Talley won three AJGA invitationals from October 2024 through February of 2025, following runner-up finishes at the US Women's Amateur and the US Girls Junior. Talley raised the champion's trophy at the 2024 Junior Invitational and was an impressive 44th at the 2024 US Women's Open. Other notable finishes include a top-5 at the Junior PGA Championship in 2024 and a top-10 at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur. In 2025, she has played in two LPGA events, and she also represented the US in the Curtis Cup in 2024.
3. Shauna Liu: Adding to the growing list of successful Canadian juniors is Shauna Liu, champion of the AJGA Nelly Invitational. Liu found the top-5 on the leaderboard at the 2025 Fortinet Stanford Invitational and the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, and was in the top-10 at the 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior and the 2024 World Junior Championship. Her resume also includes a win at the 2025 Junior Orange Bowl and top-5 finishes in two amateur events at the end of 2024, the Dixie and the Citrus Trail. She added a top-15 at the 2025 AJGA Mizuho.
T4. Amelie Zalsman: Zalsman, a Floridian, achieved her first major win at the 2024 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, adding to a resume that includes top-5 finishes at both the 2024 & 2025 Nelly Invitationals and top-10s at the 2024 AJGA Rolex Girls Junior and the 2025 Junior Invitational. Zalsman reached the round of 32 at the 2024 US Girls Junior and was in the top-10 at the 2025 Orlando International Amateur. She has found success in June of 2025, with a win at the Rolex Girls Championship and top-5 finishes at two Elite Am series events: the Southwestern Am and the North & South.
6. Eliana Saga: Californian Saga has made some recent moves up leaderboards, with a top-5 showing at the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions and top-10s at the 2024 Ping and Annika Invitationals, as well as the 2025 Rolex Girls. A 2024 US Women's Amateur qualifier, Saga also has two AJGA open wins and three invitational top-15 finishes, including the 2025 AJGA Nelly and Mizuho. She shows incredible consistency with only one finish outside the top-20 in a major junior event in the past year.
7. Ziyi (Alice) Zhao: Ziyi 'Alice' Zhao of California had finished in the top-5 at the 2025 AJGA Mizuho Americas Open and the 2023 Rolex Tournament of Champions and the top-10 at two additional AJGA invitationals, the 2023 Junior PGA, and the 2024 Dustin Johnson. She lifted the trophy at the 2023 Notah Begay National Championship and has an AJGA open win on her resume. Zhao also reached match play in the last two US Girls Juniors.
T4. Lily Peng: Californian Peng owns top-5 placements at the 2024 Ping Invitational, 2025 Mizuho Americas Open, 2025 AJGA RLX, and the 2024 Scott Robertson Memorial. She has carded a top-10 finish at the 2025 AJGA Annika Invitational and top-15 at the 2024 Dustin Johnson. Peng competes often and notched a win at the 2025 Kathy Whitworth Invitational after finishing in the top-5 in 2024. She reached the round of 32 in the 2024 US Girls Junior and was in the top-5 at the California Women's Amateur.
5. Ziyi (Alice) Zhau: Ziyi 'Alice' Zhao of California had finished in the top-5 at the 2025 AJGA Mizuho Americas Open and the 2023 Rolex Tournament of Champions and the top-10 at two additional AJGA invitationals, the 2023 Junior PGA, and the 2024 Dustin Johnson. She lifted the trophy at the 2023 Notah Begay National Championship and has an AJGA open win on her resume. Zhao also reached match play in the last two US Girls Juniors.
Internationals
Yingtong Jiao, China: Jiao has found success on American soil in AJGA events, with two open wins and a top-5 finish in 2024. She finished an impressive 5th at the 2024 IMG World Junior Championship.




Alice Kong, France: Kong represented Europe in the Junior Solheim Cup and participated in the European Girls' Team Championship in 2024. In 2025, she has a top-10 finished at the AJGA Nelly Invitational and was in the top-15 at the Junior Invitational. Kong also has one junior win and a professional top-10 in France in 2025 and finished 5th at the European Ladies Amateur in 2024. She is currently ranked in the top 150 in WAGR.
T8. Jenna Kim: North Carolina's Kim won the Carolina Junior Girls Championship in 2024, along with an AJGA open event. Her biggest accomplishment thus far is a top-5 finish in the 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior, and she had an additional AJGA open win in 2023. Recent top-5 finishes include an AJGA open event in 2025 and the 2024 PKBGT Championship. In amateur competition, Kim had an impressive top-5 result in the Carolina Women's Amateur.
10. Asia Young: Oregon native Young notched her first AJGA invitational top-10 at the 2025 RLS, following a top-15 at the 2025 Fortinet Championship. She has carded four wins since mid-2024: one AJGA, two JGAA, and the Arizona Silver Belle. Young as in the top-10 at the 2025 Kathy Whitworth Invitational and had the following top-3 finishes: two JGAA in 2025, one AJGA open in 2024, and one 2024 FGC event.
T8. Donina Zhou: California's Zhou had two AJGA invitational top-15 finishes at the 2024 Ping and 2025 Annika Hilton Grand Vacations, and was top-10 at the 2025 Rolex Girls. She finished in the top-5 at the National High School Invitational and won an AJGA open event in 2025. Zhou made it to the round of 32 at the 2024 US Junior and had an AJGA top-3 finish in 2024. She has finished outside of the top-20 only once in the past year.
Knocking on the door: Emma Wang