The CGC Uncommitted Watch
Who are the top available golfers who are not committed or who haven't announced a commitment yet? Who might be a diamond in the rough? We track them here!
*Updated 5/8/24
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Mi Li, Class of 2025: This Chinese athlete has spent most of 2023 competing in the United States, with her best performance a 3rd place at the AJGA Girls Invitational. Her resume includes three top-4 finishes on the Florida Junior Tour and three runner-up finishes in AJGA Open events. She also finished 16th at the Dustin Johnson World Junior and 14th at the AJGA Roles Girls Invitational.
Anthony Purcea, Class of 2024: Georgia'a Purcea made headlines in March of 2023 when he Monday-qualified for a Korn Ferry Tour event. and he followed that up with a win at the 2023 AJGA Dominican Junior Open. He finished a respectable 21st at the Junior PGA Championship, and ended up 9th at the Gator Invitational. Purcea is one of the few top-50 players in the class of 2024 yet to announce a commitment.
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Cameron Phillips, Class of 2025: Ohio's Phillips hasn't played in many high profile events, but shot under par in 15 of 33 rounds in multi-day junior tournaments in 2023. He had two Golfweek Junior Tour wins and was the SO PGA Junior Championship champion. Phillips recently won back to back open AJGA events, and we're excited to hear where he commits after his stock rose quickly in June.
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Emile Lebrun, Class of 2025: The Canadian resident who spends time in Florida has had significant success in Florida junior tours. He boasts three wins already in 2024, two on the Florida Junior and one with the South Florida PGA. He added those trophies to the one he earned in the SF PGA in December. He has yet to compete in more high profile events, except for an appearance at the 2023 US Junior Amateur, and we'd love to see him shine on a bigger stage.
Emma Lee, Class of 2025: This New Yorker dominated MET PGA in 2023 with five wins, with 5 of 8 rounds under par. Lee carded top-10 finishes in her only two AJGA events, but held in New York, and also qualified for the 2023 Junior PGA Championship.
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Nicole Iniakov, Class of 2025: California's Iniakov has amassed an impressive AJGA resume in the past year, with one win and two runner-up finishes since June of 2023. Her most recent success came at the 2024 JTNC Spring Series V, with a 2nd place finish, after her first appearance in an AJGA Invitational. In 2023 Iniakov recorded a 3rd place finish at the CWAC Junior Girls State Championship. She is currently ranked in the top-40 of her class on JGS.
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Jayden Lizama, Class of 2025: Californian Lizama sits at #100 in the JGS rankings. Although he doesn't have a plethora of top-3 finishes, his scores standout, as in eighteen junior rounds in the past year, he has shot over 73 only twice. Eight of those rounds were under par. Lizama had a steady summer of 2023, with 5th place finishes at the Notah Begay Northern California Regional and the NCGA Junior Championship. His best finish was at the JGANC Sacramento County Junior Championship, and he recently finished 9th at an open AJGA event.