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US Amateur, Aug 10-16: The highest finishing junior golfers at the US Amateur were Tennessee signee Tyler Watts and BYU signee Drake Harvey, who both made it to the round of 16. UNC commits Dawson Lew and Evan Liu, and Oklahoma commit Anson Munzlinger all competed in the round of 32, while Miles Russell (Florida State commit), Jackson Ormond (Florida signee), Chase Hughes (Oklahoma State commit), William Lisle (Texas commit), and Kailer Stone (Pepperdine signee) were round of 64 participants.

US Women's Amateur, Aug 4-9: Stanford commit Asterisk Talley ran away with the final 8-6 over 17 year old Anna Iwanaga of Japan. Talley bested UCLA commit Lily Peng in the semi-finals, while class of 2029's Yujie Liu reached the quarterfinals. Round of sixteen players included Stanford commit Clairey Lin, while Harvard signee Rayee Feng reached the round of 32.

Junior PGA Championship, July 28-31: Jaden Soong, Oklahoma State commit, triumphed on the boys' side at -7 with a one shot victory over Texas Tech commit Aadi Parmar and another future Cowboy, Chase Hughes. One shot back of them was UNC commit Evan Liu, future Cowboy Ainslie Stanford, Pepperdine signee Kailer Stone, and Auburn commit Rory Asselta. Low rounds were carded by Stone in round one (68), Stanford in round two (63), Hughes in round three (68), and Kade Wieland in the final (68). Oklahoma led the way as the only school with multiple finishers in the top-10, while the class of 2028 had five players. Aubrey Hilfers raised the girls' trophy after shooting -6 and prevailing in a playoff with class of 2029 recruit Yujie Lee four shots back was Duke commit Ava Zhang, with UNC commit one stroke behind her. Five athletes tied for fifth. Low rounds belonged to Carolyn Liu (64, round one), Alexa Takai (66, round two), Gia Ahlowalia (67, round three), and and Hilgers and Liu (69, round four). No college had more than one commit in the top ten, and the class of 2028 had the most athletes with four.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Kailer Stone, Lisa Herman, 5th

Class of 2027: Aadi Parmar, 2nd, Macie Rasmussen, 4th

Class of 2028: Jaden Soong, 1st, Aubrey Hilgers, 1st

Class of 2029: Oscar Liang, 8th, Yujie Liu, 2nd

Western Amateur, July 28-Aug 1: Miles Russell, Florida State commit, made it all the way to the semi-finals, while incoming Tennessee freshman Tyler Watts advance to the quarterfinals. They were the only junior golfers to qualify for match play.

US Junior Amateur, July 20-25: Incoming Liberty freshman Noah Maclauchlan raised the winner's trophy over heavy favorite, Florida State commit Miles Russell, 6&5. Russell knocked out incoming Vanderbilt freshman Tyler Mawhinney in an epic 2&1 battle, while Maclauchlan ousted Cooper Moore in the semifinals. Quarterfinalists included incoming Santa Clara freshman Ryan Xie, Vanderbilt commit Sohan Patel, Northwestern signee Kuan Zhou, and Washington State rising sophomore Dylan Boeing.

US Girls Junior, July 13-18: Stanford commit Clairey Lin was crowned the champion with a 5&4 victory over Wake Forest commit Amelie Zalsman. Semi-finalists were Texas A&M signee Athena Singh and 2029 recruit Anna Bell. They bested quarterfinalists Auburn commit Aubrey Hilgers, UNC commit Macie Rasmussen, UCLA's Kacey Ly, and Nebraska commit Ella June Hannant.

Trans-Mississippi Amateur, July 6-10: Georgia Tech signee Max Emberson notched a top-10 finish, as the long junior golfer in the twop-20.

North & South Amateur, July: Incoming Pepperdine freshman Ayden Fynaut advanced to the semi-final match, defeating Vanderbilt signee Luke Colton in the quarterfinals. Round of 16 qualifiers included Oklahoma State commit Chase Hughes, incoming BYU freshman Drake Harvey, and Florida commit Jessy Huebner.

AJGA RLX Ralph Lauren Junior Classic, June 22-26: Auburn commit Rory Asselta took home the boys' crown, wining the final match over uncommitted 2027 grad Hayes Corcell. Semi-finalists included incoming Liberty freshman Noah MacLauchlan and Oklahoma State commit Jaden Soong. In the girls' division, USC commit Eliana Sage triumphed over Stanford commit Clairey Lin. Semi-final participants were Stanford commit Asterisk Talley and uncommitted 2028 recruit Elizabeth Guthrie.

Northeast Amateur, June 24-27: Tyler Watts, Tennessee signee, raised the winner's trophy with a score of -16, five clear of the second place finisher. Florida State commit Miles Russell found himself in the top-5 at seven under, while Vanderbilt incoming freshman Luke Colton snuck into the top-20.

Western Junior, June 15-18: Lipscomb signee Andrew Sciortino was the only finisher under par at -7, winning by a commanding nine shots! Behind him in second were Georgia commit Brady Barnum and 2029 recruit SJ Thomas. Rounding out the top-5 were Santa Clara signee Ryan Xie, Iowa State commit Walker Webb, and 2028 recruit Ash Edwards at +3. The class of 2026 had four representatives in the top-10, the class of 2027 five, and the class of 2028 three. Pepperdine was the only school with two commits in the top-10. Low rounds were shot by Cole Pregler in the first round (68), Zude Xu in round two (70), and Sciortino (67) in round three.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Andrew Sciortino, 1st

Class of 2027: Brady Barnum, T2nd

Class of 2028: Ash Edwards, T4th

Class of 2029: SJ Thomas, T2nd

AJGA Rolex Girls Championship. June 16-18: Cal signee Inseoul Jiamnankoonkit emerged as the winner at -4 by a stroke over USC commit Kaili Xiao. In a three-way tie at -2 were Kentucky commit Madeleine Conser, Yale commit Emily Song, and 2029 recruit Amber Lee. The class of 2027 had four members in the rop-10, while there were three 2028 recruits. Xiao was low scorer in round one with a 67, Aubrey Hilgers and Elin Wang (67) in round two, and Conser (68) in round three.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Inseoul Jiamankoonkit, 1st

Class of 2027: Kaili Xiao, 2nd

Class of 2028: Aubrey Hilgers, T7th

Class of 2029: Amber Lee, T3rd

Southwestern Amateur, June 10-13: The women's even is part of the Elite amateur series. 2028 recruit Mia Clausen finished in 4th as the low finishing junior, and USC signee Kaili Xiao was in a tie for 5th. USC commit Eliana Saga and Texas commit Alexis Lamadrid rounded out the top-10.

Sunnehanna Amateur, June 18-20: The lowest finishing junior in the first of the Elite Amateur series was Tennessee signee Pennson Badgett, in a tie for 10th. Behind him at T18th was his future teammate Tyler Watts. Florida commit Jessy Huebner was in the top-25, and he was joined by 2028 recruit Jaden Soong.

AJGA Wyndham Invitational, June 9-11: Florida commit Jessy Huebner took home the title with a 1-shot victory at -12 over his future teammate, signee Jackson Ormond and USC signee Mingbo Jiang. UCLA signee Matthew Hull and Purdue commit Andy Dai rounded out the top-5. The class of 2027 led the way with five players in the top-10. Low rounds were carded by Ormond (64) in the first round and again (63) in the third, and Jiang (63) in the second round.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Jackson Ormond, 2nd

Class of 2027: Jessy Huebner, 1st

Class of 2028: Chase Bauer and Rory Asselta, T8th

AJGA Nelly Invitational, May 23-26: Wake Forest signee Vidhi Lakhawala held on for a one shot victory, at -1 as the only player under par on a tough track. In second was UV signee Zoe Cusack and class of 2029 recruit Grace Carter at even par, followed by UCLA commit Shauna Liu and Wake Forest commit Amelie Zalsman in fourth. Low round were carded by Lakhawala and Zalsman in round one (69), Carter and Reagan Denton in round two (68), and Cusack in round three (70). Wake Forest had two in the top-5, and the class of 2026 had the most players in the top-10 with five.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Vidhi Lakhawala, 1st

Class of 2027: Shauna Liu and Amelie Zalsman, 4th

Class of 2028: Nobelle Park, 6th

Class of 2029: Grace Carter, 2nd

AJGA Team Taylormade Invitational, May 22-24: Pepperdine signee Luke Ringkamp took home the title at -13 with a three shot victory over Georgia commit Bodie Brumlow. Florida commit Giuseppe Puebla was in third, two shots behind Brumlow, with Florida State commit and Texas A&M signee Landon Ashcroft rounding out the top-5. The class of 2027 led the way with four finishers in the top-10, while the Gators had two commits in the top-10. low Rounds were scored by Brumlow in round one (61!), Puebla in round two (63), and Ringkamp in round three (64).

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Luke Ringkamp, 1st

Class of 2027: Bodie Brumlow, 2nd

Class of 2028: Ryan Nana Tanke, 6th

AJGA Mizuho Americas Open, May 7-10: Class of 2028's Aphrodite Deng emerged victorious in the 4-day Stableford format event, with a 5 point victory over Wake Forest commit Amelie Zalsman. UCLA commit Lily Peng finished in 3rd, with Oregon signee Celina Yeo and UVA signee Zoe Cusack rounding out the top-5. Best rounds were shot by Zalsman in rounds one and two, Deng in round three and Kelly Zhang in round four. Classes represented in the top-10 ranged from 2026-2031.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Celina Yeo, 4th

Class of 2027: Amelia Zalsman, 2nd

Class of 2028: Aphrodite Deng, 1st

Class of 2029: Amber Lee, 9th

US Open Qualifiers: Congrats to Florida commit Giuseppe Puebla, Florida signee Jackson Ormond, and Florida State commit Miles Russell for representing junior golf at the US Open!

US Open Sectional Qualifiers: This is a list of junior golfers who made it to the through US Open local qualifiers. Congrats to all! Pepperdine is leading the way with three qualifiers, followed by Wake Forest with two.

Class of 2026: Wylie Inman (South Florida), Theo Snyder (Yale), Ayden Fynaut (Pepperdine), Hogan O'Malley (Arizona), Sage Bradshaw (Wake Forest), Grant Leary (San Jose State), Parker Shaw (CSU Pueblo), Zack Erstad (North Alabama), Smith Summerlin (Auburn), Jack Chung (Duke), Jackson Ormond (Florida), Luke Ringkamp (Pepperdine), Michael Rosman (Evansville), Spencer Ives (Mercer)

Class of 2027: Evan Tyree (Texas A&M), Bodi Brumlow (Georgia), Kathan Pierucci, Evan Manges (Miami Ohio), Owen Greenough (Pepperdine), Hill Wang (Pepperdine), Ethan Yao, Isaac Rumler (Michigan State), Ethan Schramm (San Diego State), Sam Carraher (Purdue), Giuseppe Puebla (Florida), Slater Meade (Wake Forest), Joey Iaciofano, Liam MacLauchlan (Virginia), Walker Webb (Iowa State), Drew Madigan

Class of 2028: Declan Dent, Lester Low, Ben Patel, Keane Taino, Mason An, Justin Hu, Landon O'Hara, Ash Edwards, Colton Rodgers, Bodie Snyder, Nico Ward

Terra Cotta Invitational, April 16-18: In an event in which the field has become very junior heavy, a mid-am came out with the win. North Carolina commit Dawson Lew finished in second, followed by Florida commit Giuseppe Puebla. Oklahoma signee Max Emberson rounded out the top-5. Puebla sizzled in round one with a 64, while Lucas Gimenez tied for low round in round three with a 66.

Augusta National Women's Amateur, Apr 2-4: Stanford commit Asterisk Talley gave it a good run at the title, as the 2nd round leader finished in a tie for 4th. Wake Forest commit Amelie Zalsman also had an impressive showing in 11th

Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, Mar 11-14: Florida State commit Miles Russell took home his 2nd yellow jacket from the season's most exclusive tournament, winning a battle with Tennessee signee Tyler Watts by three shots at -15. Georgia signee Mason Howell sat in 3rd at -7, with Arkansas signee Lev Grinberg and Arizona State signee Oscar Couilleau two back in 4th. Low rounds belonged to Russell in round one (64), Howell and Hamilton Colemans in round two (68), Watts and Howell in round three (67), and Russell and Grinberg in round four (67). Seven players in the top-10 were class of 2026 signees, and Tennessee and Arkansas each had two future golfers in the top-10. Asterisk Talley also earned her 2nd yellow jacket with a three shot win over Japan's Anna Iwanaga. Class of 2028 recruit Yujie Liu rounded out the trio under par in third at -2. Wake Forest commit Amelie Zalsman and 2028 recruit Aphrodite Deng tied for 4th. Four golfers in the to-10 were 2026 grads, and three represented the class of 2027. Talley went low in round one with a 67, Iwanage was low in round two (69), Zalsman had a 67 in round three, and Talley and Iwanaga were low scorers in round four with a 67.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Tyler Watts, 2nd, Nikki Oh, 7th

Class of 2027: Miles Russell, 1st, Asterisk Talley, 1st

Class of 2028: Yujie Liu, 3rd

Dustin Johnson World Junior, Mar 6-8: Texas commit William Lisle won a nailbiter on the boys' side at -4, with a one shot victory over class of 2028 recruit Chase Bauer. Yale signee Theodore Snyder was the only other player under par for the tournament in 3rd at -1, while 2028's Grayson Baucom and Georgia signee Drew Woolworth rounded out the the top-5. Low rounds belonged to Bauer and Stuart Boulware with a 69 in round one, Lisle and Nicholas Canitano in round two (70), and Bauer in round three (69). The University of Texas had two future players in the top-10. On the girls' side, Class of 2028's Fay Jia won handily an even par with a four shot victoryover Cal commit Eileen Park, UCLA signee Michelle Xing, and UNC commit Macie Rasmussen. Rounding out the top-5 was future Virginia Cavalier Maris Isabella Errichetto. Low rounds were carded by Aubrey Lee (round one, 69), Alexandra Snyder (round two, 68), and Jia (round three, 71).

AJGA Fortinet Stanford Invitational, Feb 14-16: Stanford commit Asterisk Talley continued her dominant play wit a five shot victory at -9, followed by UPENN signee Juliet Oh and Japan's 2028 recruit Rina Kawasaki at -4. Rounding out the top-5 was 2028 recruit Honorine Ferry and UNLV signee Kuree Little. Low rounds were shot by Talley in the first round at 64, Annika Raja in round two (66), and Oh, Celina Yeo, and Victoria Cui with a 68 in round three. The class of 2026 led the way with four golfers in the top-10, while Stanford had four representatives in the top-10.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Juliet Oh, 2nd

Class of 2027: Asterisk Talley, 1st

Class of 2028: Rina Kawasaki, 2nd

AJGA Boys Simplify Championship, Feb 14-16: Class of 2028's Grayson Baucom notched his fitrst big invitational finish with a 3-point victory at -12 at the Simplify. Three golfers at -9 included Florida signee Jackson Ormond, Florida State commit Miles Russell, and TCU signee Cameron Kuchar, followed by Florida commit Giuseppe Puebla and Tennessee commit Ronin Banerjee at -8. Low rounds were recorded by Kuchar in round one (66), Baucom and Kuchar in round two with 67s, and Luke Ringkamp in round 3 with a 63. The Gators led the way with two athletes in the rop-10 and the class of 2027 led the way with five golfers in the top-10.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Jackson Ormond, Cameron Kuchar, 2nd

Class of 2027: Miles Russell, 2nd

Class of 2028: Grayson Baucom, 1st

Class of 2029: Connor Wolfe, 8th

Jones Cup Junior Invitational, Dec 19-21: Pepperdine signee Ayden Fynaut continued the Waves winning ways with a six shot victory at -10 over Oklahoma signee Max Emberson. Wake Forest signee Sage Bradshaw and Wisconsin signee were tied for third, with 2027 recruit Lucas Gimenez rounding out the top-5. Fynaut carded the low round in one (66) and three (65), and Bear Dollnader was lowest in round two with a 66. Pepperdine had two in the top-10, while ten of fourteen players in the top-10 and ties were from the class of 2026, getting their last crack at the Junior Jones.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Ayden Fynaut, 1st

Class of 2027: Lucas Gimenez, 5th

Class of 2028: Rory Asselta, T10th

AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, Nov 23-26: Pepperdine signee Luke Ringkamp had a dominant performance in the boys' event with a NINE shot win at -15 over BYU signeee Drake Harvey, Purdue commit Sam Carraher, and Vanderbilt signee Tyler Mawhinney. In 5th was the trio of Tennessee signee Tyler Watts, Florida commit Jessy Huebner, and Vanderbilt commit Sohan Patel. Nicholas Logis shot the low number in round one (66), Pennson Badgett (67) in round two, Ringkamp in round three (64), and Watts in round four (68). Pepperdine, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt each had two finishers in the top-10. The classes of 2026 and 2027 were even with 5 members each in the top-10. In the girls' event, Stanford signee Nikki Oh held on for a 1-shot victory over her future teammate Anna Fang. Wake Forest commit Amelie Zalsman was third, with Stanford commit Asterisk Talley and Texas commit completing the top-5. Oh and Amber Lee were low finisher in round one (69), Zalsman (65) in round two, Juliet Oh (68) in round three, and Fang (66) in round four. Unsurprisingly, Stanford had three athletes in the top-5. The class of 2027 had the most top-10 finishers with six.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Luke Ringkamp, 1st: Nikki Oh, 1st

Class of 2027: Sam Carraher, T2nd: Anna Fang, 2nd

Class of 2028: Alexandra Snyder, T6th

Bobby Chapman Invitational, Oct 25-26: The tournament returned to its home at the Country Club of Spartansburg and it's original dates to host an elite field again, although it remains a two-day tournament. Florida signee Jackson Ormond finished on top at -7 with a three-shot victory over Wake Forest commit Slater Meade and Tennessee signee Pennson Badgett. Tied for 4th were Auburn signee Smith Summerlin, North Carolina signee Preston Hage, and 2028 recruit Rory Asselta. Ormond led the field in round one with a 65, while six players shot 70 on the tougher second day. Six in the top-10 were 2026 signees.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Jackson Ormond, 1st

Class of 2027: Slater Meade, T2nd

Class of 2028: Rory Asselta, T4th

AJGA Ping Invitational, Oct 11-13: North Carolina signee lapped the boys' field, shooting -14 for a NINE shot victory over class of 2028 recruit Jaden Soong and Tennessee commit Ronnie Banerjee. Purdue commit Sam Carraher and 2028's Mason An rounded out the top-5. Hage, An, and Ayden Fynaut all shot 69 to lead round one, while Hage shot an outstanding 62 in the second round. The low third round (69) was shot by Grayson Baucom and Alex Zhang. Pepperdine led the way with two signees in the top-10. On the girls' side, 2028 recruit Honorine Nobuta Ferry raised the winner's trophy with a three-shot win at -8. UCLA commit and 2030's Kelly Zhang were both at -5, with 2028's Clairey Lin one back at -4. Tied for 5th were Stanford commit Asterisk Talley and UPENN signee Juliet Oh. Low rounds belonged to Zhang (69) in round one, Lin and Zhang in round two (69), and Ferry (66) in the third round. Five of the 13 players in the top-10 and ties were from the class of 2027, while four were 2028 recruits.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Preston Hage, 1st; Juliet Oh, T5th

Class of 2027: Ronnie Banerjee, T2nd; Lily Peng, T2nd

Class of 2028: Jaden Soong, T2nd; Honorine Nobuta Ferry, 1st

AJGA Ninja Invitational, Aug 30-Sept 1: Class of 2028's Clairey Lin ran away with the title, shooting -12, which was three shots clear of class of 2031(!)'s Iris Lee. Wake Forest signee Vidhi Lakhawala was in third at -6, with 2028's Ava Zhang and Virginia signee Zoe Cusack finishing in the top-5. Low rounds belonged to Lee (69) in round one, Lin (67) in round two, and Alexandra Snyder in round three with a stellar 65. Five members of the class of 2026 were in the top-10, with three 2028 recruits in the same bracket. The University of Texas had two top-10 finishers.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Vidhi Lakhawala, 3rd

Class of 2027: Asia Young, T8th

Class of 2028: Clairey Lin, 1st

AJGA Junior Players Championship, Aug 29-31: Florida State commit Miles Russell won his second Junior Players, following his win in 2023, at -9 with a two-stroke victory over Alabama signee Bailey Sutter. Three back of Sutter was North Carolina signee Asher Vargas, with SMU signee Nicholas Logis and Tennessee commit Ronnie Banerjee rounding out the top-5. Low round were carded by Logis and Russell in round one (68), Ayden Fynaut in round two (67), and Sutter in round three (65). The class of 2027 edged out the class of 2026 in the top-10, six to five, counting ties. Florida State and North Carolina each had two recruits in the top-10.

Top finishers by class:

Class of 2026: Bailey Sutter, 2nd

Class of 2027: Miles Russell, 1st

Class of 2028: Grayson Baucom, T14th