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Captain: Matt Cuccaro

In-Bee Park of Eustis, Fla., soared above the competition with a total of 1318 points this season, 500 points ahead of her closest competition. Park recently played as an amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open. The 2002 Rolex Junior Player of the Year finished second in the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Chateau Elan and Thunderbird International Junior. Last season, Park earned four championships and nine top-10 finishes.


Julieta Granada of Bradenton, Fla., is Park’s nearest teammate with a total 818 points. The first-team Rolex Junior All-American collected wins at Rolex Girls Junior Championship and Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone. Granada recently had a record book performance at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship where her final-round 64 placed her in a tie for fourth best 18-hole total, while her 201 sits in the AJGA history books as third for the record 54-hole total. During her four seasons with the AJGA, Granada has tallied six wins and 23 top-10 finishes.

Following Granada in third is 2003 champion of the U.S. Girls Junior Championship, Sukjun Wuesthoff of Toms River, N.J. The first-team Rolex Junior All-American tied for fifth at the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Chateau Elan and finished respectively at Thunderbird International Junior. Last season, she claimed her first career victory at the Independent Insurance Agents Junior.

Mallory Hetzel of Summerville, S.C., closely pursues Wuesthoff with 515 points. The 2002 honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American has obtained wins this season at the Doral/ Publix Junior Classic and TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Chateau Elan. These are added to her past victories at the Golf Pride Junior Classic in 2002 and the Henry-Griffitts Junior at Abacoa in 2001.

Morgan Pressel of Boca Raton, Fla., slides into the fifth slot with 490 total points. This first-team Rolex Junior All-American is used to making headlines as the youngest girl to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at the age of 12. Pressel recently notched a wins at the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at The Woodlands in April and the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Pressel’s current total of AJGA victories stands at four with a growing tally of 19 top-10 finishes.

Brittany Lincicome of Seminole, Fla., made headlines earlier this year at the U.S. Women’s Open where she fired an opening-round 66. The first-team Rolex Junior All-American recently tied for second at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship. This member of the U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team has tallied four AJGA wins and 29 total top-10 finishes in her career.

Marika Lendl of Goshen, Conn., finishes in seventh with points earned during a victory at the Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament and a top 15 finish at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Last season, Lendl placed third in the Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior and a top-five finish at the Jeffery M. Isner Memorial Junior at New Seabury.

Catherina Wang of Sarasota, Fla., has had a smashing season thus far in 2004 with victories at the Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic and Dunlop Carolina Junior. Her first AJGA tournament win at Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic was claimed with an eight-stroke lead over Marci Turner of Tompkinsville, Ky. Her wins earn her the eighth seat with 305 Canon Cup points.

Captain’s pick, Jennifer Pandolfi of Navarre, Fla., follows closely behind Wang with 291 points. This second-team Rolex Junior All-American has claimed three AJGA titles at the 2003 Fore!Kids Junior, 2002 First American Title Avila Junior, and the 2001 Fore!Kids Junior. The Duke University signee played in 45 total AJGA tournaments and has 27 top-10 finishes on her resume that dates back to 1999.

Stephanie Connelly of Pasadena, Md., fills out the team as a captain’s pick. The Maryland native finished third at Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone and fourth at the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior. She made a respectable showing at the Rolex Tournament of Champions in July coming in 16th. In 2003, she earned a victory at TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Brentwood and placed third in the Lessing’s AJGA Classic.