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Captain: Gus Montano

Leading the West girls with 658 points is Rolex Junior Player of the year Paula Creamer of Pleasanton, Calif. After picking up wins at the Heather Farr Classic and the Lessing’s AJGA Classic, the three-time first team Rolex Junior All-American took runner-up honors at the Abilene-Reporter-News/ Lawrence Hall Abilene Junior and the McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship in 2003.

In addition to her 17 national titles, Creamer recently placed second at the Shoprite LPGA Classic and tied for 13th at the U.S. Women’s Open, earning her low amateur honors at the event. She is ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index.


Behind Creamer in Canon Cup points is Jennie Lee of Huntington Beach, California. Contributing to Lee’s 603 point total are first-place finishes at the 2003 True Temper Junior Open, the 2003 Polo Golf Junior Classic, and the 2004 MCI Junior Heritage. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American also carded second-place finishes at the 2003 Westfield Junior PGA Championship and the 2004 Heather Farr Classic.

Amanda Blumenherst of Scottsdale, Ariz., joins her Canon Cup teammates with a total of 553 points. Blumenherst captured four wins in 2003 and comes to the tournament after claiming back-to-back titles at the 2004 AJGA Southwestern Junior and the PING Indianapolis Junior. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American has had an impressive 20 top-10 finishes in her AJGA career.

Esther Choe of La Quinta, Calif., finishes right behind Blumenherst in Canon Cup points with a total of 515. The honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American captured her first AJGA crown at the 2003 I.R.I. Golf Group Arizona National Junior. Additionally, she placed seventh at the 2003 True Temper Junior Open and has faired well this season with three top-five finishes including a tie for runner-up honors at the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills.

Taylor Leon of Dallas comes to Canon Cup with 491 points. A second-team Rolex Junior All-American, Leon placed first at the 2003 I.R.I Golf Group Oakridge Junior and earned runner-up honors at the 2003 Justin Leonard/Deloitte Junior Team Championship with teammate Paula Creamer. More recently, Leon captured the crown at the 2004 AJGA Lubbock Junior presented by United Supermarkets & Market Street. Leon has 13 career top-five finishes in AJGA events and is ranked in the top 20 of the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index.

Angela Park of Torrance, Calif., ranks sixth in Canon Cup points among the West girls with 468 points. Park, a second-team Rolex Junior All-American, captured her first AJGA win at the 2002 Nike Golf Junior at Midland and since then has added 11 top-five finishes in AJGA events. Most recently, Park, who is ranked in the top 10 of the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, took runner-up honors at the Heather Farr Classic and the Rolex Tournament of Champions.

Tiffany Joh of San Diego, joins the West team with 408 points. Off to a great start this year, Joh carded back-to-back wins at the Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship and the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills before posting a top-five finish at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Joh also took runner-up honors at the 2003 Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship and the 2003 PING Phoenix Junior Championship, an honor she shared with fellow Canon Cup teammate Angela Park. Ranked in the top 10 by the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, Joh has 11 career AJGA top-five finishes.

Lauren Espinosa of Hickory Creek, Texas, rounds out the top eight for the West girls with 365 points. A second-team Rolex Junior All-American, Espinosa recently captured the title at the OSSO Junior at Oak Tree, bringing her career AJGA wins to three. She has carded three additional top-five AJGA finishes this year and has a career total of 11 top-five AJGA finishes.

Sydney Burlison of Salinas, Calif., joins the West girls as a captain’s pick for the event. Ranked in the top 15 of the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, Burlison has performed very well this year, carding a top-10 finish at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship and a top-five finish at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. The 2008 graduate has two additional AJGA top-10 finishes including a tie for sixth at this year’s Heather Farr Classic held over Easter Weekend.

Allison Goodman of San Diego, makes her first Canon Cup appearance as a captain’s pick. Goodman captured her first AJGA win in 2003 at the Marshallia Ranch Junior Classic after posting a top-five finish at the event in 2002. She also took runner-up honors at the 2003 AJGA Boyne Highlands Junior. This year, Goodman has carded two top-10 AJGA finishes, including a tie for 10th at the prestigious Rolex Tournament of Champions
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