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2020 Rolex Junior All-America Teams: Second Team

Twenty-four AJGA players honored with top Rolex Junior All-America second team honors.
Rolex Junior All-America Teams - Second Team Graphic

Players of the Year | First Team | Honorable Mention

Boys Second Team

Luke Clanton of Miami Lakes, Florida (2022)
Verbal commitment to Florida State University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 13
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior honoring Jim Bell
  • Third, Maridoe Junior Invitational

Kiko Francisco Coelho of (Portugal) Lake Mary, Florida (2021)
Verbal commitment to Arizona State University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 23
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • T3, Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior honoring Jim Bell
  • T8, The Junior PLAYERS Championship
  • T11, The PING Invitational

Luke Coyle of Campbellsville, Kentucky (2023)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 20
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational
  • Second, Visit Sanford Junior Open

Scotty Kennon of Bradenton, Florida (2021)
Verbal commitment to Wake Forest University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 12
2020 highlights:

  • Two-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, AJGA Dana Incorporated Junior Open
  • T2, The Junior PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass
  • 3rd, Wincraft / McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends
  • Fourth-year ACE Grant recipient

Yuki Moriyama of (Japan) Las Vegas, Nevada (2020)
College freshman at University of Oregon
2020 highlights:

  • Two-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • T3, AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods
  • Fourth, Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship

Jackson Rivera of San Diego, California (2021)
Verbal commitment to University of Southern California
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 22
2020 highlights:

  • Three-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Second, PING Heather Farr Classic
  • Two additional top-10 finishes
  • Won, Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur Championship in a three-hole playoff

Brett Roberts of Coral Springs, Florida (2020)
College freshman at Florida State University
Final Rolex AJGA Ranking: 24
2020 highlights:

  • Two-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Played in three AJGA Invitationals including best finish T7 at the Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • 2019 United States Junior Presidents Cup team

Luke Sample of New York, New York (2021)
Verbal commitment to Duke University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 21
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Wins at the AJGA Junior at Penn State and the KJ Choi Foundation Junior Championship by SK Telecom
  • Runner-up at the Circle K Junior Championship hosted by Otter Creek
  • Youngest golfer to win the Met Open Championship in its 105-year history and the first amateur winner since 2005
  • Played in four AJGA Invitationals

William Sides of Tulsa, Oklahoma (2022)
Verbal commitment to Southern Methodist University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 19
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Third-place finishes at the Gateway First Bank Tulsa Junior Hosted by Bo Van Pelt and AJGA Junior at Innisbrook
  • T4, Southern Junior Championship

Caleb Surratt of Indian Trail, North Carolina (2022)
Verbal commitment to North Carolina State University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 15
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Competed in four AJGA Invitationals and finished T3 at The PING Invitational
  • Monday Qualifier at the Palmetto Amateur

Brendan Valdes of Orlando, Florida (2021)
Verbal commitment to Auburn University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 14
2020 highlights:

  • Two-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Four top-10 AJGA finishes, including a recent T6 at The PING Invitational
  • Won, Florida State Golf Association Four-Ball Championship with partner Frankie Harris
  • T2, FSGA Boys Junior Amateur Championship (16-18 Division)

Evan Vo of Austin, Texas (2021)
Verbal commitment to Auburn University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 16
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, AJGA Junior at Vista Valley
  • Seventh, The Junior PLAYERS Championship

Girls Second Team

Jasmine Koo of Cerritos, California (2024)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 19
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, Callaway Golf Junior Championship
  • Earned top-five finishes in three other AJGA events this season
  • ACE Grant recipient

Jaclyn LaHa of Pleasanton, California (2023)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 24
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, Wincraft / McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends
  • Earned three other top-six finishes in AJGA events this season

Dianna Lee of San Diego, California (2022)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 17
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, PING Heather Farr Classic
  • Won, San Diego Junior Golf Association’s Porzak Golf & Finance of America Junior Championship

Kyung Eun Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii (2021)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 22
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Runner-up, Circle K Junior Championship hosted by Otter Creek
  • T5, The PING Invitational

Mackenzie Lee of North Little Rock, Arkansas (2022)
Verbal commitment to Southern Methodist University
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 18
2020 highlights:

  • Two-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, Callaway Golf Texas Junior Open and the Bob Estes Junior Championship
  • Earned her third straight Arkansas State Golf Association Junior Match Play victory

Ashley Menne of Surprise, Arizona (2020)
College freshman at Arizona State University
Final Rolex AJGA Ranking: 16

2020 highlights:

  • Four-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, AJGA Junior at River Crossing
  • T2, Insperity Invitational / Patrick Reed AJGA Junior Championship
  • T3, Kathy Whitworth Invitational

Kiara Romero of San Jose, California (2024)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: T20
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Second, KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational
  • Earned two other top-three finishes in six AJGA appearances
  • T9, The PING Invitational
  • Two-year ACE Grant recipient

Kaitlyn Schroeder of Jacksonville, Florida (2023)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 14
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, AJGA Dana Incorporated Junior Open and AJGA Junior at Innisbrook
  • Runner-up, Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich

Bailey Shoemaker of West Edmeston, New York (2023)
Verbal commitment to University of Southern California
Rolex AJGA Ranking: T20
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Runner-up, Sean Foley Performance Junior Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior honoring Jim Bell
  • Four Invitational appearances, including an 11th-place finish at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship
  • Sixth, AJGA Junior at Innisbrook
  • T8, Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship
  • Fifth, Florida Women’s Open

Grace Summerhays of Scottsdale, Arizona (2022)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 16
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • T5, The PING Invitational
  • T6, AJGA Girls Invitational at Stanford
  • T8, Rolex Girls Junior Championship
  • Became the youngest winner (16) in the 114-year history of the Utah Women’s State Amateur

Lucy Yuan of (Canada) San Diego, California (2024)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 13
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, AJGA Stan Utley and Mid-America Youth Golf Foundation Junior All-Star
  • Third, AJGA Girls Invitational at Stanford, AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational and Gateway First Bank Tulsa Junior hosted by Bo Van Pelt

Sophie Zhang-Murphy of Saratoga, California (2022)
Rolex AJGA Ranking: 15
2020 highlights:

  • First-time Rolex Junior All-American
  • Won, Under Armour® / Alison Lee Championship presented by Irvine Technology Corporation and UHY / The First Tee of Greater Baltimore Junior Championship
  • Earned three other top-six AJGA appearances
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