2024 USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award: Honorable Mentions
48 junior golfers honored for their dedication to community service
The American Junior Golf Association and the United States Golf Association (USGA) are pleased to announce the 2024 Honorable Mentions for the USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award.
These juniors have displayed dedication to working hard both on and off the golf course. Their diligent efforts have made an impact on their communities, and we want to recognize them for their hard work.
The USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award was created to recognize one male and one female junior golfer who demonstrate leadership, character and community service through their involvement with the Leadership Links program – a joint initiative founded by the USGA and AJGA in 2005 to further develop junior golfers through volunteerism.
Honorable Mentions
Girls:
Adeline Bokkes of Tustin, Calif. (2026)
Trinity Bosley of Friendswood, Texas (2025)
Ariel Collins of Locust Grove, Ga. (2028)
Ryan Donaldson of McAlpin, Fla. (2026)
Jaci Hartman of Burneyville, Okla. (2024)
Nicole Iniakov of Prunedale, Calif. (2025)
Brianna Kirsch of Lancaster, Wis. (2024)
Kyla Layman of Surprise, Ariz. (2024)
Michelle Lee of San Antonio, Texas (2028)
Emma Lindemoen of Prospect, Ky. (2025)
Danica Lundgren of Austin, Texas (2024)
Sahana Mantha of Charlotte, N.C. (2025)
Hannah Martin of Flower Mound, Texas (2024)
Veronika Niklin of Staten Island, N.Y. (2026)
Angelina Pacheco of Orlando, Fla., Dominican Republic (2027)
Layla Phillips of Harbor City, Calif. (2029)
Sparrow Pierzina of Laytonville, Calif. (2027)
Saia Rampersaud of Durham, N.C. (2025)
Sidney Robertson of Tyler, Texas (2024)
Ashley Shaw of Litchfield Park, Ariz. (2027)
Raleygh Simpson of Kerrville, Texas (2024)
Sarah Mingwei Sun of (Canada) Brooklyn, N.Y. (2026)
Lucy Wang of Concord, Mass. (2026)
Boys:
Mason An of Houston, Texas (2028)
Thomas Bonomo of Greenwich, Conn. (2026)
Griffin Barke of Crestwood, Ky. (2025)
Yi Kai (Darren) Chen of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2027)
Ye Yoon (Alex) Choi of Thornton, Colo. (2026)
Mack Edwards of Charlotte, N.C. (2025)
Caden Fehr of Wildwood, Mo. (2027)
Jeremiah Fizer of Huntington, WV (2025)
Lawson Ford of West Palm Beach, Fla. (2027)
Preston Howe of Winston Salem, N.C. (2025)
Jonathan Moon of Ellicott City, Md. (2025)
Arya Patel of Oviedo, Fla. (2027)
Davis Petty of Spartanburg, S.C. (2029)
Anthony Purcea of Buford, Ga. (2024)
Sam Rice of Huntsville, Ala. (2025)
Matthew Sanderson of Newtown, Pa. (2025)
Dillon Schrock of Spokane, Wash. (2025)
Edward Scott of Lemont, Ill. (2024)
Maxwell Short of El Cajon, Calif. (2024)
Leo Simon of Scarsdale, N.Y. (2025)
Jackson Sledzik of Needville, Texas (2027)
Andrew Tsar of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (2027)
Conor Whalen of Trinity, Fla. (2026)
Hailin Wu of (Hong Kong) Shanghai, China (2026)
Dao (Frank) Zhou of Shanghai, China (2025)
*Year denotes projected high school graduation