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Canon Claycomb of Bowling Green, Kentucky, is No. 17 in the AJGA Rankings. The 15-year-old was a member of the ACDS Junior All-Star team in 2015 and 2016. During his three years with the AJGA, Claycomb has collected 10 top-five finishes. He was named an honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American in 2015. Claycomb will participate in his first Wyndham Cup as a member of the East Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T38 Haas Family Invitational presented by BB&T 73 73 72 72 290 3 Thunderbird International Junior 72 64 69 205 4 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 71 71 34 176 T2 AJGA Junior All-Star presented by Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy 69 72 71 212 T13 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 72 68 73 213 T6 2016 Jones Cup Junior Invitational 72 71 74 217 3 AJGA Junior at Owensboro 72 68 70 210 2 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 71 68 71 210

Karl Vilips of Wesley Chapel, Florida, is a verbal commit to Stanford University. The 15-year-old has earned four national junior golf event titles during his career. His most recent victory came at the 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship. At No. 18 in the AJGA Rankings, Vilips has earned 13 top-20 finishes in his three-year AJGA career. He was named to the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team as well as the 2016 Rolex Junior All-American second team. Vilips will be representing the East Team for the second time. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T4 Haas Family Invitational presented by BB&T 66 69 73 68 276 9 Thunderbird International Junior 70 72 68 210 T3 Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship 76 73 149 T22 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 72 69 77 218 T13 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 71 67 75 213 1 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship 65 67 71 69 272 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 65 74 139 T35 The PING Invitational 74 76 85 235 T31 2016 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational 69 75 144 T9 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 73 70 73 216 MC0 Rolex Tournament of Champions 75 75 78 1 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 72 70 68 210

Emily Hawkins of Lexington, North Carolina, is in her second season with the AJGA. The 16-year-old earned her first AJGA title at the 2016 AJGA Girls Championship.

Alexa Pano of Lake Worth, Florida, won her first AJGA event at the 2016 PDQ / Philadelphia Runner Junior. The 12-year-old is one of the youngest players to ever win an AJGA title.

Turner Hosch of Dallas, TX won his first AJGA event at the 2017 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior at Horseshoe Bay. The 16-year-old has competed in AJGA events since 2014. He has verbally committed to the University of Oklahoma.

Ryan Grider of Lewisville, Texas, is No. 20 in the AJGA Rankings. The recent high school graduate earned two tournament titles in his six years as an AJGA junior and has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his career at Baylor University.

Yujeong Son of Norman, Oklahoma, is No. 7 in the AJGA Rankings. The 16-year-old won national junior golf titles at the 2014 Justin Rose Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee and most recently, the 2017 Kathy Whitworth Invitational. Son is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and will compete at her first Wyndham Cup this year with the West Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T10 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 73 76 69 70 288 T20 ANA Junior Inspiration 77 78 71 226 1 2017 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 71 71 142 T9 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 74 73 147 14 The PING Invitational 70 77 78 225 T12 2016 Junior PGA Championship 74 71 71 216 T3 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 76 78 154 2 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 71 71 65 207

Nicole Whiston of San Diego, won her first event at the 2017 PING Heather Farr Classic recording a 11-under-par 205. Whiston climbed her way to No. 17 in the AJGA Rankings by only finishing outside of the top-20 on two occasions in her three-year AJGA career.

Cole Hammer of Houston, is No. 11 in the AJGA Rankings. The 17-year-old has competed with the AJGA since 2013, taking home his first title at the 2015 Junior All-Star at Watters Creek. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American has earned 22 top-20 finishes in his career. At age 15, the University of Texas at Austin verbal commit became the third-youngest player to compete in the U.S. Open. Hammer will represent the West Team for the second year at the 2017 Wyndham Cup. He currently serves on the AJGA Board of Directors as a player representative. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 8 Thunderbird International Junior 69 73 67 209 T27 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 70 73 76 219 T38 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 71 69 79 219 2 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 67 67 72 206 T10 2016 Junior PGA Championship 67 74 69 71 281 T9 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 65 78 143

Travis Vick of Houston, was named to the 2016 Rolex Junior All-America second team for the first time in his career. The 17-year-old is No. 15 in AJGA Rankings.