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Kaiwen Liu of San Diego, boasted a 3-1-0 record as a member of the 2016 Wyndham Cup West team. The 17-year-old has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his golf career with the University of California, Berkeley. The three-time Rolex Junior All-American won his first AJGA event at the 2014 Junior All-Star at Cypress Ridge. Liu is No. 7 in the AJGA Rankings. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T4 Thunderbird International Junior 66 68 72 206 T22 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 75 73 70 218 4 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 68 68 70 206 T3 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 69 73 142 T33 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 72 76 74 222 T7 2016 IMG Academy Junior World Championship 73 73 71 72 289 3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 73 69 71 70 283 T20 2016 Western Junior Championship 70 70 77 74 291

Paphangkorn Tavatanakit of Van Nuys, California, is No. 1 in the AJGA Rankings. The UCLA commit has four titles to her name, most recently at the 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions.

Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a two-time North Carolina 3A state champion. The Duke University verbal commit has been an AJGA junior for six years. A three-time Rolex Junior All-American, Kim has claimed titles at the 2014 AJGA Junior at Cattail Creek and the 2016 Rolex Girls Junior Championship. She was also honored with a spot on the 2016 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team. The 17-year-old has amassed 27 top-20 finishes to climb her way to No. 9 in the AJGA Rankings. Kim will represent the East Team at her second Wyndham Cup. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T13 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 74 75 69 71 289 T6 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 74 74 32 180 T21 AJGA Girls Junior at Disney 75 80 73 228 T4 The PING Invitational 73 70 75 218 T27 AJGA Girls Championship 74 75 76 225 T4 2016 Junior PGA Championship 67 67 76 210 T9 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 70 74 144 T3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 69 74 75 71 289

Jennifer Chang of Cary, North Carolina, is No. 25 in the AJGA Rankings. The 17-year-old has posted 16 top-10 finishes in her five-year AJGA career. The two-time honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American has verbally committed to the University of Southern California. She will represent the East Team for the second year. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T33 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 77 73 77 71 298 T3 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 70 72 36 178 T11 AJGA Girls Junior at Disney 73 72 79 224 T22 ANNIKA Invitational 74 71 75 220 6 The PING Invitational 77 70 72 219 T12 AJGA Girls Championship 75 71 73 219 T12 2016 Junior PGA Championship 70 72 74 216 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 73 76 149 11 Rolex Tournament of Champions 75 76 72 73 296

Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana, is No. 11 in the AJGA Rankings and competing in her first Wyndham Cup. The Duke University verbal commit has two victories: the 2016 Justin Rose Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee and the 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star at The Virtues. Shepherd has amassed 13 top-10 finishes in her four-year AJGA career, including second at the 2017 Rolex Girls Junior Championship. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American was also named to the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 2 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 69 71 72 67 279 T5 Thunderbird International Junior 73 73 69 215 3 PING Heather Farr Classic 72 75 66 213 T12 ANA Junior Inspiration 76 74 72 222 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 73 75 148 1 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational sponsored by NIKEGOLF 73 69 72 214 T12 AJGA Girls Championship 75 71 73 219 T18 2016 Junior PGA Championship 74 71 73 218 2 AJGA City of London Junior Championship 70 71 71 212 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 73 74 147 10 Rolex Tournament of Champions 72 74 73 76 295

Clay Seeber of Newport Beach, California, has won two tournaments in his four years with the AJGA: the 2014 Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau Junior All-Star and the 2016 Justin Rose Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee.

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.

Shuai Ming Wong of The Woodlands, Texas, will represent the West Team. The Southern Methodist University verbal commit has recorded 12 top-20 finishes in his five-year AJGA career.

Brooke Seay of Rancho Santa Fe, California, has nothing but top-10 finishes in 2017. The 2016 Rolex Junior All-American has competed in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship for three consecutive years. The 16-year-old has two tournament titles to her name including the 2015 AJGA Junior All-Star at El Conquistador and the 2017 ANNIKA Invitational. Seay is No. 14 in the AJGA Rankings and will compete in the Wyndham Cup for the first time. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T9 Thunderbird International Junior 74 72 73 219 T5 PING Heather Farr Classic 68 76 73 217 1 ANNIKA Invitational 69 71 70 210 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 76 74 150 T12 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational sponsored by NIKEGOLF 73 84 70 227 6 Callaway Golf Junior Championship 80 72 72 224 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 77 72 149 T23 2016 IMG Academy Junior World Championship 75 73 72 78 298 T23 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 75 75 75 225