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Mouw recorded four top-five finishes in nationally recognized events in 2017, including a wire-to-wire win at the 100th Western Junior Championship.

Class of 2020 Verbal commitment to Stanford University Rolex AJGA Ranking: 5 (Australia) Wesley Chapel, Florida After winning the Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship at the end of 2016, Vilips earned his second AJGA Invitational victory at the 2017 Polo Golf Junior Classic. The four-time AJGA champion is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and a member of the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team. Vilips is a two-time Wyndham Cup East Team member and member of the 2017 Junior Presidents Cup International Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T29 The PING Invitational 76 74 78 228 T8 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 73 73 69 215 1 Polo Golf Junior Classic 68 67 72 73 280 2 2017 Western Junior Championship 66 71 70 67 274 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

Rachel Heck and Noah Goodwin named Rolex Junior Players of the Year.

Class of 2021 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 8 Irvine, California A two-time Rolex Junior All-American, Zhang has two AJGA victories in her career: the 2016 AJGA Preview at River Ridge and the 2016 AJGA / CJGT Junior at Yorba Linda. She also won the 2017 Girls Junior PGA Championship in July. Zhang also competed as a member of the 2017 Wyndham Cup West Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T17 The PING Invitational 75 72 77 224 1 2017 Junior PGA Championship - Girls 69 65 66 68 268 T3 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 71 69 70 210 17 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 72 74 69 76 291 JWD0 PING Heather Farr Classic 77 0 T22 ANA Junior Inspiration 74 79 74 227 T5 ANNIKA Invitational 73 71 70 214 T5 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 70 73 143

Class of 2020 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 7 Bowling Green, Kentucky Claycomb’s record-breaking win at The PING Invitational helped him attain First-Team Rolex Junior All-America status. He also finished third at the Thunderbird International Junior and is a two-time member of the ACDS Junior All-Star Team. Claycomb was a member of the 2017 Wyndham Cup East Team and 2017 Junior Presidents Cup U.S. Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 The PING Invitational 69 67 71 207 T50 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 72 79 76 227 13 2017 Junior PGA Championship - Boys 70 69 69 74 282 T15 Polo Golf Junior Classic 72 74 72 73 291 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

A four-time Rolex Junior All-American and three-time Wyndham Cup East Team member, Chun has won five AJGA titles in three years.

Heck is ranked No. 1 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, No. 2 in the Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings, No. 3 in the Golfweek Girls Junior Rankings and No. 32 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Class of 2018 Verbal commitment to Duke University Rolex AJGA Ranking: 6 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Kim is a four-time Rolex Junior All-American and two-time North Carolina 3A State Champion. She has two AJGA career victories and five top-10 finishes in 2017. She also won the 2016 Rolex Girls Junior Championship. Kim also represented the United States at the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup and the 2017 PING Junior Solheim Cup. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 2 The PING Invitational 72 70 67 209 2 AJGA Girls Championship 74 67 72 213 8 2017 Junior PGA Championship - Girls 68 70 69 72 279 T4 Polo Golf Junior Classic 72 71 69 78 290 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

Class of 2020 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 2 Redwood Shores, California Li played in her first AJGA event in 2016 and won the 2017 ANA Junior Inspiration to earn an exemption into the LPGA’s first major of the year. She also won The PING Invitational for her second AJGA Invitational win of the season. The 15-year-old was a member of the 2016 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team and 2017 PING Junior Solheim Cup Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 The PING Invitational 71 70 67 208 T17 2017 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 71 66 137 T3 2017 Junior PGA Championship - Girls 68 70 68 70 276 T4 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 71 72 70 71 284 1 ANA Junior Inspiration 72 69 72 213 T22 ANNIKA Invitational 72 75 73 220

The Symetra Tour graduated seven AJGA alumnae, while Brendan Steele goes back-to-back at the Safeway Open.