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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.

Brooke Henderson, pictured at the 2013 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Sean O'Hair, won the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give

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

Kaitlyn Papp of Austin, Texas, has competed with the AJGA since 2012. The high school senior is No.13 in the AJGA Rankings and has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the University of Texas at Austin next year. Papp has earned Rolex Junior All-America honors in four consecutive years and won the 2014 PING Invitational and the 2015 AJGA Girls Championship. The seasoned junior also reached the Round of 64 at the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. In 2016, Papp was a player representative for the AJGA Board of Directors. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 3 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior at Horseshoe Bay 74 69 69 212 T9 ANA Junior Inspiration 73 72 75 220 T9 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 73 71 144 13 The PING Invitational 72 76 75 223 T18 2016 Junior PGA Championship 73 74 71 218 T5 Rolex Tournament of Champions 73 73 75 70 291

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

Sean Maruyama of Encino, California, has competed with the AJGA for four seasons. He will be playing for the West Team at the Wyndham Cup.

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.

Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, won the 2017 Thunderbird International Junior at 8-under-par 208. The three-time Rolex Junior All-American has recorded 13 top-five finishes during her time as an AJGA junior. Sitting at No. 6 in the AJGA Rankings, Abdulghany holds a 4-2-2 record as a two-time member of the Wyndham Cup West Team. She was also a member of the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup U.S. team and the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup U.S. team, where she won the individual title at 7-under-par 281. Abdulghany will play college golf at the University of Southern California in the fall. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Thunderbird International Junior 69 69 70 208 T22 ANA Junior Inspiration 74 74 79 227 T11 2016 Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship 74 72 72 218 T5 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 71 71 142 T2 2016 Junior PGA Championship 71 67 70 208 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 70 77 147 T17 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 76 72 74 222

Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California, is No. 2 in the AJGA Rankings. The 14-year-old has finished in the top-20 in all but one of her tournaments in her time with the AJGA. Notable career highlights include a spot on the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup U.S. team, a title at the 2016 Junior PGA Championship and her first AJGA win at the 2017 ANA Junior Inspiration. In 2014, a then-11-year-old Li became the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open. Li is making her Wyndham Cup debut. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 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 2 The PING Invitational 69 69 74 212 1 2016 Junior PGA Championship 66 71 69 206 T9 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 73 77 150 14 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 74 74 72 220

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