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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.

Fifty of the top juniors, ages 12-15, will compete in the third annual Invitational.

Won Jun Lee of Wesley Chapel, Florida, will compete in his final Wyndham Cup. The University of South Florida commit is No. 10 in the AJGA Rankings with one title at the 2014 Coca-Cola Junior All-Star at Sugarloaf. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American finished in the top 10 in all three of his 2017 AJGA tournaments. In his AJGA career, Lee has finished in the top-20 on 31 occasions. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T4 Thunderbird International Junior 71 70 65 206 T13 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 74 70 72 216 T7 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Justin Rose 73 74 74 147 T8 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 71 67 72 210 T30 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship 75 68 75 78 296 T5 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 71 76 147 T5 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 66 74 140

Khavish Varadan of Wesley Chapel, Florida, is in his second year with the AJGA. The 16-year-old has finished top-10 in more than 50 percent of his national tournaments.

Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee, has not finished outside of the top seven in a tournament since June of 2016. The 15-year-old is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and member of the 2016 ACDS Junior All-Star Team. The Stanford University verbal commit is No. 3 in the AJGA Rankings, and has earned three tournament titles including the 2017 Rolex Girls Junior Championship, 2015 AJGA Huntsville Junior and the 2016 Bubba Conlee National Junior. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 67 69 72 70 278 2 Thunderbird International Junior 68 73 69 210 T2 ANA Junior Inspiration 73 75 69 217 T4 2017 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 73 72 145 T5 ANNIKA Invitational 69 70 75 214 T3 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 77 69 146 T7 The PING Invitational 73 69 78 220 T2 AJGA Girls Championship 70 72 69 211 1 2016 Bubba Conlee National Junior 66 71 35 172 T3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 74 74 69 72 289 18 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 75 78 80 233

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

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

Bryan Wiyang Teoh of Jupiter, Florida, is No. 22 in the AJGA Rankings and making his Wyndham Cup debut. The 16-year-old has collected two tournament titles. He will be playing for the East Team at the Wyndham Cup.

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.

Aubree Jones of Covington, Tennessee, has competed with the AJGA since 2012. The 18-year-old has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete at Mississippi State University in the fall.