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Castillo, a sophomore at Valencia High School in Placentia, California, was named a first-team Rolex Junior All-American after posting three top-three finishes in AJGA events. The University of Florida verbal commit captured a win in his first event of the year at the Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic hosted by Longbow Golf Club. Finishing second at the Callaway Golf Junior Championship and third at The PING Invitational helped Castillo earn a spot on the Wyndham Cup West Team roster and the No. 6 spot in the Polo Golf Rankings. Related Stories: Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic hosted by Longbow Golf ClubSome Results Ricky Castillo (2019) commits to Florida Gators Sibling rivalry just one reason Ricky Castillo, 14, is good enough to play in U.S. Amateur Championship Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 3 2016 The PING Invitational 72 73 70 215 T31 2016 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational 75 69 144 T22 2016 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 72 73 74 219 2 2016 Callaway Golf Junior Championship 63 74 72 209 T35 2016 Thunderbird International Junior 73 73 79 225 1 2016 Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic hosted by Longbow Golf Club 69 67 72 208

Hong, making his second appearance as a first-team Rolex Junior All-American, recorded his first AJGA Invitational win at the Haas Family Invitational in June.

Xiong, a senior at Temescal Canyon High School, earned first-team Rolex Junior All-America honors after a season with three wins on the national stage.

Wiyang, a junior at Jupiter Christian School, earned Rolex Junior All-America honors in his first AJGA season. In an impressive debut, Wiyang recorded top-five finishes in all of his six AJGA events.

Rolex Junior All-America Teams highlighted by Rolex Junior Players of the Year Noah Goodwin and Paphangkorn Tavatanakit.

Goodwin, the 2016 Rolex Junior Player of the Year, is ranked No. 1 in the Polo Golf Rankings, Golfweek Boys Junior Rankings and Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings.

Tavatanakit is ranked No. 1 in the Polo Golf Rankings, Golfweek Girls Junior Rankings and Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings.

He began the 2016 season with her first AJGA Invitational win at the Polo Golf Junior Classic and is being honored as a first-team Rolex Junior All-American for the first time in her AJGA career.

Gillman is a four-time Rolex Junior All-American currently playing golf at the University of Alabama. The Lake Travis High School grad earned three national junior golf event wins during 2016.

Heck is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and earned one national junior golf win during 2016 at the Bubba Conlee National Junior for her first-team honors. The freshman at St. Agnes Academy posted six top-10 AJGA finishes in 2016 including T2 at the AJGA Girls Championship and T3 at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Heck is ranked No. 10 in the Polo Golf Rankings. Related Stories: Bubba Conlee National Junior Recap Rachel Heck wins in record fashion as Shelby County D2 golfers dominate Rolex Tournament of Champions Results Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T7 2016 The PING Invitational 73 69 78 220 T2 2016 AJGA Girls Championship 70 72 69 211 1 2016 Bubba Conlee National Junior 66 71 35 172 T3 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions 74 74 69 72 289 18 2016 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 75 78 80 233 T16 2016 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 71 76 80 73 300 5 2016 Thunderbird International Junior 79 71 67 217 T3 2016 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Justin Rose 73 74 73 220 T12 2016 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 79 70 149 T9 2016 ANNIKA Invitational 72 72 75 219 T44 2015 Polo Golf Junior Classic 75 81 156