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Ricky Castillo of Yorba Linda, California Class of 2019 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 3 The three-time Rolex Junior All-American won the 2018 PING Heather Farr Classic and made the round of 16 at the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The University of Florida verbal commit finished the season ranked No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, and he was a member of two Wyndham Cup West Teams in 2016 and 2017. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 4 The PING Invitational 71 71 76 218 T11 The Junior PLAYERS Championship 75 72 69 216 T23 2018 Boys Junior PGA Championship 72 72 70 76 290 T9 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 67 68 135 T10 Thunderbird International Junior 68 75 69 212 T3 2018 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 72 70 76 218 1 PING Heather Farr Classic 64 69 68 201 3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 72 65 66 77 280

Alexander Yang of Carlsbad, California, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Rose Zhang of Irvine, California Class of 2021 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 3 Zhang has three Invitational wins this year including The Ping Invitational, the ANA Junior Inspiration and the Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational. Her victory at the ANA Junior Inspiration earned her an exemption into the ANA Inspiration, an LPGA Tour major. Zhang, who finished the season No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, was also runner-up at the 2018 Girls’ Junior PGA Championship. The three-time Rolex Junior All-American was a member of the victorious 2018 Wyndham Cup West Team and posted a 2-0-2 record in match play. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 The PING Invitational 74 72 75 221 1 Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational 67 72 69 208 2 2018 Girls Junior PGA Championship 68 67 67 66 268 3 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 71 70 72 75 288 T10 Thunderbird International Junior 74 72 71 217 1 ANA Junior Inspiration 71 69 69 209 T5 Buick Shanshan Feng Girls Invitational 73 75 69 217 T15 ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex 73 75 76 224 T14 Rolex Tournament of Champions 75 75 74 70 294

Yealimi Noh of Concord, California, was named Rolex Junior Player of the Year after an outstanding 2018 season.

Sadie Englemann of Austin, Texas, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Michaela Morard of Huntsville, Alabama, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Anne Chen of (Australia) Sugar Land, Texas, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Karl Vilips of (Australia) Wesley Chapel, Florida, brought home a gold medal at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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At the AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee Xin (Cindy) Kou of (China) Windermere, Florida, shot 9-under-par 207 to earn her eighth AJGA tournament title.