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The 37th distinct male Rolex Junior Player of the Year in the AJGA’s 40-year history, Bhatia had a standout season 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

Ryan Hall of Knoxville, Tennessee, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Shiryu (Leo) Oyo of (Japan) San Diego, California, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

James Song of (Canada) Rancho Santa Fe, California, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Travis Vick of Houston, Texas, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

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

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

Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee Class of 2020 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 4 Heck is a four-time Rolex Junior All-American and has two wins in 2018. Her two wins came at the Polo Golf Junior Classic and the Kathy Whitworth Invitational. She was a member of the Wyndham Cup East Team three years in a row from 2016 to 2018 and was named the ALL-USA Today Girls’ Golfer of the Year in 2017 and 2018. The high school junior is currently No. 4 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and a verbal commit to Stanford University. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total DQ0 2018 Girls Junior PGA Championship 69 0 1 Polo Golf Junior Classic 71 71 70 68 280 T5 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 74 70 76 73 293 T2 Thunderbird International Junior 73 68 71 212 5 ANA Junior Inspiration 68 72 75 215 1 2018 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 70 71 141 T15 ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex 79 73 72 224 5 Rolex Tournament of Champions 79 70 70 70 289

Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California Class of 2020 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 2 Li earned first team Rolex Junior All-America honors for a second consecutive year thanks to six top-10 national junior golf finishes in the 2018 season. The high school junior opened the year with a win at the 2017 Rolex Tournament of Champions, finished second at the January ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex, third in the Polo Golf Junior Classic and was a semifinalist at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. She finished the season No. 2 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and was the first 15-year-old named to the victorious United States Curtis Cup team since Lexi Thompson in 2010. She was also strong in the 2018 Wyndham Cup as a member of the victorious West Team with a perfect 4-0-0 match play record. Li competed in the U.S. Women’s Open for a second time, again as the youngest competitor, and competed with Noh on the winning U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T3 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 62 69 131 T6 2018 Girls Junior PGA Championship 66 69 69 71 275 3 Polo Golf Junior Classic 68 75 70 69 282 8 ANA Junior Inspiration 70 73 75 218 2 ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex 74 70 72 216 1 Rolex Tournament of Champions 71 62 73 69 275