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Justin Thomas won his fifth PGA TOUR event in 2017 in South Korea.

AJGA Board President Jim Nugent named Digger Smith Award recipient for longtime service to junior golf.

Class of 2017 Freshman at University of Southern California Newport Beach, California Abdulghany is a four-time Rolex Junior All-American. She was as a member of the 2016 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team, a three-time Wyndham Cup West Team member and played in the 2017 PING Junior Solheim Cup. She has two AJGA wins, including the 2017 Thunderbird International Junior. 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

Valeria Sofia Pacheco of Ponce, Puerto Rico, won the second-annual ANNIKA Invitational Latin America at the Hurlingham Club, just outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 12 girls on the 2017 Rolex Junior All-America First Team are from six states, Thailand and South Korea.

The 12 boys on the 2017 Rolex Junior All-America First Team hail from eight states, China and Australia.

Keegan Bradley earned a runner-up finish while Xander Schauffele finished T3 less than a month after winning the TOUR Championship.

Alongside Tracy Phillips, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Brian Harman, Goodwin is only the fifth male in AJGA history to earn the title of Rolex Junior Player of the Year in consecutive years.

Heck is ranked No. 1 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, No. 2 in the Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings, No. 3 in the Golfweek Girls Junior Rankings and No. 32 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Class of 2020 Verbal commitment to Stanford University Rolex AJGA Ranking: 5 (Australia) Wesley Chapel, Florida After winning the Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship at the end of 2016, Vilips earned his second AJGA Invitational victory at the 2017 Polo Golf Junior Classic. The four-time AJGA champion is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and a member of the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team. Vilips is a two-time Wyndham Cup East Team member and member of the 2017 Junior Presidents Cup International Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T29 The PING Invitational 76 74 78 228 T8 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 73 73 69 215 1 Polo Golf Junior Classic 68 67 72 73 280 2 2017 Western Junior Championship 66 71 70 67 274 T4 Haas Family Invitational presented by BB&T 66 69 73 68 276 9 Thunderbird International Junior 70 72 68 210 T3 Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship 76 73 149 T22 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 72 69 77 218 T13 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 71 67 75 213 1 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship 65 67 71 69 272 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 65 74 139