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Ryan Armour, a former Rolex Junior All-American, won his first PGA TOUR tournament over the weekend.

Xin (Cindy) Kou of Windermere, Florida, came from behind to win her sixth-career AJGA event at the Golf Performance Center Junior Championship.

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.