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The Girls Team took the Skills Challenge on Wednesday night at Blessings Golf Club.

First-round leaders sit at 3 under par and the Boys Team leads by a single stroke.

Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, won the individual stroke play at the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup supported by JAL.

Here's what to watch for in the first round at the KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational.

Karl Vilips of Wesley Chapel, Florida, is a verbal commit to Stanford University. The 15-year-old has earned four national junior golf event titles during his career. His most recent victory came at the 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship. At No. 18 in the AJGA Rankings, Vilips has earned 13 top-20 finishes in his three-year AJGA career. He was named to the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team as well as the 2016 Rolex Junior All-American second team. Vilips will be representing the East Team for the second time. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 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 T35 The PING Invitational 74 76 85 235 T31 2016 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational 69 75 144 T9 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 73 70 73 216 MC0 Rolex Tournament of Champions 75 75 78 1 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 72 70 68 210

Youngin Chun of Gainesville, Florida, rounds out the top 10 in the AJGA Rankings. The three-time Rolex Junior All-American has notched four tournament wins in her five-year AJGA career. In 2017, Chun has finished top-10 on five occasions, including a win at the Callaway Golf Junior Classic in April. The 17-year-old is one of only a few players to compete for both the West and East teams in the past, and holds a 3-2-3 record overall. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T33 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 75 76 72 75 298 4 Thunderbird International Junior 70 74 70 214 T3 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 69 74 35 178 T7 Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship 80 74 154 1 Callaway Golf Junior Classic 68 74 64 206 T3 AJGA Girls Junior at Disney 73 73 73 219 T29 ANA Junior Inspiration 75 83 75 233 T27 ANNIKA Invitational 76 73 72 221 2 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 69 72 141 T9 The PING Invitational 72 72 77 221 T4 2016 Junior PGA Championship 67 69 74 210 T64 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 76 80 156 T31 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 77 73 77 227 T13 Rolex Tournament of Champions 74 75 77 73 299

Eugene Hong of Orlando, is one of four 2017 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award recipients. The University of Florida verbal commit is No. 12 in the AJGA Rankings. He has won four AJGA titles in a three-year span. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American will compete on the East Team for a third consecutive year. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 2 Haas Family Invitational presented by BB&T 69 64 71 70 274 10 Thunderbird International Junior 67 73 71 211 T13 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 72 71 73 216 T14 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Justin Rose 73 80 70 153 T32 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 68 73 76 217 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 69 70 139 T27 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 78 68 75 221 T6 2016 Junior PGA Championship 69 72 68 70 279 T3 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 71 68 139 T9 Rolex Tournament of Champions 69 73 75 71 288

Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee, has not finished outside of the top seven in a tournament since June of 2016. The 15-year-old is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and member of the 2016 ACDS Junior All-Star Team. The Stanford University verbal commit is No. 3 in the AJGA Rankings, and has earned three tournament titles including the 2017 Rolex Girls Junior Championship, 2015 AJGA Huntsville Junior and the 2016 Bubba Conlee National Junior. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 67 69 72 70 278 2 Thunderbird International Junior 68 73 69 210 T2 ANA Junior Inspiration 73 75 69 217 T4 2017 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 73 72 145 T5 ANNIKA Invitational 69 70 75 214 T3 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 77 69 146 T7 The PING Invitational 73 69 78 220 T2 AJGA Girls Championship 70 72 69 211 1 2016 Bubba Conlee National Junior 66 71 35 172 T3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 74 74 69 72 289 18 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 75 78 80 233

Ryan Grider of Lewisville, Texas, is No. 20 in the AJGA Rankings. The recent high school graduate earned two tournament titles in his six years as an AJGA junior and has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his career at Baylor University.

Emilia Migliaccio of Cary, North Carolina, has done it all as she nears the end of her junior career. The 18-year-old has claimed eight national tournament titles, including a three-peat at the Scott Robertson Memorial (2015-2017). Migliaccio has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Wake Forest University. She has been named a Rolex Junior All-American three times. At No. 4 in the AJGA Rankings, the girl’s golf standout has also represented the United States at the Junior Ryder Cup (2016). This year’s Wyndham Cup will mark the third appearance on the East Team for Migliaccio. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 3 Thunderbird International Junior 72 71 68 211 1 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 69 67 36 172 1 AJGA Girls Junior at Disney 72 72 71 215 T2 ANA Junior Inspiration 70 75 72 217 3 2017 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 73 70 143 T22 ANNIKA Invitational 76 73 71 220 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 70 72 142 T9 The PING Invitational 75 76 70 221 T7 AJGA Girls Championship 73 68 75 216 T6 2016 Junior PGA Championship 71 70 70 211 T5 Rolex Tournament of Champions 73 74 70 74 291