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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

Kaitlyn Papp of Austin, Texas, has competed with the AJGA since 2012. The high school senior is No.13 in the AJGA Rankings and has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the University of Texas at Austin next year. Papp has earned Rolex Junior All-America honors in four consecutive years and won the 2014 PING Invitational and the 2015 AJGA Girls Championship. The seasoned junior also reached the Round of 64 at the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. In 2016, Papp was a player representative for the AJGA Board of Directors. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 3 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior at Horseshoe Bay 74 69 69 212 T9 ANA Junior Inspiration 73 72 75 220 T9 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 73 71 144 13 The PING Invitational 72 76 75 223 T18 2016 Junior PGA Championship 73 74 71 218 T5 Rolex Tournament of Champions 73 73 75 70 291

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

Clay Seeber of Newport Beach, California, has won two tournaments in his four years with the AJGA: the 2014 Stockton Convention & Visitors Bureau Junior All-Star and the 2016 Justin Rose Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee.

Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana, is No. 11 in the AJGA Rankings and competing in her first Wyndham Cup. The Duke University verbal commit has two victories: the 2016 Justin Rose Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee and the 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star at The Virtues. Shepherd has amassed 13 top-10 finishes in her four-year AJGA career, including second at the 2017 Rolex Girls Junior Championship. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American was also named to the 2015 ACDS Junior All-Star Team. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 2 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 69 71 72 67 279 T5 Thunderbird International Junior 73 73 69 215 3 PING Heather Farr Classic 72 75 66 213 T12 ANA Junior Inspiration 76 74 72 222 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 73 75 148 1 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational sponsored by NIKEGOLF 73 69 72 214 T12 AJGA Girls Championship 75 71 73 219 T18 2016 Junior PGA Championship 74 71 73 218 2 AJGA City of London Junior Championship 70 71 71 212 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 73 74 147 10 Rolex Tournament of Champions 72 74 73 76 295

Paphangkorn Tavatanakit of Van Nuys, California, is No. 1 in the AJGA Rankings. The UCLA commit has four titles to her name, most recently at the 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions.

Shuai Ming Wong of The Woodlands, Texas, will represent the West Team. The Southern Methodist University verbal commit has recorded 12 top-20 finishes in his five-year AJGA career.

John Pak of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, earned his first AJGA title at the 2014 AJGA Annapolis Junior. Pak is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American. The No. 14-ranked AJGA junior will represent the East Team for the second consecutive year. The recent graduate will continue his career at Florida State in the fall. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T11 Thunderbird International Junior 72 69 71 212 T34 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 73 70 78 221 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 68 78 146 T22 The PING Invitational 75 73 80 228 T22 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 73 72 74 219 T35 2016 Junior PGA Championship 73 74 72 219 T3 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 73 70 143 2 Rolex Tournament of Champions 68 75 66 70 279