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Jennifer Chang of Cary, North Carolina, is No. 25 in the AJGA Rankings. The 17-year-old has posted 16 top-10 finishes in her five-year AJGA career. The two-time honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American has verbally committed to the University of Southern California. She will represent the East Team for the second year. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T33 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 77 73 77 71 298 T3 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 70 72 36 178 T11 AJGA Girls Junior at Disney 73 72 79 224 T22 ANNIKA Invitational 74 71 75 220 6 The PING Invitational 77 70 72 219 T12 AJGA Girls Championship 75 71 73 219 T12 2016 Junior PGA Championship 70 72 74 216 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 73 76 149 11 Rolex Tournament of Champions 75 76 72 73 296

Alexa Pano of Lake Worth, Florida, won her first AJGA event at the 2016 PDQ / Philadelphia Runner Junior. The 12-year-old is one of the youngest players to ever win an AJGA title.

Cole Hammer of Houston, is No. 11 in the AJGA Rankings. The 17-year-old has competed with the AJGA since 2013, taking home his first title at the 2015 Junior All-Star at Watters Creek. The two-time Rolex Junior All-American has earned 22 top-20 finishes in his career. At age 15, the University of Texas at Austin verbal commit became the third-youngest player to compete in the U.S. Open. Hammer will represent the West Team for the second year at the 2017 Wyndham Cup. He currently serves on the AJGA Board of Directors as a player representative. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 8 Thunderbird International Junior 69 73 67 209 T27 2017 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 70 73 76 219 T38 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 71 69 79 219 2 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 67 67 72 206 T10 2016 Junior PGA Championship 67 74 69 71 281 T9 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 65 78 143

Alyaa Abdulghany of Newport Beach, California, won the 2017 Thunderbird International Junior at 8-under-par 208. The three-time Rolex Junior All-American has recorded 13 top-five finishes during her time as an AJGA junior. Sitting at No. 6 in the AJGA Rankings, Abdulghany holds a 4-2-2 record as a two-time member of the Wyndham Cup West Team. She was also a member of the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup U.S. team and the 2017 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup U.S. team, where she won the individual title at 7-under-par 281. Abdulghany will play college golf at the University of Southern California in the fall. 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 T2 2016 Junior PGA Championship 71 67 70 208 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 70 77 147 T17 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 76 72 74 222

Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a two-time North Carolina 3A state champion. The Duke University verbal commit has been an AJGA junior for six years. A three-time Rolex Junior All-American, Kim has claimed titles at the 2014 AJGA Junior at Cattail Creek and the 2016 Rolex Girls Junior Championship. She was also honored with a spot on the 2016 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team. The 17-year-old has amassed 27 top-20 finishes to climb her way to No. 9 in the AJGA Rankings. Kim will represent the East Team at her second Wyndham Cup. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T13 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 74 75 69 71 289 T6 2017 Scott Robertson Memorial 74 74 32 180 T21 AJGA Girls Junior at Disney 75 80 73 228 T4 The PING Invitational 73 70 75 218 T27 AJGA Girls Championship 74 75 76 225 T4 2016 Junior PGA Championship 67 67 76 210 T9 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 70 74 144 T3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 69 74 75 71 289

Meet the teams that will compete for the 28th annual Wyndham Cup.

Rose Zhang of Irvine, California, is in her second AJGA season. The 14-year-old won tournament titles in 2016 at the AJGA / CJGT Junior at Yorba Linda and the AJGA Preview at River Ridge. She also finished in the top-five in all but two events in 2016. Zhang achieved 2016 honorable mention Rolex Junior All-America honors and started 2017 strong with a 2-under-par 214 finish, good for T5 at the ANNIKA Invitational in February. The No. 22 junior in the AJGA Rankings will compete in her first Wyndham Cup event. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 17 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 72 74 69 76 291 JWD0 PING Heather Farr Classic 77 0 T22 ANA Junior Inspiration 74 79 74 227 T5 ANNIKA Invitational 73 71 70 214 T5 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 70 73 143 20 The PING Invitational 73 77 80 230 T3 Callaway Golf Junior Championship 68 75 72 215 2 Under Armour® / Alison Lee Championship 75 72 71 218 1 AJGA / CJGT Junior at Yorba Linda 68 71 70 209

Garrett Barber of Stuart, Florida, is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American. The LSU verbal commit has finished in the top 10 in 13 tournaments during his five-year AJGA career.

Brooke Seay of Rancho Santa Fe, California, has nothing but top-10 finishes in 2017. The 2016 Rolex Junior All-American has competed in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship for three consecutive years. The 16-year-old has two tournament titles to her name including the 2015 AJGA Junior All-Star at El Conquistador and the 2017 ANNIKA Invitational. Seay is No. 14 in the AJGA Rankings and will compete in the Wyndham Cup for the first time. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T9 Thunderbird International Junior 74 72 73 219 T5 PING Heather Farr Classic 68 76 73 217 1 ANNIKA Invitational 69 71 70 210 T17 2016 Polo Golf Junior Classic 76 74 150 T12 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational sponsored by NIKEGOLF 73 84 70 227 6 Callaway Golf Junior Championship 80 72 72 224 T17 2016 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 77 72 149 T23 2016 IMG Academy Junior World Championship 75 73 72 78 298 T23 Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts 75 75 75 225

Sean Maruyama of Encino, California, has competed with the AJGA for four seasons. He will be playing for the West Team at the Wyndham Cup.