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Hailey Jones of Dallas, has four career wins during her four-year AJGA career. Ranked No. 15 in the AJGA Rankings, Jones earned her most recent win at the 2017 Under Armour® / Hunter Mahan Championship.

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

Brooke Henderson, pictured at the 2013 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Sean O'Hair, won the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give

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.

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

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

Wocheng (Aden) Ye of Lake Mary, Florida, started his 2017 AJGA season with a victory at the Foley Performance Academy @ EaglesDream Junior Championship, where he is also a student. He will be playing for the East Team at the Wyndham Cup.

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

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.

Ten new champions were crowned over the past week.