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Griffin Clark, former AJGA junior, died Monday in a single-car crash near his home in South Chesterfield, Virginia, at the age of 21.

Three things to watch during the second round of the Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts.

Over the course of 2016, the American Junior Golf Association will host 116 events. Each event type brings a new level of competition and caters towards juniors in each stage of their AJGA career.

Of the 156 entries, 88 former or current AJGA players will take to the stage, including eight current AJGA players and seven former Rolex Junior Players of the Year.

Three things to watch for during the first round of the Yani Tseng Invitational presented by the Swinging Skirts.

The two 20-player rosters have been set for the 27th annual Wyndham Cup, which will be contested at The Stanwich Club, July 25-28.

Liu is No. 24 in the Polo Golf Rankings. He has finished inside the top 20 five times in 2016, including third at Rolex Tournament of Champions and a T3 finish at CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods. He finished inside the top-five three times in 2015: T3 at the Junior PGA Championship, third at BBCN Bank Junior All-Star, and T4 at Rolex Tournament of Champions. The Torrey Pines High School senior was named honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American in 2015 and is verbally committed to the University of California at Berkeley. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 3 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions 73 69 71 70 283 T20 2016 Western Junior Championship 70 70 77 74 74 T18 2016 Thunderbird International Junior 72 72 74 218 T24 2016 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 77 71 76 224 T16 2016 Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic hosted by Longbow Golf Club 72 69 73 214 T3 2016 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 72 67 73 212 T9 2015 Polo Golf Junior Classic 69 74 143 37 2015 The PING Invitational 79 80 84 243 T16 2015 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 69 77 74 220 3 2015 BBCN Bank Junior All-Star 70 70 72 212 T3 2015 Junior PGA Championship 69 67 70 73 279 T33 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 78 69 147 T48 2015 IMG Academy Junior World Championship 76 73 78 80 307 Related Stories Remarkable week for Torrey Pines junior

Ranked No. 27 in the Polo Golf Rankings, Hammer took home his first AJGA title at the 2015 Junior All-Star a Watters Creek. At the age of 15, he also became the third youngest player to compete in the U.S. Open. He shot 64-68 in Sectional Qualifying and missed the cut after rounds of 77-84 at Chambers Bay in 2015. The Kinkaid School junior was named honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American in 2015 and is verbally committed to the University of Texas at Austin. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T14 2016 Thunderbird International Junior 76 71 70 217 12 2016 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 74 73 73 220 T12 2016 CB&I / Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods 72 73 72 217 T13 2015 The PING Invitational 77 76 78 231 T11 2015 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf 76 71 72 219 T3 2015 Junior PGA Championship 70 68 67 74 279 T17 2015 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 73 72 145 T7 2015 Under Armour® / Jordan Spieth Championship presented by American Campus Communities 73 75 72 220 Related Stories Cole Hammer, 15, didn’t flinch in U.S. Open debut It’s Hammer time: Cole Hammer, 15, prepares to tee it up at the U.S. Open Golfing World chats with Cole Hammer

Heck is No. 27 in the Polo Golf Rankings and No. 1 in the Class of 2020. She finished inside the top-10 seven times in 2015, including a win at the AJGA Huntsville Junior. She has four top 10s in 2016, with her highest finishes being T3 at the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Justin Rose and at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. The St. Agnes Academy freshman was a 2015 honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T3 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions 74 74 69 72 289 18 2016 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 75 78 80 233 T16 2016 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 71 76 80 73 300 5 2016 Thunderbird International Junior 79 71 67 217 T3 2016 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Justin Rose 73 74 73 220 T12 2016 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 79 70 149 T9 2016 ANNIKA Invitational 72 72 75 219 T44 2015 Polo Golf Junior Classic 75 81 156 10 2015 The PING Invitational 80 75 76 231 T12 2015 AJGA Girls Championship 77 72 73 222 T5 2015 Under Armour® / Scott Stallings Championship 72 70 76 218 T123 2015 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 78 76 154 1 2015 AJGA Huntsville Junior 73 68 74 215 Related Stories St. Agnes’ Heck sisters go 1-2 in west region golf

Vilips is No. 12 in the Polo Golf Rankings. He picked up his third AJGA win in June at the KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational. His first two wins were at the 2015 AJGA Junior at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford and the 2015 AJGA/CJGA Junior Championship. The Saddlebrook Preparatory freshman has also notched a T3 finish at the Haas Family Invitational and a T8 finish at the Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship. At the age of 14, Vilips is the youngest boy on either team this year. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total MC 2016 Rolex Tournament of Champions 75 75 78 1 2016 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational 72 70 68 210 T3 2016 Haas Family Invitational 70 68 70 72 280 T8 2016 Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship 74 70 144 T43 2016 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Justin Rose 73 77 83 233 1 2015 AJGA / CJGA Junior Championship 71 75 68 214 1 2015 AJGA Junior at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford 68 69 69 206 Related Stories Sergio Garcia puts on clinic, offers advice at inaugural AJGA event Watch: Vilips cards hole-in-one at Haas Family Invitational