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Ryan Hall of Knoxville, Tennessee, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Michael Thorbjornsen of Wellesley, Massachusetts, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Karl Vilips of (Australia) Wesley Chapel, Florida Class of 2020 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 4 The three-time Rolex Junior All-American had five top-six national junior golf finishes in the 2018 season, including his fifth career AJGA victory at the Wyndham Invitational presented by BB&T. The Stanford verbal commit ended the season No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and recently won an individual gold medal for Australia at the Youth Olympics in Argentina. Vilips also made the 2018 Transamerica Scholastic Honor Roll and was a three-time Wyndham Cup East Team member. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 6 The Junior PLAYERS Championship 71 73 68 212 T17 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 66 69 135 12 Polo Golf Junior Classic 70 69 74 75 288 2 2018 Western Junior Championship 66 68 134 1 Wyndham Invitational presented by BB&T 67 68 62 73 270 3 Thunderbird International Junior 71 68 67 206 T37 2018 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 77 80 77 234 2 Bishops Gate Golf Academy Boys Junior Championship 73 70 72 215 T20 Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship presented by Callaway Golf 78 71 76 225 T7 2017 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship 71 70 69 69 279

Anne Chen of (Australia) Sugar Land, Texas, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Rachel Heck of Memphis, Tennessee Class of 2020 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 4 Heck is a four-time Rolex Junior All-American and has two wins in 2018. Her two wins came at the Polo Golf Junior Classic and the Kathy Whitworth Invitational. She was a member of the Wyndham Cup East Team three years in a row from 2016 to 2018 and was named the ALL-USA Today Girls’ Golfer of the Year in 2017 and 2018. The high school junior is currently No. 4 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and a verbal commit to Stanford University. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total DQ0 2018 Girls Junior PGA Championship 69 0 1 Polo Golf Junior Classic 71 71 70 68 280 T5 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 74 70 76 73 293 T2 Thunderbird International Junior 73 68 71 212 5 ANA Junior Inspiration 68 72 75 215 1 2018 Kathy Whitworth Invitational 70 71 141 T15 ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex 79 73 72 224 5 Rolex Tournament of Champions 79 70 70 70 289

Michaela Morard of Huntsville, Alabama, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

William Moll of Houston, Texas, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.

Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Indiana Class of 2019 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 9 Shepherd had four top-10 finishes in 2018 and is a four-time Rolex Junior All-American. The high school senior finished second at the Polo Golf Junior Classic to go along with a tie for runner-up at The PING Invitational. Shepherd ended the season No. 9 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and is a Duke University verbal commit. Shepherd finished 2-1-1 as a member of the Wyndham Cup East Team and 2-1-0 as a member of victorious Team USA at the Junior Ryder Cup. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total T2 The PING Invitational 70 77 75 222 T17 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship 70 69 139 5 2018 Girls Junior PGA Championship 65 67 72 69 273 2 Polo Golf Junior Classic 72 68 70 71 281 T15 Rolex Girls Junior Championship 73 73 75 78 299 26 Thunderbird International Junior 80 71 76 227 T6 ANA Junior Inspiration 70 75 72 217

Ricky Castillo of Yorba Linda, California Class of 2019 Rolex AJGA Ranking: 3 The three-time Rolex Junior All-American won the 2018 PING Heather Farr Classic and made the round of 16 at the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. The University of Florida verbal commit finished the season ranked No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, and he was a member of two Wyndham Cup West Teams in 2016 and 2017. Rank Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 4 The PING Invitational 71 71 76 218 T11 The Junior PLAYERS Championship 75 72 69 216 T23 2018 Boys Junior PGA Championship 72 72 70 76 290 T9 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship 67 68 135 T10 Thunderbird International Junior 68 75 69 212 T3 2018 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club 72 70 76 218 1 PING Heather Farr Classic 64 69 68 201 3 Rolex Tournament of Champions 72 65 66 77 280

Lei (Angelina) Yi of (China) Bradenton, Florida, earns first team distinctions as one of the top 12 junior golfers in 2018.