The Rolex Tournament of Champions returns to PGA National Resort & Spa for the fourth consecutive year in 2020. This will be the 17th AJGA tournament held at the resort since 2007.
The Rolex Tournament of Champions is one of the AJGA’s longest-running tournaments and dates back to the AJGA’s founding in 1978. The tournament won the 2016 Invitational of the Year Award.
About the Field
- 144 players
- 78 college commits
- 81 Rolex Junior All-Americans
- 91 AJGA Champions
- 45 of top-50 boys in Rolex AJGA Rankings
- 41 of top-50 girls in Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Seven international countries represented
- Two of the top-15 girls in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Rose Zhang at No. 1 and Lucie Malchirand at No. 13
About the Course
- PGA National Resort & Spa boasts five championship Florida golf courses. The 72-hole Invitational takes place on the Champion and Fazio courses, with the boys and girls playing each course twice. The Champion course is the home of the "Bear Trap" and the PGA TOUR's Honda Classic. The Fazio is a reinvention of The Haig, which was the resort's original 18-hole course that opened in 1980. The Fazio opened in November of 2012.
AJGA Champion Highlights
Of the 91 players who’ve won an AJGA event, a few highlights:
- The 2020 Rolex Junior Players of the Year (Kelly Chinn and Rose Zhang) are the reigning champions and in the field
- Xin (Cindy) Kou of (China) Whittier, California, has the most wins in the field with 11 AJGA victories
- Rose Zhang of Irvine, California, enters the field with the most AJGA Invitational wins with seven victories
- There are 63 players who have 2020 AJGA victories
Top players in Rolex AJGA Rankings in the field
Girls:
1 Rose Zhang of Irvine, California
2 Bohyun Park of (South Korea) Farmers Branch, Texas
3 Xin (Cindy) Kou of (China) Whittier, California
4 Alexa Pano of Lake Worth, Florida
5 Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang of (China) Plano, Texas
6 Zoe Antoinette Campos of Valencia, California
8 Megha Ganne of Holmdel, New Jersey
9 Brooke Biermann of Wildwood, Missouri
10 Lynn Lim of Gallatin, Tennessee
13 Lucy Yuan of San Diego, California
15 Kaitlyn Schroeder of Jacksonville, Florida
16 Grace Summerhays of Scottsdale, Arizona
18 Dianna Lee of San Diego, California
19 Jasmine Koo of Cerritos, California
20 Loralie Cowart of Winston, Georgia
T21 Kiara Romero of San Jose, California
T21 Bailey Shoemaker of West Edmeston, New York
23 Kyung Eun Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii
24 Paris Hilinski of Los Angeles, California
25 Sara Im of Duluth, Georgia
Boys:
1 Kelly Chinn of Great Falls, Virginia
2 David Ford of Peachtree Corners, Georgia
4 Wells Williams of West Point, Mississippi
5 Jackson Van Paris of Pinehurst, North Carolina
6 Gordon Sargent of Birmingham, Alabama
7 Benjamin James of Milford, Connecticut
8 Thomas Morrison of Dallas, Texas
9 Preston Summerhays of Scottsdale, Arizona
11 Maxwell Ford of Peachtree Corners, Georgia
12 Bryan Lee of Fairfax, Virginia
13 Scotty Kennon of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
14 Brendan Valdes of Orlando, Florida
15 Luke Clanton of Miami Lakes, Florida
16 Evan Vo of Austin, Texas
17 Adam Miller of Phoenix, Arizona
18 Caleb Surratt of Indian Trail, North Carolina
19 Luke Coyle of Campbellsville, Kentucky
20 Bruce Murphy of Johns Creek, Georgia
21 Kiko Francisco Coelho of (Portugal) Lake Mary, Florida
22 William Sides of Tulsa, Oklahoma
23 Luke Sample of New York, New York
24 Sean-Karl Dobson of Austin, Texas
25 Ethan Gao of Alpharetta, Georgia
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Rolex, a Swiss watch manufacture headquartered in Geneva, is recognized the world over for its expertise and the quality of its products. It's Oyster Perpetual and Cellini watches, all certified as Superlative Chronometers for their precision, performance and reliability, are symbols of excellence, elegance and prestige. The word “Perpetual” is inscribed on every Rolex Oyster. But more than just a word on a dial, it is a philosophy that embodies the company’s vision and values. Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of the company, instilled a notion of perpetual excellence that would drive the company forward. This led Rolex to pioneer the development of the wristwatch and numerous major watchmaking innovations, such as the Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch, launched in 1926, and the Perpetual rotor self-winding mechanism, invented in 1931. Rolex has registered over 500 patents in the course of its history. A truly integrated and independent manufacturing company, Rolex designs, develops and produces in-house the essential components of its watches, from the casting of the gold alloys to the machining, crafting, assembly and finishing of the movement, case, dial and bracelet. Furthermore, Rolex is actively involved in supporting the arts and culture, sport and exploration, as well as those who are devising solutions to preserve the planet.