The AJGA Junior at Carolina Trace will be returning to Carolina Trace Country Club - Lake Course in Sanford, North Carolina, for the fifth straight year. This is the second AJGA event of the year held at Carolina Trace Country Club. The 54-hole stroke-play tournament will be held August 15 - 18, 2021. The 78-player field competing for the AJGA Junior at Carolina Trace title will be composed of a Boys and Girls Division, ages 12-19.
About the Field
- Three players in the top-100 of the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Five college commits
- Four countries represented
- 14 states represented
- 25 North Carolinians
- Players range from 2022-2027 graduates
Players to watch
Thitaporn Saithip of (Thailand) Bradenton, Florida (2022)
- No. 55 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2021 Three Little Birds Memorial AJGA Open
- Verbal commitment: University of Oklahoma State
Cindy Song of Waxhaw, North Carolina (2023)
- No. 106 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2021 Matthew NeSmith Junior Championship
- Third, AJGA Junior at Oldfield
Michael La Sasso of Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
- No. 62 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Third, AJGA Junior at 12 Oaks
- Verbal commitment: North Carolina State University
Benjamin Newfield of Arlington, Virginia (2023)
- No. `117 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- T2, The Lanto Junior Championship
- T3, Imperial Headwear Junior Classic
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