AJGA Simplify Boys Championship returns to Carlton Woods

The AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods is a 54-hole stroke play tournament played February 12-15, 2021. The Fazio Course at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, hosts the tournament for the 13th time. The competition will feature 78 of the top-ranked boys from all over the country and the world.

About the Field

• 44 of the top 50 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings in the field
• 48 players are committed to play college golf
• Returning Champions
  • 2020 Luke Potter
  • 2019 Jackson Van Paris
• Four-time Tournament Participants
  • Jackson Van Paris
  • Gordon Sargent

About the Course

• The Club at Carlton Woods boasts the distinction of being one of only two private clubs in the US with a Nicklaus/Fazio design combination. Jack Nicklaus designed the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course which opened in 2001 and Tom Fazio the Tom Fazio Championship Course in 2005.

Returning Champions
Luke Potter of Encinitas, California, won the event in 2020 with an AJGA 54-hole tournament scoring record of 20-under-par 196. Potter shot rounds of 67-62-67 to claim his first Invitational win. Potter's 10-under-par 62 in the second round broke the Fazio Course competitive course record.

Jackson Van Paris of Pinehurst, North Carolina, won the event in 2019 after a two-hole sudden-death playoff. Van Paris shot 8-under-par 208 to claim his first Invitational win.

Tournament History
The AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods has occurred annually since 1987, with the last 13 tournaments being played at Carlton Woods.

Noteworthy past champions include:

• Jim Furyk (1987)
• David Duval (1989)
• Tiger Woods (1992)
• Kyle Stanley (2005)
• Rickie Fowler (2006)
• Jordan Spieth (2011)
• Doug Ghim (2014)

9 of the Top 10 Players in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
1 David Ford
3 Luke Potter
4 Gordon Sargent
5 Wells Williams
6 Jackson Van Paris
7 Sean-Karl Dobson
8 Preston Summerhays
9 Caleb Surratt
`10 Thomas Morrison

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