Blacksburg Country Club in Blacksburg, Virginia, will host the 2021 Lanto Junior Championship June 7-10. The three-day 54- hole tournament will host 78 junior golfers. This will be the first occurrence of The Lanto Junior Championship.
About the Field
- Five college commits
- 13 states represented
- 13 AJGA champions
- One Rolex Junior All-American (Lucy Yuan of San Diego)
Players to watch
- Lucy Yuan, San Diego, No. 28 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Yuan's first tournament was in 2019. In September 2020, Yuan placed third in the Mariah Stackhouse Girls Invitational, previously the Stanford Invitational. Yuan was named a 2020 Rolex Junior All-American.
- Alexia Siehl, Fort Mill, South Carolina, No. 56 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Siehl has three AJGA tournament wins and 23 top-10 finishes.
- Rodrigo Barahona, Bradenton, Florida, No. 129 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Barahona has three AJGA tournament top-20 finishes.
- Will Watson, Abingdon, Virginia, No. 183 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Watson has verbally committed to Virginia Tech and has four top-10 AJGA tournament finishes.
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