The Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich is back for the sixth time. The unique stableford event is being hosted at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine, Florida. Scoring is as follows for stableford play:
- Albatross: +8 points
- Eagle: +5 points
- Birdie: +2 points
- Par: 0 points
- Bogey: -1 point
- Double Bogey or worse: -3 points
Billy Horschel and his wife Brittany serve as the tournament hosts this week. The pair met while competing in an AJGA tournaments as junior and went on to play at the University of Florida together. In his professional career on the PGA TOUR, Horschel has seven PGA TOUR wins, one international victory and most recently was a member of the victorious United States Presidents Cup team at Quail Hollow Club.
About the Field
- 20 college commitments
- Six countries represented
- 15 states represented
- One Rolex Junior All-American
- 33 past AJGA Champions
Players to Watch
William Ma of San Diego, California (2024)
- No. 53 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2022 AJGA Junior at Chicopee presented by John D. Mineck Foundation
- T3, 2022 Colorado Springs Junior by Centura Health
- T7, 2022 PING Heather Farr Classic
Matthew Foster of Dallas, Texas (2023)
- No. 57 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Southern Methodist University verbal commit
- Champion, 2021 AJGA Huntsville Junior
- Sixth, 2021 Greenwood Junior Championship
Grace Ridenour of Raleigh, North Carolina (2025)
- No. 70 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- T3, 2022 Greenwood Junior Championship
- T3, 2022 Vaughn Taylor Championship presented by James Hardie
- T2, TaylorMade TP5 Junior All-Star
Madison Messimer of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (2025)
- No. 78 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- T5, 2021 Vaughn Taylor Championship
- 2022 South Carolina individual High School State Champion
- Champion, 2022 Carolina’s Women’s Amateur Championship
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