Farmingdale, NY - The Polo Golf Junior Classic returns to Bethpage Black for the 45th edition of the only true match play format event on the AJGA schedule. This year will feature 64 juniors, 32 boys and 32 girls, competing over four days to crown match play champions.
Play is split into two divisions; Boys and Girls. Within each division there are eight pools lettered A through H. The field is ranked one to 32 based on their ranking in the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of June 20, 2023. A players one to 32 rank decides what pool they are placed in. More information regarding the bracket, pool breakdown and play schedule can be found here .
Play begins on Tuesday, June 27th. Each junior will play round robin within their pool with the competitor with the most points after their three matches moving on.
The initial pool matches will be played Tuesday and Wednesday followed by tiebreaker matches Wednesday afternoon. Those advancing to the bracket portion of competition will compete in the Quarterfinals Thursday morning, and the Semifinals Thursday afternoon. The Championship and consolation matches will take place Friday.
Boys Division
Pool A
Byungho Lee
Jack Gilbert
Jack Turner
William Ma
Pool B
Nicholas Gross
Brooks Simmons
Jack Roberts
Alejandro Fierro Saul
Pool C
Jay Leng Jr
Adam Miller
Mason Snyder
Rocco Salvitti
Pool D
Will Hartman
Tyler Mawhinney
Carson Bertagnole
Andre Zhu
Pool E
Eduardo Derbez Torres
Rex Hargrove
Alex Long
Michael Riebe
Pool F
Wheaton Ennis
JP Odland
John Hiller
Kale Fontenot
Pool G
Gerardo Gomez
Jake Maggert
Nathan Miller
Logan Reily
Pool H
Phillip Dunham
Smith Summerlin
Boyi (Barry) Zhang
Finley Bartlett
Girls Division
Pool A
Alice Ziyi Zhao
Angela (Yilin) Liu
Katie Ha
Gloria Nip
Pool B
Katie Li
Jude Lee
Maye Huang
Madison Moman
Pool C
Gracie McGovern
Olivia Duan
Kathryn Ha
Alisa Inprasit
Pool D
Ashleen Kaur
Anna Huang
Nikki Oh
Sophie Stevens
Pool E
Vanessa Zhang
Megan Meng
Annika Ishiyama
Yufei (Nancy) Dai
Pool F
Elise Lee
Irene Kim
Mi Li
Kylie Chong
Pool G
Luna Lu
Angela Zhang
Michelle Woo
Avery McCreary
Pool H
Ryleigh Knaub
Lucy Yuan
Sarah Shao
Trinity Beth
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About Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren, a premium lifestyle brand, has been a partner for more than three decades. Since 1995, Polo Ralph Lauren has supported junior golfers who become the next generation of college graduates and business leaders. Every week through AJGA social and digital content, Polo Ralph Lauren celebrates the top performances of AJGA members worldwide, through Polo Ralph Lauren #InspiredPerformances
. Polo Ralph Lauren has hosted the Polo Golf Junior Classic, an Invitational dating back to 1978 and one of the longest-running events in AJGA history.