Just off of Route 66, Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Joplin, Missouri, will host the first ever AJGA Joplin Junior Championship presented by Roper Honda. This 54-hole stroke play open tournament will consist of a 78-player field featuring boys and girls, ages 12-19.
About the Field
- 18 Missouri Natives
- 20 Past AJGA Champions
- Six College Commits
- Seven Countries Represented
Players to watch
Anna Kate Nichols of Little Rock, Arkansas (2024)
- Verbally committed to University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- No. 179 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2022 AJGA Shreveport Junior
- Six career AJGA top-10 finishes
Xiaowen (Lisa) Zhang of Bangna, Thailand (2027)
- Champion, 2023 AJGA Junior All-Star at Windham
- Earned three career medalist honors
- Recorded seven AJGA top-10 finishes in 2023
- Lowest recorded AJGA round of 67
Preston Albee of Choctaw, Oklahoma (2025)
- Champion, 2023 Talor Gooch Foundation Junior Championship by 3Bird Kids Foundation, Inc.
- Lowest recorded AJGA round of 68
- Three career AJGA top-10 finishes
- No. 205 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
Harry Satterlee of Joplin, Missouri (2024)
- Champion, 2023 UHY St. Louis Junior
- Six AJGA top-10 finishes
- Lowest recorded AJGA round of 67
- Verbal commitment to the University of Cincinnati
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