The Lanto Junior Championship
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The Lanto Junior Championship

The Lanto Junior Championship returns for third year

69 juniors are recognized in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
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The 2023 Lanto Junior Championship will be held in Blacksburg, Virginia. The tournament will begin on June 5 and conclude on June 8. The tournament format will be 54 holes of stroke-play. This year's tournament marks the third consecutive year that Blacksburg Country Club has hosted the event.

About the Field

  • Six college commitments
  • 14 AJGA champions
  • 29 Virginia natives
  • 69 players in the Rolex AJGA Rankings

Players to watch

  • Irene Kim of Woodstock, Maryland (2026)
    • No. 31 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
    • Member of the 2022 Junior All-Star Team
    • Champion, 2022 AJGA Junior All-Star at York
    • Runner-up, 2022 K.J. Choi Foundation Junior Championship by SK Telecom
  • Nicole Iniakov of Prunedale, California (2024)
    • No. 142 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
    • T4, 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Junior Championship
    • Runner-up, 2022 Mizuno Junior at Big Sky
    • T2, 2022 AJGA Shreveport Junior
  • Jake Albert of Blacksburg, Virginia (2025)
    • No. 123 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
    • T3, 2023 Will Lowery Junior Championship
    • 3rd, 2022 Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by Encova Insurance
    • Fourth AJGA event of 2023
  • Ashton Harper of Roanoke, Virginia (2023)
    • Signed National Letter of Intent with Virginia Tech
    • T10, 2022 K.J. Choi Foundation Junior Championship by SK Telecom
    • T10, 2022 Justin Thomas Junior Championship
    • T8, 2022 The Lanto Junior Championship

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