Mallard Golf Club will host the Lake Charles Junior Championship for the first time March 28-31, 2024. The tournament will host 96 boys and girls ages 12-19 in 54 holes of stroke play, with a 36 hole cut. Lake Charles first welcomed the AJGA at the Grey Plantation Golf Club in 2014, but the event has not been held since 2017.
About the Field
- 11 college commits in the field
- Four Rolex Junior All-Americans
- 11 juniors with signed National Letters of Intent
- 19 states represented
- Nine Louisiana natives
Players to watch
Maye Huang of Katy, Texas (2025)
- Playing in her third AJGA event of the 2024 season
- Champion, 2024 K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship
- 2022 Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention
- No. 39 in the Rolex AJGA rankings, the highest in the girls' field
- Verbally committed to the University of California - Los Angeles
Angela Zhang of Bellevue, Washington (2027)
- Playing in her third AJGA event of the 2024 season.
- No. 51 in the Rolex AJGA rankings.
- Three-time Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention
- Two-time Junior All-Star team member
- Recorded five top five finishes in AJGA events during the 2023 season
- 2024 U.S. Junior National team member
Luke Colton of Frisco, Texas (2026)
- Playing in his third AJGA event of the 2024 season
- No. 25 in the Rolex AJGA rankings
- Recorded two top-five finishes in his previous two AJGA events in 2024
- Tallied a career low-round record of eight-under-par, 64 at the 2024 K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship
Nathan Miller of Dallas, Texas (2025)
- Playing in his third AJGA event of the 2024 season
- No. 36 in the Rolex AJGA rankings
- Verbally committed to Texas Christian University
- 2023 Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention
- 2022 Junior All-Star team member
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