Johns Island, SC - The 2024 Wyndham Cup, now in its 34th year, will be played at The Golf Club at Briar's Creek in Johns Island, South Carolina for the first time in the event's history. The Golf Club at Briar's Creek is no stranger to the AJGA and its' high caliber events as the club played host to the 2019 and 2023 Rolex Girls Junior Championship.
The event brings together 40 of the nation's top junior golfers from the East and West, July 8 - 11, 2024. Over the course of three days, the two teams will compete in four different formats in pursuit of the cup; four-ball, foursomes, mixed foursomes and singles.
This year's teams were determined by the Rolex AJGA Rankings and a dividing line that runs from the eastern border of Texas extending northward through the eastern border of North Dakota.
Both teams look to battle it out again after ending in a tie for the 2023 Wyndham Cup. The West Team retained the cup after their 31-19 victory in the 2022 Wyndham Cup at Old Sandwich Golf Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
East Team
Pictured with 2024 Captain Mark Oskarson and assistant Captain Abby Grzetic
East Team - Boys:
- Pennson Badgett of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
- Carson Bertagnole of Pinehurst, North Carolina
- Blades Brown of Nashville, Tennessee
- Jackson Byrd of Saint Simons Island, Georgia
- Phillip Dunham of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Will Hartman of Marvin, North Carolina
- Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island, Florida
- Logan Reilly of Lovettsville, Virginia
- Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach, Florida
- Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Alabama
East Team - Girls:
- Sofia Cherif Essakali of Orlando, Florida
- Gianna Clemente of Estero, Florida
- Aphrodite Deng of Short Hills, New Jersey
- Mia Hammond of New Albany, Ohio
- Ryleigh Knaub of Debary, Florida
- Thanana Kotchasanmanee of Rome, Georgia
- Megan Meng of Pennington, New Jersey
- Elizabeth Rudisill of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Scarlett Schremmer of Birmingham, Alabama
- Amelie Zalsman of Saint Petersburg, Florida
Miles Russell leads the East Team at No. 1 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. As the youngest to be named the Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2023 and a returning Team East member, Russell holds three AJGA champion titles. One of those victories includes the 2027 grad's first invitational win at The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex in 2023. Russell also made his PGA TOUR debut last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic after becoming the youngest player to make the cut in a Korn Ferry Tour event at the 2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic.
The East Team consists of 16 Rolex Junior All-Americans and 18 past AJGA champions. The team also includes 9 players who are committed to play college golf.
Dunham, Hartman, Russell, Clemente, Knaub, Kotchasanmanee, Meng and Rudisill are the returning members of the East Team.
West Team
Pictured with 2024 Captain Jason Miller and assistant Captain Olivia Normand
West Team - Boys:
- Kihei Akina of Kahuku, Hawaii
- Bowen Ballis of The Woodlands, Texas
- Ronin Banerjee of Irvine, California
- Luke Colton of Frisco, Texas
- Wheaton Ennis of Litchfield Park, Arizona
- Henry Guan of Dallas, Texas
- Jay Leng Jr of San Diego, California
- Michael Riebe of Encinitas, California
- Asher Vargas of Spring, Texas
- Eric Yun of Menlo Park, California
West Team - Girls:
- Kylie Chong of Torrance, California
- Anna Huang of Coto De Caza, California
- Jasmine Koo of Cerritos, California
- Elise Lee of Irvine, California
- Jude Lee of Walnut, California
- Kinsley (Zixin) Ni of Los Angeles, California
- Nikki Oh of Torrance, California
- Asterisk Talley of Chowchilla, California
- Natalie Yen of West Linn, Oregon
- Alice Ziyi Zhao of Irvine, California
The West Team is led by Jasmine Koo of Cerritos, California and Wheaton Ennis of Litchfield Park, Arizona. Both are currently ranked at No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Koo is a three-time Rolex Junior All-American and returning for her third year as a Team West member. The University of Southern California commit holds four AJGA champion titles. Both Koo and Ennis hold a champion title for the 2023 AJGA Invitational presented by PING. Ennis is a 2023 All-American and returning Team West member. He currently holds three AJGA champion titles and plans to attend the Texas A&M University in the fall.
The West Team consists of 15 Rolex Junior All-Americans and 18 past AJGA champions. The team also includes 10 players who are committed to play college golf.
Ennis, Guan, Leng Jr, Koo, Talley and Zhao are the returning members of the West Team.
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