Janet Xiyu Lin debuts as host of the inaugural #NinjaInv

BOWLING GREEN, Fla. – The Ninja Invitational hosted by Janet Xiyu Lin will take place August 29 – September 1, 2025, at Streamsong Black in Bowling Green, Florida. The all-girls event features 72 of the nation’s top junior golfers competing in 54 holes of stroke play over a challenging 6,524-yard layout. Janet Xiyu Lin will be onsite to join the players and spectators for the first round on Sunday, August 30, and the final round on Monday, September 1.

About the Field
This field features top junior girls from five countries and 18 states. It includes 49 past AJGA champions and nine Rolex Junior All-Americans. Leading the field is Clairey Lin (No. 8), with 12-year-old Iris Lee as the youngest player. The group also includes 21 committed college players.

• 21 college commits
• 36 girls inside the top-100 Rolex AJGA Rankings
• 18 states represented
• 16 Florida natives
• Five countries represented
• Nine Rolex Junior All-Americans

Tournament History
The Ninja Invitational, formerly known as the AJGA Girls Invitational and the Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational, has seen some of the top names in junior golf etch their place in history. Past champions include Yana Wilson, who captured the AJGA Girls Invitational at Streamsong Black and recently earned her LPGA Tour card after securing two Epson Tour victories and nine top-10 finishes. Other champions include Elizabeth Rudisill, winner of the Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational at Streamsong Black, and Brianna Navarrosa, who claimed her title at The Saticoy Club. Tournament records include a low round of 66 (-7), a 36-hole total of 136 (-10), and a 54-hole mark of 206 (-13), with Wilson’s name featured in all three. The tournament was not contested in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

About Janet Xiyu Lin
Janet Xiyu Lin has emerged as one of the most accomplished players in women’s golf, with 29 career top-10s and 85 top-25 finishes. Turning professional in 2011, she quickly made her mark on the CLPGA and LET before joining the LPGA Tour, where she has been a consistent contender for over a decade. Lin has represented China in three Olympic Games, finishing T4 at the 2016 Rio Olympics, T9 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and capturing a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the second Chinese woman to earn an Olympic medal in golf. She has also been a key contributor on Team China at the International Crown in 2016 and 2023. Known for her consistency, competitiveness, and ability to perform on the world stage, Lin continues to be a trailblazer for Chinese golf and an inspiration to aspiring players worldwide.

About the Course
Streamsong Black, designed by renowned architect Gil Hanse, is a bold and expansive Par-73 championship layout that has quickly earned national acclaim. Named Golf Digest’s Best New Golf Course of the Year in 2018, it currently ranks No. 33 on Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses (2025) and No. 31 on Golfweek’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play (2025). Known for its massive greens—the largest in the country—Streamsong Black challenges players with creative contours, rolling elevation changes, and dramatic sand ridges reminiscent of Australia’s famed Sand Belt Region. The course has become a familiar stage for elite junior golf, marking the AJGA’s fifth event at Streamsong Black and the third time it has hosted the AJGA Girls Invitational, now known as the Ninja Invitational hosted by Janet Xiyu Lin.

Schedule
The tournament rounds run Saturday, August 29 - Monday, September 1, with tee times from 8:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. off of Nos. 1 and 12.

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