The AJGA returns for the eighth year to Southpointe Golf Club for the third year of the AM Technical Solutions Junior at Southpointe. The 54-hole stroke play event will feature a field of 78 players consisting of 45 boys and 24 girls. The Qualifier will take place on July 26, followed by a Junior-Am fundraising event on July 27 and the tournament rounds from July 28-30.
About the Field
- Four college commitments
- Six countries represented (Canada, China, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, United States)
- Seven AJGA champions
- 11 Pennsylvania natives
- 14 U.S. states represented
Players to watch
Elin Wang of (Hong Kong) Beijing, China (2028)
- No. 29 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2025 AJGA Albany Junior presented by UHY
- Champion, 2025 Justin Thomas Junior Championship
- Champion, 2024 AM Technical Solutions Junior at Southpointe
- Runner-up, 2025 Nemacolin Junior Championship
Alejandra Botaya of Querétaro, Mexico (2027)
- Champion, 2025 AJGA Panama Junior
- XVII Campeonato Nacional / Copa Yucatan
- Champion, 2025 MGF - MJGA Invitatational by Vidanta
- Seeking second AJGA victory
- Third AJGA appearance this year
Jinheng Yan of Bejing, China (2028)
- Champion, 2025 AJGA Baltimore Junior presented by UHY
- Third, 2024 AJGA Junior All-Star at York
- T3, 2024 The Spin Junior Championship
- T3, 2024 Moon Golf Junior All-Star presented by Auburn-Opelika Tourism
- Six career top-10 AJGA finishes
Nico Ward of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (2028)
- Champion, 2026 TEN Junior Invitational
- T3, 2026 AJGA Junior at Indiana
- Fourth, 2025 WVU Medicine United Hospital Center Junior Championship
- Six career top-10 AJGA finishes
- Seeking first AJGA victory
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