The American Junior Golf Association ‘s longest-running event plays in Sunriver June 27 – July 1.
TOURNAMENT FACT SHEET
Quick Facts
- Invitation-only event featuring 144 of the best junior golfers from around the world
- 30 states and 13 foreign countries are represented
- 72-hole stroke play event with a 54-hole cut
- 41 Rolex Junior All-Americans
- 30 players who have signed a National Letter of Intent
- Celebrating 34 years on the AJGA schedule
Tournament Storylines
- Return to Sunriver
Sunriver Resort played host to the 2004 Rolex Tournament of Champions when Morgan Pressel was victorious in the Girls Division and Jamie Lovemark won the Boys Division title. Both Pressel and Lovemark have joined the professional ranks.
- Big wins, big rewards
Last year’s champions Anthony Paolucci of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Kristen Park of Buena Park, Calif., went on to be named the 2010 Rolex Junior Players of the Year. In all, 18 past champions went on to earn Rolex Junior Player of the Year accolades.
- Jutanugarn domination
In 2011, the Jutanugarn sisters, Moriya and Ariya, have finished one-two in two events. Moriya secured victories at both the Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic hosted by Longbow Golf Club and the Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament while Moriya finished right behind her. Both picked up a top-10 finish in May’s Thunderbird International Junior and Ariya recently claimed top honors at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship (Moriya finished fifth). The sisters have both qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open.
- No stranger to the big stage
Beau Hossler of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., returns to junior golf competition after competing in the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club. Hossler has three AJGA victories to his name and is looking for his first win in 2011. - Can Tanco take it back?
Victoria Tanco of Bradenton, Fla., is back for her fourth appearance at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. Will her first win of 2011 be to reclaim the crown she earned in 2009?
- USGA/AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award Winners
John Farese of West Sayville, N.Y., and Natalie Turk of Franklin, Tenn., will compete on exemptions earned after being named the 2011 Presidents’ Leadership Award winners. Both will be honored and formally presented the award during the Rolex Dinner of Champions, June 30.
- Representing the home state
Two Oregon natives will compete in their home state. Ohio State commit Kendall Price of Lake Oswego, Ore., will make her first and final Rolex Tournament of Champions appearance. Prince has compiled two AJGA victories and four additional top-10 finishes, including a fifth-place showing at the 2011 ANNIKA Invitational. Monica Vaughn of Reedsport, Ore., will make her third AJGA appearance on one of the biggest stages in junior golf. She is currently ranked No. 76 in the Polo Golf Rankings.
Schedule of Events
Monday, June 27
1:30 p.m. shotgun Practice Round
Tuesday, June 28
7 – 8:50 a.m. First Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees (1st wave)
Noon – 1:50 p.m. First Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees (2nd wave)
Wednesday, June 29
7 – 8:50 a.m. Second Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees (1st wave)
Noon – 1:50 p.m. Second Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees (2nd wave)
Thursday, June 30
7 – 8:50 a.m. Third Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees (1st wave)
Noon – 1:50 p.m. Third Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees (2nd wave)
The tournament field will be cut to a minimum of 50% of each field (boys and girls).
Friday, July 1
7 – 9:10 a.m. Final Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees
2:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony
Top Players to Watch
- Shun Yat Hak, Lake Mary, Fla. (2012)
The 2011 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Sean O’Hair champion, Hak leads the charge as the highest-ranked boy in the field. At No. 4 in the Polo Golf Rankings, this is Hak’s third appearance at the Rolex Tournament of Champions. In both previous starts, he finished T4 en route to Rolex Junior All-America honors.
- Cody Proveaux, Leesville, S.C. (2012)
Proveaux will make his second Rolex Tournament of Champions appearance coming off a second-place finish at the 2011 FJ Invitational. Proveaux won the 2010 Polo Golf Junior Classic and finished second at the 2011 HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods to soar up the Polo Golf Rankings to No. 5.
- Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (2012)
Kim is No. 4 in the Polo Golf Rankings. The three-time Rolex Junior All-American has notched three AJGA victories and recently qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open.
- Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. (2013)
Chung stands at No. 3 in the Polo Golf Rankings and brings experience from her victory at the Thunderbird International Junior in May. She placed second in the 2009 Rolex Tournament of Champions.
2010 Results
Rolex Tournament of Champions
Blessings Golf Club, Johnson, Ark. (June 28-July 2)
Boys Division
1 Anthony Paolucci, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 71-74-70-72—287
2 Patrick Rodgers, Avon, Ind. 71-74-69-75—289
3 David Lee, Houston, Texas* 75-74-72-73—294
T4 Drew Czuchry, Auburn, Ga. 70-70-76-79—295
T4 Shun Yat Hak, Lake Mary, Fla.* 70-72-80-73—295
Girls Division
1 Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. 73-73-73-71—290
2 Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif. 74-72-75-73—294
3 Marijosse Navarro, San Antonio, Texas* 77-75-71-73—296
4 Moriya Jutanugarn , Bangkok, Thailand* 75-80-67-75—297
5 Gabriella Then, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.* 73-76-78-73—300
*Will return to the field for 2011
Past Champions
Year Boys Division Score
2010 Anthony Paolucci, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 71-74-70-72—287
2009 T.J. Vogel, Cooper City, Fla. 69-71-69-73—282
2008 Cory Whitsett, Houston, Texas 74-70-70-72—286
2007 Sihwan Kim, Buena Park, Calif. 72-72-72-67—283
2006 Philip Francis, Scottsdale, Ariz. 71-65-72-70—278
2005 Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif. 68-69-70-35––242
2004 Jamie Lovemark, Rancho Sante Fe, Calif. 70-70-67-69––276
2003 Brendon Todd, Cary N.C. 69-70-68-71—278
2002 Randy Lowry, Spring, Texas 69-65-71-71––276
2001 Webb Simpson, Raleigh, N.C. 72-67-74-68—281
2000 James Oh, Lakewood, Calif. 68-69-69-71—277
1999 James Oh, Lakewood, Calif. 70-70-73-70—283
1998 John Lepak, La Habra Heights, Calif. 73-64-72-74—283
1997 David Gossett, Germantown, Tenn. 71-71-68-70—280
1996 Charles Howell, Augusta, Ga. 70-72-66-69—277
1995 Ryuji Imada, Tampa, Fla. 75-65-75-69—284
1994 Robert Floyd, Miami Beach, Fla. 69-68-68-68—273
1993 Gilberto Morales, Caracas, Venezuela 69-72-68-73—282
1992 Patrick Vadden, Louisville, Ky. 72-72-66-69—279
1991 Chris Edgmon, Edmond, Okla. 75-70-68-73—286
1990 Harrison Frazar, Dallas, Texas 72-80-72-67—291
1989 David Duval, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 71-71-71-73—286
1988 Phil Mickelson, San Diego, Calif. 70-70-68-75—283
1987 Phil Mickelson, San Diego, Calif. 66-69-67-70—272
1986 Phil Mickelson, San Diego, Calif. 72-72-74-72—290
1985 Dudley Hart, Miami Beach, Fla. 68-70-69-78—285
1984 Bob May, LaHabra, Calif. 71-72-74-69—286
1983 Brian Nelson, Tyler, Texas 69-69-72-75—285
1982 Louis Brown, Newnan, Ga. 71-69-75-73—288
1981 Tommy Moore, New Orleans, La. 69-72-76-72—289
1980 Tommy Moore, New Orleans, La. Scores Unknown
1979 Andy Dillard, Tyler, Texas 66-71-72-74—283
1978 Willie Wood, Lake Charles, La. 69-72-69—210
Year Girls Division Score
2010 Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. 73-73-73-71––290
2009 Victoria Tanco, Bradenton, Fla. 66-72-69-68––275
2008 Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. 72-74-72-75––293
2007 Courtney Ellenbogen, Blacksburg, Va. 72-69-71-72––284
2006 Ashleigh Simon, Johannesburg, South Africa 73-68-70-75––286
2005 Esther Choe, Scottsdale, Ariz. 74-68-73-32––247
2004 Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla. 73-72-74-67––286
2003 In-Bee Park, Eustis, Fla. 70-75-71-69—285
2002 Erica Blasberg, Corona, Calif. 75-70-69-69––283
2001 Lisa Ferrero, Lodi, Calif. 74-68-72-71—285
2000 Mallory Code, Tampa, Fla. 70-73-72-73—288
1999 Naree Wongluekiet, Bradenton, Fla. 66-68-77-73—284
1998 Paula Marti, Barcelona, Spain 68-72-71-78—289
1997 Young-A Yang, Tae-Gu, South Korea 74-71-69-72—286
1996 Grace Park, Phoenix, Ariz. 69-70-73-72—284
1995 Beth Bauer, Valrico, Fla. 74-70-73-70—287
1994 Beth Bauer, Valrico, Fla. 76-75-70-68—289
1993 Kellee Booth, Coto de Caza, Calif. 72-76-71-71—290
1992 Emilee Klein, Studio City, Calif. 74-70-72-76—292
1991 Heather Bowie, Edmond, Okla. 71-79-69-76—295
1990 Kellee Booth, Coto de Caza, Calif. 77-77-72-75—301
1989 Leta Lindley, Carlsbad, Ca. 73-74-75-71—293
1988 Stefania Croce, Como, Italy 73-79-76-69—297
1987 Christy Erb, Bonita, Calif 69-73-69-71—282
1986 Amy Fruhwirth, Cypress, Calif. 80-72-75-79—306
1985 Katie Peterson, Plantation, Fla. 75-75-76-76—302
1984 Page Dunlop, Sarasota, Fla. 70-76-76-77—299
1983 Kris Tschetter, Sioux Falls, S.D. 72-77-75-81—305
1982 Heather Farr, Phoenix, Ariz. 76-76-73-77—302
1981 Jenny Lidback, Baton Rouge, La. 73-75-71-75—294
1980 Jody Rosenthal, Edina, Minn. Scores Unknown
1979 Amy Benz, Clearwater, Fla. 70-72-75-70—287
1978 Denise Hermida, Brandon, Fla. 77-77-72—226
Media Accommodations
The AJGA is prepared to make covering the Rolex Tournament of Champions an enjoyable experience. Whether it be on-site professional communications staff or timely results, the AJGA is ready to honor all media requests. At the event, the AJGA will provide:
- Information about the tournament and its participants leading up to the event
- Assistance with player interviews before, during and after the tournament
- A golf cart to make covering the tournament as easy as possible
- Assistance locating players on the course
- A recap with results after each tournament round in a timely manner
The AJGA will have communications representatives on hand to assist the media. These media officials will write an AP Style recap and produce agate results each tournament day. Interviews with AJGA Tournament Directors, Tournament Chairmen and juniors can be conducted before or after every round.
The AJGA website, ajga.org, is a tremendous media resource. The tournament website, which is linked from the AJGA homepage, includes recaps, results, list of participants, tee times, live scoring, scorecards and sponsor information.
About the Sponsor
Along with the sponsorship of the Rolex Junior Players of the Year, Rolex Junior All-America Teams and Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet, the distinguished timepiece manufacturer also continues to support two of the AJGA’s most competitive major championships: the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the Rolex Girls Junior Championship.
Rolex is also the Founding Corporate Partner of the Achieving Competitive Excellence Grant. The ACE Grant is designed to give top-flight junior golfers the ability to play a national junior golf schedule regardless of their financial resources. In 2010, with the help of Rolex and various individual donors, 95 junior golfers were able to compete in events they otherwise could not afford.
About the AJGA
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 40 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.
Titleist, the AJGA’s National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association’s success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA’s second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 500 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park and Morgan Pressel.
Tournament Field
Boys Division
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Hirotaka Ashizawa |
Hirakata, Japan |
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Jimmy Beck |
Columbus, Ga. |
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Otto Black |
Pinckney, Mich. |
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Maxime Blandin |
(Martinique) Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. |
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Brian Campbell |
Irvine, Calif. |
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Corey Carlson |
Green Cove Springs, Fla. |
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Lorens Chan |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Yi Keun Chang |
(South Korea) Walnut, Calif. |
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Michael Chen |
(Taiwan) Bradenton, Fla. |
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Rak Cho |
(South Korea) Brea, Calif. |
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Brendan Connolly |
Castle Rock, Colo. |
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George Cunningham |
Litchfield Park, Ariz. |
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Branson Davis |
McKinney, Texas |
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Kevin DeHuff |
Coto de Caza, Calif. |
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Henry Do |
Ypsilanti, Mich. |
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Tolver Dozier |
Dothan, Ala. |
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David Faraudo |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
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John Farese |
Sayville, N.Y. |
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Chandler Fischer |
Nicholasville, Ky. |
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Austen Fuller |
Edmond, Okla. |
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Jonathan Garrick |
Atherton, Calif. |
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Matthew Gerard |
Rocky River, Ohio |
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Zak Griffiths |
Red Deer, Alberta |
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Patrick Grimes |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
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Nicholas Grubnich |
Crown Point, Ind. |
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Shun Yat Hak |
(Hong Kong) Lake Mary, Fla. |
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Gavin Hall |
Pittsford, N.Y. |
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Zachary Herr |
New Hope, Pa. |
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Beau Hossler |
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. |
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Maclain Huge |
Lovettsville, Va. |
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Nick Huggins |
Marietta, Ohio |
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Trey Kaahanui |
Tempe, Ariz. |
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Blake Kennedy |
Moore, S.C. |
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Billy Kennerly |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
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Peter Kim |
Metuchen, N.J. |
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Jake Knapp |
Costa Mesa, Calif. |
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Kyle Kochevar |
Glen Ellyn, Ill. |
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Bennett Lavin |
Deerfield, Ill. |
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David Lee |
Houston, Texas |
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Joshua Lee |
Orange Park, Fla. |
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Julian Lerda |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Myles Lewis |
New Orleans, La. |
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Zheng Liang |
(China) Bradenton, Fla. |
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KK Limbhasut |
Loma Linda, Calif. |
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Haoyuan Lu |
(China) Bradenton, Fla. |
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Joshua Martin |
Pinehurst, N.C. |
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Jake McBride |
Hartville, Ohio |
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Lee McCoy |
Clarkesville, Ga. |
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AJ McInerney |
Henderson, Nev. |
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Kraig McLeod |
Pebble Beach, Calif. |
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Patrick-Reilly McMahon |
Santa Maria, Calif. |
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Byron Meth |
San Diego, Calif. |
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Matthew NeSmith |
North Augusta, S.C. |
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Jordan Niebrugge |
Mequon, Wis. |
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David Oraee |
Greeley, Colo. |
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Christopher Petefish |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
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Cody Proveaux |
Leesville, S.C. |
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Marcel Puyat |
Indio, Calif. |
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Rohan Ramnath |
Weston, Fla. |
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Ryann Ree |
Redondo Beach, Calif. |
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Conor Richardson |
West Palm Beach, Fla. |
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Francesco Ruffino |
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
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Evan Russell |
Isle LaMotte, Vt. |
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Jonathan Sanders |
Chatsworth, Calif. |
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Sawyer Shaw |
West Palm Beach, Fla. |
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Hayden Shieh |
Fremont, Calif. |
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Donald Stimble |
Shell Knob, Mo. |
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Scott Sweeney |
Lake Charles, La. |
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Jonah Texeira |
Sun Valley, Calif. |
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Zane Thomas |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
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Beau Titsworth |
Avon Lake, Ohio |
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JD Tomlinson |
Gainesville, Fla. |
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Noah West |
Belden, Miss. |
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Joseph Winslow |
Overland Park, Kan. |
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Motin Yeung |
(Hong Kong) Orlando, Fla. |
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Will Zalatoris |
Plano, Texas |
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Taylor Zoller |
North Charleston, S.C. |
Girls Division
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Elisabeth Bernabe |
Anaheim Hills, Calif. |
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Manuela Carbajo Re |
Necochea, Argentina |
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Betty Chen |
Castro Valley, Calif. |
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Doris Chen |
Bradenton, Fla. |
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Anne Cheng |
Torrance, Calif. |
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Hee Wook Choi |
(S. Korea) San Diego, Calif. |
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Karen Chung |
Livingston, N.J. |
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Casey Danielson |
Osceola, Wis. |
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Lauren Diaz-Yi |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
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Yueer Cindy Feng |
(China) Orlando, Fla. |
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Irina Paulin Gabasa |
Cebu, Philippines |
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Silvia Garces |
Cali, Colombia |
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Jaye Marie Green |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
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Jennifer Ha |
Calgary, Alberta |
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Jenny Hahn |
Henderson, Nev. |
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Mikayla Harmon |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
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Erica Herr |
New Hope, Pa. |
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Janie Jackson |
Huntsville, Ala. |
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Ariya Jutanugarn |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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Moriya Jutanugarn |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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Jisoo Keel |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
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Kyung Kim |
Chandler, Ariz. |
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Lauren Kim |
Los Altos, Calif. |
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Alison Lee |
Valencia, Calif. |
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Amy Lee |
Brea, Calif. |
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Esther Lee |
Los Alamitos, Calif. |
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Hana Lee |
(S. Korea) Hacienda Heights, Calif. |
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Paige Lee |
Folsom, Calif. |
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Patricia Lee |
Lone Tree, Colo. |
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Christine Lin |
Austin, Texas |
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Jordan Lippetz |
Bradenton, Fla. |
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Stephanie Liu |
Fernandina Beach, Fla. |
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Gabriela Lopez |
Mexico City, Mexico |
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Minjia Luo |
(China) San Diego, Calif. |
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Samantha Marks |
Maitland, Fla. |
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Rinko Mitsunaga |
Roswell, Ga. |
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Marijosse Navarro |
(Mexico) San Antonio, Texas |
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Hannah O’Sullivan |
Cupertino, Calif. |
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Kaitlin Park |
Tustin Ranch, Calif. |
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Thanya Pattamakijsakul |
Nonthaburi, Thailand |
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Chieh Peng |
(Taiwan) Shenzhen, China |
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Tatiana Pineda |
Bogota, Colombia |
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Regina Plasencia |
Zapopan, Mexico |
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Kendall Prince |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
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Kayli Quinton |
Houston, Texas |
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Morgan Ransom |
Columbus, Ohio |
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Ana Ruiz |
Chihuahua, Mexico |
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Akiho Sato |
Konosu, Japan |
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Sarah Schmelzel |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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Mariana Sims |
Austin, Texas |
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Sierra Sims |
Austin, Texas |
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Emma Talley |
Princeton, Ky. |
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Victoria Tanco |
(Argentina) Bradenton, Fla. |
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Gabriella Then |
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
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Mattie Tobey |
Denver, N.C. |
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Kuriko Tsukiyama |
West New York, N.J. |
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Natalie Turk |
Franklin, Tenn. |
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Andrea Unson |
(Philippines) Murrieta, Calif. |
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Jessica Vasilic |
(Sweden) Anaheim Hills, Calif. |
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Monica Vaughn |
Reedsport, Ore. |
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Samantha Wagner |
Windermere, Fla. |
