ATLANTA, Ga. – With a name fit for a champion and a game to match, Aphrodite Deng cemented her place in golf history on Saturday at Atlanta Athletic Club’s Riverside Course. The 15-year-old from Canada emerged victorious at the 76th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, defeating Xingtong Chen, 16, of Singapore, 2 and 1, becoming the first Canadian to win the prestigious title also … [Read more...]
Brumlow and DeLoach Emerge Victorious at The 2025 Georgia PGA Junior Championship
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – The 2025 Georgia PGA Junior Championship presented by Mizuno and United Bankshares, held at Cartersville Country Club on June 16-18, ended with an exciting final round as Bodie Brumlow and Kathryn DeLoach came from behind to capture division titles and punch their tickets to the national stage. Brumlow, a Cartersville native, put together a scorching finish … [Read more...]
2023 USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award Recipients
BRASELTON, GA. and LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Aug. 31, 2023) – Zachary Munno of Stamford, Conn., and Lucy Wang of Concord, Mass., were named the 2023 recipients of the USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award, the USGA and American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) announced. The USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award was created to recognize one male and one female junior golfer who … [Read more...]
First ten named to 2023 United States PING Junior Solheim Cup Team
Braselton, GA – The American Junior Golf Association named 10 top junior girls to the 2023 PING Junior Solheim Cup United States team on Thursday. The first ten players were selected based on a combination of the Golfweek / Sagarin Junior Girls Rankings and the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of Tuesday, July 25th. The final two spots on the U.S. Team are reserved for Amy Alcott's … [Read more...]
Atlanta Athletic Club to Host Three USGA Amateur Championships
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 26, 2022) - The United States Golf Association announced on Tuesday that the Atlanta Athletic Club, in Johns Creek, Ga., will be the host site for the 2025 U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2030 U.S. Amateur and 2035 U.S. Women’s Amateur championships. The club has previously hosted six USGA championships. “We are thrilled to return to Atlanta Athletic Club to … [Read more...]
Knapp, Chung win Augusta National Drive, Chip and Putt championships
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Young golfers across the country came together to compete and show off their talents in the Drive, Chip and Putt Finals at the Augusta National over the weekend. Two junior golfers from Georgia did not hold anything back on the golf course. Suwanee native Kylie Chung won the girls' ages 10-11 event and Hudson Knapp, of Marietta, triumphed in the boys' … [Read more...]
AJGA Announces Rolex Junior Players of the Year
BRASELTON, Ga. – Nicholas Dunlap of Huntsville, Alabama, was named the top male junior golfer in the world with the American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Junior Player of the Year award. Megha Ganne of Holmdel, New Jersey, earned the top honor in the Girls Division and joins Dunlap on a historical list of Rolex Junior Players of the Year: Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, Tiger … [Read more...]
AJGA Results: Vo, Lim win first Invitationals
GREENSBORO, Ga. – Keaton Vo of Austin, captured his second title of the year at the AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee after carding a tournament-total of 13-under-par 203. In the Girls Division, Lynn Lim of Gallatin, Tennessee, secured her first victory with a tournament total of 7-under-par 209. Lim now has 13 top-10 finishes in national junior golf … [Read more...]
Kou Wins Eighth Title at AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational
GREENSBORO, Ga. – Xin (Cindy) Kou (China) of Windermere, Florida, captured her eighth title at the AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational at Reynolds Lake Oconee after carding a low-final round of 65. She finished the weekend with a tournament total of 9-under-par 207 with a three-stroke advantage against the field. In the Boys Division, Luke Potter of Encinitas, California, … [Read more...]