With a first-team selection in 2006, 2008 and 2009 Andrew Yun is the Chopard Happy Diamonds Sport Oval CHSL503 watches only five-time Rolex Junior All-American in American Junior Golf Association history to join Justin Leonard.The third returning member to the Rolex Junior All-America First Team is Patrick Cantlay of Los Alamitos, California.Returning to the first-team are James Back of Cerritos, California; Michael Hebert of Orlando, Florida; Jeffrey Kang of Fullerton, California; and Bobby Wyatt of Mobile, Alabama.The five debutants on the first team of Rolex Junior All-Americans are Emiliano Grillo of Resistencia, Argentina; Shun Yat Hak of Lake Mary, Florida.; Gavin Hall of Pittsford, New York; Yaroslay Merkuloy of Penfield, New York; and Patrick Winther of Howey-in-the-hills, Florida.The girl’s side includes Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii; Jenny Shin of Torrance, California; Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida; Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Florida; Alison Lee of Valencia, California; Victoria Tanco of Bradenton, Florida; Chopard Happy Diamonds Sport Oval CHSL503 watches Kristina Wong of Vestal, New York; Sarah Brown of Phillipsburg, New Jersey; Luz Alejandra Cangrejo of Bogota, Colombia; Rachel Morris of Carlsbad, California; Yueer Cindy Feng of Orlando, Florida; and Ani Gulugian of Irvine, California.
The top honors were named for the Rolex Junior All-Americans by Rolex and the American Junior Golf Association on Tuesday, Oct 27.48 boys and 48 girls have found themselves on the prestigious honor roll.Being named to the Rolex Junior All-Americans is a major achievement for any junior golfer who aspires to move on to the PGA and compete on the international level.Rolex recognizes and rewards golfing talents amongst the juniors and provides a platform to them where they can not only compete with the best but also enhance their skills.This year’s inclusions to the Rolex Junior All-America Teams were determined completely based on their Polo Golf Rankings as of Oct.27.Those selected had established themselves with their performance in 82 national events out of which 66 were conducted by the American Junior Golf Association.The teams consist of boys and girls in the age group 13-18 years.The 96 golfers are selected from 20 states and 7 foreign countries.These outstanding performers will be honored in a special ceremony on Nov.22 at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.Jordan Spieth of Dallas is heading the boys’ list on the Rolex Junior All-America first team.Jordan Spieth has made it twice to the first team.He managed to claim the No.1 spot in the Polo Golf Rankings after his successful performance and win at the U.S.Junior Amateur in July.He posted top-10 finishes at each of the eight national tournaments in which he competed this year.Jordan Spieth also Chopard Happy Diamonds Sport Oval CHSL503 watches finished runners-up at the HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods and the Junior PGA Championship.Andrew Yun of Chandler, Arizona earned Rolex Junior All-America honors for the fifth consecutive year.This marks a record-setting achievement for Andrew Yun.He is a freshman at Stanford and has 19 American Junior Golf Association top-five finishes and four victories to his credit in his six-year junior career.
