Under Armour® / Vicky Hurst Championship PGA Golf Club - The Ryder Course Port St. Lucie, April 29 - May 1, 2011

American Junior Golf Association • Contact: Kristi Bradley • (678) 425-1786 • [email protected]

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TOURNAMENT FACT SHEET

Quick Facts • 78-player field • 36-hole, stroke play tournament over two days • Four Rolex Junior All-Americans • Nine participants have signed National Letters of Intent • Tournament supported by past AJGA champion and Rolex Junior Player of the Year, Vicky Hurst

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Tournament Storylines • International appeal This year’s tournament field consists of 15 international participants from 11 countries. Argentina, Canada, China, Colombia, Italy, Martinique, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea and Taiwan will be represented.

• On to the next level Nine tournament participants have committed to playing golf at the collegiate level. The following individuals have signed National Letters of Intent:

Gary Buffington III, Tampa, Fla. University Of West Florida Ben Cooley, Rydal, Penn. Penn Will Davenport, Palm City, Fla. Yale University Gabriella DiMarco, West Chester, Penn. University of Kansas Daniela Lendl, Vero Beach, Fla. University of Alabama Nadia Luttner, Pittsburgh, Penn. University of Kansas A.J. Newell, Tampa, Fla. University of Tennessee Nicole Quinn, Windermere, Fla. Auburn University Taelor Rubin, Raleigh, N.C. Ole Miss

Schedule of Events Friday, April 29 1:30 p.m. shotgun Practice Round

Saturday, April 30 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. First Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees

Sunday, May 1 7:30 - 9:30 a.m Final Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees 2:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony

Top Players to Watch • Sawyer Shaw, West Palm Beach, Fla. (2014) At No. 46 in the Polo Golf Rankings, Shaw will compete as the highest-ranked player in the Boys Division field. He is a 2010 honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American and has compiled eight top-10 junior golf finishes in his career. His best finish came at the 2010 AJGA Junior at Kingsmill Resort & Spa where he placed third.

• Chase Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla. (2012) Recently captured a top-10 finish at the Sea Pines Junior Heritage. A 2010 honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American, Koepka placed second at the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic.

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• Yu Liu, Beijing, China (2013) A two-time AJGA champion, Liu won the 2010 AJGA Junior Challenge and the 2010 Killington Junior Golf Championship. She is the highest-ranked female in the field at No. 26 in the Polo Golf Rankings.

• Simin Feng, Orlando, Fla. (2013) Feng has captured an AJGA title every year since 2007 and is looking for her first victory of 2011. A two-time Rolex Junior All-American, Feng has 18 additional top-10 junior golf finishes in her career and was a member of the 2009 East Canon Cup team.

2010 Results Under Armour® / Vicky Hurst Championship Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club Gold Canyon, Ariz. • May 7 – 9

Boys Division 1 * Wyndham Clark, Greenwood Village, Colo. 75-65—140 2 Devon Purser, Clearfield, Utah 72-68—140 3 Patrick Sanchez, Mazatlan, Mexico 74-69—143 T4 Neil Evans, Phoenix, Ariz. 70-74—144 T4 Henry Todd, Trophy Club, Texas 72-72—144 T4 Jake Knapp, Costa Mesa, Calif. 71-73—144 T4 Alex McMahon, Tucson, Ariz. 74-70—144

Girls Division 1 Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif. 71-69—140 2 Lindsey Weaver, Scottsdale, Ariz. 71-70—141 3 Kaira Martin, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 70-72—142 4 Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 75-68—143 5 Anne Cheng, Torrance, Calif. 72-73—145 *Won in a sudden-death playoff

Media Accommodations The AJGA is prepared to make covering the Under Armour®/Vicky Hurst Championship 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

During the week of the tournament, the AJGA will have two communications representatives on hand to assist the media. These media officials will write an AP Style recap and produce agate results each tournament day. These will then be faxed and/or e-mailed to all media outlets. Interviews with AJGA Tournament Directors, Tournament Chairmen and juniors can be conducted before or after every round.

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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 Vicky Hurst During her time with the AJGA, Hurst compiled seven first-place titles including victories at the Polo Golf Junior Classic, The PING Invitational and the McDonald’s Besty Rawls Girls Championship en route to 2007 Rolex Junior Player of the Year honors.

The following year, Hurst won five titles on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, earning 2008 Player of the Year honors. Upon joining the LPGA full time in 2009, Hurst has notched eight top-15 finishes and led the Tour in driving distance in 2009.

Currently on the LPGA Tour, Hurst’s best finish came at the 2010 LPGA Hana Bank Championship Presented by SK Telecom where she finished second, just two strokes behind Na Yeon Choi. Hurst has competed in four events thus far in 2011.

At the 2011 inaugural LPGA Founder’s Cup in March, Hurst donated a portion of her earnings back to the AJGA’s ACE (Achieving Competitive Excellence) Grant Program.

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 Watch USA, 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, , , Inbee Park and .

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Tournament Field Boys Division Bradley Andersen Weston, Fla. Maxime Blandin (Martinique) Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Zach Botts Jonesborough, Tenn. Gary Buffington, III Tampa, Fla. Kristian Caparros Miami Lakes, Fla. Jared Carver Weston, Fla. Sam Chun Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Byoung Jun Chung (South Korea) Rosario, Argentina Ben Cooley Rydal, Pa. Keagan Cummings Bradenton, Fla. Owen Curry Longwood, Fla. Will Davenport Palm City, Fla. Benjamin Davis Bradenton, Fla. Corey Eccles Ile Bizard, Quebec Arthur Edelman Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Andrew Ettinger Boca Raton, Fla. Ian Facey Miami, Fla. Preston Flick Douglasville, Ga. Angelo Jose Gandionco Cebu City, Philippines Tyler Gentilella Parkland, Fla. Max Greyserman Boca Raton, Fla. Eric Hallberg Castle Rock, Colo. Ryan Jahn Jupiter, Fla. Nathaniel Khachaturian Champaign, Ill. Jay Kim Surrey, British Columbia Mark Kim Rome, Ga. Chase Koepka West Palm Beach, Fla. Tae Wan Lee (South Korea) Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Santiago Lopez Boca Del Rio, Mexico Carlos Madrigal Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Jack Maguire St. Petersburg, Fla. Ian Mankoff Lake Forest, Ill. Peter Mathison West Palm Beach, Fla. Nicolas Osorio Cali, Colombia Austin Padova Hudson, Fla. Michael Perez Weston, Fla. Jesse Perkins Pembroke Pines, Fla. Austin Powell Jupiter, Fla. Colin Proctor Anderson, Ind. Rohan Ramnath Weston, Fla. Gonzalo Rubio Garza Garcia N.L., Mexico Prem Samritpricha Bradenton, Fla. Tommy Schofield Mundelein, Ill. Sawyer Shaw West Palm Beach, Fla. Miguel Solorzano Amaya Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

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Jackson Stroup Hudson, Ohio Zachary Toste Pembroke Pines, Fla. Ramsey Touchberry Bradenton, Fla. DJ Tozier Clifton Park, N.Y. Tommaso Vielmo Castello di Godego, Italy Michael Visacki Sarasota, Fla. Ethan Wagner Port Orange, Fla. Michael Werenski South Hadley, Mass. Andrew Wong Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Girls Division Caroline Araskog North Palm Beach, Fla. Pei-Chun Chen (Taiwan) Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Gabriella DiMarco West Chester, Pa. Simin Feng Orlando, Fla. Mary Fran Hillow Orlando, Fla. Ashley Holder Orlando, Fla. Robbi Howard Bradenton, Fla. So Young Hwang Bradenton, Fla. Marissa Kay Delray Beach, Fla. Daniela Lendl Vero Beach, Fla. Mika Liu Bradenton, Fla. Yu Liu Beijing, China Nadia Luttner Pittsburgh, Pa. Samantha Marks Maitland, Fla. A.J. Newell Tampa, Fla. Anna Newell Tampa, Fla. Kristine Odaiyar Ocala, Fla. Jamie Oleksiew Bradenton, Fla. Tatiana Pineda Bogota, Colombia Nicole Quinn Windermere, Fla. Taelor Rubin Raleigh, N.C. Isabel Southard Sharon, Mass. Maria Torres Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Yvonne Zheng Bradenton, Fla.

Field as of April 18

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