2023 Junior Invitational
The 2023 Junior Invitational
Recognized by Golfweek as the No. 1 junior event in golf, the Junior Invitational welcomed the very best golfers from around the world to Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, South Carolina. Founded in 2011, it has become one of the most desired invitations in the world of competitive junior golf. The 2023 Junior Invitational will be held March 16-18.
Admission is free, and spectators are welcome on all competition days (Thursday-Saturday). Free parking will be available onsite.
NOTE: No denim is allowed at the Sage Valley Golf Club.
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2023 Girls Field
Helen Briem
Hometown: Nuertingen | Representing: Germany
- Ranked 15th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Has seven junior wins and 14 top-10 finishes
- Finished in a tie for first at the World Amateur Team Championship.
- Finished second at LET Access Tour’s ASGI Lavaux Ladies Open.
- Participated in the 2021 PING Junior Solheim Cup.
Leigh Chien
Hometown: Irvine, CA | Representing: United States
- Ranked 15th in Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- 2022 Mariah Stackhouse Girls Invitational champion.
- Quarterfinalist in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
- Participated in the 2022 SVJI.
- Committed to play collegiately at Stanford University.
Gianna Clemente
Hometown: Estero, Fla. | Representing: United States
- Ranked first in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Monday-qualified for three consecutive LPGA tournaments in 2022 as a 14-year-old.
- Won the 2023 South Atlantic Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2022 PING Invitational.
- Has eight junior wins and 18 top-10 finishes.
- Finished fourth at the 2022 SVJI, carded a low of 70 in the first round of the event.
Anna Davis
Hometown: Spring Valley, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked eighth in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Recently captured the 2023 Junior Orange Bowl International
- Won the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur; won the 2021 Girls’ Junior PGA Championship.
- Finished third at the 2022 SVJI and carded a 67 in the first round of the event.
- Committed to play collegiately at Auburn University.
Savannah De Bock
Hometown: Ecaussinnes | Representing: Belgium
- Ranked 51st in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Won the 2022 European Ladies’ Amateur Championship
- Finished 14th at the LET’s The Mithra Belgian Ladies Open.
- Recently finished runner-up at the 2023 Junior Orange Bowl Invitational.
Ting-Hsuan Huang
Hometown: Taoyuan | Representing: Taiwan
- Ranked 39th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Winner of the 2022 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship.
- Captured the 2022 North and South Junior Amateur title.
- Has eight wins and 24 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Has played in 12 professional events.
Sara Im
Hometown: Duluth, Ga. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 17th in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Has three wins and 15 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Finished third at the 2022 U.S. Girls Junior Championship.
- Advanced to round of 32 at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent with Vanderbilt University.
Nika Ito
Hometown: Chiba | Representing: Japan
- Ranked 48th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Advanced to the round of 32 in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
- Qualified for the U.S. Open in her native Japan and competed at the 2022 event at Pinehurst.
- Finished in the top 20 at the Girl’s Junior PGA Championship (17th) and the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship (17th).
Jasmine Koo
Hometown: Cerritos, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 14th in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Has three wins and six top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Won the 2022 PING Heather Farr Classic.
- Captured the 44th annual Girls Junior Americas Cup in 2022.
- Finished seventh at the 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex.
Jaclyn LaHa
Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked ninth in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Finished ninth at the 2022 SVJI and carded a low round of 70 in the second round of the event.
- Winner of the 2022 Under Armour® - Albane Valenzuela Girls Invitational
- Finished runner-up at the 2021 PING Invitational
- Committed to play collegiately at the University of Virginia.
Jeong Hyun Lee
Hometown: Osan-si | Representing: South Korea
- Appeared in the 2022 Junior Invitational and the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She finished tied for 19th at the Junior.
- In 2019, at the age of 12, she won both individual and team gold medals for Korea in the Spirit International in Texas.
- Ranked 108th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Has one win and eight top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Participated in the 2022 U.S. Open.
Katie Li
Hometown: Baskin Ridge, N.J. | Representing: United States
- Ranked fifth in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Finished runner-up at the 2022 Dixie Amateur.
- Advanced to the round of 16 in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
- Won the 2021 KJ Choi Foundation Junior Championship presented by SK Telecom.
- Committed to play collegiately at Duke University.
Michelle Liu
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. | Representing: Canada
- Ranked 12th in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- In 2019 at the age of 12, Liu was the youngest player to ever earn a spot in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open.
- Has four junior wins and 10 top-10 finishes.
- Participated in the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
- Finished seventh at the 2022 Texas Women’s Open.
Maria Jose Marin Negrete
Hometown: Cali | Representing: Colombia
- Ranked 44th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Won the 2022 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship
- Won eight junior tournaments in her native Columbia in 2022 and has eight total junior wins.
- Has a top-50 ranking in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Committed to the University of Arkansas.
Paula Martin
Hometown: Madrid | Representing: Spain
- Ranked 37th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Has three wins and 20 top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Finished in the top 20 in two LET events in 2022 (Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana and Comunidad De Madrid Ladies Open).
- Signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Stanford women’s golf.
Madison Messimer
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 46th in the Golfweek junior rankings.
- In 2022, won the 4A High School State Championship Title, the WSCGA Junior Girls State Championship and the Carolina’s Women’s Amateur Championship.
- Also won the 2022 Women’s South Carolina Golf Association Junior Girls’ Amateur. Her 16-under-par total was a record for the event, and her 22-shot margin of victory was the largest in event history.
- Has three wins and 16 top-10 finishes as a junior.
Macy Pate
Hometown: Winston Salem, N.C. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 13th in the Golfweek junior rankings.
- Has five wins and 17 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Finished 12th at the 2023 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex and the 2023 Sally.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Wake Forest Women’s Golf.
Avani Prashanth
Hometown: Bangalore | Representing: India
- Ranked 92nd in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Tied for sixth at the 2022 Junior Invitational.
- Has 10 wins and 26 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Finished 12th at the LET Hero Women’s India Open.
- Finished 21st at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur; she was first Indian golfer to compete at the event.
Andrea Revuelta
Hometown: Madrid | Representing: Spain
- Ranked 85th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Captured the 2022 Toyota Junior World Cup.
- Also won the Campeonato de Espana Sub-18 Femenino (2021) and the Campeonato R.S.H.E Club de Campo (2021) in her native Spain.
- The 2022 SVJI marks her second tournament in the United States. She competed in the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions in 2021.
Kiara Romero
Hometown: San Jose, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 4th in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings
- Finished 10th at the 2022 SVJI; carded a low 69 in the first round of the tournament.
- Captured the 2021 California Junior Championship.
- Finished third at the 2022 PGA Juniors Championship.
- Committed to play collegiately at the University of Oregon.
Bailey Shoemaker
Hometown: Dade City, Fla. | Representing: United States
- Ranked second in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Finished runner-up at the 2022 SVJI; shot a tournament-low 65 in the second round of the 2022 event.
- Winner of the 2022 Florida Women’s Amateur Championship
- 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist.
- Committed to play golf at USC.
Yana Wilson
Hometown: Henderson, Nev. | Representing: United States
- Ranked seventh in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Winner of the 2022 U.S. Junior Championship. The 15-year-old beat fellow SVJI participant Gianna Clemente 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final.
- Captured the 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex.
- Has three wins and seven top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Had top-five finishes at the 2021 Girls’ Junior PGA Championship (4th) and the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship (5th).
Fiona Xu
Hometown: Auckland | Representing: New Zealand
- Ranked 26th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Won the 2022 Australian Women’s Amateur Championship.
- Carded a 10th-place finish at the 2022 ISPS Honda Australian Open, a professional tournament in Melbourne, Australia.
- Qualified for match play at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
- Finished fifth at the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship.
Alice Zhao
Hometown: Irvine, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked sixth in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings.
- Has seven career junior victories, including four in 2022.
- Wins in 2022 included the Arizona Silver Belle Championship, the Pasadena Women’s City Championship, the Bubba Conlee Tournament and the Jim Click Automotive HSL Properties Championship presented by the Tucson Conquistadores.
- Finished runner-up at the Rolex Tournament of Champions.
- Has 17 top-10 finishes in her career.
2023 Boys Field
Kush Arora
Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 24th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has one win and five top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Finished 10th at the Junior Players Championship in 2022.
- 2022 Scholastic Junior All-American and 2020 AJGA Junior All-Star team
- Signed a National Letter of Intent with Stanford Men’s Golf.
Thijmen Batens
Hometown: Pijnacker | Representing: Netherlands
- Has two wins and eight top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Finished third at the Dutch Amateur Championship in 2021.
- His two wins came at the 2021 Voorjaarswedstrijd and the 2022 Dutch National U-18 Stroke Play Championship.
- On the winning Continent of Europe team for the Jacques Léglise Trophy, a competition between continent of Europe and Great Britain & Ireland.
Jackson Byrd
Hometown: St. Simons, Ga. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 21st in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Won the 2021 Matthew NeSmith Junior Championship. NeSmith is a Junior Invitational alum.
- Has four top-10 junior finishes in his career, including an eighth-place finish at the 2022 Bobby Chapman Invitational.
- Son of PGA Tour professional Jonathan Byrd.
Ryder Cowan
Hometown: Edmond, Okla. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 19th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Finished third at the 2022 The PING Invitational.
- Carded an eighth-place finish at the 2021 The Junior Players Championship.
- Captured the 2021 Gateway First Bank Tulsa Junior hosted by Bo Van Pelt.
- Signed National Letter of Intent with Oklahoma Men’s Golf.
Eduardo Derbez Torres
Hometown: Monterrey | Representing: Mexico
- Ranked 44th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has three wins and six top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Won the 2022 Western Junior Championship.
- Two other wins came in his home country of Mexico at the 2022 Campeonato Nacional Interzonas Lorena Ochoa and the 2022 Campeonato Nacional Infantil Juvenil – Mexico.
- Carded a 20th-place finish at the professional El Campanario Classic in 2023.
Ethan Fang
Hometown: Plano, Texas | Representing: United States
- Ranked third in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Posted top-five finishes at the 2022 K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship presented by Mediheal and the 2022 Junior Players Championship.
- Has carded eight top-10 finishes in his junior career.
- Named a 2022 AJGA second-team All-American.
- Signed National Letter of Intent to play golf at the University of California, Berkeley.
Ethan Gao
Hometown: Alpharetta, Ga. | Representing: United States
- Ranked fourth in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Runner-up at the 2022 Jack Burke Jr. Invitational and the 2022 Boy’s Junior PGA Championship.
- Participated in the 2022 SVJI. Finished in a tie for 18th.
- Has eight top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Committed to play golf at Stanford University.
Gerardo Gomez
Hometown: San Luis Potosí City | Representing: Mexico
- Ranked 22nd in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has one win and eight top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Posted top-five finishes at the 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions and the 2022 The PING Invitational.
- Finished 16th at the 2022 Mexican Amateur.
Nicholas Gross
Hometown: Downingtown, Pa. | Representing: United States
- Ranked fifth in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Carded eight top-10 junior tournament finishes in 2022
- Garnered victories at the 2021 AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational presented by adidas Golf and the 2021 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea.
- Finished fifth in the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Amateur and advanced to the quarterfinals of match play.
- Committed to play collegiately at the University of Alabama.
Henry Guan
Hometown: Irving, Texas | Representing: United States
- Ranked 16th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- 2022 Wyndham Invitational champion.
- Has six top-10 junior finishes.
- Participated in the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup.
- Finished second at the prestigious South Beach International Amateur in 2022.
Albert Hansson
Hometown: Fiskebäckskil | Representing: Sweden
- Ranked 193rd in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Winner of the 2022 R&A Boys Amateur Championship.
- Captured the 2022 Toyota Junior World Cup.
- Has two top-30 finishes at Swedish professional events – the Gumbalde Open By Destination Gotland, where he finished 29th, and the BMW Onsjö Open, where he finished 23rd.
Jorge Siyuan Hao
Hometown: Villaviciosa de Odón | Representing: Spain
- Ranked 122nd in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Has seven career junior wins.
- Finished tied for fifth at the European Amateur Championship.
- Has posted 30 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Ranked sixth in the under-18 European Golf rankings.
Max Herendeen
Hometown: Bellevue, Wash. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 33rd in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Winner of the 2022 Boys Junior PGA Championship.
- Captured the 2022 Coachella Amateur; has nine top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Finished 15th at the prestigious Pacific Coast Amateur.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent with Illinois Golf.
William Jennings
Hometown: Greenville, S.C. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 32nd in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Participated in the 2022 Junior Invitational. Finished 28th.
- Finished 12th in the 2022 Terra Cotta Invitational in Naples, Fla.
- Posted five top-10 junior finishes.
- Carded a second-place finish at the 2022 Bobby Chapman Invitational.
Cooper Jones
Hometown: Highland, Utah | Representing: United States
- Ranked 34th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has seven wins and 14 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Finished third at the 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior.
- Carded an 18th-place finish at the prestigious Pacific Coast Amateur.
- Signed National Letter of Intent with Brigham Young University.
Bryan Kim
Hometown: Brookeville, Md. | Representing: United States
- Ranked eighth in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has 11 top-10 finishes in his junior career.
- Participated in the 2022 U.S. Amateur.
- Played in the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup.
- Signed a letter of intent with Duke University men’s golf.
Carson Kim
Hometown: Yorba Linda, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked seventh in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Post five top-five junior tournament finishes in 2022; two of those top-five performances came at the prestigious PING Invitational and the Junior Players Championship.
- Participated in the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup.
- First-team 2022 Rolex All-American.
- Plans to play collegiately at USC.
Jackson Koivun
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C. | Representing: United States
- Ranked sixth in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions champion.
- Has three wins on the junior circuit and 14 top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish at the 2022 Junior Players Championship. Recently finished T-6th at the 2023 Jones Cup.
- Carded a second-round 65 in the 2022 SVJI. Finished the event in a tie for ninth.
- Plans to play collegiately at Auburn University.
Gaven Lane
Hometown: Argyle, Texas | Representing: United States
- Ranked 13th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Competed in the 2022 U.S. Amateur.
- Finished 11th at the 2022 Boys Junior PGA Championship.
- Has two top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Competed in the 2018 U.S. Amateur as a 14-year old.
Pongsapak ‘Fifa’ Laopakdee
Hometown: Rayong | Representing: Thailand
- Ranked 155th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
- Two-time SINGHA Thailand Amateur Open.
- 2022 Junior Presidents Cup participant.
- Has nine wins and 26 top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Signed to play golf with Arizona State University.
Byungho Lee
Hometown: Plano, Texas | Representing: South Korea
- Ranked 18th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has one win and seven top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Finished eighth at the 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions.
- His lone junior win came at the Scott Robertson Memorial in 2022 in Roanoke, Va.
- Verbally committed to play golf at Pepperdine University.
Eric Lee
Hometown: Fullerton, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked second in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Named the 2022 American Junior Golf Association’s (AJGA) boys Player of the Year.
- Won the 2021 Rolex Tournament of Champions.
- Has nine top-10 finishes, including runner-up finishes at the 2021 Junior Americas Cup and the 2021 Boys’ Junior PGA Championship.
- Will play collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jay Leng
Hometown: San Diego, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked ninth in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Winner of the 2022 PING Invitational
- Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur.
- Has four top-10 junior finishes.
- Won the 2015 Drive, Putt and Chip Competition at Augusta National in the 7-9 age division.
PJ Maybank III
Hometown: Cheboygan, Mich. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 10th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Notched three wins and eight top-10 finishes in his junior career.
- Participated in the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup.
- 2021 Michigan Junior State Amateur Champion.
- Signed letter of intent to play at the University of Oklahoma.
Matt Moloney
Hometown: Daniel Island, S.C. | Representing: United States
- Member of the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup team.
- Won the 2022 Sung Hyun Park Junior Championship.
- Named the Washington Post’s Golfer of the Year in the spring of 2022 as a sophomore at Gonzaga High School.
- Ranked fourth in the AJGA’s Class of 2024 rankings.
Jean-Philippe Parr
Hometown: St. Celestine, Quebec | Representing: Canada
- Finished eighth at the 2022 Junior Invitational. Posted a second-round 69 in his low round of the tournament.
- Has seven junior wins and 26 top-10 finishes.
- Won the 2022 Canadian Junior Boys Championship.
- Finished fourth at the 2022 Canadian Amateur.
- Committed to play golf at the University of Tennessee.
Cayden Pope
Hometown: Lexington, Ky. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 28th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has five top-10 finishes as a junior.
- Carded a top-five finish at the 2023 Orange Bowl Invitational.
- Finished runner-up at the 2022 Wyndham Invitational.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Auburn University.
Aldrich Potgieter
Hometown: Mossel Bay | Representing: South Africa
- Ranked 41st in the World Golf Amateur Rankings.
- Winner of the 2022 Amateur Championship.
- Participated in the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup.
- Played in the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews.
- Has five junior wins and 11 top-10 finishes.
Aaron Pounds
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas | Representing: United States
- Ranked 25th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Finished fifth at the 2022 Junior Invitational.
- Captured the 2021 Texas Junior Amateur.
- Has five top-10 junior finishes.
- Signed National Letter of Intent with Texas A&M men’s golf.
Nicholas Prieto
Hometown: Miami, FL | Representing: United States
- Ranked 26th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has three wins and 14 top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Posted top-five finishes at the 2022 Azalea Invitational and the 2022 Terra Cotta Invitational.
- Captured the Florida Junior Amateur Championship title in 2021.
- Committed to play golf at Arizona State University.
Jack Roberts
Hometown: Saint Marys, Ga. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 14th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Winner of the 2021 Southern Junior.
- Runner-up at the 2022 Dustin Johnson World Junior.
- Finished 16th at the 2022 SVJI.
- Ended the 2022 Rolex Tournament of Champions with a 16th-place finish.
Dylan Shaw-Radford
Hometown: Brighouse | Representing: United Kingdom
- Captured the 2022 English Boys’ Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
- Has three junior wins and six top-10 finishes.
- Carded a top-20 finish at the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (17th).
- Ranked 13th in the under-18 European Golf rankings.
Rylan Shim
Hometown: Centreville, Va. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 15th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has one win and two top-10 finishes on the junior circuit.
- Finished fifth at The Western Junior Championship in 2022.
- Lone win came at the 2022 Lanto Junior Championship.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Florida.
Harley Smith
Hometown: Upminster | Representing: United Kingdom
- Ranked 31st in the Under-18 European Golf Rankings.
- Has two junior titles and ten top-10 finishes.
- Participated in the 2022 Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett.
- Finished ninth at the 2022 European Amateur Championship.
Preston Stout
Hometown: Richardson, Texas | Representing: United States
- Ranked first in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Captured the 2022 Byron Nelson Junior Champion
- Won the 2022 C.T. Pan Junior Championship.
- Was victorious at the 2021 Byron Nelson Junior Championship and the 2021 AJGA Carolina Trace Junior.
- Plans to play collegiately at Oklahoma State.
Connor Williams
Hometown: Escondido, Calif. | Representing: United States
- Ranked 11th in the Golfweek Junior Rankings.
- Has two wins and eight top-10 finishes as a junior, including the 2022 Agave Amateur in Indio, Calif.
- Finished eighth at the Junior Players Championship.
- Also finished eighth at the 2022 Wyndham Invitational.
- Signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf at Arizona State University.

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