Meet the U.S. National Junior Team
Blades Brown, 16, Nashville, Tenn.
School: Brentwood Academy
Graduation Year: 2026
Notes:
-Finished in a tie for fifth at the 2024 Jones Cup in January
-Won five times in 2023, including a 12-stroke victory at the Tennessee Junior Amateur and a win at The Elite Invitational
-Earned top-5 finishes in the 2023 North & South Junior Amateur and the 2023 Tennessee State Open
-Reached the Round of 32 in the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills C.C. after surpassing Bobby Jones as the youngest stroke-play co-medalist in the championship’s history
-Reached the quarterfinals in the 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball with his partner Jackson Herrington
-Advanced to match play in the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
-2023 Tennessee Men’s Player of the Year
-First-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
-His mother (Rhonda Blades) is a former WNBA player and All-American point guard at Vanderbilt University. She has coached Brentwood Academy to five state high school basketball titles.
-Favorite club: Putter
-Favorite on-course snack: Honey stingers (honey flavor)
-Favorite golfer(s): Jordan Spieth
-Favorite course: Ocean Forest Golf Club
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Basketball
-Favorite pro sports team: Golden State Warriors
-Favorite movie: John Wick 4
-Favorite television show: Masters of the Air
-Favorite food: Blaze Pizza
-Favorite ice cream: Cookies & cream
-Favorite musical artist: Lil Baby
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Count'em, Ramen and OJ, Pull UpPhillip Dunham, 16, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
School: Florida Virtual School
Graduation Year: 2026
Notes:
-Won the 2024 Sea Pines Junior Heritage in February by seven strokes
-Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
-Earned four wins in 2023, including The Dye Junior Invitational
-Runner up to Miles Russell in the 2023 Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass
-Holds the record for most U.S. Kids Golf World Championships won all-time with six victories (2014-2018, 2020)
-First-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
-Is right-handed but plays golf left-handed
Favoritee club: All of them
-Favorite on-course snack: Cliff Z-Bar
-Favorite golfer(s): Rory McIlroy
-Favorite course: Crooked Stick
-Course on bucket list: Whistling Straits
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Football
-Favorite pro sports team: Cincinnati Bengals
-Favorite movie: Happy Gilmore
-Favorite television show: The Office
-Favorite food: Chicken tenders
-Favorite ice cream: Cookies & cream
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Loose Yourself, Everyday We Lit, Get the GatHenry Guan, 15, Irving, Texas
School: Laurel Springs Online School
Graduation Year: 2026
Notes:
-Reached the Round of 32 in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur at Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C.
-Had eight top-10 finishes in 12 junior events in 2023
-Won the 2022 AJGA Wyndham Invitational as the youngest player in the field
-Runner-up to Florida State University standout Luke Clanton in the 2022 South Beach International Amateur
-Runner-up in the 2023 AJGA Wyndham Invitational & AJGA Jack Burke Jr. Invitational
-Represented the United States in the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C.
-Two-time first-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American (2023, 2022)
-Favorite club: Lob wedge
-Favorite on-course snack: Crackers or chips
-Favorite golfer(s): Tiger Woods
-Favorite course: Jupiter Hills Club
-Course on bucket list: Shinnecock Hills
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Table tennis
-Favorite food: Steak
-Favorite musical artist: The Weekend
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Pray For Me, Humble, Forever
Will Hartman, 17, Marvin, N.C.
School: Charlotte Catholic High School
Graduation Year: 2025
College Commitment: Vanderbilt University
Notes:
·-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur at Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C.
-Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup in Italy
-Tied for fifth at the 2023 Boy’s Junior PGA Championship
-2022 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational champion
-Won the 2022 individual and team North Carolina State High School Championship at Pinehurst No. 8 as a freshman
-First-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
-Favorite club: Driver
-Favorite on-course snack: Protein bar
-Favorite golfer(s): Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffer, Cameron Young
-Favorite course: Colorado Golf Club
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Basketball
-Favorite pro sports team: Charlotte Hornets
-Favorite movie: Miracle On Ice
-Favorite television show: Full Swing
-Favorite food: Mac and cheese
-Favorite ice cream: Mint chocolate chip
-Favorite musical artist: Luke Combs
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Cold As You, H*ll Of A Way To Go, Still Going DownTyler Mawhinney, 16, Fleming Island, Fla.
School: Fleming Island High School
Graduation Year: 2026
Notes:
-Won the 2023 American Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions
-2023 Florida Class 3A boys individual state champion
-Named the 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Golf as the state’s top high school golfer
-Won the 2023 Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament
-Tied for second in the Boys 7-9 Division of the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club
Michael Riebe, 17, Encinitas, Calif.
School: Cathedral Catholic High School
Graduation Year: 2025
College Commitment: Vanderbilt University
Notes:
-Finished fourth in the 2023 American Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions
-Finished fifth in the 2023 Jones Cup Junior Invitational
-Runner-up in the 2023 CIF-San Diego section individual state championship
-Earned his first AJGA win at the 2022 Gateway First Bank Tulsa Junior Hosted by Bo Van Pelt
-Honorable-mention American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
-Favorite club: 8-iron
-Favorite on-course snack: Goldfish
-Favorite golfer(s): Jordan Spieth
-Favorite course: Sage Valley
-Course on bucket list: Cypress Point
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Baseball
-Favorite pro sports team: Boston Red Sox
-Favorite movie: Pink Panther
-Favorite television show: Anything on Golf Channel
-Favorite food: Pasta
-Favorite ice cream: Carmel vanilla
-Favorite musical artist: Most country singers/bands
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Bottoms Up, In Color, We RideMiles Russell, 15, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
School: Liberty University Online Academy
Graduation Year: 2027
Notes:
-Named the 2023 American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Boys Player of the Year, surpassing Tiger Woods as the youngest winner of the award
-Won the 2023 Juniors Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, becoming the event’s youngest champion
-Won the 2023 Boy’s Junior PGA Championship at Hot Springs (Ark.) Country Club by seven strokes
-Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup in Italy
-Runner-up to Benjamin James in the 2023 South Beach International Amateur
-Runner-up in the 2023 Team TaylorMade Invitational
-Advanced to match play at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
-Runner-up in Boys 7-9 Division of the 2018 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club; and a finalist again in 2021 (Boys 11-12 Division)
-Favorite club: 60-degree wedge
-Favorite on-course snack: Uncrustable
-Favorite golfer(s): No favorite, like them all
-Favorite course: Sage Valley
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Tennis and pickleball
-Favorite pro sports team: Jacksonville Jaguars
-Favorite movie: Top Gun
-Favorite television show: The Office
-Favorite food: Pasta
-Favorite ice cream: Mint chocolate chip
-Favorite musical artist: Zach BryanTyler Watts, 16, Huntsville, Ala.
School: Grissom High School
Graduation Year: 2026
Notes:
-Won the 2023 Alabama State Amateur, becoming the youngest champion in the event’s 107-year history
-Won the 2023 Jones Cup Junior Invitational at Sea Island (Ga.) Golf Club
-Reached the Round of 32 in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur at Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C.
-Won the 2023 Southern Junior Championship at Baton Rouge (La.) Country Club
-Member of the 2022 and 2023 Alabama Southern Junior Cup Team
-First-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
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Shyla Brown, 15, McKinney, Texas
School: Home-schooled
Graduation year: 2026
Notes:
-Runner-up in 2023 Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest
-Runner-up in 2023 Texas Junior Amateur
-Finished third in 2023 Patrick Reed AJGA Junior Championship
-Finished eighth in 2023 Texas Women’s Open
-Finished fourth in 2023 Texas Women’s Stroke Play Championship
-Fourth in Mizuno Junior Championship
-Named to 2023 American Junior Golf Association Junior All-Star Team, becoming just the second Black golfer to achieve such an honor
-Favorite club: Putter
-Favorite on-course snack: Pretzels
-Favorite golfer(s): Lydia Ko, Aline Krauter, Freddy Couples, Tiger Woods
-Favorite course: TPC PiperGlen
-Course on bucket list: Quail Hollow
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Football
-Favorite pro sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers
-Favorite movie: Forest Gump
-Favorite television show: Jujutsu Kaisen
-Favorite food: Sushi
-Favorite ice cream: Cookies and cream
-Favorite musical artist: Erykah Badu
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: What You Won't Do For Love, 4 AM, Other Side of the GameGianna Clemente, 16, Estero, Fla.
School: Enlightium Academy
Graduation year: 2026
Notes:
-Won the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash., with partner Avery Zweig
-Runner-up to Yana Wilson in the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky.
-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the U.S. Air Force Academy Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo., losing to eventual champion Kiara Romero
-Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Solheim Cup and Junior Ryder Cup in Spain and Italy, respectively
-Won the 2023 Girls Junior PGA Championship at Hot Springs (Ark.) Country Club
-At 11 years, 4 months, 9 days, became the third-youngest U.S. Women’s Amateur qualifier in 2019 at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss.
-Advanced to match play in the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateurs, knocking out 2021 champion Jensen Castle in the Round of 64 of the 2023 championship at Bel-Air C.C. in Los Angeles
-Monday-qualified for three consecutive LPGA Tour events in 2022, becoming, at age 14, the youngest to achieve the feat
-Youngest competitor in the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur field, where she tied for 14th
-Won the 2023 South Atlantic Ladies Amateur (SALLY) and was the runner-up in 2024
-A four-time American Junior Golf Association All-American
-National finalist in the Girls’ 7-9 division of Drive, Chip & Putt Championship
-Among 12 players invited to practice session for the 2024 Curtis Cup Match
-Favorite club: Driver
-Favorite on-course snack: Quest protein bar, Core Power protein drink
-Favorite golfers are Tiger Woods and Nelly Korda
-Favorite course played: Augusta National Golf Club
-Course on bucket list: Pebble Beach Golf Links
-Favorite hobby outside of golf: paddleboarding
-Favorite pro sports team: Cleveland Cavaliers
-Favorite movie: The Hangover
-Favorite television show: Friends
-Favorite food: sushi
-Favorite ice cream flavor: Mint chocolate chip
-Favorite musical artist: Morgan Wallen
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Warning, 865, CowgirlsMia Hammond, 16, New Albany, Ohio
School: New Albany High School
Graduation year: 2026
Notes:
-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.
-Advanced to the Round of 32 of the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky.
·-Captured the 2023 Ohio Division I state high school individual championship
-Competed in a pair of LPGA Tour events in 2023, tying for 26th in the Dana Open in Sylvania, Ohio
-Won 2022 The Memorial Junior for second American Junior Golf Association title
-Runner-up in the 2024 Dustin Johnson World Junior
-Finished sixth in the 2023 Girls Junior PGA Championship
-Represented the USA in the 2023 World Girls Junior Championship in Canada
-Won Girls’ 14-15 Division of the 2022 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite club: Driver
-Favorite on-course snack: Uncrustables with strawberry jam
-Favorite golfer(s): Lydia Ko and Justin Thomas
-Favorite course: Chambers Bay
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Football
-Favorite pro sports team: Cincinnati Reds
-Favorite movie: Happy Gilmore
-Favorite television show: The Office
-Favorite food: Mexican
-Favorite ice cream: Strawberry
-Favorite musical artist: Olivia RodrigoRyleigh Knaub, 17, DeBary, Fla.
School: Lake Mary High School
Graduation year: 2025
College Commitment: Louisiana State University
Notes:
-Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Solheim Cup and Junior Ryder Cup in Spain and Italy, respectively
-Claimed the 2023 Dustin Johnson World Junior and finished second in 2024
-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Polo Junior Classic, the only match-play event on the American Junior Golf Association circuit
-Tied for 10th in the 2023 Rolex Tournament of Champions
-First-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
-Qualified for match play in the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Izzy Pellot in Puerto Rico
-Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y.
-Helped Lake Mary High to Florida State 3A team titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023
-Favorite club: 8-iron
-Favorite on-course snack: Cheezits
-Favorite golfer(s): Jack Nicklaus
-Favorite course: Westchester Country Club or La Zagaleta
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Baseball
-Favorite pro sports team: Philadelphia Eagles
-Favorite movie: Miracle on Ice or Tin Cup
-Favorite television show: Stranger Things
-Favorite food: Sushi
-Favorite ice cream: Vanilla
-Favorite musical artist: Jack Harlow
-Top 3 songs in pre-round playlist: Never Say Never, Run It Up, ClassicChloe Kovelesky, 17, Boca Raton, Fla.
School: Florida Virtual School
Graduation year: 2025
College Commitment: Wake Forest University
Notes:
-Qualified for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open at the age of 14 and led the field in driving distance through first two rounds
-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner and 2022 U.S Girls’ Junior champion Yana Wilson
-Qualified for match play in the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner Jordan Fischer
-Represented the USA in the 2023 World Junior Girls Championship in Canada
-In 2023 became just the second junior golfer to win the Florida Women’s Amateur, joining Bailey Shoemaker
-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2023 North & South Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst
-Finished eighth in the 2023 Rolex Girls Junior Championship and ninth in the 2023 Girls Junior PGA Championship
-Runner-up in the Girls’ 10-11 Division of the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite club: Driver
-Favorite on-course snack: Freeze dried apples
-Favorite golfer(s): Jordan Spieth
-Favorite course: Sage Valley Golf Club
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Ice hockey
-Favorite pro sports team: Florida Panthers
-Favorite movie: National Treasure
-Favorite television show: NCIS
-Favorite food: Sushi
-Favorite ice cream: Cotton candy
-Favorite musical artist: Taylor Swift
-Top 3 pre-round songs on playlist: Ready For It, Viva La Vida, I LivedNikki Oh, 16, Torrance, Calif.
School: California Connections Academy
Graduation year: 2026
Notes:
-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air C.C. in Los Angeles
-Qualified for match play in the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky.
-Qualified for match play in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with partner Frances Kim, where they shared medalist honors with six other sides
-Won 2023 Joanne Winter Silver Belle Championship in Arizona, which came after claiming the Ping An Bank Championship
-Runner-up to Katie Li in the 2023 Polo Junior Golf Classic, the only match-play event on the American Junior Golf Association circuit
-Second-team AJGA All-American in 2023
-Daughter of 1993 U.S. Open qualifier and former touring professional Ted Oh, who competed at Baltusrol Golf Club as a 16-year-old teen phenom; Ted is now a golf instructor who has worked with LPGA Tour major champion Lydia Ko
-Favorite club: Driver
-Favorite on-course snack: Banana
-Favorite golfer(s): Tiger Woods and Ted Oh (father)
-Favorite course: Sage Valley Golf Club
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Soccer
-Favorite pro sports team: Los Angeles Dodgers
-Favorite movie: Crazy Rich Asians
-Favorite food: Pasta
-Favorite ice cream: Mint n Chip
-Favorite musical artist: Szn
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Meltdown, I Get the Bag, FTCUEmerie Schartz, 16, Wichita, Kan.
School: Andover High School
Graduation year: 2026
Notes:
-Advanced to the Round of 32 of 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the U.S. Air Force Academy Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo., after getting into the field as the second alternate from her qualifying site
-One of four players to record an ace during the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior
-Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with 14-year-old sister Avery
-Won both the 2023 Kansas Women’s Amateur and Kansas Girls’ Junior titles, becoming the youngest player to ever claim the former
-Runner-up in the 2022 Kansas Women’s Amateur
-Favorite club: Driver
-Favorite on-course snack: Fruit/beef jerky
-Favorite golfer(s): Rory McIlroy, Nelly Korda, Rose Zhang
-Favorite course: Pinehurst No. 6
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Softball
-Favorite pro sports team: Kansas City Chiefs
-Favorite movie: Greatest Game Ever Played
-Favorite television show: Duck Dynasty
-Favorite food; Chicken fingers
-Favorfite ice cream: Cookie dough
-Favorite musical artist: Zack Bryan
-Top song on pre-round playlist: Time (Hans Zimmer)Scarlett Schremmer, 17, Birmingham, Ala.
School: Laurel Springs Virtual
Graduation year: 2025
Notes:
-Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the Air Force Academy Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo.
-Runner-up to University of Florida standout Maisie Filler in the Jones/Doherty Women’s Amateur, falling 4 and 3 in the championship match
-Won 2023 Alabama State Junior and finished third in the Alabama Women’s Amateur
-Honorable-mention American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023
-Came to golf after being a highly successful competitive surfer when the family resided in Hawaii; older sister, Mason, competes professionally in Australia; and sister, Lola, also competed at a high level
-Mom, Patricia, is a former professional golfer who has since regained her amateur status; she became friendly with the late entertainer Jimmy Buffet, and he sponsored Schremmer’s surfing team in Hawaii; Patricia was low amateur in the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open and has twice reached the semifinals in USGA amateur competitions (2016 Women’s Mid-Am and 2019 Senior Women’s Amateur)
-Favorite club: Putter
-Favorite on-course snack: Cheerios
-Favorite golfer(s): Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler
-Favorite course: National Golf Links of America
-Course on bucket list: Liberty National
-Favorite sport outside of golf: Surfing or tennis
-Favorite pro sports team: Miami Heat
-Favorite movie: Top Gun
-Favorite television show: Break Point
-Favorite food: Sushi
-Favorite ice cream: Mint chocolate chip
-Favorite musical artist: Jimmy Buffet
-Top 3 songs on pre-round playlist: Banana Pancakes, Long Beach, What It IsAsterisk Talley, 15, Chowchilla, Calif.
School: Chowchilla Union High School
Graduation year: 2027
Notes:
-Claimed the 2023 American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Girls Championship
-Win was part of a three-tournament win streak for Talley, who also won the Seri Pak Desert Junior and the C.T. Pan Foundation Championship
-Went wire-to-wire to claim the 2024 Sage Valley Invitational, establishing a scoring record (9-under 207) previously held by Anna Davis
-Tied for ninth in the 2024 Hilton Grand Vacations Annika Invitational
-Advanced to the Round of 32 of the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the Air Force Academy Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo.
-Advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior at The Club at Olde Stone
·-Represented the United States in the 2023 Junior Solheim Cup in Spain
-First-Team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2023, and Honorable-Mention selection in 2022
-Runner-up in Girls’ 7-9 Division of the 2018 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club; and a finalist again in 2022 (Girls’ 12-13 Division)
-Her first name means “little star” in Greek
Angela Zhang, 14, Bellevue, Wash.
School: Bellevue Digital Discovery
Graduation year: 2027
Notes:
-Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links
-With partner Alice Ziyi Zhao, advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash.
-Won 2023 American Junior Golf Association Salt Lake Junior
-Qualified for match play in the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior at the U.S. Air Force Academy Eisenhower Golf Course in Colorado Springs, Colo.
-At age 13, she won both the Washington State Junior and Washington State Women’s Amateur titles
-Won Girls’ 7-9 Division of the 2019 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National Golf Club
-Honorable-mention AJGA All-American in 2023
-Zhang was born in Alabama, then lived in China before her parents moved to the state of Washington in 2014 to give their children better educational and athletic opportunities
-Favorite club: Putter
-Favorite on-course snack: Chomps beek stick, chocolate protein bar
-Favorite golfer(s): Tiger Woods and Rose Zhang (not related)
-Favorite course played: Pebble Beach Golf Links
-Course on bucket list: Augusta National Golf Club
-Favorite sport outside of golf: gymnastics
-Favorite movie: Wonder
-Favorite television show: Young Sheldon
-Favorite food: Noodles or dumplings
-Favorite ice cream: Mint chocolate chip
-Favorite musical artist: Selena Gomez
-Top 3 pre-round songs: In the Stars, Moments We Live For, Daylight