Cody Kent Named Honorable Mention Rolex Junior All-American

BRASELTON, Ga. –– Cody Kent of Castle Rock, Colo., was named an honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association Monday, thus joining an esteemed collection of current and former top-level junior golfers from around the world. 

Kent, 16, enrolled as a junior at Douglas County High School, finished in the top 15 three times in AJGA events this summer. He posted a 2-under-par 214 tournament total at the Scissortail Junior Championship in Broken Arrow, Okla., to claim his first AJGA victory, and his total of 1-over-par 217 at the John Deere Classic Junior Open in Long Grove, Iowa, gave him a second-place finish. Kent finished the season No. 54 in the Polo Golf Rankings. 

Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize those players who have established themselves as the world’s premier junior golfers. This year’s selections distinguished themselves through their outstanding play in 80 national events, 64 of which were conducted by the AJGA. The Rolex Junior All-America Teams were determined exclusively through the Polo Golf Rankings (as of Oct. 14).

The teams are comprised of 96 junior golfers, ages 13-18, from 26 states and four foreign countries. These standouts will be honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet Nov. 23 at The Grande Ballroom at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Fla.

Former Rolex Junior All-Americans comprise the top players on both the PGA and LPGA Tours. Of the PGA TOUR’s current top-10 money leaders, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim, Stewart Cink and Justin Leonard were all Rolex Junior All-Americans. On the LPGA Tour, Paula Creamer, In-Bee Park and Cristie Kerr were named Rolex Junior All-Americans as junior golfers before working their way to the top of the pay-for-play ranks. Other notable professional AJGA alumni who help make up the list of past Rolex Junior All-Americans include Jim Furyk, Ryuji Imada, Ben Curtis, Trevor Immelman, Angela Park, In-Kyung Kim and Jane Park.

Rolex, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became an AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. The distinguished timepiece maker is the proprietor of the Rolex Junior Players of the Year, Rolex Junior All-America Teams and the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet. Rolex also sponsors the Rolex Tournament of Champions and Rolex Girls Junior Championship, two of the AJGA’s most competitive major championships. As a Premier Partner, Rolex is the Founding Partner to the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program and an Official Partner of the biennial PING Junior Solheim Cup.

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, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 30 foreign countries.

 

Boys First Team

Byeong-hun An, Bradenton, Fla.

Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, Va.

Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif.

Chan Kim, Chandler, Ariz.

Kyle Kopsick, Lake Bluff, Ill.

Hyun Seok Lim, La Palma, Calif.

Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash.

Crawford Reeves, Greenville, S.C.

Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas

T.J. Vogel, Cooper City, Fla.

Cory Whitsett, Houston, Texas

Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash.

 

Boys Second Team

James Back, Cerritos, Calif.

Rak Cho, Brea, Calif.

Phillip Choi, Orlando, Fla.

Talor Gooch, Midwest City, Okla.

Chien Yao Hung, Taipei, Taiwan

Michael Jae Woo Im, Irvine, Calif.

Jeffrey Kang, Fullerton, Calif.

Jace Long, Dixon, Mo.

Tyler McCumber, Ponte Vedra, Fla.

Anthony Paolucci, Dallas, Texas

Julian Suri, St. Augustine, Fla.

Ethan Tracy, Hilliard, Ohio

 

Boys Honorable Mention

Zachary Blair, Ogden, Utah

Dominic Bozzelli, Pittsford, N.Y.

Franco Castro, Alpharetta, Ga.

Mario Clemens, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Austin Cody, North Charleston, S.C.

Jacob Everts, Ooltewah, Tenn.

Michael Hebert, Orlando, Fla.

Juan Pablo Hernandez, Mexico City, Mexico

Trey, Kaahanui Tempe, Ariz.

Cody, Kent Castle Rock, Colo.

Kyle, Kmiecik Avon, Ohio

Ben, Kohles Cary, N.C.

Daniel, Lee Valencia, Calif.

Nicholas Losole III, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Corbin Mills, Easley, S.C.

Keith Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Brinson Paolini, Virginia Beach, Va.

Kevin Phelan, St. Augustine, Fla.

Robert Register, Burlington, N.C.

Brandon Rodgers, Knoxville, Tenn.

Chandler Rusk, Edmond, Okla.

Cameron Wilson, Rowayton, Conn.

Bobby Wyatt, Mobile, Ala.

Yao-Chun Yang, Troy, Mich.

 

Girls First Team

Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J.

Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif.

Kimberly Kim, Pahoa, Hawaii

Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla.

Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif.

Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash.

Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif.

Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif.

Victoria Tanco, Bradenton, Fla.

Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla.

Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio

Kristina Wong, Bradenton, Fla.

 

Girls Second Team

Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Bogota, Colombia

Lindy Duncan, Davie, Fla.

Danielle Frasier, Encinitas, Calif.

Pearl Jin, Bradenton, Fla.

Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz.

Stacey Kim, Columbus, Ga.

Stephanie Kim, Orlando, Fla.

Marika Lendl, Bradenton, Fla.

Lisa McCloskey, Montgomery, Texas

Rachel Morris, Carlsbad, Calif.

Victoria Sungmin Park, Irvine, Calif.

Jessica Wallace, Langley, British Columbia

 

Girls Honorable Mention

Brittany Altomare, Shrewsbury, Mass.

Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif.

Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla.

Courtney Ellenbogen, Blacksburg, Va.

Valentina Fontaine, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Courtney Gunter, Matthews, N.C.

Ginger Howard, Bradenton, Fla.

Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Victoria Kiser, Orlando, Fla.

Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla.

Marika Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Mary Michael Maggio, Conway, Ark.

Grace Na, Oakland, Calif.

Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif.

Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y.

Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif.

Christine Song, Fullerton, Calif.

Alexandra Stewart, Peoria, Ariz.

Emma Talley, Princeton, Ky.

Tessa Teachman, Baton Rouge, La.

Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif.

Veronica Valerio, Temecula, Calif.

Lindsey Weaver, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Julie Yang, Phoenix, Ariz.