Surprise native to be honored by Rolex, AJGA as one of junior golf’s best
Ashley Menne of Surprise, Arizona, has been named an honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association, establishing herself among the top tier of current and former junior golfers from around the world.
Ashley Menne, Surprise, Arizona (2020) – Won the ACDS / Ryan Moore Junior at Oakbrook • Finished top-10 in six events this season • Two-time Rolex Junior All-American
About the Rolex Junior All-America Teams
Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize players who have proven to be the world’s premier junior golfers. This year’s Rolex Junior All-America Teams are comprised of 96 junior golfers ages 13-19, from 20 states and 13 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. These young men and women distinguished themselves through their outstanding play in 132 national junior golf events, 120 of which were conducted by the AJGA. The teams were determined exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of October 12.
There’s a long history of success by Rolex Junior All-Americans at the college and professional levels. Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel, Inbee Park, Jordan Spieth and Lexi Thompson are among the many Rolex Junior All-Americans in the NCAA and professional record books.
More recently, the 2010 Rolex Junior All-America First Team has several players who are among the top players in the game. Five of these players have won NCAA titles, as Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Stephanie Meadow and Shannon Aubert were on title-winning teams, while Doris Chen won an individual championship. Patrick Rodgers, Ollie Schniederjans, Emiliano Grillo, Alison Lee, Ariya Jutanugarn and Jessica Korda were also first-team Rolex Junior All-Americans eight years ago.
The 2017 Rolex Junior All-America Teams will be honored Sunday, November 19 during the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The awards ceremony, dubbed “The Greatest Night in Junior Golf,” will also celebrate the achievements of the Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-Americans and Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award recipient as a focal point of the Rolex Tournament of Champions week.
For more information, contact Laura Fellwock (lfellwock@ajga.org) in the AJGA Communications Department at 678.425.1795 or visit ajga.org.
2017 Rolex Junior All-Americans
Boys – First Team
Garrett Barber, Stuart, Fla.
Akshay Bhatia, Wake Forest, N.C.
Prescott Butler, Old Westbury, N.Y.
Canon Claycomb, Bowling Green, Ky.
Noah Goodwin, Corinth, Texas
Joe Highsmith, Lakewood, Wash.
Kaiwen Liu, San Diego, Calif.
William, Mouw, Chino, Calif.
Trent Phillips, Inman, S.C.
Karl Vilips, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Shuai Ming Wong, The Woodlands, TX
Wocheng (Aden) Ye, Lake Mary, Fla.
Boys – Second Team
Jake Beber-Frankel, Miami, Fla.
Jacob Bridgeman, Inman, S.C.
Ryan Burnett, Lafayette, Calif.
Reid Davenport, Austin, Texas
Ryan Grider, Lewisville, Texas
Eugene Hong, Orlando, Fla.
Won Jun Lee, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
Sean Maruyama, Encino, Calif.
Logan McAllister, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Cole Ponich, Farmington, Utah
Michael Sanders, Davidson, N.C.
Travis Vick, Houston, Texas
Boys – Honorable Mention
Fred Biondi, Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Ricky Castillo, Yorba Linda, Calif.
Sam Choi, Anaheim, Calif.
Parker Coody, Plano, Texas
Kyle Cox, Carrollton, Texas
Ryan Gerard, Raleigh, N.C.
Noah Gillard, Greenwood, Ind.
Aman Gupta, Concord, N.C.
Ryan Hall, Knoxville, Tenn.
Cole Hammer, Houston, Texas
Derek Hitchner, Minneapolis, Minn.
Turner Hosch, Dallas, Texas
McClure Meissner, San Antonio, Texas
William Moll, Houston, Texas
Charles Osborne, Reno, Nev.
John Pak, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Julian Perico, Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
Jackson Rivera, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Cameron Sisk, El Cajon, Calif.
Bryan Wiyang Teoh, Jupiter, Fla.
Daulet Tuleubayev, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Jackson Van Paris, Pinehurst, N.C.
Alexander Vogelsong, Palm City, Fla.
Sampson-Yunhe Zheng, Orlando, Fla.
Girls – First Team
Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, Calif.
Jennifer Chang, Cary, N.C.
Youngin Chun, Gainesville, Fla.
Rachel Heck, Memphis, Tenn.
Gina Kim, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Lucy Li, Redwood Shores, Calif.
Emilia Migliaccio, Cary, N.C.
Brooke Seay, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Erica Shepherd, Greenwood, Ind.
Yujeong Son, Norman, Okla.
Paphangkorn Tavatanakit, Van Nuys, Calif.
Rose Zhang, Irvine, Calif.
Girls – Second Team
Amari Avery, Riverside, Calif.
Caroline Curtis, Richmond, Va.
Sadie Englemann, Austin, Texas
Aubree Jones, Covington, Tenn.
Hailey Jones, Dallas, Texas
Michaela Morard, Huntsville, Ala.
Yealimi Noh, Concord, Calif.
Kaitlyn Papp, Austin, Texas
Calista Reyes, San Diego, Calif.
Rino Sasaki, Bradenton, Fla.
Nicole Whiston, San Diego, Calif.
Lei (Angelina) Ye, Bradenton, Fla.
Girls – Honorable Mention
Hailey Borja, Lake Forest, Calif.
Phoebe Brinker, Wilmington, Del.
Zoe Antoinette Campos, Valencia, Calif.
Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Texas
Macy Fox, Austin, Texas
Virginia Green, Fairhope, Ala.
Sophie Guo, Orlando, Fla.
Jiarui (Joyce) Jin, Encinitas, Calif.
Gurleen Kaur, Houston, Texas
Jenny Kim, Heathrow, Fla.
Xin (Cindy) Kou, Windermere, Fla.
Rachel Kuehn, Asheville, N.C.
Alyssa Lamoureux, Seminole, Fla.
Cory Lopez, Monterrey, Mexico
Ashley Menne, Surprise, Ariz.
Elizabeth Moon, Forrest City, Ark.
Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, Calif.
Alexa Pano, Lake Worth, Fla.
Calynne Rosholt, Cedar Park, Texas
Karah Sanford, Escondido, Calif.
Kelly Sim, Edgewater, N.J.
Kailie Vongsaga, Diamond Bar, Calif.
Susan Xiao, Surrey, British Columbia
Zixuan (Jennifer) Zhou, Longwood, Fla.