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ATHENS – The 2023 AJGA Junior at Canebrake presented by Piedmont Bank started this morning [Friday, April 21, 2023] at 8 a.m. Play will conclude Sunday, April 23, 2023. The field is a strong 78 that will compete in a 54-hole stroke-play tournament. This is the third year the AJGA will be at Canebrake Golf Club in Athens, Ala.
About the Field
- 13 college commits
- 17 Alabama natives
- Four countries represented: Canada, China, Nigeria, and United States
- Ten players in the Top-100 of the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- 15 seniors (Class of 2023)
Players to watch
- Maye Huang of Katy, Texas (2025)
- No. 43 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- 2022 Rolex Junior All-American (Honorable Mention)
- T8 at the K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship
- Jon Ed Steed of Enterprise, Alabama (2025)
- No. 58 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- 2022 Rolex Junior All-American (Honorable Mention)
- Played in the 2023 AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods
- Claire Henson of Henderson, Tennessee (2024)
- No. 192 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Verbal commitment to Vanderbilt University
- 6th, 2022 AJGA Atlanta Classic presented by UHY
- Jackson Mitchell of Athens, Alabama (2023)
- No. 645 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Won the 77th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship
- T21, 2022 AJGA Junior at Canebrake Club
Media Release/Blake Williams Communication & Research Specialist/Limestone County Economic Development Association
