The American Junior Golf Association and National Sponsor TaylorMade Golf announced the field of 72 players for the Team TaylorMade Invitational, a top-level junior golf event hosted over Memorial Day weekend at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, Florida, May 27-30.
Invited exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings, Jupiter Hills Club will host the top boys in the world and the AJGA for the first time. The second edition of the 54-hole stroke-play event will be held in central Florida on the George Fazio design.
The Team TaylorMade Invitational is part of a rich history of events including the AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods, Wyndham Invitational presented by Truist, and The Junior PLAYERS Championship. This event, and the Jack Burke Jr. Invitational, debuted in 2021 and are the first two AJGA boys-only stroke play Invitationals added to the schedule since 2007.
In addition to competition from one of the strongest fields in national junior golf, AJGA National Partner TaylorMade will provide a unique tournament experience with activities hosted at Jupiter Hills, as well as Team TaylorMade engagement, unique prizes, and social media support.
TaylorMade has been involved with the AJGA as a product supplier and partner for more than 25 years, joining as an Official Partner in 2011 and investing fully as a National Sponsor in 2016. The Official Golf Ball of the AJGA, Team TaylorMade athletes Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Matthew Wolff, Collin Morikawa, Sierra Brooks, Maria Fassi, Sung Hyun Park, and Charley Hull all have ties to the AJGA as player alumni, tournament hosts or program supporters.
Field Highlights
The Team TaylorMade Invitational field is stout with 43 former AJGA champions, 21 Rolex Junior All-Americans, and 12 of the top 20 boys in the current Rolex AJGA Rankings:
1 Nicholas Dunlap Class of 2022
2 Benjamin James Class of 2022
5 Jackson Koivun Class of 2023
6 Nicholas Gross Class of 2024
7 Bryan Lee Class of 2022
9 Jack Roberts Class of 2025
12 Aaron Pounds Class of 2023
13 Keaton Vo Class of 2022
14 Jase Summy Class of 2022
17 Jacob Sosa Class of 2022
18 Sabastian Gamboa Class of 2023
19 Matt Moloney Class of 2024
Reigning 2021 Rolex Junior Player of the Year Nicholas Dunlap of Northport, Alabama, will make his 2022 AJGA debut as the highest-ranked player in the field and No. 1 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
Dunlap won the Polo Golf Junior Classic in 2021 as well as the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and the Dustin Johnson World Junior enroute to his seat atop the Rolex AJGA Rankings and earning the highest postseason honor. He also finished runner-up in two other AJGA Invitationals (Wyndham Invitational presented by Truist and The Junior PLAYERS Championship). Dunlap signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate golf at the University of Alabama in the fall.
“Being sidelined with an injury for a few months it is a great feeling to be back playing,” Dunlap said. “The first event back to be with the AJGA and Team TaylorMade as well as all of my buddies makes it so much better.
Benjamin James of Milford, Connecticut, is returning to the field after claiming the victory at the inaugural Team TaylorMade Invitational in 2021. James, No. 2 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, will also make his 2022 AJGA debut at the event. James is coming off a very successful 2021 which saw him win five major national level tournaments, including three AJGA Invitationals (Team TaylorMade Invitational, The Junior PLAYERS Championship and The PING Invitational). James has signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate golf at the University of Virginia in the fall.
“Coming back to Team TaylorMade was always on my calendar,” James said. “It is a great event and TaylorMade does a fantastic job as the sponsor. I hear the course is great and I can’t wait to get back and defend. I purposely chose this to be my last junior event and it will be great to end with a win.”
Forty-four players in the field are committed to play collegiate golf with many pairs of future teammates:
· Auburn University – Reed Lotter of Savannah, Georgia, and Jackson Koivun of San Jose, California
· Texas A&M University – Jack Usner of The Woodlands, Texas, Aaron Pounds of The Woodlands, Texas
· University of Florida – Rylan Shim of Centreville, Virginia, Jay Brooks of Boca Raton, Florida, and Jack Turner of Orlando, Florida
· University of Oklahoma – Ryder Cowan of Edmond, Oklahoma, PJ Maybank of Cheboygan, Michigan, and Jase Summy of Keller, Texas
· University of South Florida – Campbell Kennedy of St. Augustine, Florida, and Nicholas Prieto of Miami, Florida
· University of Texas at Austin – Tommy Morrison of Dallas, Texas, Jacob Sosa of Austin, Texas, and Keaton Vo of Austin, Texas
· University of Virginia – Benjamin James of Milford Connecticut, Josh Duangmanee of Fairfax, Virginia, and Bryan Lee of Great Falls, Virginia
2022 Team TaylorMade Invitational Field
Note: Field as of May 3, 2022
Adam Anderson, Ventura, Calif. (2025)
Jonas Appel, Encinitas, Calif. (2022)
Kush Arora, Pleasanton, Calif. (2023)
Will Baker, Statham, Ga. (2023)
Brock Blais, Ponte, Vedra, Beach, Fla. (2023)
Carson Brewer, Ponte, Vedra, Beach, Fla. (2023)
Matthew Broder, San, Diego, Calif. (2023)
Jay Brooks, Boca, Raton, Fla. (2023)
Jackson Byrd, Saint, Simons, Island, Ga. (2025)
Jeremy Chen, Taipei City, Taiwan (2023)
Nick Ciocca, Berwyn, Pa. (2024)
Cooper Claycomb, Orlando, Fla. (2023)
Matthew Comegys, Van, Alstyne, Texas (2022)
Ryder Cowan, Edmond, Okla. (2023)
Edan Cui, Atherton, Calif. (2025)
Thomas Curry, Texarkana, Ark. (2023)
Ryan Davidson, Flowery, Branch, Ga. (2022)
Javier Delgadillo, El, Paso, Texas (2022)
Eduardo Derbez Torres, Monterrey, Mexico (2024)
Josh Duangmanee, Fairfax, Va. (2023)
Phillip Dunham, Ponte, Vedra, Beach, Fla. (2026)
Nicholas Dunlap, Northport, Ala. (2022)
Garret Ebbert, Lake, Mary, Fla. (2023)
Garrett Endicott, San, Antonio, Texas (2022)
Ethan Fang, Plano, Texas (2023)
Matthew Foster, Dallas, Texas (2023)
Sebastian Gamboa, Merida, Mexico (2023)
Reed Greyserman, Boca, Raton, Fla. (2024)
Nicholas Gross, Downingtown, Pa. (2024)
Henry Guan, Irving, Texas (2026)
Rex Hargrove, Houston, Texas (2023)
Will Hartman, Marvin, N.C. (2025)
Collin Hodgkinson, Beaverton, Ore. (2022)
Benjamin James, Milford, Conn. (2022)
Campbell Kennedy, St, Augustine, Fla. (2022)
Bryan Kim, Brookeville, Md. (2023)
Carson Kim, Fullerton, Calif. (2023)
Jackson Koivun, San, Jose, Calif. (2023)
Kristoffer Kuvaas, (Norway) Houston, Texas (2023)
Chase Kyes, Birmingham, Ala. (2025)
Michael La Sasso, Raleigh, N.C. (2022)
Bryan Lee, Fairfax, Va. (2022)
Reed Lotter, Savannah, Ga. (2022)
Xing Luo, (China) Katy, Texas (2022)
Trey Marrion, Chesapeake, Va. (2024)
PJ Maybank, Cheboygan, Mich. (2023)
Andrew McLauchlan, Neptune Beach, Fla. (2022)
Matt Moloney, Vienna, Va. (2024)
Tommy Morrison, Dallas, Texas (2023)
Chase Nevins, Great, Falls, Va. (2023)
Alex Papayoanou, The, Woodlands, Texas (2023)
Erik Plenge, Lima, Peru (2022)
Aaron Pounds, The, Woodlands, Texas (2023)
Tip Price, Greenville, S.C. (2025)
Nicholas Prieto, Miami, Fla. (2023)
Andrew Ramos, Blaine, Minn. (2024)
Hampton Roberts, Cary, N.C. (2023)
Jack Roberts, Saint, Marys, Ga. (2025)
Parker Sands, Edmond, Okla. (2024)
Rylan Shim, Centreville, Va. (2023)
Mehrbaan Singh, Ashburn, Va. (2022)
Mason Snyder, Las, Vegas, Nev. (2023)
Jacob Sosa, Austin, Texas (2022)
Jase Summy, Keller, Texas (2022)
TJ Thompson, Coral, Springs, Fla. (2023)
Aidan Tran, Fresno, Calif. (2022)
Jack Turner, Orlando, Fla. (2023)
Jack Usner, The, Woodlands, Texas (2023)
Keaton Vo, Austin, Texas (2022)
Evan Woosley-Reed, Shelbyville, Tenn. (2022)
Adam Anderson, Ventura, Calif. (2025)
Jonas Appel, Encinitas, Calif. (2022)
Kush Arora, Pleasanton, Calif. (2023)
Will Baker, Statham, Ga. (2023)
Brock Blais, Ponte, Vedra, Beach, Fla. (2023)
Carson Brewer, Ponte, Vedra, Beach, Fla. (2023)
Matthew Broder, San, Diego, Calif. (2023)