2024 Team Florida

Gabriella Albert | Delray Beach | 2025

• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT CC of Ocala (13-18) *Exempt Only* event and FJT Okeeheelee Open (16-18)
• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 Girls’ Junior Championship
• Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Competed in the 2023 Junior Florida Cup and helped the South Team on to victory
• Played in five Florida Junior Tour events in 2023 and has not finished outside of the top-10
• Won the 2022 Women’s Four-Ball Championship posting rounds of 61-66 with partner, Chloe Kovelesky
• Collected two more victories at FJT events in 2022: FJT Vineyards Open (69-74) and FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open (67-73)
• Finished inside the top-10 at the 2022 FJT Tour Championship
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 Women’s Amateur Championship

Remi Bacardi | Miami | 2025

• Competed in the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
• Won the 2023 FJT Indian Spring Open (16-18)
• Captured a top-10 finish at the 2023 FJT Stone Creek (13-1*) *Exempt Only*
• 2022 Girls’ Junior Champion,posting scores of 70-76-66
• Captured two more wins at FJT events in 2022: FJT Indian Spring Open (71-70) and FJT Grasslands Open (76-71)
• Secured a second place finish at the 2022 Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open
• Finished within the top-10 at all FJT events played in 2022

Carson Baez | Windermere | 2024 

• Has not finished outside of the top seven in an FJT event in 2023
• Finished tied for 14th in the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Signed to play golf at the University of Richmond
• 2023 Future Masters Champion

Kayla Bryant | Boca Raton | 2026

• Captured a win at the 2023 FJT Tour Championship, carding rounds of 70-71-69
• Secured a top- five finish at the 2023 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open and the FJT Indian Spring Open
• Secured two more victories in 2023: FJT Golf Road Junior Open (16-18) and FJT Osprey Point Open (16-18)
• Competed in the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner, Layla Pedrique
• 2022 Junior Match Play Champion
• Captured a second place finish at the 2022 FJT Tour Championship
• Secured a third place finish at the 2022 Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open
• Advanced to the Round of 32 in the 2022 Women’s Amateur Championship

Charlotte Cantonis | Tampa | 2025

• Captured two Florida Junior Tour victories during the 2023 season: FJT Mission Inn Open (16-18) and FJT Bent Creek Open (16-18)
• Advanced to the Round of 64 at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
• Qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Four-Ball Championship with partner, Sehee Sim
• Captured a win at the 2022 FJT Ocala Open (13-15)

Grace Carter | Jupiter | 2029

• Won the 2023 FJT Highlands Ridge Open (13-15), firing rounds of 70-72
• Finished in 3rd place in the 2023 Notah Begay III Junior Championship
• 2023 U.S. Kids Teen World Champion
• 2023 Scott Robertson Memorial Champion
• Ranked the number one player in Florida for the 2029 graduating class 

Shawn Coultoff | Winter Garden | 2025 

• Captured a win at the 68th Boys' Junior Championship
• Made the cut at the 106th Amateur Championship
• Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
• Captured seven Florida Junior Tour wins dating back to 2018

Bella Dovhey | Orlando | 2026

• Captured a third place finish at the 2023 Girls’ Junior Championship
• Secured two third place finishes at Florida Junior Tour events in 2023: FJT Sun N’ Lake Open and FJT Stone Creek *Exempt Only*
• Captured a top-15 finish at the 2022 Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship, carding rounds of 76-69-73
• Secured a top-10 at the 2022 Girls’ Junior Championship
• Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Collected six top-10 finishes at FJT events in 2022

Philip Dunham | Ponte Vedra Beach | 2026 

• Qualified for 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
• Captured a win at the 2023 FJT Golf Road Junior Open (16-18)
• Finished fifth at the 11th FJT Tour Championship
• Eight time FJT champion
• Fourth ranked player in the country in the class of 2026, No. 1 in the state of Florida

Sophia Dyer | Saint Petersburg | 2026

• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 Girls’ Junior Championship firing rounds of 72-75-66
• Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Competed in six Florida Junior Tour events in the 2023 season and captured a top-10 finish in all of them
• Secured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Royal Palm Open with rounds of 71-71
• Finished inside the top-10 at six Florida Junior Tour events in 2022

Krishny Elwin | Orlando | 2027

• Won the 2023 FJT Jacksonville Beach Open (13-15)
• Secured three second place finishes at Florida Junior Tour events in 2023: FJT University of Florida (13-15) *54-Hole Major*, FJT Santa Lucia Open (13-15), FJT ChampionsGate (16-18) *54-Hole Major* 
• Finished inside the top-10 in eight of ten Florida Junior Tour events played in 2023

Sofia Cherif Essakali | Orlando | 2027

• Captured two Florida Junior Tour victories in 2023: FJT Saddlebrook (16-18) *54-Hole Major* and FJT Eagle Creek Open (13-15)
• Made the cut at the Ladies European Tour's Lalla Meryem Cup in February
• Secured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Eagle Creek Open (16-18)
• Won the 2022 FJT Capital City Open, posting rounds of 68-75
• Secured five second place finishes at FJT events in 2022: FJT Ocala Open (72-70), FJT Jacksonville Beach Open (75-71), FJT River Hills Open (81-72), FJT Royal Palm Open (75-74), and FJT Palm Harbor Open (72-78)

Alexandra Gazzoli | Palm Coast | 2024 

• Captured a win at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship
• Quarterfinalist at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
• Captured a top-10 finish at the 2021 FJT Sugar Mill *Exempt Only*

Lucas Gimenez | Jacksonville | 2027

• Runner-up finish at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Took home a win at the 2023 FJT Capital City Open (13-15)
• Finished third at the 68th Boys' Junior Championship
• Sixth ranked player out of the class of 2027 in the state of Florida

Hannah Hall | Rockledge | 2026 

• Finished in the top-five at the 2023 Girls' Junior Championship
• Secured three second place finishes at FJT events in 2023: FJT University of Florida *54-Hole Major*, FJT Ocala Open and the FJT Saddlebrook *54-Hole Major*
• Competed in the 2023 Junior Florida Cup and represented the North Team
• Captured a victory at the 2022 FJT Jacksonville Beach Open with rounds of 72-74 
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2022 Junior Amateur Match Play
• Collected two third place finishes at FJT events in 2022
• Finished inside the top-10 at the 2022 FJT Tour Championship

Gabriel Holtz | Boca Raton | 2026 

• Qualified for and competed in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
• Has failed to finish outside of the top eighth in the 2023 season of the Florida Junior Tour
• Fourth ranked player out of the class of 2026 in the state of Florida
• Took a runner-up finish at the 2023 FJT Golf Road Junior Open (16-18)

Katelyn Huber | Gainesville | 2025

• Captured two Florida Junior Tour victories in 2023: FJT Sandridge *Exempt Only* and FJT Harbor Hills Open (16-18) 
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship for the second consecutive year
• Competed in the 2023 US Girls’ Junior Championship for the second consecutive year
• Secured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Tour Championship
• Captured two FJT wins in 2022: FJT University of Florida *54-Hole Major* (71-72-79), and FJT Tour Championship (73-76-72)
• Secured two second place finishes at FJT events in 2022
• Finished inside the top-10 at the 2022 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open

Jessy Huebner | Port Saint Lucie | 2027 

• Two-time Futures Champion
• Finished tied for 27 as the youngest player in the field at the 106th Amateur Championship
• Qualified for the 77th Florida Open Championship
• Third ranked player in the class of 2027 in the country

Bryson Hughes | St. Johns | 2025

• Qualified for and made it to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
• Fifth ranked player for the class of 2025 in the state
• Qualified for and competed in the 77th Florida Open Championship
• Recorded a win at the FJT University of Florida (13-15) *54-Hole Major*

Ryleigh Knaub | Debary | 2025

• Finished in the top-5 at the 2023 FJT LPGA Open (16-18)
• Collected two second place finishes at FJT events in 2022: FJT Santa Lucia *Exempt Only* (75-69), and FJT Sugar Mill Open (72)
• Secured a third place finish at the 2022 Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open carding rounds of 71-72
• Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner, Izzy Pellot
• Captured two victories in 2021: FJT Palm Aire *Exempt Only* (70-69), and the FJT Tour Championship (72-68-71)

Chloe Kovelesky | Boca Raton | 2025

• Captured a win at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship and became the youngest player ever to win the championship in its 94 year history
• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Stone Creek *Exempt Only* with rounds of 69-68
• Won the 2022 FJT Duran *Exempt Only* carding rounds of 70-69
• Captured another victory at the 2022 Women’s Four-Ball Championship posting rounds of 61-66 with partner, Gabriella Albert

Youyang Li | Orlando | 2026

• Two Florida Junior Tour victories in 2023 at the FJT CC of Ocala *Exempt-Only* and the FJT Stone Creek *Exempt-Only*
• Advanced to the Round of 64 at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Secured three second place finishes at Florida Junior Tour events in 2023: FJT Sam Parks *Exempt-Only*, FJT Okeeheelee Open and FJT Duran Open
• Recorded a third place finish at the 2022 Girls’ Junior Championship with scores of 71-72-73
• Captured one Florida Junior Tour victory in 2022

Alex Long | Lakewood Ranch | 2024 

• Named thee 2022 Boys Junior Player of the Year
• Qualified for three U.S. Junior Amateur Championships in a row from 2021-2023
• Champion of the 11th FJT Tour Championship
• Runner-Up in the 68th Boys' Junior Championship
• Captured a top-10 finish at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Signed National Letter of Intent with Texas A & M University

Clark Mason | St. Petersburg | 2026 

• Captured a FJT win at the 2023 FJT Heritage Oaks Open (13-15)
• Took home a third place finish at the 12th FJT Tour Championship
• Earned a victory at the 11th FJT Tour Championship in 2022
• Nineth ranked player out of the class of 2026 in the state of Florida

Madison Moman | Palm Beach Gardens | 2025

• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open
• Competed in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the U.S. Women’s Four Ball Championship with partner, Remi Bacardi
• Captured a top-10 at the 2023 FJT ChampionsGate (16-18) *54-Hole Major*, posting scores of 75-75-74
• Competed in the 2023 Junior Florida Cup and helped the South Team on to victory
• Captured four victories at FJT events in 2022: FJT Eagle Harbor Open (67-76), FJT Royal Palm Open (71-69), FJT Sugar Mill Open (70), and FJT PGA Golf Club *54-Hole Major* (69-74-72)
• Runner-up at the 2022 FJT Indian Spring Open
• Secured a top-15 finish at the 2022 Girls’ Junior Championship

Yuma Nemoto | Bradenton | 2028 

• Ended the year with a win at the12th FJT Tour Championship in October
• Finished the 2023 year with three straight FJT victories
• Earned a runner-up finish at the FJT Royal Palm Open (13-15)
• Ranked ninth in theclass of 2028, in the state of Florida

Honorine Nobuta Ferry | West Palm Beach | 2028

• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open (16-18)
• Captured three wins at FJT events in 2022: FJT Tour Championship(72-78-73), FJT Fairwinds Open (71-70), and Next 100 Junior Invitational (75-78-75)
• Advanced to Match Play at the 2022 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Secured two second place finishes at FJT events in 2022: FJT Harbor Hills Open and the FJT Black Diamond *54-Hole Major*
• Won four FJT events in 2021
• Currently first in the state of Florida according to Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings

Sohan Patel | Weston | 2027 

• Qualified for and competed in the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship as the youngest player in the field
• Finished second at the 2023 FJT Fairwinds Open (13-15)
• Fifth ranked player out of the class of 2027, in the state of Florida
• Captured a top-10 finish at the 2023 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open (16-18)

Layla Pedrique | West Palm Beach | 2025

• Secured a top-five finish at the 2023 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open
• Competed in the 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Women’s Amateur Championship
• Competed in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner, Kayla Bryant
• Secured a third place finish at the FJT Golf Road Junior Open
• Captured two wins at FJT events in 2022: FJT Stone Creek (69-71), and the FJT Santa Lucia *Exempt Only* (69-75)
• Finished inside the top-10 at the 2022 FJT Tour Championship

Marley Pedrique | West Palm Beach | 2028

• Competed in five Florida Junior Tour events in 2023 and has not finished outside of the top-10
• Youngest player in the field at the 2023 94th Florida Women's Amateur, and advanced to match play
• Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Golf Road Junior Open (16-18), posting scores of 72-72
• Competed in the 2023 Junior Florida Cup and helped the South Team on to victory
• Collected five Florida Junior Tour wins in 2022: FJT Palm Harbor Open (9-12), FJT DeBary Open (9-12), FJT Indian Spring Open (9-12), FJT Harbor Hill Open (13-15)
• Her most notable Florida Junior Tour win of 2022 came at the Futures Championship (11-12 & 9-10) where she defended her title and posted a score of 71
• Competed in 12 Florida Junior Tour events in 2022 and never finished outside of the top-10
• Has nine total Florida Junior Tour wins over the past four years

Giuseppe Puebla | Royal Palm Beach | 2027 

• Finsihed third at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Took home a second-place finish at the 2023 FJT Saddlebrook (13-15) *54-Hole Major
• Qualified for and competed in the 106th Amateur Championship
• Fourth place finish at the 2023 FJT Royal Palm Open (13-15)

Lorenzo Rodriguez | Miami | 2025 

• Qualified for and competed in the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship
• Runner-up finish at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Sixth ranked player for the class of 2025 in the state
• 2022 FJT Points List Champion (13-15)

Miles Russell | Jacksonville Beach | 2027 

• Took home the victory at the 2023 Junior PGA Championship 
• No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2027 in the country
• Represented the United States at the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup in Rome
• Thirteen wins on the Florida Junior Tour, dating back to 2019
• Round of 64 appearance in the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship

Parker Severs | Lakewood Ranch | 2025

• Captured two FJT wins in 2023
• Finished tied for 27th at the 106th Amateur Championship
• Did not finish outside of the top 10 in eight FJT events played in 2023
• Verbal commitment to play golf for the University of Florida

Arth Sinha | Oviedo | 2025 

• Captured a win at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Recorded a second place finish at the FJT Okeeheelee Open (16-18)
• Failed to finish outside the top 16 in 10 FJT events played in the 2023 season
• Recorded a top 10 finish at the 12th FJT Tour Championship

Alexandra Snyder | Orlando | 2028

• Won the 2023 Futures Championship, firing rounds of 73-66
• Captured four Florida Junior Tour victories in 2023: FJT Lake City Open (9-12), FJT Palm Harbor Open (9-12), FJT Sandridge Open (13-15), FJT Innisbrook (13-15) *54-Hole Major*
• Secured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Tour Championship with rounds of 76-71-76
• In seven events played in 2023, Snyder won five and finished in the top-3 in the remaining two events

Pavel Tsar | Palm Beach Gardens | 2025

• Took home a win at the 2022 Junior Amateur Match Play Championship
• Tallied two more FJT vicories in the 2022 season
• Fourth ranked player for the class of 2025 in the state
• Captured a top-10 finish at the 2023 FJ T Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open (16-18)

Tristan Wieland | Jupiter | 2025

• Recorded a 3rd place finish at the FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan Open (16-18)
• Qualified for the 106th Amateur Championship
• Qualified for and competed in the 77th Florida Open Championship
• Recorded a 3rd place finish at the FJT Golf Road Junior Open (16-18)

Elijah Zamarron | Sunrise | 2024 

• Captured a win at the FJT Okeeheelee Open (16-18) in 2023
• Top 10 performance at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
• Qualified for and competed the 106th Amateur Championship
• Signed to play golf for Georgia Southern University in the fall of 2024

Darren Zhou | Bradenton | 2028 

• Was named the 2023 Boys' Junior Player of the Year, the youngest to ever recieve the honor
• Qualified for and competed in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship as the youngest player in the field
• Four-time FJT champion in the year 2023 alone
• In 12 FJT appearances this year, failed to finish outside of the top six
• No. 1 ranked player out of the class of 2028, in the state of Florida