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2025 Team Florida

Gabriella Albert | Delray Beach | 2025

  • Won the 2024 FJT Stoneybrook West Open (16-18)
  • Secured a third place finish at the 65th Girls’ Junior Championship
  • Competed in the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
  • 2022 Women’s Four-Ball Champion
  • Finished tied for second place at the 13th FJT Tour Championship
  • Competed in the 2023 Junior Florida Cup and helped the South Team to victory
  • Signed to the University of Georgia

 

Catherine Andino | Boca Raton | 2027

  • Competed in the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with partner Nicole Sardinha
  • Captured two second place finishes at FJT events this year: FJT PGA National (13-15) *54-Hole Major* and FJT Osprey Point Open (13-15)
  • Competed in seven FJT events in 2024 and did not finish outside of the top 10
  • 4th place finish in the season-long Curry Cup standings on the Underrated Tour
  • Finished in second place at the SFPGA Medalist Tour shooting rounds of 70-71
  • Second place at the AJGA Moon Golf Junior All-Star

 

 

Remi Bacardi | Miami | 2025

  • Competed in the 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and made it to the Round of 64
  • Advanced to Match Play at the 2024 R&A Girls Amateur Championship
  • 2022 Girls’ Junior Champion, posting scores of 70-76-66
  • Made it to the Round of 16 at the 95th Women's Amateur Championship
  • Won the 2023 FJT Indian Spring Open (16-18)
  • Captured two first place finishes at FJT events in 2022: FJT Indian Spring Open (71-70) and FJT Grasslands Open (76-71)
  • Signed to the University of Virginia

 

 

Kayla Bryant | Boca Raton | 2026

  • Won the 2024 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan (13-18) *Major* with rounds of 68-71
  • Rolex Junior All-America Second Team recipient 
  • Undefeated on the Florida Junior Tour in 2024
  • Semifinalist at the 2024 Jones/Doherty Women’s Amateur Championship 
  • Currently ranked 44th by Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Represented the United State in the 2024 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan

 

 

Charlotte Cantonis | Tampa | 2025

  • Qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with fellow Team Florida member, Amelie Zalsman
  • Advanced to Match Play at the 2024 US Girls’ Junior Championship
  • Made it to the Round of 32 at the 95th Women's Amateur Championship
  • Captured two Florida Junior Tour victories during the 2023 season: FJT Mission Inn Open (16-18) and FJT Bent Creek Open (16-18)
  • Signed to Auburn University

 

 

 

Grace Carter | Jupiter | 2029

  • Made history at the 13th FJT Tour Championship during rounds 1 and 2 shooting the lowest 36-hole score in the history of any girls' division, (67-65)
  • Competed in five FJT events in 2024 and has not finished outside the top five. 
  • Won the 2024 FJT Osprey Point Open (13-15) and the FJT Harbor Hills Open (13-15)
  • 2022 & 2024 Notah Begay III National Champion
  • 2023 U.S. Kids Teen World Champion and 2023 Scott Robertson Memorial Champion

 

 

 

Sofia Cherif Essakali | Orlando | 2027

  • Made the cut twice on the Ladies European Tour at the Lalla Meryem Cup
  • Rolex Junior All-America First Team recipient 
  • 2021 Futures Champion
  • Currently ranked 248th on World Amatuer Golf Ranking
  • Competed in the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball with partner Aphrodite Deng
  • Captured two Florida Junior Tour victories in 2023: FJT Saddlebrook (16-18) *54-Hole Major* and FJT Eagle Creek Open (13-15)
  • Champion of the 2023 Citrus Golf Trail Ladies Invitational posting rounds of 71-74-69-68
  • Secured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Eagle Creek Open (16-18)

 

 

Brooks Colton | Riviera Beach | 2027

  • Won the 2024 FJT Palm Harbor Open (13-15) with rounds of 71-74
  • Member of the 2023 FHSAA State Champions at the Benjamin School
  • Has not finished outside of the top 10 in an FJT event since April of 2022
  • Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FJT Palm Harbor (13-18) *Non-Exempt*
  • Secured victory at the 2024 AJGA - Mizuno / Keith Mitchell Junior Championship
  • Champion of the 2021 FJT Sandridge Open (9-12)

 

 

Shawn Coultoff | Winter Garden | 2025

  • Seven-time FJT Champion, dating back to 2018
  • 68th Boys' Junior Champion, firing off rounds of 67-65-72
  • Made an appearance at the 2024 U.S. Four-Ball Championship with partner Nicolas Bencomo
  • Made the cut at the 106th Amateur Championship
  • Qualified for the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Signed to Florida State University

 

 

Bella Dovhey | Orlando | 2026

  • 2023 Sunshine State Amateur Champion
  • Captured a third place finish at the 2023 Girls’ Junior Championship
  • Made an appearance at the 2023 North & South Women's Amateur 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
  • Advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2022 Women’s Amateur Championship
  • Collected six top-10 finishes at FJT events in 2022
  • Committed to the University of Miami

 

 

Phillip Dunham | Ponte Vedra Beach | 2026

  • Eight career FJT victories
  • Ranked 14th overall on the Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Rolex Junior All-America Honorable Mention recipient 
  • Competed at the 2022 & 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • 2023 Dye Junior Invitational Champion 
  • 2018 Futures Champion
  • Captured two wins during the 2023 FJT season: Golf Road Junior Open (16-18) and FJT Bent Creek Open (16-18)
  • Committed to the University of Alabama

 

 

Sophia Dyer | Saint Petersburg | 2026

  • 2024 Women’s Amateur Champion
  • Competed in the 124th U.S Women's Amateur
  • Made it to the Round of 64 at the 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
  • Captured a second place finish at the 2023 FSGA Girls’ Junior Championship
  • 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
  • Committed to the University of Florida

 

 

Lawson Ford | West Palm Beach | 2027

  • Won the 2024 FJT The Park Open (16-18)
  • Secured three second place finishes at Florida Junior Tour events in 2024: FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan (13-18) *Major*, FJT Redland Open (13-15), and FJT Sun 'N Lake Open (13-15)
  • In his eight FJT appearances this year, has only finished outside of the top 10 twice
  • 2024 AJGA Junior at Sandridge Champion
  • Member of the victorious 2024 Junior Florida Cup South Team

 

 

Lucas Gimenez | Jacksonville | 2027

  • 5 career Florida Junior Tour victories
  • Two Runner-Up finishes on the AJGA in 2024
  • Finished in the top five at the 2024 FJT Harbor Hills Open (16-18)
  • 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

 

 

Valentina Marie Guertin | Boynton Beach | 2026

  • Secured victory at the 13th FJT Tour Championship with rounds of 72-65-72
  • Finished in second place at the 2024 FJT The Park Open (16-18)
  • Competed in the 124th U.S Women's Amateur
  • In her seven FJT appearances in 2024, failed to finish outside the top 10
  • Made it to the Round of 32 at the 94th Women's Amateur Championship
  • 2023 SFPGA Labor Day Classic Champion

 

 

 

Hannah Hall | Rockledge | 2026 

  • 2024 FJT Points List Champion (Girls 16-18) 
  • Runner-Up at the 65th Girls’ Junior Championship
  • Captured three Florida Junior Tour victories in 2024: FJT Duran Open (16-18), FJT Sugar Mill Open (16-18), FJT Harbor Hills Open (16-18)
  • Secured a second place finish at the 13th FJT Tour Championship
  • Did not place outside the top 10 since February 2024 in any FSGA Junior event
  • 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
  • Committed to the Kansas University

 

Gabriel Holtz | Boca Raton | 2026 

  • Runner-up at the FJT Santa Lucia Open (16-18) *Spring*
  • Competed at the 107th Amateur Championship with three rounds under par for the Championship
  • Qualified for and competed in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Did not finish outside of the top eight in the 2023 season of the Florida Junior Tour
  • Committed to Clemson University

 

 

 

 

Katelyn Huber | Gainesville | 2025

  • Captured a win at the FJT Sandridge (13-18) *Exempt-Only* with rounds of 74-64
  • 2020 & 2022 FJT Tour Championship Champion
  • 2019 Futures Champion
  • Finished in the top 10 at the 65th Girls' Junior Championship
  • Rolex Junior All-America Honorable Mention recipient 
  • Competed in the 2024 South Atlantic Women's Amateur Championship (The SALLY) and finished T7
  • Currently ranked 33rd on Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Signed to the University of Florida

 

 

Jessy Huebner | Port Saint Lucie | 2027 

  • Champion of the 70th Boy’s Junior Championship shooting rounds of 66-66-67
  • Made it to the Round of 32 at the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • 2024 FJT Points List Champion (Boys 16-18) 
  • Back-to-back Futures Champion in 2019 & 2020
  • Finished tied for 27 as the youngest player in the field at the 106th Amateur Championship
  • Qualified for the 77th Florida Open Championship

 

 

 

Bryson Hughes | St. Johns | 2025

  • Qualified for and made it to the Round of 16 at the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Ranked 124th on Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Recorded a third place finish at the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl International Championship
  • Competed in the 77th Florida Open Championship
  • Champion at the 2023 FJT University of Florida (13-15) *54-Hole Major*
  • Signed to Mississippi State University

 

 

 

 

Mingbo Jiang | Orlando | 2026

  • Captured two second places finished at FJT events this year: FJT Stoneybrook West Open (16-18) and FJT Stone Creek Open (16-18)
  • Qualified and competed in the 78th Florida Open Championship
  • Two Top-5’s in 2024 AJGA events
  • Champion at the 2023 FJT Saddlebrook (16-18) *54-Hole Major* and the 2022 FJT Innisbrook Open (13-15)

 

 

 

 

Ryleigh Knaub | Debary | 2025

  • Member of the U.S. National Development Team
  • Currently ranked 22nd on the Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Captured a 2nd place finish at the FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan (13-18) *Major*
  • Competed in the 2024 U.S Girls Junior Championship
  • 2023 Junior Ryder Cup & Junior Solheim Cup Participant
  • Signed to Louisiana State University

 

 

 

Iris Lee | Orlando | 2031

  • Champion of the 2024 Futures Championship (11-12 & 9-10), firing off two under par rounds of 70-70
  • Finished second place at the 13th FJT Tour Championship (Girls 13-15)
  • Captured three Florida Junior Tour victories this year: FJT PGA National (13-15) *54-Hole Major*, FJT Palm Harbor Open (9-12), and the FJT Cypress Head Open (9-12)
  • Has competed in 13 FSGA Junior events this year and did not finish outside of the top 15
  • 2024 Notah Begay III National Champion

 

 

 

William Lisle | Bradenton | 2027

  • Made it to the Round of 32 in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Finished in 3rd place at the 2024 FJT Sandridge (13-18) *Exempt-Only*
  • Captured three Florida Junior Tour first place finishes in 2023: FJT St. Johns Open (13-15), FJT Santa Lucia (13-18) *Exempt Only*, and FJT Innisbrook Open (16-18)
  • Finished tied for second place at the SCJGA 30th Annual Bobby Chapman firing off rounds fo 68-72
  • Competed in the 2024 Junior Florida Cup for the victorious South Team

 


 

 

Clark Mason | St. Petersburg | 2026 

  • 2022 FJT Tour Championship Champion
  • FJT Sam Parks (13-18) *Major* Champion, firing off rounds of 71-69
  • 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
  • Finished inside the top 10 at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship

 

 

 

 

Emma McKoan | Naples | 2028

  • 65th Girls’ Junior Champion
  • 2024 FJT Points List Champion (Girls 13-15) 
  • Advanced to the Round of 64 at the 2024 U.S Girls Junior Championship
  • Competed in seven FJT events this year and only finished outside the top 10 once
  • Secured first place at the 2024 FJT Jacksonville Beach Open (13-15)
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Junior Amateur Match Play (Boys 13-15 & Girls 13-18)
  • Competed in the 2024 Junior Florida Cup for the victorious South Team

 

 

Axel Monssoh | Miami | 2030

  • Won back to back FJT events this year: FJT Ocala Open (9-12) and FJT Cypress Head Open (9-12)
  • Secured a second place finish at the 2024 Futures Championship (11-12 & 9-10)
  • Captured three FJT wins in 2023: FJT Ocala Open (9-12), FJT Fairwinds Open (9-12), and FJT Indian Spring Open (9-12)
  • Champion of the 2021 Futures Championship

 

 

 

 

Yvette O’Brien | Boynton Beach | 2025

  • Captured a second place finish at this years FJT Eagle Trace (16-18) *54-Hole Major*
  • Champion of the 2023 FJT Duran Open (16-18)
  • Competed in 10 FJT events in 2023 and only finished outside of the top 2 times
  • Victorious at the 2nd Annual Jim McLean Junior Championship, firing off rounds of 70-69
  • Signed to Texas Christian University

 


 

Sohan Patel | Weston | 2027 

  • Qualified for the 2023 & 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship, where in 2023 he was the youngest competitor in the field
  • Top-5 in every FJT event in 2024
  • Made it to the Round of 64 at the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship
  • Finished 6th place in the 70th Boys' Junior Championship

 

 

 

 

Marley Pedrique | West Palm Beach | 2028

  • 2021 & 2022 Futures Champion
  • Qualified for the 2024 U.S Girls Junior Championship and made it to the Round of 64
  • Captured two FJT wins in 2024: FJT CC of Ocala Open (16-18), and the FJT Santa Lucia Open (16-18) *Spring*
  • Competed in the 2023 & 2024 Junior Florida Cup and helped lead the South Team to victories
  • Made it to the Round of 32 at the 95th Women's Amateur Championship
  • Competed in five Florida Junior Tour events in 2023 and did 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

 

 

Alexandra Phung | Boca Raton | 2029

  • Won the 2024 FJT Eagle Creek Open (13-15)
  • Secured a second place finish at the 2024 FJT Cypress Head Open (9-12) and the 2023 FJT Indian Spring Open (9-12)
  • Finished in the top 2 of every FJT event from 2021 through 2023
  • Six-time FJT Champion
  • Won three consecutive FJT events in 2021: FJT Myakka Pines Open (9-12), FJT Cypress Creek Open (9-12), and FJT River Hills Open (9-12)

 

 

 

Lorenzo Rodriguez | Miami | 2025

  • 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship qualifier
  • Made an appearance at the 107th Amateur Championship
  • 2023 FHSAA State 2A Individual Champion
  • Secured a second place finish at the 2024 FJT Stone Creek Open (16-18)
  • Qualified for and competed in the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship
  • Runner-up finish at the 69th Boys' Junior Championship
  • 2022 FJT Points List Champion (13-15)

 

 

Miles Russell | Jacksonville Beach | 2027 

  • Member of the U.S. National Development Team
  • Quarterfinalist at the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Ranked 8th overall on the Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Rolex Junior All-America Second Team recipient 
  • 2024 Elite Invitational Champion
  • Competed in the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship
  • Youngest player to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at the 2024 Lecom Suncoast Championship
  • Took home the victory at the 2023 Junior PGA Championship 
  • Youngest winner of the Rolex Player of the Year in 2023 

 

 

Clipper Salmon | Tampa | 2025

  • Stroke-play medalist at the 2024 Junior Amateur Match Play Championship - Boys (16-18)
  • Champion of the 2024 FJT Golf Road Junior (16-18) *Major*
  • Captured an 8th place finish at the 107th Amateur Championship, and lead the field after the first round, firing off an 8-under 64
  • Finished in 2nd place at the 2024 FJT Eagle Trace (16-18) *54-Hole Major*
  • Signed to the University of Alabama-Birmingham

 

 

Parker Severs | Lakewood Ranch | 2025

  • Won the 2024 FJT Stone Creek Open (16-18)
  • Recorded a third place finish at the 75th Four-Ball Championship with partner Preston Severs
  • Finished inside the top 10 at the 70th Boys' Junior Championship
  • 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
  • Signed to the University of Florida

 


 

Alexandra Snyder | Orlando | 2028

  • Champion of the 2024 Junior Amateur Match Play Championship
  • 2024 Class 3A Individual and Team State Champion 
  • Won the 2024 FJT Indian Spring Open (13-15) and the 2024 FJT Palm Harbor Open (13-15)
  • Finished third at the 2024 FJT Tour Championship
  • 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*

 

 

 

 

Pavel Tsar | Palm Beach Gardens | 2025

  • Champion of the 2024 FJT Pam McCloskey-Brosnihan (13-18) *Major* firing off rounds of 66-68
  • Finished top five at the 70th Boys' Junior Championship
  • Member of the 2023 FHSAA State Champion team for the Benjamin School
  • 2022 Junior Amateur Match Play Champion
  • Tallied two more FJT victories in the 2022 season
  • Signed to the University of Notre Dame

 

 


 

Tristan Wieland | Jupiter | 2025

  • Took home the trophy at the 2024 FJT Florida State University (16-18) *54-Hole Major*
  • Made an appearance in the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Competed in the 107th Amateur Championship
  • Member of the victorious South Team in the 2023 Junior Florida Cup
  • 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
  • Signed to University of Michigan

 

 

Amelie Zalsman | Saint Petersburg | 2027

  • Competed in the 2024 U.S. Women's Open
  • 64th Girls’ Junior Champion 
  • Qualified for the 2023 & 2024 U.S Girls Junior Championship and advanced to match play in both Championships
  • Rolex Junior All-America Second Team recipient 
  • Qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with fellow Team Florida member, Charlotte Cantonis
  • Currently ranked 14th on the Junior Golf Scoreboard

 

 

 

Darren Zhou | Bradenton | 2028

  • Was named the 2023 Boys' Junior Player of the Year, the youngest to ever receive the honor
  • 2022 Futures Champion
  • Competed in the 107th Amateur Championship
  • 2024 Junior Orange Bowl International Champion 
  • 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