Three of the 24 junior golfers named to the HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) are from the state of Florida. The 2006 team consists of 12 boys and 12 girls who excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.

To be eligible for the HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team, boys must have placed in the top 10 of an AJGA event, while girls needed a top-five finish. The selections were then based on grade-point average, class rank, SAT/ACT scores, leadership skills, community service and writing ability. Candidates were required to submit an essay or poem no longer than 400 words that creatively focused on the game of golf.

These student-athletes will be honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet November 19 at The Cloister in Sea Island, Ga. By being named to this team, each player is also eligible to participate in the Polo Golf Junior Classic – one of the most prestigious events in junior golf – taking place November 18-24 at Sea Island Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga.

Florida Juniors Selected:

Logan Blondell, Lakeland
Lakeland High School
GPA 4.509/4.0 Rank in Class: 1/423

Jade Bollinger, Wellington
Wellington High School
GPA 4.388/4.0 Rank in Class: 18/546

Stefanie Kenoyer, Lighthouse Point
Westminster Academy
GPA 4.69/4.0 Rank in Class: 3/105