PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Fayette County's Planterra Club is the place to be this weekend to watch some of the best junior golfers in the country.
The AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) Atlanta Classic tournament is a 54-hole event which qualifies as an official World Amateur Golf ranked event.
The week began with the Chick-fil-A Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament on Thursday. This event paired club members and local amateurs with a top junior player to raise funds for the AJGA's Liberty National ACE Grant and the Fayette Fire Foundation. Throughout the event's history, it has raised $600,000 for these and other charity organizations.
On Thursday evening, the tournament also hosted its inaugural Giddings Dinner, presented by Georgia Power. The event recognized AJGA tournament participants, local sponsors and honor the life of Merilee Giddings, whose contributions to the game of golf directly impacted the growth of junior players, specifically junior girls in the game.
From Friday through Sunday, the competition takes place. The 78-player field includes boys and girls ages 12-19.
"Twenty-six of the players in this field are past AJGA champions," said tournament coordinator Olivia Normand. "And we have two All-Americans. Eleven of them are college committed."
These are the players to watch, according to the AJGA:
Siuue Wu of (Hong Kong) Reunion, Florida (2024)
- Ranked No. 21 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- 2022 Junior All-Star Team Member
- 2022 Rolex Junior All-American Honorable Mention
- Verbal Commitment to the University of Georgia
Remi Bacardi of Miami, Florida (2025)
- Ranked No. 85 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Recorded two second place finishes this season
- Six career top-10 AJGA finishes
- Carded lowest career round at the 2023 AJGA Huntsville Junior (69)
Dylan Bingwen Ma of Jacksonville, Florida (2023)
- Ranked No. 75 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Junior Championship
- Two top-3 finishes this season
- Five career top-10 AJGA finishes
Charles David Beeson of Roswell, Georgia (2026)
- Ranked No. 125 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2022 Coca-Cola Junior Championship at Sugarloaf
- Three career top-10 AJGA finishes
- Recently placed in a tie for second at the AJGA Junior at Penn State
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