Class of 2026 Girls Individual Rankings

*Will be updated around the 1st of each month until signing day in Nov. 2025

United States and Canada

1. Gianna Clemente: Floridian Clemente has occupied the top spot in this class for a long time and is far ahead of the competition in ranking points.. As far back as 2022, she finished 2nd at the AJGA Rolex Girls Championship and was the runner-up at the US Girls Junior Amateur. She played in several LPGA events that year, won the AJGA Ping Invitational and made match play at the US Women’s Amateur. In the past two years she has won the AJGA Mizuhos Americas Open, the 2023 Junior PGA Championship, and the 2023 Sally. She finished in the top-5 at the 2024 AJGA Ping Invitational, and notched top-10 finishes at the 2023 Mizuhos, 2024 AJGA Fortinet Invitational, and the 2023 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. Clemente added three major top-15 finishes in 2023 & 2024, and had at top-20 at an Epson tour event in 2023. She reached the round of 32 in the 2023 & 2024 US Women's Amateurs and reached the semi-final of the last two US Girls Juniors. Recent amateur tournament success includes a top-5 at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur after a top-15 showing in 2023, and a top-5 at the 2024 Sally. Clemente's 2025 results include top-10s at the AJGA Annika and Junior Invitationals, a top-30 in an LPGA event, and a top-5 finish at the Sally.

10. Ann-Sophie Bourgault (Indiana): Canadian Bourgault enters our top-10 list following a steady string of successful tournaments. She has two top-5 finishes in high profile events, the 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior and the 2024 Scott Robertson Memorial. She started 2025 off consistently with wo AJGA top-3 finishes, following one in 2024. Bourgault also won a FKT event in 2024. She has found success in amateur events, including top-5 finishes in both the 2025 & 2024 Dixie Amateurs, and a win at the Quebec Provincial Amateur.

2. Nikki Oh (Stanford): Californian Oh is another 2026 golfer who began her ascent in the rankings in 2022 and has continued the upward trend to be the clear runner-up on this list. Oh's big win this year was her victory at the Arizona Women's Amateur and she shone in major junior events, with top-5s at the 2024 AJGA Ping Invitational, Rolex TOC, and Toyota World Junior. In 2025 she added a top-5 at the AJGA Fortinet Stanford Invitational. Oh notched several top-10 finishes at the 2024 World Junior Championship, and two AJGA Invitational each in 2023 & 2024. Additionally, Oh placed in the top-15 at the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and won the 2023 Arizona Silver Belle. At the US Women's Amateur, she qualified in 2024 and reached the round of 16 in 2023. Oh had one AJGA open win & one top-3 finish in 2023 & 2024. In 2025 she has carded a top-5 finish at the AJGA Fortinet and a top-10 at the Junior Invitational.

7. Lisa Herman (Mississippi): Oklahoma’s Herman has quietly moved into the top of 2026 conversation with steady showings at big events. She has two open AJGA event wins to her name since 2022 and had four AJGA open top-3 finishes in 2023 & 2024. Herman was in the top-5 at 2023 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, 2023 Western Junior, and the 2023 AJGA Fortinet Invitational. She has shown consistency in her play with a top-10 at the 2024 Rolex TOC, and top-15 finishes at the 2024 Junior PGA Championship, AJGA Nelly Invitational, and Fortinet, and the 2023 Junior PGA and AJGA Rolex Girls Championship. Herman also finished in the top-5 at the National High School Invitational in 2023. In 2025 she has a runner-up finish at a top AJGA open event.

4. Jude Lee (Stanford): Californian Lee entered the 2026 watch list in 2022 with an open AJGA event win and a runner-up finish at the Bubba Conlee. 2023 brought her more success with both a Toyota Tour Cup and an AJGA open event win, and an additional AJGA open event top-3 finish. She followed that open AJGA success with a win at the 2024 Thunderbird Heather Farr and added another top-3 result. Lee made the quarterfinals of the 2024 AJGA RLX Rolex Classic and carded top-10 finishes at the 2024 Rolex Girls Championship, Nelly Invitational, and the Dustin Johnson World Junior. She demonstrated more consistent play in 2024 with top-15 leaderboard appearances in two AJGA Invitationals. Lee also qualified for the 2023 US Women's Amateur. She finishes in the top-10 at the 2025 Junior Invitational.

Kinsley (Zixin) Ni (Arizona): Ni comes to California by way of China. She finished 2nd at a stellar field at the 2023 Junior PGA Championship, after winning the AJGA Austin Minnesota Championship. Top-10 finishes in 2024 include the Arizona Silver Belle and the AJGA Thunderbird Heather Farr Classic. She has am extensive resume in China, including numerous professional competitions. Ni finished 10th at the 2023 China Women's Open and 2nd at the 2024 CLPGQ Beijing Pearl Series, and was stroke play medalist at the 2024 US Girls Junior.

3. Michelle Xing (UCLA): If you check Canadian Xing's JGS profile, you find a lot of red scores, and that has translated to an excellent 2024 season. She won twice in open AJGA events and owns two wins in her native Canada in the span of two months, and she carded a top-5 finish at the AJGA Rolex TOC. Impressive was her professional win and Canada, complemented by another professional top-15 finish and one at the Canadian Women's Amateur. She has had success at the Elite Invitational, with a win in 2024 and a top-5 finish in 2023. Xing had a steady 2023, with three AJGA open top-3 finishes, and made the match play rounds at the US Girls Junior Amateur. She has found the top-10 on the leaderboard in 2025 at the AJGA Annika and the Dustin Johnson World Junior.

6. Shyla Brown (Texas): Texas' Brown has graced leaderboards since early 2023, beginning with an top-10 finish at the Texas Women’s Open, a professional event. Brown raised the winner's trophy at the 2024 Kathy Whitworth Invitational, and made the round of 16 at the US Girls Junior. She found the top-3 of the leaderboard at the 2023 Texas Junior Amateur and an AJGA open event, while finding success in amateur events. She ended up in the op-5 at both the 2024 & 2023 Texas Women's Stroke Play Championship, and again at both the 2024 & 2023 Southwest Airlines Amateurs. In 2025 she has carded a runner-up finish at a top AJGA open event and was top-15 at the Kathy Whitworth Invitational.

8. Kayla Bryant (Florida State): Floridian Bryant qualified for the 2023 US Girls Junior Amateur, but her game really started coming around in October 2023 with a FJT win. Since then, she has carded a top-5 place finish at the First Tee Miami Doral Junior Classic, a win at the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl, 5th at the Dustin Johnson World Junior and two additional FJT wins in 2024. In 2024 AJGA open events, she collected her first win and a runner-up finish, and had a top-10 at the National High School Invitational. She notched her first major win at the 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior after finishing in the top-10 at the Junior Orange Bowl.

5. Zoe Cusack (Virginia): Cusack, a Maryland native, saw her recruiting stock rise sharply in the summer of 2024. She has produced numerous scores in the red with three AJGA open wins in 2024, including the Justin Thomas Junior Championship, and Cusack also won the Maryland Girls Junior Amateur. Her biggest accomplishment was a 2nd place finish at the Junior North & South, and finished a solid top-15 at the Junior PGA Championship. Cusack had one PKBGT win and three top-3 results in 2024, and found herself in the top-5 at the 2024 Maryland Women's Amateur and the Sea Pines Junior Heritage. Cusack started 2025 with top-5 finishes at the Junior Orange Bowl and the Kathy Whitworth Invitational, and won the PKBGT Spring Invitational.

Our watch list: Mia Hammond, Celina Yeo, Sophia Dyer

4/28: The top-4 remain the same, as Clemente recently had a top-15 finish at ANWA & a top-10 at the Junior Invitational. Oh and Lee also finished in the too-10 at the Junior Invitational, and Xing had a top-10 at the Dustin Johnson. Cusack moves into the 5th spot after win in an AJGA open & a PKBGT event. Spots 6-9 are in a virtual dead heat in points totals, so there should be good movement in these spots each month. Bourgault enters the top-10 with a solid string of top-3 finishes in early 2025, including 2nd at the Dustin Johnson.

Ranking system, explained: We assign point values to wins, top-5, top-10, and top-15 finishes in top junior and amateur events within a two year time span. AJGA open events and regional tournaments have been assigned lesser point values, as well as top-3 finishes, and points are subtracted for finishes outside the top-20 in the top junior events. Points adjustments are considered for players who play significantly less or more tournaments than others, and percentage of top finishes are evaluated. Our system rewards consistency of steady performance rather than an athlete with a few great finishes but several sub-par finishes. Events in the past year have more weight than tournaments in the previous year.

Internationals

Sophia Lin (USC): Lin, who hails from Taiwan, has played extensively in the US. In 2024, she finished 3rd at the Women's Western Junior and 6th at the North & South Junior Amateur. This past winter, Lin had a top-10 finish at the AJGA Hilton Grand Vacations Annika Invitational, and won two AJGA open events in 2023. In her native land in 2024, she has carded one win and four top-6 finishes in amateur events.

Martina Navarro (Duke): Spainiard Navarro claimed three victories in 2023 and one in 2024 in her home country of Spain, and shows consistency with her game with eight top-5 finishes in the same time span. She was the runner-up at the 2023 R&A Girls Amateur Championship, and also finished 2nd at the 2024 European Young Masters after finishing in 7th in 2023.

Gia Raad (Auburn): Raad, who hails from South Africa, has several big wins on her resume. In 2024 she won the South Africa Women's Amateur Championship, following her triumph at the 2023 English Girls Open Amateur. Raad also credits four wins in South Africa to her name in 2023 & 2024. Traveling to the US, she finished 5th at the 2024 Junior Orange Bowl and had a top-10 at the 2024 AJGA Annika/Hilton Grand Vacations Invitational. She finished in the top-15 at the 2024 Toyota Junior World Cup.

9. Angela Zhang, (USC): Washington's Zhang has continued building her golf resume in the last year. In 2024, she notched top-10 finishes at the Junior PGA Championship and IMG Junior Worlds. She has found AJGA success with one open win in 2025 and two top-3 finishes in 2024. Zhang has found success in amateur competition, narrowly missing match play at the 2024 US Women's Amateur and finishing in the top-5 at the Washington Women's Am. Zhang also finished in the top-10 at the 2025 Sally and had a top-5 finish in the 2023 Citrus Trail Amateur.