BY AAGD STAFF
June 2, 2019
Earlier this year in February, The American Junior Golf Association and the USGA announced the 2019 USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award candidates in the Honorable Mention category. Among the outstanding junior golfers selected was Egypt Hughes, an ambitious 16-year-old player who demonstrates the traits of a true leader. “These juniors have shown selfless effort and commitment to helping those around them through their volunteer work and fundraising efforts. It is with great honor that the AJGA and the USGA recognize their achievements,” says the USGA regarding the recognition.
The USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award honors one male and one female junior golfer annually who demonstrate leadership, character and community service through their involvement with the Leadership Links program: a joint initiative founded by the USGA and AJGA in 2005 to further develop junior golfers through volunteerism.
In recognition of her candidacy, Egypt received a personal letter from USGA Program Director Beth Docker urging her to apply for the USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award at the Polo Golf Dinner of Champions. Enclosed with the letter was an application to complete and submit.
On Thursday, May 16, the finalists will be honored before announcing the 2019 USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award recipients.
Egypt Hughes’ USGA Letter
About Leadership Links
Since 2009, the Leadership Links program has helped more than 2,500 junior golfers make a difference in their communities by generating more than $2.2 million in charitable contributions to hundreds of charities and the AJGA’s Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant.
Leadership Links is a program that allows the AJGA to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable-giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the ACE Grant. Visitwww.ajga.org/ll for more.
The Honorable Mentions for the 2019 USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award are:
Honorable Mentions
Boys
Evan Chien, Irvine, California, Class of June 2021
Aidan Cohl, Cumming, Georgia, Class of 2023
Charlie Creamean, Winnetka, Illinois, Class of 2021
William Fulton, Flanders, New Jersey, Class of 2020
Ian Gilligan, Reno, Nevada, Class of 2021
Alexander Gu, Darien, Connecticut, Class of 2020
Brody Hanley, Lantana, Texas, Class of 2020
Brayden Ingebrigtsen, The Woodlands, Texas, Class of 2020
Thomas Morrison, Pinehurst, North Carolina, Class of 2023
Jack O’Donnell, Cohasset, Massachusetts, Class of 2020
Kaleb Palm, Orlando, Florida, Class of 2021
Suneil Peruvemba, McLean, Virginia, Class of 2022
Thomas Salanito, Palm Harbor, Florida, Class of 2020
Calen Sanderson, Newtown, Pennsylvania, Class of 2022
Denver Schneider, Fredericksburg, Texas, Class of 2020
Ethan Skelly, Sharon, Massachusetts, Class of 2021
Benjamin Stoller, Owasso, Oklahoma, Class of 2022
Drew Van Dyke, Charlotte, North Carolina, Class of 2022
Johnny Wright, Orlando, Florida, Class of 2020
Bob Zhu, Palo Alto, California, Class of 2020
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Girls
Sophie Dalfonsi, Bend, Oregon, Class of 2021
Gabriella Gilrowski, Westfield, Indiana, Class of 2020
Egypt Hughes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Class of 2020
Hannah Kerekes, Irvine, California, Class of 2020
Adrienne Rohwedder, Prospect Heights, Illinois, Class of 2019
Symantha Rohwedder, Prospect Heights, Illinois, Class of 2020
Paola Rosario-Sauri, Crestview, Florida, Class of 2020
Kimberly Shen, Johns Creek, Georgia, Class of 2022
Phoebe Stevens, Salem, Virginia, Class of 2019
Muskan Uppal, Cornelius, North Carolina, Class of 2019
