St Andrews Magazine Edition 04

Among them are
Americans Jordan
Spieth, Justin Thomas
and Rickie Fowler.
Fiercely competitive on
the course, all three
men have already
accomplished great
feats, with Jordan
Spieth winning the 2015
Masters Tournament
and the 2015 U.S.
Open, followed by
victory at The 146th
Open, in 2017.
Justin Thomas claimed
four PGA TOUR events
in 2017, including his
first Major victory, on
route to being named
PGA TOUR Player of the
Year.
Rickie Fowler, who
turned professional in
2009 shortly before his
20th birthday, held the
accolade of number
one ranked amateur
golfer in the world for
37 weeks between
2007 and 2008.
In 2016 he reached a
career high of fourth in
the Official World Golf
Ranking following his
victory at the Abu
Dhabi HSBC Golf
Championship.
Away from the course,
each of these elite
competitors are hugely
supportive of one
another, having built a
friendship based on
years of seeing each
other develop.
The evolution of their
personalities can partly
be attributed to the
support received from
the American Junior
Golf Association
(AJGA), an
organization
dedicated to the
growth and
development of young
men and women
aspiring to earn college
golf scholarships
through competitive
junior golf.
As a Premier Partner
since 1986, Rolex has
seen many of its
Testimonees benefit
from the AJGA,
including Phil
Mickelson, Lorena
Ochoa, Lexi Thompson
and Tiger Woods.
Aside from creating
bonds between golfers
and teaching them the
importance of tradition,
etiquette and respect,
the AJGA also rewards
the best junior golfer in
its ranks with the Rolex
Junior Player of the
Year award, instilling
the recipient with the
confidence and desire
to go on and achieve
further success
throughout their
professional careers.