Eric Edwards of Salisbury, N.C., led the Boys Division at the Rolex Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All- Star event scoring 2-under par 68 on Tuesday. The Girls Division was led by Rachel Dai of Suwanee, Ga., at even-par 70.

The Rolex Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star event, designed for boys and girls in the age group 12-15, is one of the 10 events held under the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series. This tournament has been designed to develop young golfers, who can use it as a platform to launch their career in the AJGA Open tournaments. The Junior All-Star Series ends with the Montverde Academy Junior All-Star Invitational on Columbus Day for winners and top finishers.

The Rolex Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star is held under the aegis of the American Junior Golf Association at the WindStone Golf Club. This 54-hole event is played over 6,347 yards in the Boys Division and 5,679 yards in the Girls Division. The competition at the Rolex Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star event features 75 boys and 24 girls coming together from far off places like Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Canada.

Edwards’ run of good scores at the event included a bogey at the first hole, followed by birdies at holes 8 and 9, making the turn at 2-under-par. He finished the day with a one shot lead on the back of an even-par 35. Edward was upbeat about the day’s performance as this was the first time he was leading in an AJGA event.

Edwards was closely followed by the trio of Andy Shim, William Martinez and Ethan Wall. The fifth place is tied between three golfers, Greyson Sigg, Adam Wood and Christopher Guglielmo.

The leader in the Girls Division, Rachel Dai said that her tee shots gave confidence and helped her make birdies on holes 8, 10 and 11. She was also pleased with her approach shots as she hit a lot of fairways, guaranteeing birdies on holes 8, 10 and 11. Surprised that she was leading the tournament, she said that her strategy for the rest of the tournament would include hitting the fairways.

The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy is the official partner of the American Junior Golf Association, providing a platform for many budding golfers to perform on the professional circuit. The AJGA is a non- profit organization with a membership of 5000 junior golfers spread over 49 states and 30 countries. The organization believes in nurturing young talent by providing financial assistance from time to time through the ACE program, also known as the Achieving Competitive Excellence program. Rolex Watch USA has been supporting the American Junior Golf Association for the last three decades. In the year 2004, it became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.

AJGA alumni have been doing their association proud with over 400 victories in the PGA and the LPGA tour. The stars that have risen from this program include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel.

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