Kent native Rui Li has been named an HP Scholastic Junior All-American, the American Junior Golf Association and HP announced Wednesday. Sponsored for the 15th consecutive year by HP, the 2009 team consists of 12 boys and 12 girls who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.
The 24 golfers being recognized will be honored at the Rolex Junior All-America Awards Banquet, Nov. 22, at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. By being named to this team, each player is also eligible to participate in the Polo Golf Junior Classic, which will take place on PGA National Resort & Spa’s Champion and Haig Courses, Nov. 21-27.
Li, a Kentwood High senior, is ranked 11 of 487 in her class with a 3.963 cumulative grade-point average. She is active in the Kentwood ASB, where she helped raise more than $10,000 worth of food for a local shelter. She also helped organize a Relay for Life team of 50 people to raise money for cancer research. On the golf course, Li has finished in the top 10 in three AJGA events in 2009, including a fourth place finish at the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee.
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