It's that time of year, finally. By Thursday we will know the first 11 members of the inaugural Junior President's Cup for Team USA. As a reminder, it's based on the AJGA...errr, the Rolex AJGA rankings. Below is how the top 40 ranked, eligible players (ie, class of 2017's have been removed), looks coming into the week. Those in blue would currently be on the team:
| Rank | Player | PGA | Year | School |
| 1 | Noah Goodwin | 2018 | SMU | |
| 4 | Trent Phillips | * | 2018 | Georgia |
| 5 | William Mouw | * | 2019 | Pepperdine |
| 15 | Garrett Barber | 2018 | LSU | |
| 13 | Cole Hammer | 2018 | Texas | |
| 16 | Prescott Butler | * | 2018 | Alabama |
| 17 | Canon Claycomb | * | 2020 | |
| 20 | Eugene Hong | * | 2018 | Florida |
| 22 | Turner Hosch | * | 2019 | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Joe Highsmith | * | 2018 | Pepperdine |
| 24 | Jacob Bridgeman | * | 2018 | Clemson |
| 21 | Ricky Castillo | 2019 | Florida | |
| 27 | Akshay Bhatia | * | 2020 | |
| 33 | Reid Davenport | * | 2018 | Vanderbilt |
| 37 | Michael Sanders | 2018 | LSU | |
| 39 | William Moll | * | 2019 | |
| 40 | Frankie Capan | 2018 | Alabama | |
| 42 | Noah Gillard | * | 2018 | Illinois |
| 43 | Travis Vick | 2019 | ||
| 44 | Clay Seeber | 2019 | UCLA | |
| 45 | Patrick Welch | * | 2018 | Oklahoma |
| 46 | Ryan Burnett | 2018 | North Carolina | |
| 48 | Cullan Brown | * | 2018 | Kentucky |
| 49 | Jake Beber-Frankel | * | 2020 | |
| 50 | Andrew Lewis | * | 2018 | Purdue |
| 52 | Mason Nome | 2019 | Texas | |
| 54 | Alexander Yang | * | 2021 | |
| 57 | Alexander Vogelsong | * | 2019 | Auburn |
| 58 | Carson Barry | * | 2018 | Oregon State |
| 61 | Ryan Hall | 2018 | South Carolina | |
| 62 | Stephen Sul | 2019 | ||
| 51 | Logan McAllister | * | 2018 | Oklahoma |
| 64 | Parker Coody | * | 2018 | Texas |
| 65 | Jackson Rivera | 2021 | Southern Cal | |
| 66 | Derek Hitchner | 2018 | Pepperdine | |
| 67 | Cameron Sisk | * | 2018 | Arizona State |
| 68 | Alex Zhu | 2019 | ||
| 71 | Pierceson Coody | * | 2018 | Texas |
| 74 | Scott Roden | * | 2020 | Texas |
| 76 | Nicolas Cassidy | * | 2019 | Georgia |
With the Boys Junior PGA Championship consisting of an extremely strong field this year, the final 3 or 4 spots (of the first 11) are not settled. Anyone in the field could win and make the team, thanks to 200 points being awarded to the champion. Most of the top juniors are here, in St. Albans, Missouri. However, some of the top players are in the Western Amateur this week. Will missing out on this last big tournament help, or hinder their chances in the rankings? A lot can change with points earned, not earned, and divisors increasing.
