The 29th annual Terra Cotta Invitational , featuring 75 of the world’s best junior, mid-amateur and collegiate golfers, gets underway in Naples this week.
The 54-hole stroke play tournament starts Friday and runs through Sunday at Naples National Golf Club . The field includes 39 of the top 50 golfers in the Rolex American Junior Golf Association rankings, 32 of which are Rolex Junior All-Americans .
Defending champion Luke Colton, who won last year’s Terra Cotta by one stroke over Tyler Watts, will look to become the first repeat winner since current LIV Golf League pro Caleb Surratt in 2021 and 2022. Other top juniors competing include Miles Russell, who won the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in March and is the AJGA’s No. 1 ranked golfer…