ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 19, 2013) - The Met Area will be well represented when the U.S. Junior Amateur kicks off on Monday, July 22 at Martis Camp Club in Truckee, Calif. Seven talented MGA competitors (five of which are MGA champions) are in the field for the championship and will compete against the best juniors in the country.

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Will Bernstein of New York, N.Y. - The 17-year-old finished 2nd at the Springdale SQR with two impressive rounds of 70 (2-under). Bernstein, who was a semifinalist in the 2013 Met Junior and runner-up at last year's Met Junior, also qualified for the Ike this year and finished T14 at the U.S. Open LQR at Willow Ridge. 

Jacob Henny of Norwalk, Conn. - Another 17-year-old with a lot of promise, Henny recently won the 66th MGA MetLife Public Links Championship. He finished 3rd at the Springdale SQR to qualify for his first U.S. Junior. Henny is a graduate of The First Tee of Fairchild Wheeler where he honed his game. 

Theo Humphrey of Greenwich, Conn. - The 17-year-old earned co-medalist honors at the SQR at Fairview CC (where the Met Junior was played). Humphrey, a member of the victorious 2012 Williamson Cup team who plays out of Sleepy Hollow, won the 2011 MGA/MetLife Boys Championship and finished T2 at last year's Carter Cup. He'll play his college golf at Vanderbilt University starting in the fall of 2014. 

Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y. - Will be competing in his fourth consecutive U.S. Junior. He won the championship in 2010 (becoming the youngest player ever to do so at 14) and finished runner-up in 2012, earning him an exemption this year. Most recently, Liu was a semifinalist at the prestigious British Amateur Championship. He's headed to Stanford University in the fall. 

Cameron Young of Scarborough, N.Y. - Despite fighting a shoulder injury all season, the uber-talented 16-year-old qualified for this second consecutive U.S. Junior by finishing T4 (he won a playoff) at Fairview. Young just captured the 2013 Met Junior Championship and also qualified for the U.S. Amateur. He's already a three-time MGA international team member, 2011 Carter Cup champ, and member of the winning 2012 Williamson Cup team. 

Jeremy Wall of Brielle, N.J. - The 17-year-old qualified for his second U.S. Junior after finishing third at the Telford, Pa. sectional (147). Wall recently finished as the runner-up in the Met Junior and is a very accomplished high school player at Christian Brothers Academy.