Teamwork at its finest

Born in New York City, and raised in Mexico City and Geneva, Albane Valenzuela is one of the rising global stars of women’s golf. Her decorated amateur career includes runner-up performances at the 2017 and 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships as well as qualifying for the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games where she represented Team Switzerland. Albane earned her LPGA Tour card for the 2020-21 season and since her debut has earned one Top 10 finish at the 2021 LPGA Drive On Championship.

Olympic gold medalist and 2021 Payne Stewart award recipient Justin Rose has 22 worldwide wins, 10 of which have come on the PGA TOUR since he made his TOUR debut in 2004. Justin’s first major title came at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion. Other recent victories include the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open, 2018 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions Fort Worth Invitational, and 2015 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. In addition to representing Team England at the 2016 Olympic Games, Justin has also been a member of five European Ryder Cup teams. Together with his wife Kate, Justin also runs the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation, benefiting the youth of Orlando, FL.

Norway’s #1 golfer Viktor Hovland is quickly making a name for himself on the PGA TOUR after capping off one of the most accomplished amateur careers in the history of golf. Since turning pro in 2019, Viktor has earned ten Top 10 finishes, including two PGA TOUR wins at the 2020 Puerto Rico Open and 2021 Mayakoba Golf Classic. He also made history as the first Norwegian to win on the European Tour when he secured the top spot at the 2021 BMW International Open. Earlier this year, Viktor added “Olympian” to his resume having competed for Team Norway in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finishing T14.

Originally from South Africa, Erik van Rooyen has earned five Top 10 finishes on the PGA TOUR, including his recent victory at the 2021 Barracuda Championship where he won with a record-setting high score of 50 (using the Modified Stableford scoring system first introduced in 2012). Prior to the 2021-22 season, Erik had three international wins, including the 2019 Scandinavian Invitation (European Tour), 2017 Hainan Open (Challenge Tour), and 2017 Eye of Africa PGA Championship (Sunshine Tour).

A staple on the European Tour since 2006, Bernd Wiesberger has won eight European Tour championships and earned 53 Top 10 finishes in just under 300 events played. The native Austrian recently defended his title at the 2021 Made in HimmerLand presented by FREJA. Before that, he became a multiple Rolex Series champion with victories at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open and the Italian Open in 2019.

Jennifer Kupcho debuted on the LPGA TOUR in 2019 after a storied amateur career. In the first-ever women’s amateur event at Augusta National, Kupcho shot a final round of 5-under to outlast the field. She also holds multiple collegiate titles including 2018 NCAA Player of the Year. Since joining the LPGA TOUR, she’s earned nine Top 10 finishes including three runner-up performances at the 2021 LPGA Drive On Championship, 2020 ShopRite LPGA Classic, and 2019 Evian Championship.

Sepp Straka has quickly risen up the ranks to establish himself as an elite young golfer. In 2016, he made history as the first Austrian-born player to earn a PGA TOUR card. Since his professional debut, he has earned seven Top 10 finishes and qualified for the FedEx Cup Playoffs each season. Sepp also represented Austria in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing T10 in a field of 60.

China native Xinjun Zhang has played professional golf since 2010 as a member of the PGA TOUR China, Korn Ferry Tour, and PGA TOUR. He made his debut on the PGA TOUR in 2018 and has since earned four Top 10 finishes in just over 80 events played. Before coming to the U.S. to play golf, XJ was one of the most decorated players in Chinese history winning the 2014 Beijing Open and the 2015 Chongqing Open.