When David Ford parred the 72nd hole of the 2020 Rolex Tournament of Champions, he not only capped a seven-shot victory for his third AJGA Invitational win of the year, he most assuredly secured an ascent to the No. 1 spot in the national junior golf rankings.
In the days following that impressive win in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., that is exactly what transpired as Ford, who just weeks earlier signed to play at the University of North Carolina beginning in the fall of 2021, became the No. 1 Junior Boys player in the country in the Rolex AJGA, Golfweek and Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings.