Junior PGA Championship

Junior PGA Championship
Tournament information
LocationBethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Established1976
Course(s)Congressional Country Club
Par72
Organized byPGA of America
Format72-hole Stroke play
Month playedAugust
Current champion
Baylor Larrabee
Avery McCrery

The Junior PGA Championship is a leading annual junior golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers under the age of 18.[1][2]

Format

The tournament has been played since 1976 and is the flagship junior tournament of the PGA of America. The field consists of 156 girls and 156 boys. Half qualify through their PGA Section and the remainder of the field is based on national junior/amateur events and special exemptions.[3]

History

Several tournament winners have later gone on to success on the PGA Tour, such as Trevor Immelman, David Toms and Sam Burns. Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods have finished runner-up.[4]

LPGA Tour major winners Jenny Lidback, Grace Park, Inbee Park and Cristie Kerr have all won the event. Heather Farr, Lexi Thompson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Beth Bauer and Aree Song have won twice, and Vicki Goetze is the only player to have won three times.[5]

In 2019, Jack Heath shot a final-round 62 to beat Chris Couch's previous lowest final-round score of 63, set in 1990.[6]

Winners

Year Boys Girls Venue Location
Winner Runner(s)-up Winner Runner(s)-up
2024 Baylor Larrabee Jake Albert
Lev Grinberg
Asher Vargas		 Avery McCrery Elizabeth Rudisill
Alice Ziyi Zhao		 Congressional Country Club Maryland
2023 Miles Russell Jackson Byrd
Billy Davis		 Gianna Clemente Kylee Choi
Yana Wilson		 Hot Springs Country Club Arkansas
2022 Max Herendeen Ethan Gao Kaitlyn Schroeder Rianne Malixi Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Illionois
2021 Caleb Surratt Nick Dunlap
Ben James
Bryan Lee
Eric Lee		 Anna Davis Julia Misemer Valhalla Golf Club Kentucky
2019 Jack Heath Canon Claycomb Yuka Saso Jensen Castle Keney Park Golf Course Connecticut
2018 Akshay Bhatia Tommy Stephenson Yealimi Noh Rose Zhang Kearney Hill Golf Links Kentucky
2017 Akshay Bhatia Reid Davenport Rose Zhang Yealimi Noh Country Club of St. Albans Missouri
2016 Norman Xiong Patrick Welch Lucy Li Mariel Galdiano Wannamoisett Country Club Rhode Island
2015 Brad Dalke Wilson Furr Elizabeth Wang Mariel Galdiano Miramont Country Club Texas
2014 Sam Burns Gordon Neale Kristen Gillman Bethany Wu
2013 Tyler McDaniel Sam Burns Amy Lee Abbey Carlson Trump National Golf Club D.C.
2012 Robby Shelton Cameron Champ Ariya Jutanugarn (2) Samantha Wagner Sycamore Hills Golf Club Indiana
2011 Cody Proveaux Lorens Chan Ariya Jutanugarn Mariah Stackhouse
2010 Denny McCarthy Anthony Paolucci Cassy Isagawa Ginger Howard
2009 T.J. Vogel Jordan Spieth Lexi Thompson (2) Sarah Brown TPC River's Bend Ohio
2008 Anthony Paolucci Jordan Spieth Danielle Frasier Sarah Brown
2007 Chris De Forest Mark Johnson Lexi Thompson Kimberly Kim Westfield Group CC Ohio
2006 Joe Monte Tony Mapu Finau Brittany Altomare Kristen Schelling
2005 Alex Volpenheim Joe Monte Stephanie Kono Kristina Wong
2004 Daniel Woltman Brian Maurer Angela Park Jennie Lee
2003 Phillip Bryan James Sacheck Emma Cabrera-Bello Jennie Lee
2002 Tyler Aldridge Adam Porzak Inbee Park (2) Jenny Suh
2001 Taylor Hall Casey Wittenberg Inbee Park Mallory Code
2000 Ty Tryon Chan Song
James Vargas		 Aree Song (2) Naree Song (2) PGA National GC Florida
1999 Chan Song Jayme Berkowitz Aree Song Naree Song
1998 Sean O'Hair Nathan Fritz Leigh Anne Hardin Dorothy Joy Delasin
1997 Bubba Dickerson Nicholas Loar Beth Bauer (2) Stacy Prammanasudh
1996 Trevor Immelman Kyle Thompson Grace Park Beth Bauer
1995 Kyle Thompson Andy Doeden Cristie Kerr Jae Jean Ro
1994 Joel Kribel Boyd Summerhays Beth Bauer Jenny Lee
1993 Pat Perez Robert Floyd Erika Hayashida Betty Chen Pinehurst Resort North Carolina
1992 D. A. Points Todd Lynch Kellee Booth Eunice Choi PGA National GC Florida
1991 David Dawley Chip Spiron Julie Brand Jeong Min Park
1990 Chris Couch Tiger Woods Vicki Goetze (3) Estafania Knuth
1989 Bobby Collins Briny Baird, Justin Leonard Vicki Goetze (2) Renee Heiken
1988 Reynold Lee Kevin Hammer Brandie Burton Kimberly Cayce Bellerive CC Missouri
1987 Jeff Manson Thomas Hurley Vicki Goetze Michelle McGann PGA National GC Florida
1986 Brian Montgomery Damien Jamila Adele Moore Tracy Nakamura
1985 Steve Termeer John Alber Jean Zeditz Dana Lofland
1984 David Toms Michael Finne Clare Dolan Cheryl Morlye
1983 Michael Bradley Edward Pfister Tracy Kerdyk Cheryl Morlye
1982 Billy Mayfair Tim Fleming Heather Farr (2) Dottie Pepper
1981 Billy Andrade Scott Erikson Cathy Johnston Heather Farr
1980 Tracy Phillips John Inman Heather Farr Jenny Lidback
1979 Rick Fehr Tracy Phillips Penny Hammel Jenny Lidback Callaway Gardens Georgia
1978 Willie Wood Bob Wolcott Kathy Baker Sharon Barrett
1977 Randy Watkins Rick Stallings Debbie Hall Lauri Merten Walt Disney World Florida
1976 Larry Field Ricky Smallridge Nancy Rubin Michelle Jordan

Source:[4][5]

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Former Junior PGA Championship winner content with turning down the PGA Tour 'grind' for YouTube career". Sportskeeda. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Williams, Julie (July 22, 2021). "There may be no hotter player in junior golf than Caleb Surratt, the recent PGA Junior champ now cruising through the U.S. Junior". Golfweek. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Junior PGA Championships". PGA of America. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Girls Junior PGA Championship History". PGA of America. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Girls Junior PGA Championship History". PGA of America. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Kelly, Todd (August 2, 2019). "Jack Heath shoots final-round 62, wins Boys Junior PGA Championship title". Golfweek. Retrieved October 14, 2024.