Junior Players Championship

The Junior Players Championship is a leading annual junior golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers under the age of 19.[1]

Junior Players Championship
Tournament information
LocationPonte Vedra Beach,
Florida, U.S.
Established2007
Course(s)TPC Sawgrass
Par72
Organized byAmerican Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
FormatStroke play
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Miles Russell
TPC Sawgrass
Location in Florida

The tournament has been played since 2007 and is organized by the American Junior Golf Association. It is held at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Floria, home of The Players Championship on the PGA Tour. The field is made up of the top 58 boys on the AJGA Rankings, plus international invitees.

In 2023, Miles Russell, at 14 years old, became the youngest champion in the event's history.[2]

Winners
YearWinnerCountry/StateScoreTo parNote
2023Miles Russell Florida70-66-71=207−9 [3]
2022Jeffrey Guan Australia67-69-64=200−16 [4]
2021Benjamin James Connecticut69-71-68=208−8 [5]
2020David Ford Georgia72-73-66=211−5 [6]
2019Jayden Schaper South Africa69-71-70=210−6
2018Travis Vick Texas70-68-70=208−8[lower-alpha 1]
2017Shuai Ming Wong Hong Kong71-71-70=212−4[lower-alpha 2]
2016Khavish Varadan Malaysia73-65-68=206−10[lower-alpha 3]
2015Kevin Yu Taiwan73-71-67=211−5
2014Sam Horsfield England71-69-73=213−3
2013Austen Truslow Florida71-67-75=213−3
2012Robby Shelton IV Alabama70-67-72=209−7
2011Gavin Hall New York72-64-75=211−5
2010Michael Johnson Alabama68-72-72=212−4
2009Bobby Wyatt Alabama66-73-71=210−6
2008Evan Beck Virginia70-69-70=209−7
2007Morgan Hoffmann New Jersey71-67-71=209−7

Notes
  1. Travis Vick defeated Akshay Bhatia and Bo Jin of China on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
  2. Shuai Ming Wong defeated Logan McCallister and Jame Beber-Frankel in a three-hole aggregate playoff
  3. Khavish Varadan defeated Cole Hammer on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff

References
  1. "Tournament History". AJGA. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  2. Hernandez, Hailey (September 3, 2023). "Miles Russell becomes youngest champion in Junior Players history". AJGA. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. Smits, Garry (September 4, 2023). "Miles Russell makes history with Junior Players Championship win at TPC Sawgrass". Golfweek. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. Smits, Garry (September 4, 2022). "A tale of two Smiths: Cam(den) Smith trying to match Cam(eron) Smith in winning at TPC Sawgrass". Golfweek. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. Smits, Garry (September 5, 2021). "Benjamin James claims Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass". Golfweek. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. Smits, Garry (September 6, 2020). "David Ford rallies from seven shots back to win Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass". Golfweek. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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