Junior PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Established | 1976 |
| Course(s) | Congressional Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Format | 72-hole Stroke play |
| Month played | August |
| 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 | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Former Junior PGA Championship winner content with turning down the PGA Tour 'grind' for YouTube career". Sportskeeda. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 Junior PGA Championships". PGA of America. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Girls Junior PGA Championship History". PGA of America. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Girls Junior PGA Championship History". PGA of America. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (August 2, 2019). "Jack Heath shoots final-round 62, wins Boys Junior PGA Championship title". Golfweek. Retrieved October 14, 2024.