Junior Players Championship

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Junior Players Championship
Tournament information
Location Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida, U.S.
Established2007
Course(s) TPC Sawgrass
Par72
Organized by American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
Format Stroke play
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Miles Russell
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TPC Sawgrass
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Location in Florida

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]

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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] In 2025, he became the first two-time winner. [3]

Winners

YearWinnerCountry/StateScoreTo parNote
2025 Miles Russell (2) Flag of the United States.svg Florida 68-69-70=207−9
2024 Hamilton Coleman Flag of the United States.svg Georgia 72-68-70=210−6
2023 Miles Russell Flag of the United States.svg Florida 70-66-71=207−9 [4]
2022 Jeffrey Guan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 67-69-64=200−16 [5]
2021 Benjamin James Flag of the United States.svg Connecticut 69-71-68=208−8 [6]
2020 David Ford Flag of the United States.svg Georgia 72-73-66=211−5 [7]
2019 Jayden Schaper Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 69-71-70=210−6
2018 Travis Vick Flag of the United States.svg Texas 70-68-70=208−8 [a]
2017 Shuai Ming Wong Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 71-71-70=212−4 [b]
2016 Khavish Varadan Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 73-65-68=206−10 [c]
2015 Kevin Yu Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 73-71-67=211−5
2014 Sam Horsfield Flag of England.svg England 71-69-73=213−3
2013 Austen Truslow Flag of the United States.svg Florida 71-67-75=213−3
2012 Robby Shelton IV Flag of the United States.svg Alabama 70-67-72=209−7
2011 Gavin Hall Flag of the United States.svg New York 72-64-75=211−5
2010 Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Alabama 68-72-72=212−4
2009 Bobby Wyatt Flag of the United States.svg Alabama 66-73-71=210−6
2008 Evan Beck Flag of the United States.svg Virginia 70-69-70=209−7
2007 Morgan Hoffmann Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey 71-67-71=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 1, 2025). "Island time: Miles Russell birdie at No. 17 assures second Junior Players Championship title". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Smits, Garry (September 4, 2023). "Miles Russell makes history with Junior Players Championship win at TPC Sawgrass". Golfweek. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Smits, Garry (September 5, 2021). "Benjamin James claims Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass". Golfweek. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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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