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Junior Players Championship

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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
United States Hamilton Coleman
TPC Sawgrass is located in Florida
TPC Sawgrass
TPC Sawgrass

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]

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

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Year Winner Country/State Score To par Note
2024 Hamilton Coleman United States Georgia 72-68-70=210 −6
2023 Miles Russell United States Florida 70-66-71=207 −9 [3]
2022 Jeffrey Guan  Australia 67-69-64=200 −16 [4]
2021 Benjamin James United States Connecticut 69-71-68=208 −8 [5]
2020 David Ford United States Georgia 72-73-66=211 −5 [6]
2019 Jayden Schaper  South Africa 69-71-70=210 −6
2018 Travis Vick United States Texas 70-68-70=208 −8 [a]
2017 Shuai Ming Wong  Hong Kong 71-71-70=212 −4 [b]
2016 Khavish Varadan  Malaysia 73-65-68=206 −10 [c]
2015 Kevin Yu  Taiwan 73-71-67=211 −5
2014 Sam Horsfield  England 71-69-73=213 −3
2013 Austen Truslow United States Florida 71-67-75=213 −3
2012 Robby Shelton IV United States Alabama 70-67-72=209 −7
2011 Gavin Hall United States New York 72-64-75=211 −5
2010 Michael Johnson United States Alabama 68-72-72=212 −4
2009 Bobby Wyatt United States Alabama 66-73-71=210 −6
2008 Evan Beck United States Virginia 70-69-70=209 −7
2007 Morgan Hoffmann United States New Jersey 71-67-71=209 −7

Notes

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  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

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  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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