Junior PGA Championship
{{Short description|Amateur golf tournament in the United States}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name = Junior PGA Championship
| image =
| caption =
| establishment = 1976
| org = PGA of America
| location = Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
| course = Congressional Country Club
| month_played = August
| par = 72
| yardage =
| format = 72-hole Stroke play
| 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.{{cite web |title=Former Junior PGA Championship winner content with turning down the PGA Tour 'grind' for YouTube career |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/golf/news-former-junior-pga-championship-winner-content-turning-pga-tour-grind-youtube-career |publisher=Sportskeeda |access-date=October 14, 2024}}{{cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Julie |title=There may be no hotter player in junior golf than Caleb Surratt, the recent PGA Junior champ now cruising through the U.S. Junior |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/07/22/usga-us-junior-caleb-surratt-ryder-cup-pga/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |magazine=Golfweek |date=July 22, 2021}}
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.{{cite web |title=2024 Junior PGA Championships |url=https://events.pga.org/event/2024-junior-pga-championships |publisher=PGA of America |access-date=October 14, 2024}}
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.{{cite web |title=Girls Junior PGA Championship History |date=8 July 2021 |url=https://www.pga.com/story/boys-junior-pga-championship-history |publisher=PGA of America |access-date=October 14, 2024}}
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.{{cite web |title=Girls Junior PGA Championship History |date=8 July 2021 |url=https://www.pga.com/story/girls-junior-pga-championship-history |publisher=PGA of America |access-date=October 14, 2024}}
In 2019, Jack Heath shot a final-round 62 to beat Chris Couch's previous lowest final-round score of 63, set in 1990.{{cite magazine |last=Kelly |first=Todd |title=Jack Heath shoots final-round 62, wins Boys Junior PGA Championship title |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2019/08/02/golf-jack-heath-wins-boys-junior-pga-championship/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |magazine=Golfweek |date=August 2, 2019}}
Winners
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.juniorpgachampionship.com/}}
Category:Junior golf tournaments
Category:Amateur golf tournaments in the United States