Junior Players Championship

{{Short description|Amateur golf tournament in the United States}}

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{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Junior Players Championship

| image =

| caption =

| establishment = 2007

| org = American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)

| location = Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida, U.S.

| course = TPC Sawgrass

| month_played = September

| par = 72

| yardage =

| format = Stroke play

| current_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Hamilton Coleman

}}

{{Location map

|USA Florida

|relief = 1

|label = TPC Sawgrass

|lat = 30.198

|long = -81.394

|caption = Location in Florida

|marksize = 5

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|width = 230

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The Junior Players Championship is a leading annual junior golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers under the age of 19.{{cite web |title=Tournament History |url=https://www.ajga.org/tournaments/the-junior-players-presented-by-rolex/tournament-history |publisher=AJGA |access-date=22 January 2024}}

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.{{cite web |title=Miles Russell becomes youngest champion in Junior Players history |url=https://www.ajga.org/tournaments/2023/the-junior-players-championship-presented-by-rolex/miles-russell-becomes-youngest-champion-in-junior-players-history |publisher=AJGA |first=Hailey |last=Hernandez |date=September 3, 2023 |access-date=January 22, 2024}}

Winners

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! Year !! Winner !! Country/State !! Score !! To par !! Note

2024Hamilton Coleman{{flagicon|USA}} Georgia72-68-70=210align=center| −6

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2023Miles Russell{{flagicon|USA}} Florida70-66-71=207align=center| −9

| {{cite magazine |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=Miles Russell makes history with Junior Players Championship win at TPC Sawgrass |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/09/04/miles-russell-2023-junior-players-championship-tpc-sawgrass/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |magazine=Golfweek |date=September 4, 2023}}

2022Jeffrey Guan{{flag|Australia}}67-69-64=200align=center| −16

| {{cite magazine |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=A tale of two Smiths: Cam(den) Smith trying to match Cam(eron) Smith in winning at TPC Sawgrass |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/09/04/camden-smith-cameron-smith-tpc-sawgrass-junior-players-championship/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |magazine=Golfweek |date=September 4, 2022}}

2021Benjamin James{{flagicon|USA}} Connecticut69-71-68=208align=center| −8

| {{cite magazine |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=Benjamin James claims Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/09/05/benjamin-james-junior-players-championship-tpc-sawgrass/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |magazine=Golfweek |date=September 5, 2021}}

2020David Ford{{flagicon|USA}} Georgia72-73-66=211align=center| −5

| {{cite magazine |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=David Ford rallies from seven shots back to win Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/09/06/david-ford-wins-junior-players-championship-tpc-sawgrass/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |magazine=Golfweek |date=September 6, 2020}}

2019Jayden Schaper{{flag|South Africa}}69-71-70=210align=center| −6
2018Travis Vick{{flagicon|USA}} Texas70-68-70=208align=center| −8{{efn|Travis Vick defeated Akshay Bhatia and Bo Jin of China on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff}}
2017Shuai Ming Wong{{flag|Hong Kong}}71-71-70=212align=center| −4{{efn|Shuai Ming Wong defeated Logan McCallister and Jame Beber-Frankel in a three-hole aggregate playoff}}
2016Khavish Varadan{{flag|Malaysia}}73-65-68=206align=center| −10{{efn|Khavish Varadan defeated Cole Hammer on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff}}
2015Kevin Yu{{flag|Taiwan}}73-71-67=211align=center| −5
2014Sam Horsfield{{flag|England}}71-69-73=213align=center| −3
2013Austen Truslow{{flagicon|USA}} Florida71-67-75=213align=center| −3
2012Robby Shelton IV{{flagicon|USA}} Alabama70-67-72=209align=center| −7
2011Gavin Hall{{flagicon|USA}} New York72-64-75=211align=center| −5
2010Michael Johnson{{flagicon|USA}} Alabama68-72-72=212align=center| −4
2009Bobby Wyatt{{flagicon|USA}} Alabama66-73-71=210align=center| −6
2008Evan Beck{{flagicon|USA}} Virginia70-69-70=209align=center| −7
2007Morgan Hoffmann{{flagicon|USA}} New Jersey71-67-71=209align=center| −7

Notes

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