# Junior PGA Championship

The Junior PGA Championship is a leading annual junior golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers under the age of 18.

## 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.

## 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.
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.
In 2019, Jack Heath shot a final-round 62 to beat Chris Couch's previous lowest final-round score of 63, set in 1990.

## Winners

| Year | Boys | Boys | Girls | Girls | Venue | Location |
| Year | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Location |
| 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 | Miramont Country Club | Texas |
| 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 | Sycamore Hills Golf Club | Indiana |
| 2010 | Denny McCarthy | Anthony Paolucci | Cassy Isagawa | Ginger Howard | Sycamore Hills Golf Club | Indiana |
| 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 | TPC River's Bend | Ohio |
| 2007 | Chris De Forest | Mark Johnson | Lexi Thompson | Kimberly Kim | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 2006 | Joe Monte | Tony Mapu Finau | Brittany Altomare | Kristen Schelling | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 2005 | Alex Volpenheim | Joe Monte | Stephanie Kono | Kristina Wong | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 2004 | Daniel Woltman | Brian Maurer | Angela Park | Jennie Lee | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 2003 | Phillip Bryan | James Sacheck | Emma Cabrera-Bello | Jennie Lee | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 2002 | Tyler Aldridge | Adam Porzak | Inbee Park (2) | Jenny Suh | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 2001 | Taylor Hall | Casey Wittenberg | Inbee Park | Mallory Code | Westfield Group CC | Ohio |
| 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 | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1998 | Sean O'Hair | Nathan Fritz | Leigh Anne Hardin | Dorothy Joy Delasin | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1997 | Bubba Dickerson | Nicholas Loar | Beth Bauer (2) | Stacy Prammanasudh | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1996 | Trevor Immelman | Kyle Thompson | Grace Park | Beth Bauer | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1995 | Kyle Thompson | Andy Doeden | Cristie Kerr | Jae Jean Ro | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1994 | Joel Kribel | Boyd Summerhays | Beth Bauer | Jenny Lee | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 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 | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1990 | Chris Couch | Tiger Woods | Vicki Goetze (3) | Estafania Knuth | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1989 | Bobby Collins | Briny Baird, Justin Leonard | Vicki Goetze (2) | Renee Heiken | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 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 | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1985 | Steve Termeer | John Alber | Jean Zeditz | Dana Lofland | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1984 | David Toms | Michael Finne | Clare Dolan | Cheryl Morlye | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1983 | Michael Bradley | Edward Pfister | Tracy Kerdyk | Cheryl Morlye | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1982 | Billy Mayfair | Tim Fleming | Heather Farr (2) | Dottie Pepper | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1981 | Billy Andrade | Scott Erikson | Cathy Johnston | Heather Farr | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1980 | Tracy Phillips | John Inman | Heather Farr | Jenny Lidback | PGA National GC | Florida |
| 1979 | Rick Fehr | Tracy Phillips | Penny Hammel | Jenny Lidback | Callaway Gardens | Georgia |
| 1978 | Willie Wood | Bob Wolcott | Kathy Baker | Sharon Barrett | Callaway Gardens | Georgia |
| 1977 | Randy Watkins | Rick Stallings | Debbie Hall | Lauri Merten | Walt Disney World | Florida |
| 1976 | Larry Field | Ricky Smallridge | Nancy Rubin | Michelle Jordan | Walt Disney World | Florida |
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