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PGA WEST Junior Championship

#PGAWESTJrChamp returns to the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course for the third year

Players take on a course listed as a top 100 in the U.S. with history busting at the seams
4th Green - 2025 - Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by Encova Insurance

The AJGA returns to PGA WEST for the third year of the PGA WEST Junior Championship. 78 boys and girls ages 12-18 will play the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course. The tournament begins on Tuesday, June 18th and runs through Friday, June 21st.

About the Field

  • 12 verbal college commitments
  • Seven Signed National Letters of Intent
  • Eight states represented
  • Nine AJGA champions
  • 51 California natives

Players to watch

Brady McHenry of Ventura, California (2025)

  • No. 83 in Rolex AJGA Rankings
  • Verbally committed to Texas Tech University
  • Six top-ten AJGA career finishes
  • Looking for his first AJGA win

Tyler Yao of Whittier, California (2026)

  • 13 top-ten AJGA career finishes
  • Competed in Division 1 Team California Southern Section Championships
  • In search of first AJGA win
  • California native

Kuree Little of Palmdale, California (2026)

  • No. 127 in Rolex AJGA Rankings
  • Champion, 2023 AJGA Thunderbird Junior All-Star
  • 11 top-15 career AJGA finishes
  • 22 career wins on the California Junior Golf Tour

Mia Clausen of Carlsbad, California (2028)

  • No.142 in Rolex AJGA Rankings
  • Searching for first AJGA win
  • Two-time San Diego Junior Golf Association Player of the Year
  • California native

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