PGA WEST Junior Championship
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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
Painted Desert Hole 1 - 2024 - Amundi Evian Senior Showcase (Senior Boys - Painted Desert)

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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