PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida - Miles Russell of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, wins the 19th edition of The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex and becomes the first two-time winner of the event.
The recent Florida State University commit claimed the title in his third The Junior PLAYERS Championship start. He finished with three rounds of 68-69-70.
It was a great day and week, a lot of fun. it's probably the better ones that we play, if not the best. Especially with it being in my hometown, it is pretty cool.
Russell began the round with a two-stroke lead over Nicholas Logis of Austin, Texas, after the two were tied heading into the second round. Russell stayed steady throughout the final round, as he birdied the par-5 No. 2 and par-3 No. 8 on the front nine. He made a crucial birdie on the iconic par-3 No.17, which gave him a one-stroke lead over Bailey Sutter of Cullman, Alabama, as he headed into the final hole.
Meanwhile, two groups back, Sutter surged up the leaderboard. After starting the day at even-par, he went 3-under on the front nine and added an impressive back-nine charge that included five birdies, three of them coming consecutively on Nos. 11–13. That run moved him into a tie with Russell at 8-under-par as he reached No. 18. Sutter’s only bogey of the day came on the final hole where he made bogey to finish at 7-under-par 65.
With a one-stroke lead over Sutter heading into No. 18, Russell closed with a par, ending the round with a great final putt to secure the win.
The putt that made #JrPLAYERS history for Miles Russell. pic.twitter.com/SyxviyiUzL
— AJGA (@AJGAGolf) August 31, 2025
The class of 2027 standout entered the field ranked at No. 1 and he showcased the reason he is at the top of the Rolex AJGA Rankings. This event marks his fourth Invitational win and sixth AJGA win. This is his second win at The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex, after his first win in 2023.
All the support is really special. To have my friends and family come out and watch, they all know I practice a decent but to show them what I practice for, it's pretty cool.
In second place, Sutter fired the low final and tournament round of 7-under-par 65. Sutter climbed six spots from the second round, as he carded eight birdies in the final round. He is currently ranked at No. 35 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
Asher Vargas of Spring, Texas placed third shooting 4-under-par 212. This was his second appearance in the Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex, and his career-high finish.
Rounding out the top 10 are:
- 4: Nicholas Logis (-3) of Austin, Texas
- 5: Ronin Banerjee (-2) of Irvine, California
- 6: Luke Ringkamp (-1) Palm Desert, California
- T7: Giuseppe Puebla (E) of Royal Palm Beach, Florida
- T7: Dawson Lew (E) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- T7: Hamilton Coleman (E) of Augusta, Georgia
- T10: Edwin Askerfors (+1) of —- , Sweden
- T10: Aidan Lawson (+1) of (Scotland) Kirkliston, United Kingdom
Thanks to a longtime partnership between the PGA TOUR and the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), 78 of the world's top-ranked male junior golfers, invited through the Rolex AJGA Rankings, competed in a 54-hole, stroke-play event mirroring THE PLAYERS Championship setup and hole locations.
The 19th annual Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex showcases the best of the next generation of future college and professional stars. To date, 74 past players have graduated to play in the PGA TOUR's PLAYERS Championship. Justin Thomas became the first Junior PLAYERS Championship alumni to win the professional event in 2021. He competed as a junior in 2008 and 2009. Scottie Scheffler was the second Junior PLAYERS competitor to win The PLAYERS in 2023 after competing three years in the event as a junior and being named the AJGA's 2013 Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Scheffler won the event again in 2024.
Representatives from 16 foreign countries are competing in one of the AJGA’s annual top fields, featuring 12 of the top 25 boys in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.