The fourth year of the PGA WEST Junior Championship returns to Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in La Quinta, California. This 78-player field will partake in a 54-hole stroke play event from June 17-20. Logan Kim and Mia Clausen were the 2024 champions of this event. Past champions include: Wheaton Ennis (2023), Yujie Lliu (2023), Joey Hayden (2022), and Angela (Yilin) Liu (2022).
About the Field
- 46 California natives
- 26 AJGA champions
- 19 college commitments
- Six countries represented
- Three players inside the top-150 Rolex AJGA Rankings)
Players to watch
Vera Dongah Lee of Irvine, California (2026)
- No. 109 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2025 Jim Click Automotive / HSL Properties Championship Presented Tucson Conquistadores
- Third, 2025 SERI PAK Desert Junior
- Runner-up, 2024 PGA WEST Junior Championship
Lauren E. Lee of Irvine, California (2025)
- No. 135 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- T4, 2024 PGA WEST Junior Championship
- Eight top-10 AJGA finishes
- Committed to Northwestern University
Theodore Snyder of Gig Harbor, Washington (2026)
- No. 151 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- T3, 2025 Mizuno West Coast Classic
- Five, top-10 AJGA finishes
- Eighth, 2025 AJGA Junior at Copper Valley
Kaden Chang of Carlsbad, California (2027)
- No. 166 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
- Champion, 2025 Odyssey Jailbird Junior
- T4, 2025 SERI PAK Desert Junior
- Four, top-10 AJGA finishes
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