The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex field announced

The stage is set for one of junior golf’s premier events as the 19th annual Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex returns to TPC Sawgrass from August 28–31, 2025. The prestigious 54-hole, stroke-play event will be contested on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, mirroring the setup and hole locations used at THE PLAYERS Championship on the PGA TOUR.

Thanks to a continuing partnership between the PGA TOUR and the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), the championship draws 78 of the top-ranked male junior golfers from around the world, offering an elite-level test on one of golf’s most iconic courses. Rolex, one of the AJGA’s longest-tenured partners, joined as the presenting sponsor in 2022 and remains a key supporter of the event.

As of July 22, the 2025 Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex field features:

• 16 of the top 25 players in the Rolex AJGA Rankings
• Players from 18 states and 15 countries
• 41 AJGA Champions
• 37 college commitments
• 17 Rolex Junior All-Americans

Once again, Florida leads the way with the most players from a single state, while the event maintains its strong tradition of international participation. This year’s field includes players from France, Sweden, Mexico, Ireland, Spain, Iceland, Australia, the Netherlands, Scotland, Canada, Hong Kong, South Africa, Colombia, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Tournament Field

Miles Russell | Jacksonville Beach, Florida | Class of 2027

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Russell, the current No. 1 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, returns to TPC Sawgrass as a past champion. The 2023 Rolex Junior Player of the Year captured the Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex that same year, during a breakout season that also included wins at the TaylorMade TP5 Junior All-Star, Moon Golf Junior All-Star and Boys Junior PGA Championship. A recent Florida State commit and two-time Rolex Junior All-American, Russell has maintained his dominant form with a win at the 2024 Rolex Tournament of Champions, along with early 2025 titles at the AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods and the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley.

Luke Colton | Frisco, Texas | Class of 2026

Luke Colton

Luke Colton

Luke Colton

Colton, currently ranked No. 3 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, was a member of the 2023 Junior Presidents Cup team. He’s coming off a strong stretch, highlighted by runner-up finishes at the 2024 Rolex Tournament of Champions and the 2025 Team TaylorMade Invitational, along with two top-10 finishes this year. The Vanderbilt commit will look to earn his first Invitational title at TPC Sawgrass after finishing T7 at last year’s event.

Tyler Watts | Huntsville, Alabama | Class of 2026

Tyler Watts

Tyler Watts

Tyler Watts

Watts, currently No. 5 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, returns to TPC Sawgrass looking to build on his strong showings with a fourth-place finish in 2023 and a T16 in 2024. The University of Tennessee commit was the runner-up at the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur and is riding momentum from top-10 finishes at the 2025 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and the Team TaylorMade Invitational. A two-time Rolex Junior All-American, Watts captured the 2025 Sunnehanna Amateur title and most recently earned runner-up honors at the North & South Amateur Championship.

Note: Full list of top players will be updated following final field confirmation in late August.

More than 30 players in the field are committed to top NCAA Division I programs, including:

• Stanford University
• University of Alabama
• University of Georgia
• University of Tennessee
• Vanderbilt University

Several schools boast multiple signees, setting the stage for future teammates to compete side-by-side on a world-class venue.

The Junior PLAYERS presented by Rolex Championship History

Since 2007, the top boys have traveled to Ponte Vedra Beach in search of a signature victory. Past champions include:

• 2007 Morgan Hoffmann
• 2008 Evan Beck
• 2009 Bobby Wyatt
• 2010 Michael Johnson
• 2011 Gavin Hall
• 2012 Robby Shelton IV
• 2013 Austen Truslow
• 2014 Sam Horsfield
• 2015 Chun-an Yu
• 2016 Khavish Varadan
• 2017 Shuai Ming (Ben) Wong
• 2018 Travis Vick
• 2019 Jayden Schaper
• 2020 David Ford
• 2021 Benjamin James
• 2022 Jeffrey Guan
• 2023 Miles Russell
• 2024 Hamilton Coleman

Morgan Hoffmann of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, who played eight seasons on the PGA TOUR, won the inaugural The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex in 2007. Hoffmann’s junior golf career featured five AJGA victories, including four Invitationals, and a selection as Rolex Junior All-American.

The lowest round in the history of the Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex was set by Logan McCallister of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in the second round of the 2017 tournament at 9-under-par 63. McCallister ultimately tied for second after a three-hole aggregate playoff with Shuai Ming (Ben) Wong of (Hong Kong) The Woodlands, Texas, and Jake Beber-Frankel of Miami, Florida. Wong secured his first AJGA Invitational victory with a par on No. 18, the final playoff hole.

The new low 54-hole total of 16-under-par 200 at TPC Sawgrass was set in 2022 by Jeffrey Guan of Bexley, Australia. His rounds of 67-69-64 shattered the previous record from 2018 of 8-under-par 208 originally held by Travis Vick of Houston, Texas, Akshay Bhatia of Los Angeles, California, and Bo Jin of Beijing, China. Ben James of Milford, Connecticut, also tied the previous low 54-hole total on his way to victory at the 2021 event.

Related: Playoff History | Tournament History

Graduation to THE PLAYERS Championship

The AJGA has a storied history of junior, amateur, college and professional success and The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex showcases an impressive list of 61 alumni all-time who graduated to the PGA TOUR stage.

Major winner and AJGA tournament host Justin Thomas of Goshen, Kentucky, made history at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2021 when he became the first The Junior PLAYERS Championship alumnus to win the professional event. Thomas won the tournament by one stroke at 14-under-par 274.

Thomas, a two-time Rolex Junior All-American, has hosted his own AJGA tournament in his hometown since 2016 and spends time on-site hitting shots with sponsors and sharing advice with juniors. He also supports juniors who need a financial boost to play through his Liberty National ACE Grant endowment. Thomas competed twice at TPC Sawgrass as a junior (2008 and 2009 ).

Scottie Scheffler led the contingent of 49 The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex alumni to compete in THE PLAYERS Championship 2025. Scheffler won THE PLAYERS with a score of 20-under par 268 in 2024. During his junior days, Scheffler was a three-time Rolex Junior All-American and the 2013 Rolex Junior Player of the Year. He played in the Junior PLAYERS from 2011-2013 with his best finish as fifth place in 2011.

As The Junior PLAYERS Championship continues to develop future stars of the PGA TOUR, golf fans can look forward to seeing AJGA alumni return TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS Championship, set for March 10–15, 2026.

International Exposure

Since the tournament's inception, international players from every corner of the globe gather to test their skills against top players from the United States.

In 2019, Jayden Schaper of South Africa, played in his third The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex and won, becoming the fifth champion with international ties. The 2020 grad carried that momentum into the 2020 European Tour's South African Open where he finished T6 and became the first amateur to finish in the top-six since Ernie Els in 1989.

2022 champion, Jeffrey Guan, is the most recent international player to win The Junior PLAYERS Championship. He still holds the 54-hole scoring record at 16-under-par 200. Guan went on to represent the International team at the 2022 Junior Presidents Cup and is now playing professionally.

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For more questions about the Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex, please contact Angela Ding (ading@ajga.org) in the AJGA Communications Department.