The AJGA Tournament of Champions, known currently as the Rolex Tournament of Champions for sponsorship reasons, is a leading annual junior golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers under the age of 19.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Established | 1978 |
| Course(s) | TPC San Antonio |
| Par | 72 |
| Organized by | American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | November |
| Current champion | |
 Tyler Mawhinney Aphrodite Deng | |
Format
editThe tournament is the flagship tournament of the American Junior Golf Association. The field is made up of the top boys and girls on the AJGA Rankings, AJGA Junior All-Americans, award recipients, plus select invitees.[2] The 44th edition in 2001 featured 144 of the best junior golfers in the world from 14 different countries.[3]
History
editThe tournament has been played since 1978 and many winners have later gone on to success on the PGA Tour or the LPGA Tour and even win majors, such as Phil Mickelson, David Duval, Webb Simpson, Jenny Lidback, Grace Park, Patty Tavatanakit, Inbee Park, Morgan Pressel and Ashleigh Simon. When Phil Mickelson won his third consecutive title in 1988, he became the first player in AJGA Boys Division history to win the same event in three consecutive years.[1]
Other repeat winners include Tommy Moore, James Oh, Beth Bauer, Meja Örtengren and Rose Zhang.[4]
Winners
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Source:[1]
Notes
edit- ^ 2021: Eric Lee defeated Jackson Koivun on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff
- ^ 2012: Jaye Marie Green defeated Karen Chung on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff
- ^ 2011: Gabriella Then defeated Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff
- ^ 2009: T.J. Vogel defeated An Byeong-hun and Gavin Hall on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
- ^ 1998: John Lepak defeated Brody Stockton and Kris Mikkelsen on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff
- ^ 1998: Paula Martí defeated Angela Jerman and Virada Nirapathpongporn of Thailand, on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
- ^ 1978: Denise Hermida defeated Cathy Hanlon in a sudden-death playoff
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tournament History". AJGA. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Invitational Criteria". AJGA. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Ortengren separates herself in the Girls Division". AJGA. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Williams, Julie (November 30, 2020). "Rose Zhang, David Ford end 2020 by winning AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions". Golfweek. Retrieved January 23, 2024.