Most Career
Individual Wins
(includes all wins in 13-14 and 12-18
age divisions)
12, Phil
Mickelson (1985-89)
8, Bob May (1982-87)
8, Tiger Woods (1991-92)
8, Charles Howell (1992-96)
8, Sihwan Kim (2003-2007)
7, Nick Clinard (1987-89)
7, Ben Garner (1990-91) 7, Sal Spallone (1992-95)
6, Joel Kribel (1993-95)
6, Leif Olson (1994-97)
6, Peter Uihlein (2004-07)
5, Scott Frisch (1982-86)
5, Nicky Goetze (1984-88)
5, Erik Geldbach (1988-89)
5, Jeff Fahrenbruch (1990-94)
5, Michael Henderson (1991-93)
5, Ryuji Imada (1992-95) 5, Seung Su Han (2000-2003) 5, Jace Long (2003-2008) 5, Jordan Spieth (2007-2011)
Most Individual
Wins In One Year
5, Seung
Su Han (2002)
4, Phil Mickelson (1987)
4, Phil Mickelson (1988)
4, Tiger Woods (1991)
4, Tiger Woods (1992)
4, Sal Spallone (1992)
3, Scott Frisch (1986)
3, David Duval (1989)
3, Ty Cox (1993)
3, Michael Henderson (1993)
3, Philip Francis (2006)
3, Cory
Whitsett (2006)
3, Cameron Peck (2008)
Most Years
With At Least One Individual Win
6, Bob
May (1982-87)
5, Phil Mickelson (1985-89)
4, Nicky Goetze (1984-85, 87-88)
4, Justin Roof (1989, 91-93)
4, Charles Howell (1992-93, 95-96)
4, Peter Uihlein (2004-07)
4, AJ McInerney (2007-09, 2011) 4, Jordan Spieth (2007-08, 2010-11)
Most Consecutive
Years With At Least One Win
6, Bob
May (1982-87)
5, Phil Mickelson (1985-89)
4, Peter Uihlein (2004-07)
3, Tracy Phillips (1978-80)
3, Justin Leonard (1986-88)
3, Jason Buha (1991-93)
3, Justin Roof (1991-93)
3, Joel Kribel (1993-95)
3, Ken Lewis (1995-97)#
3, Leif Olson (1995-97)#
3, Kevin Schultz (2002-04)
3, Sihwan Kim (2005-07)
3, Jace Long (2006-08)
3, AJ McInerney (2007-09)
# includes
Boys 13-14 Division titles in 1995
Most
Wins At Same Tournament
3, Bob
May (Lake Tahoe Memorial Junior)
3, Phil Mickelson (Rolex Tournament of Champions)
3, Phil Mickelson (Nabisco Mission Hills Desert Junior)
3, Justin Roof (PING Myrtle Beach Junior Classic)
3, Sihwan Kim (Mission Hills Desert Junior)
Most
Consecutive Wins At Same Tournament
3, Phil
Mickelson (Rolex Tournament of Champions, 1986-88)
3, Sihwan Kim (Mission Hills Desert Junior, 2005-07)
Most All-American
Honors
5, Justin
Leonard (1986-90) *
5, Andrew Yun (2005-09)
4, Peter Uihlein (2004-07)
4, James Vargas (1999-2002)
4, Jason Allred (1995-98)
4, Jeremy Anderson (1993-96)
4, Brian Bateman (1987, 89-91)
4, Nicky Goetze (1985-88)
4, Charles Howell (1993-96)
4, Ryuji Imada (1992-95)
4, Trip Kuehne (1987, 89-91)
4, Ken Lewis (97-00)
4, Bob May (1984-87)
4, Tracy Phillips (1978-81)
4, Webb Simpson (2001-04)
4, Boyd Summerhays (1994-97)
4, Tiger Woods (1990-93)
4, Anthony Kim (2000-03)
4, Randy Lowry (2001-04)
4, James Lee (2002-05)
* includes
Boys 11-14 Division
First
Foreign Boy To Win A Tournament
Stuart
Derby, Harare, Zimbabwe (1990 PING Myrtle Beach Junior
Classic)
Lowest
18-hole Round
62 (-10) Stewart Whitt (2002 Henry-Griffitts Rome
Junior Classic)
62 (-10) Jeffrey Weisheit (2007 Randy Smith Classic presented by the Lubbock Sports Authority)
62 (-10) Zachery Sobel (2008 Heritage Junior Championship)
62 (-10) Matt Gilchrest (2012 Goodman Networks Junior at Timarron)
61 (-9) Chenxiao Duan (2010 Trader Joe's Junior Championship hosted by Pat Hurst)
61 (-9) James White (2007 Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic)
62 (-9) Mason Carmel (2011 AJGA Stonehenge Junior Open)
62 (-9) Conner Pratt (2009 AJGA Southeast Junior Open)
62 (-9)
Colin Wilcox (2004 Las Vegas Founders Junior
Golf Championship)
63 (-9) Louis Amira (2005 Nike Golf Junior at Las
Cruces)
63 (-9) Matt Savage (2003 Needham Junior at Diablo
Grande)
63 (-9) James Vargas (2001 Polo Golf Junior Classic)
63 (-9) Christo Greyling (2000 Shell World Golf Village
Junior Championshiip)
63 (-9) Rob Beasley (1999 Ashworth Carolina Junior
Classic)
62 (-8) Ryan Han (2011 Trader Joe's Junior Championship hosted by Pat Hurst)
63 (-8) Roberto Galletti, Jr. (2006 Heather Farr
Classic)
63 (-8) Jeff Gerlich (2002 Abilene Reporter-News Junior)
63 (-8) Matthew Rosenfield (2001 Lucent Technologies
Boys Junior Championship)
63 (-8) Doug McKeever (1997 AJGA West Texas Junior)
64 (-8) Justin Roof (1992 PING Myrtle Beach Junior
Classic)
64 (-8) Boyd Summerhays (1996 Las Vegas Founders'
Legacy Junior)
64 (-8) Andy Miller (1996 Las Vegas Founders' Legacy
Junior)
64 (-8) Scott McMahon (2000 Sheehan Construction Indiana
Junior Classic)
64 (-8) Zach Mowbray (2000 Sheehan Construction Indiana
Junior Classic)
64 (-8) Jonathan Jackson (2000 ClubCorp Junior Championship)
64 (-8) Hochul Kim (2001 PING Myrtle Beach Junior
Classic)
64 (-8) James Vargas (2002 Rolex Tournament of Champions)
64 (-8) David Yoon (2002 Needham San Jose Junior Classic)
64 (-8) Gator Todd (2003 Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome
Classic)
64 (-8) Daniel Im (2003 Lennar Junior at Mission Hills)
64 (-8) Aaron Goldberg (2003 Lennar Junior at Mission
Hills)
64 (-8) Jason Kang (2003 Lennar Junior at Mission
Hills)
64 (-8) Andrew Patipaksiri (2004 Nike Golf Junior
at Haggin Oaks)
64 (-8) Justin Hull (2004 AJGA Boyne Highlands Junior)
64 (-8) Rory Hie (2004 Family Toyota / Family Honda
Junior)
64 (-8) Michael Pinjuv (2005 Las Vegas Founders Junior
Championship)
64 (-8) Roberto Galletti, Jr. (2005 FootJoy Boys Invitational)
64 (-8) Sihwan Kim (2005 Mission Hills Desert Junior)
64 (-8) Benjamin Kishigian (2005 Burgett H. Mooney,
Jr. Rome Classic)
64 (-8) Trevor Carle (2005 PING Phoenix Junior)
64 (-8) James Lee (2005 Family Toyota/Family Honda
Junior presented by The First American Corporation)
64 (-8) Sam Smith (2007 PING Phoenix Junior)
64 (-8) Benjamin Lein (2008 CORE Realty Holdings Junior presented by TomatoBank)
64 (-8) Chad Bounds (2008 The Club Car Junior hosted by Charles Howell III)
64 (-8) Dustin Korte (2008 Dalhousie Junior Championship)
Lowest
54-hole Total
194 (-19)
Jeremy Frye (2002 Abilene Reporter-News Junior)
198 (-18) James Lee (2005 Family Toyota/Family Honda
Junior presented by The First American Corporation)
196 (-17) Jeff Bell (2000 Abilene Reporter-News Junior)
199 (-17) George Cunningham (2010 AJGA Junior at Centennial)
199 (-17) Conrad Shindler (2006 Smithfield Junior Championship)
199 (-17) Sihwan Kim (2005 Mission Hills Desert Junior)
199 (-17) Andrew Patipaksiri (2004 Nike Golf Junior
at Haggin Oaks)
200 (-16) Brian Duncan (2001 PING Myrtle Beach Junior
Classic)
201 (-15) Zachery Sobel (2008 Heritage Junior Championship)
201 (-15) Louis Amira (2005 Nike Golf Junior at Las
Cruces)
199 (-14) Payne Denman (2009 Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic)
199 (-14) Jeff Gerlich (2002 Abilene Reporter-News Junior)
200 (-13) Tim McKenney (2005 PING Phoenix Junior)
200 (-13) Ryuji Imada (1994 Northern Telecom Junior
Challenge)
198 (-12) Justin Thomas (2009 Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior)
201 (-12) Doug McKeever (1997 AJGA West Texas Junior)
201 (-12) Gregory O'Mahony (2004 Golf Pride Junior
Classic)
201 (-12) Philip Francis (2006 Heather Farr Classic)
199 (-11) Ryan Han (2011 Trader Joe's Junior Championship hosted by Pat Hurst)
200 (-10) Cody Gribble (2006 Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior)
201 (-9) William Miller (2006 Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic)
Lowest
72-hole Total
268 (-16)
Matthew Rosenfield (2001 Lucent Technologies Boys
Junior)
273 (-15) Martin Flores (2000 Lucent Technologies
Boys Junior)
272 (-12) Ty Tryon (1999 Lucent Technologies Boys
Junior)
272 (-12) Phil Mickelson (1987 Rolex Tournament of
Champions)
273 (-11) Anthony Kim (2001 Lucent Technologies Boys
Junior)
271 (-9) Cameron Peck (2008 FootJoy Invitational)
272 (-8) Robert Floyd (1994 Lucent Technologies Boys
Junior)
Boys
Division Largest Winning Margin
18 David Oraee over Myles Miller - 2009 Junior All-Star at Aspen (54-hole event)
15 Richard
Lee over Tommy Chung Hao Mou - 2004 Nike Golf Junior
at Las Cruces (54-hole event)
13 Cory Whitsett over Cameron Peck - 2006 Nike Golf Junior Classic hosted by Zona Norte
13 Jeff Bell over three players - 2000 Abilene Reporter-News
Junior (54-hole event)
12 Patrick Rodgers over Cyril Suk - 2009 SAP Junior Open (54-hole event)
11 Gregory O'Mahony over Hayes Brown and Will Shambley
- 2004 Golf Pride Junior Classic (54-hole event)
11 Andrew Dresser over two players - 2002 TaylorMade-adidas
Golf junior at Bentwood (36-hole event)
11 Justin Roof over Chris York - 1992 PING Myrtle
Beach (54-hole event)
11 Michael Boyd over D.A. Points - 1994 ClubCorp Junior
Championship (54-hole event)
10 Kevin Schultz over Colton Williams - 2003 I.R.I.
Golf Group Oakridge Junior (54-hole event)
10 Joel Kribel over Paul Baack - 1993 Southwestern
Junior Classic (54-hole event)
10 Jace Long over Cody Kent and Josh Reinertson- 2008 John Deere Classic (54-hole event)
9 Phil Mickelson over Taylor Tipton - 1987 Rolex Tournament
of Champions (72-hole event)
9 Jeff Fahrenbruch over Michael Boyd - 1994 Oklahoma
Junior Classic (54-hole event)
9 Michael Castleforte over Chris Happ - 1998 Kraft
Midwestern Junior (54-hole event)
9 John Klauk over Ben Duncan - 1997 Freeport-McDermott
Junior Classic (54-hole event)
9 Randy Lowry over Ryan Cochran - 2001 Golfweek
Chicago Junior (54-hole event)
Youngest Boy to Win an AJGA Event
1) Varun Chopra (12 years, 11 months and 8 days, at 2012 Junior All-Star at Penn State)
2) Philip Barbaree (13 years, 11 days, at 2011 Junior All-Star at Eagle Ridge)
3) Jace Long (13 years, 2 months and 6 days, at 2003 Nike Golf Junior All-Star Classic at Ames)
4) Mu Hu (13 years, 7 months and 28 days, at 2003 Nike Golf Junior All-Star Classic at Ames)
5) AJ McInerney (13 years, 8 months and 2 days, at 2007 Junior All-Star at Lake Havasu)
6) Brad Dalke (13 years, 9 months and 11 days, at 2011 Thunderbird International Junior)
7) Andrew Yun (14 years, 1 month and 20 days, at 2005 Indiana's Chicago Junior)
8) Trey Kaahanui (14 years, 2 months and 8 days, at 2008 ReBath Heather Farr Classic)
9) Randy Lowry (14 years, 2 months and 8 days, at 2001 Golfweek Chicago Junior)
10) Peter Uihlein (14 years, 8 months and 1 day, at 2004 Nike Golf Junior at South Padre Island)
11) Matthew Rosenfeld (14 years, 9 months and 13 days, at 1998 DirecTV Junior Classic)
Most Consecutive
Wins in a Season
3 Matt Gilchrest of Southlake, Texas, 2012 (Genesis Shootout presented by Valero Texas Open, Harvey Penick Junior, Goodman Networks Junior at Timarron)
3 Jacob Solomon of Dublin, Calif., 2012 (Junior All-Star at Gainey Ranch, AJGA Junior at Ruby Hill, Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau Junior All-Star)
3 Michael
Henderson of Raleigh, N.C., 1993 (Greater Greensboro
Junior, Freeport McMoran JC, PING Myrtle Beach Junior)
Longest
Boys Playoff in an AJGA Event
8 holes
- Zachary Bauchou of Forest, Va., defeated Chad Cox
of Charlotte, N.C., at the 2011 Cleveland HealthCare Foundation Junior
in Shelby, N.C.
7 holes
- Jesse Mueller of Mesa, Ariz., defeated Brett Tobyne
of Lakewood, Calif., at the 1999 Aspen Junior Classic
in Aspen, Colo.
AJGA Alumni
Who Won an NCAA Championship
Year
Player
School
1982
Billy
Brown
Oklahoma
State
1983
Jim
Carter
Arizona
State
1984
John
Inman
North
Carolina
1986
Scott
Verplank
Oklahoma
State
1987
Brian
Watts
Oklahoma
State
1988
E.J.
Pfister
Oklahoma
State
1989
Phil
Mickelson
Arizona
State
1990
Phil
Mickelson
Arizona
State
1992
Phil
Mickelson
Arizona
State
1993
Todd
Demsey
Arizona
State
1994
Justin
Leonard
Texas
1996
Tiger
Woods
Stanford
1997
Charles
Warren
Clemson
2000
Charles
Howell
Oklahoma
State
2001
Nick
Gilliam
Florida
2002
Troy
Matteson
Georgia
Tech
2004
Ryan Moore
UNLV
2006
Jonathan Moore
Oklahoma State
2007
Jamie Lovemark
Southern California
2008
Kevin Chappell
UCLA
2010
Scott Langley
Illinois
2011
John Peterson
LSU
Lowest
18-hole Total Year-by-Year (based on total score, not
par)
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