World Junior Girls Golf Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ontario and Quebec, Canada |
| Established | 2014 |
| Course(s) | Rotating |
| Organized by | Golf Canada |
| Format | 72-hole stroke play |
| Month played | October |
The World Junior Girls Golf Championship (French: Championnat Mondial Junior Féminin de Golf) is an annual world amateur team golf championship for women under 18 organized in Canada.
History
The inaugural event was held in 2014. Medalists who have gone on to win on the LPGA Tour include Brooke Henderson, Angel Yin, Megan Khang, Yuka Saso, Linn Grant and Atthaya Thitikul.
Format
The competition is open to female juniors who have not reached their 19th birthday by the last scheduled day of the championship, and who are not playing university or college golf. 20 Countries with 3 girls per team compete over 72 hole stroke play in a team and individual competition.[1]
Results
| Year | Team | Individual | Venue | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 2014 | .png){kind=small} United StatesMika Liu Megan Khang Angel Yin |
 SwedenEmma Svensson Filippa Möörk Michaela Finn |
.svg.png){kind=small} CanadaBrooke Henderson Jaclyn Lee Selena Costabile |
 Mika Liu
|
Megan Khang
|
Emma Svensson
|
Angus Glen Golf Club, Markham, Ontario |
[2] | |
| 2015 |  South Korea Hye-jin Choi Eun-soo Jang Shin Hye Kim |
 Denmark Line Toft Hansen Cecilie Bofill Puk Lyng Thomsen |
Sweden Filippa Möörk Elin Esborn Frida Kinhult |
Hye-jin Choi
|
Cecilie Bofill
|
Filippa Möörk
|
Marshes Golf Club, Ottawa |
[3] | |
| 2016 |  Philippines Yuka Saso Harmie Nicole Constantino Sofia Angela Legaspi |
South Korea Hee-Jung Lim Hae-Ran Ryu Min-Gyeong Youn |
United States Mika Liu Jennifer Chang Elizabeth Wang |
Yuka Saso
|
Jennifer Chang
|
 Caterina Don
|
Mississaugua G&CC | [4] | |
| 2017 |  Spain Blanca Fernández Elena Arias Dimana Viudes |
South Korea Seo-yun Kwon Yunji Jeong Hae-Ran Ryu |
Sweden Linn Grant Amanda Linnér Beatrice Wallin |
Seo-yun Kwon
|
Alessia Nobilio
|
Blanca Fernández
|
Marshes Golf Club | [5] | |
| 2018 | Italy Caterina Don Alessia Nobilio Emilie Alba Paltrinieri |
United States Brooke Seay Michaela Morard Zoe Campos |
 Thailand Kultida Pramphun Kan Bunnabodee Atthaya Thitikul |
Atthaya Thitikul
|
Alessia Nobilio
|
Zoe Campos
|
Camelot G&CC | [6] | |
| 2019 | South Korea Jung-Min Hong Ye Won Lee Yoon Ina |
Thailand Kan Bunnabodee Yosita Khawnuna Atthaya Thitikul |
Italy Carolina Melgrati Alessia Nobilio Benedetta Moresco |
Atthaya Thitikul
|
Ye Won Lee
|
Alessia Nobilio
|
Angus Glen Golf Club | [7] | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada | [8] | |||||||
| 2021 | [9] | ||||||||
| 2022 | Spain Cayetana Fernández Andrea Revuelta Paula Martín |
Sweden Meja Örtengren Nora Sundberg Matilda Björkman |
 Chinese Taipei Ting-Hsuan Huang Hsin Chun Liao Yu-Chu Chen |
Cayetana Fernández
|
 María José Marín
|
Meja Örtengren
|
[10] | ||
| 2023 | Canada Anna Huang Vanessa Borovilos Vanessa Zhang |
South Korea Oh Soo-min Park Seo-jin Yang Hyo-jin |
 Czech Republic Denisa Vodičková Sofie Hlinomazová Tiphani Knight |
Denisa Vodičková
|
Anna Huang
|
Oh Soo-min
|
Brampton Golf Club | [11] | |
| 2024 | South Korea Oh Soo-min Park Seo-jin Hong Su-min |
Canada Aphrodite Deng Shauna Liu Clairey Lin |
United States Scarlett Schremmer Nikki Oh Chloe Kovelesky |
Oh Soo-min
|
Aphrodite Deng
|
 Arianna Lau
|
Credit Valley Golf & Country Club | [12] | |
Source:[1]
Results summary
Team tournament
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Denmark (DNK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Future sites
- 2025 St. Catharines Golf & Country Club in St. Catharines, Ontario
- 2026 Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Quebec
Source:[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Facts". World Junior Girls Championship. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2014 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2015 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2016 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2017 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2018 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "2020 World Junior Girls Championship Cancelled". World Junior Girls Championship. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Junior Girls Championship Cancelled". World Junior Girls Championship. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "2023 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 World Junior Girls Championship". Golf Genius. Retrieved 5 October 2024.