WINCHESTER, KY (May 30, 2025) – The Kentucky PGA Junior Tour is set to host one of its premier events of the summer: the 2025 Kentucky Girls Junior PGA Championship, held at Winchester Country Club on Monday and Tuesday, June 2–3. This 36-hole stroke play competition features some of the top junior female golfers from across the Commonwealth.

The Girls Junior PGA Championship is a flagship event on the Kentucky Junior Golf calendar and serves as a qualifier for the National Junior PGA Championship, with the overall champion earning a spot in the national tournament, scheduled for July 29–August 1, 2025, at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Recent Championship Highlights

Multiple players from this week’s field are coming off standout performances at the 2025 Junior Falls Cities Championship.

Girls 14–18:

• Caroline Childers (Bowling Green) – Champion at +7 (74-77—151)

• Avery Suter (Pewee Valley) – T2 at +11 (80-75—155), won scorecard playoff

• Emlie Miller (Mayfield) – T2 at +11 (75-80—155)

• Ella Sizemore (Louisville) – 4th at +15 (83-76—159)

• Heidi Mitchell (Louisville) – 5th at +16 (84-76—160)

• Other Top-10 finishers: Emerson Bowling, Greer Wathen, Mary Clayton Rodgers, Lillian Muschinski

Girls 13 & Under:

• Parker Haddix (Nicholasville) – Champion at +9 (80-73—153)

• Molly Amos (Beaver Dam) – 2nd at +25 (87-82—169)

• Harper Collins (Lexington) – 3rd at +31 (89-86—175)

• Kourtlyn Suchard (Bowling Green) – Champion at +7 (37-42—79)

• Bella Wang (Louisville) – Runner-up at +13 (41-44—85)

• Paislie Miller (Mayfield) – 3rd at +20 (46-46—92)

Additional Notable Results This Season:

• Avery Suter – Season Kickoff Champion (Girls 14–18)

• Parker Haddix – Champion at Season Kickoff & Team Championship (Girls 13 & U)

• Caroline & Mary Douglas Childers – Team Champions (Girls 14–18)

• Ella Sizemore & Grace Soale – Team Championship Runners-up

• Paislie Miller – Season Kickoff Champion (Girls 10 & Under)

Featured Pairings (Round 1 – June 2):

• 9:12 AM – Avery Suter, Ella Sizemore, Heidi Mitchell

• 8:45 AM – Willa Borough, Madison Glisson, Emerson Bowling

• 9:30 AM – Caroline Childers, Keira Yun, Cailyn Rogers

• 9:48 AM – Emma Lindemoen, Claire Reynolds, Morgan Kennedy

• 10:24 AM – Maggie Graham, Lillian Muschinski

• 10:42 AM – Elin Fritz, Alexis Dinsmore, Kylie Miller

• 11:00 AM – Avery Almy, Izzy Fightmaster, Lyla Hardesty

• 11:09 AM – Bella Wang, Paislie Miller, Kourtlyn Suchard

Click here for round one pairings & tee times.

The Junior Tour thanks Winchester Country Club and its staff for their support of junior golf in Kentucky. Round one results and coverage will be available following the conclusion of play on Monday.

About the Junior Tour:

The Kentucky Golf Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable affiliate of Kentucky's Family of Golf Organizations, was founded in 2002 through the vision of the Kentucky Golf Association and the Kentucky PGA. Our core purpose is to positively impact Kentucky youth through the sport of golf. The Kentucky Golf Foundation is solely funded by private individuals and corporate donations, memorials, special events, and contributions from Kentucky's Family of Golf Organizations.

The Kentucky Junior Golf website was established through the vision of the Kentucky Golf Foundation board, aiming to create a single, comprehensive online resource for all junior golf programs in the state.

Media Contact:
Skylar Thornton | Golf House Kentucky | sthornton@kygolf.org