The 2022 Western Junior Championship will take place June 20-23 at Naperville Country Club. The Western Junior Championship is the oldest national junior golf championship, has been played in more than 15 states and at several prestigious Chicagoland golf clubs.
Caleb Surratt won the Western Junior Championship in 2021 at Onwentsia Club and Piersen Hunt won in 2019 at Rich Harvest Farms.
The field is limited to 156 entrants. Competition begins with 36 holes of stroke play, after which the field is cut to the low 44 and ties. Those who make the cut will play 36 more holes of stroke play in hopes of winning the Western Junior title.
The top three finishers and ties receive exemptions into the Western Amateur. Past winners include Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa.