Jack Chung (2024)

Jack Chung became the youngest player and first 16-year-old to win the MGA Junior Player of the Year presented by Callaway after winning the Met Junior, sharing the Carter Cup title and making the semifinals at the Met Amateur.

“I was very excited and very grateful. I played very solidly this year. It was nice to receive that award, but just very appreciative and happy,” said Chung when he found out he had won the award. “My game plan was to do my best every day, every round, and every tournament I played, which accumulated to an excellent season.”

In the Met Junior at Sunningdale, Chung beat Liam Pasternak, 4 and 2, to claim the title. On his way to the Met Junior victory, Chung was efficient in match play, never needing to play all 18 holes in his four wins and wrapping up two matches after 16 holes.

Chung continued his match play prowess in the Met Amateur at Somerset Hills in Bernardsville, N.J. The youngest competitor in the bracket got past Ike champion Peicheng Chen of Rock Hill and past Met Junior champion Colin Summers of Plainfield, before falling to eventual champion Donte Groppuso of Wiltwyck.

Being only 16 years old, Chung could defend his player of the year honor next season. Jack Wall is the only player to win multiple Junior Player of the Year honors, which he did in 2018 and 2019.