2026 Junior Presidents Cup Results: USA Wins 17.5–6.5 at Medinah

The United States won the 2026 Junior Presidents Cup 17.5–6.5 at Medinah. The official Presidents Cup result announcement and Golf Channel's report agree on the score, an event-record eleven-point margin and a fifth consecutive U.S. victory. This update replaces the earlier preview's live-scoring status with the confirmed result.

The Confirmed Result

The Americans took all six opening four-ball points, then won the foursomes session 4–2 to carry a 10–2 lead into singles. Miles Russell defeated Cooper Moore 6 and 4 in singles. The junior event used a routing drawn from Medinah's Courses No. 1 and No. 2; its result is separate from the professional competition on Course No. 3.

A Two-Day Match-Play Bridge to the Main Event

The Junior Presidents Cup is a team match-play competition for 24 boys aged 19 or younger: 12 from the United States and 12 from the rest of the world excluding Europe. AJGA’s tournament page lists the event as a 54-hole team match-play competition. The Presidents Cup and AJGA’s event announcement describe the daily structure as six four-ball and foursomes matches on Sunday, September 20, followed by 12 singles matches on Monday, September 21.

That schedule makes the junior event more than a ceremonial curtain-raiser. It gives players a concentrated introduction to partner formats, team-room decisions and singles pressure. The course routing also lets Medinah host two different levels of international team golf in the same week, while keeping the junior and professional competitions distinct in age, eligibility and records.

Captains and Confirmed Teams

Five-time Presidents Cup participant Matt Kuchar captains the United States. C.T. Pan, an Olympic medalist and 2019 Presidents Cup player, leads the International Team. The official final-team announcement says the U.S. roster became complete when Brady Barnum earned the 12th place on September 10. The International roster represents 10 countries, the largest national spread in the event’s history, with China and South Korea each supplying two players.

The U.S. team includes Miles Russell, Jaden Soong, Jessy Huebner, Ronin Banerjee, Giuseppe Puebla, Grayson Baucom, Rory Asselta, Sam Carraher, Hayes Corcell, Grant DeLorenzo, Sohan Patel and Brady Barnum. The International team includes Tuan Anh Nguyen, Taisei Nagasaki, Qiyou Wu, Minsu Kim, Cooper Moore, Jun Tian, Settawut Kenanan, Tomas Del Grosso, Fernando Saravia, Emilio Velez, Jeyi Son and Zhi Li. The names and captain’s-pick designations come from the September 10 official announcement.

Why the Event Matters to the Professional Presidents Cup

The clearest connection is developmental rather than statistical. The senior Presidents Cup announcement identified Jacob Bridgeman and Jackson Koivun as the first players to make a senior team after appearing in the Junior Presidents Cup. That pathway gives the junior event a tangible link to the professional roster without turning a junior result into a prediction of a senior career.

The venue connection matters too. Young players are competing at Medinah just days before the professional teams arrive, and spectators can see the same broad property used in different ways. The junior event’s format puts partner communication and rapid adaptation at the center before the senior captains make their own decisions about rookies and experienced players.

What the Junior Result Does and Does Not Show

The clean opening session and decisive overall margin show how strongly the U.S. juniors performed in their own competition. They do not supply evidence for the senior teams' match results. Different players, a different course routing and separate team records mean that the two scoreboards must be kept distinct. A junior appearance can be useful developmental experience without guaranteeing a professional selection or a winning senior record.

The final score above supersedes the preview's earlier live-scoring status. Readers looking for the professional competition should use our 2026 teams and event guide and Friday professional foursomes recap, where every score is labeled with its session date. The junior win is a completed result to preserve; the professional matches have their own reporting timeline and require their own verification.

The Junior Presidents Cup is therefore both a competition and a handoff. It puts the next generation on the same Medinah stage, gives them a real team match-play test, and starts the week with a story that can be followed on its own terms.