Overview

• Coleman, a 17-year-old from Augusta, Georgia, prevailed 2 & 1 over Vietnam’s Minh Nguyen in a 36-hole final at Trinity Forest Golf Club.
• He sealed the championship with a 15-foot birdie on the 35th hole and never trailed in the decisive match.
• His win earns exemptions to the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club next month and the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
• Coleman becomes the first native of Augusta to lift the U.S. Junior Amateur trophy, joining past champions who advanced to elite ranks.
• Nguyen’s runner-up finish makes him the first Vietnamese finalist in the tournament’s history and grants him direct entry to the next U.S. Amateur.