Building Blocks to a Successful Junior Golf Career

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(YDP)

Mid-American Junior Golf Tour

(MAJGT)

Clinics

YDP Clinics are educations clinics featuring information about USGA Rules of Golf, proper golf etiquette and more information about the IJGA and what the Association has to offer to members like you!

Playing Member

(PM)

National Recognition Opportunities

Event Options

Junior Elite Series (Summer, Fall): 36-Hole events contested over two days throughout the season. Players play 18-holes each day and out of state players may participate in these events. These events are for players 10-15 years old. Boys 12-15 and Girls 10-15 qualify for AJGA PBE recognition.

Nationally Recognized Events

Event Options

Spring/Fall Opens: 36-hole, 2-day events held during the weekends of spring and fall months. These events are designed to prepare players for the summer season or to extend tournament golf after the high school season. There are two divisions- Boys 12-18 and Girls 12-18. Fields max out at 99 players.

Summer Classics: 36-hole, 2-day events held during the week. These make up a bulk of the MAJGT schedule and provide players with the opportunity to gain status and rankings. Fields max out at 144 players.

Championships: 54-hole, 3-day events held during the week. These events do not have a cut and offer players the opportunity to play challenging courses without having to travel outside the Midwest. Fields max out at 144 players.

All events award points for the MAJGT All-Midwest Team.

Illinois State Junior Am (ISJA): The highest level of competition the IJGA has to offer. Players who are not exempt must qualify. This is a boys only event.

Chick Evans Junior Amateur (CEJA): The highest level of Match Play competition the IJGA has to offer. Non-exempt players must qualify via one of six qualifiers (5 for boys/3 for girls). A 36-hole stroke play qualifier will determine the seeding for 32 boys/16 girls.

CDGA Junior Amateur: A multi-day tournament providing a high level of competition for players. There are no qualifiers for the event.

DuPage County Junior Classic: A 36-hole "pre-season" event typically held in May to help prepare players for the summer season. Players may also use this event as a qualifier for the Callaway Junior World Championship.

Medinah Shriners Junior Invitational: An annual event benefiting the Medinah Country Shrine and Chicago Shriners Hospital for Children. A 36-hole competition is held on one day at Medinah Country Club.

Players Challenges: 36-hole events over two days to help players prepare to compete at the next level.

Parent-Juniors: 9 or 18 hole scramble events. Juniors may play with mother/father/legal guardian. Parent/Juniors will be held on Saturdays or Sundays.

9-Hole Playing Events: 9-hole individual stroke play events are where players begin to develop competition skills. Juniors will compete within their specific age AND gender division: 8-9/10-11/12-13. The 8-9 year old division will require a chaperone to walk with them at all times. Most events are contested on Par-3 courses, but some will be on full length 9-hole courses.

18-Hole Playing Events: 18-hole individual stroke play events are where players continue to develop competition skills at the 18-hole level. Juniors will compete within their specific age AND gender divisions: 8-9/10-11/12-13. The 8-9 year old divisions will require a chaperone to walk with them at all times. Most events will be held on a full length regulation 18-hole course, but some will be on Par-3 or executive length courses.

Mid-American Junior Golf Tour

Event Options

Youth Development Program

Single Day Events- The following are 18-hole single day events available to ALL IJGA Playing Member Division members.

The Mid-American Junior Golf Tour is designed for junior golfers who have had success at the local/state level and wish to play at a higher level and gain national recognition from the Junior Golf Scoreboard and AJGA. Players may compete as a junior until their 19th birthday.

The MAJGT currently features three types of events: Spring/Fall Opens, Summer Classics, and Summer Championships.

Players may play in one event as a non-member before a membership is required to participate in MAJGT events.

Parent-Junior: These are pre-season tournaments typically held on Saturday. Three formats will be used- scramble, alternate shot, best ball.

Regionals: These are 18-hole single day events designed to allow members to stay relatively close to home. Field sizes max at 96 players.

Sectionals: These are 18-hole single day events are typically larger than Regionals. This is for a player who wishes to compete against larger field sizes for their division. Field sizes max at 150 players.

Opens: These are 18-hole single day events that provide players with the largest field sizes the IJGA has to offer. Field sizes max at 192 players.

The Youth Development Program (YDP) is for IJGA members ages 8-13, as of August 15, 2015.

Members of the YDP will be able to experience competitions, either 9 or 18 holes. YDP events also give participants the opportunity to master the Rules of Golf and proper golf etiquette.

Playing Member Division

The Playing Member Division (PM) of the IJGA is comprised of two age divisions. Players will be placed in the division that corresponds with their age as of August 15, 2015.

14-15 Junior Division (Boys and Girls)

16-18 Senior Division (Boys and Girls)

Members who compete at this level are able to gain experience in tournament competition.

Event formats include: Regionals, Sectionals, Opens, Championships (Qualifiers), Players Challenge (multi-day event)

Building Your Junior Golf Career in Illinois