How to Qualify:

-Winners of the Junior PGA Championship will earn an automatic bid as long as they are members of their respective Jr.  Tour. (Northern/Southern Ohio)

-5 boys and 5 girls will be selected from the Player of the Year points list in the 16-19 age division

-2 boys and 2 girls will be selected from the Player of the Year points list in the 13-15 age division

There is a membership fee of $115.00 for the 18-hole events and $60.00 for the Futures Tour (9 Holes).

There are no membership fees for the collegiate events.

Each 9-hole junior event is $40.00

Each 18-hole junior event is $70.00

Each 18-hole collegiate event is $80.00

Each 36-hole junior event is $160.00

With the current design of our tour, we are unable to have juniors play on both the 18 Hole tour and the 9 Hole tour. If your junior wants to start out in the 9 hole tour, and switch over to the 18 hole tour, we are able to do that. If you would like to switch membership during the season, contact a NOPGA Junior Golf Staff Member.

The cancellation fee is $20 up until the registration deadline listed on the event. After the deadline, the cancellation fee will be half of the tournament entry fee. Any no call/no show to an event will result in no refund given.

You may find your tee times four days prior to each event on the junior tour website and an email will be sent to you telling you that the tee times are posted. Please keep your email address up to date to receive notifications!

Spectator carts are restricted to those individuals with a handicap placards or at the course's discretion.

The Northern Ohio PGA Junior Tour has a financial assistance program available to all junior tour players that can be accessed by clicking here.

-All Financial Assistance Applications will be reviewed on a seasonal basis by the Northern Ohio PGA Section Staff and Junior Golf Committee.

-Financial Assistance is awarded on a first come, first served basis dependent on the number of qualified applicants and the availability of funds.

-Applicants will be notified at the email address listed on application regarding amount of funds awarded.

-The award of the Financial Assistance does not guarantee entry into specific events. Recipients will still be required to follow standard NOPGA Junior Tour program requirements and procedures to be entered into any clinics, seminars, or tournaments.

-The Financial Assistance Award will be distributed in one lump sum as a credit on the recipients NOPGAJR Blue Golf Player's Account and can be used for Tournament Registration for their respective Tour (18 Hole Junior Series or the 9 Hole Futures Tour).

The NOPGA Junior Tour age divisions are structured as followed:

9 Hole Futures Tour:

-Boys 8-9
-Girls 8-11
-Boys 10-11
-Boys 12-16
-Girls 12-16

18 Hole Junior Tour:

-Boys 11-13
-Boys 14-15
-Girls 11-15
-Boys 16-19
-Girls 16-19

Collegiate Series:

-Boys 18-22
-Girls 18-22

The age division that a junior participates in is determined by the junior's age as of August 4, 2023.

Caddies are permitted for the NOPGA 9-Hole Futures Tour. Caddies are NOT permitted for the 18-Hole Junior Tour. Please be aware of our caddie regulations listed below :

Northern Ohio PGA Futures Tour - Caddie Information

-Only Futures Tour Players are permitted to have caddies. Note: Once Futures Tour players move into the NOPGA Junior Tour, juniors will no longer be permitted to have a caddie.
We are including caddies for the NOPGA Futures Tour to focus on pace of play as well as the education of our players.
-The duties of a caddie on our tour are as follows: Carry the bag, help with club selection, help with etiquette, rake the bunkers, tend the flagstick, help with scorecards, transport players from green to tee, and assist with rules of golf.
-A caddie on our Futures Tour IS PERMITTED - to give advice to their player, caddie for more than one player, help all players with the rules of golf.
-A caddie on our Futures Tour IS NOT PERMITTED - to stand behind the player while he/she plays a stroke, kick or prevent a ball from its original path or placement, or give advice to other players, unless you are also caddying for them.
-The player is responsible for ANY penalties the caddie may have committed.
-Caddies are NOT PERMITTED to join their player in the scoring area. Players are responsible for their own scorecards in the scoring area.

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