109th Junior Boys' Championship
LuLu Country Club, Glenside, Pa.
Tuesday-Thursday, June 20-22, 2023
Registration Fee: $50 per person.
Registration Opens: May 9 at 9 a.m.
Registration Closes: June 6 at 11:59 p.m.
Format: 18-hole individual stroke play qualifying on Day One. Match play on Day Two and Day Three. There will be two flights consisting of 16 players. Both flights will play two matches each on Day Two and Day Three.
Eligibility: Open to Junior boys who have a GHIN Number hosted through GAP and are 14-18 years of age, as long as they have not started their college career, and who have a GAP/USGA Handicap Index of 14.4 or lower. A player may not have reached his 19th birthday by the final day of the championship. Upon approval of the Executive Committee, a Junior-Junior (13 years of age or younger) may compete in the Junior Boys’ Championship.
Field Size: Limited to the first 144 entries. 32 Juniors will qualify for match play. There will be two flights of 16. The prior year’s Junior Boys’ Champion, if entered, will qualify automatically and assume the No. 1 seed in the Championship Flight. He may play for the medal prize, but his score will not affect his position in match play.
Practice Rounds: Practice rounds, FOR PLAYERS ONLY, have been made available on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, after 3pm. Players are asked to contact the golf shop directly to schedule a practice round tee time. The practice round fee is $50 and can be paid for by cash or credit card. Players are required to walk for the practice round.
Starting Times: Begin at 7:30 a.m. with 10-minute intervals starting on Nos. 1 and 10.
Automotive Transportation: Automotive transportation is not permitted in this event. A player may carry his own bag or use a push cart, if the host facility allows the use of push carts.
Caddies: A player may carry his own bag or bring his own caddie. A player may not use any parent or relative, 19 years of age or older, as a caddie during any phase of the competition.
Prizes: Low gross for Qualifying. Champion and Runner-up prizes for each flight. For prizes for low gross, duplicate prizes will be awarded for Qualifying. The 109th Junior Boys' Champion will receive 4 performance stars and the top 4 will receive 1 performance star for the AJGA Performance Based Entry system.
Ties: A playoff, if necessary, for the final match play positions of each Flight will be conducted immediately following the conclusion of the stroke play qualifying round. All ties in match play are determined in extra holes.