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March, April, & May In Review
Philadelphia Junior
Tour Party
GOLF GALAXY
Wednesday, June 5th • 5-8pm
INCASE YOU MISSED US
We will be giving out $10 and $20 gift cards, along with hats and balls at our
next Golf Galaxy sponsored event.
Special thanks to the GOLF GALXY, Leigh Taylor– PGA Master Professional,
and Matt Salzer –GSM for all your help!
Philly Junior Elite Tour
As our 2013 season continues we will
continue to run the Philly Junior Tour as in
past seasons, open to all juniors who
would like to compete. However, in
addition to our regularly planned season,
we will introduce five new invitation-only 2-
day events.
Our main objective in creating the elite
tour is to help our juniors climb up the
National Rankings by playing locally. Many
factors go into determining national
rankings, including size of field, strength of
field, yardages, slope, course rating, ect.
We will be looking to fill our elite
tournament fields with a minimum of 40
boys and 12 girls, set competitive yardages,
and take into consideration the course’s
slope and course rating to increase the
prestige of these events. With the addition
of the Elite Tour, the number of
tournament results sent to Junior Golf
Scoreboard (JGS) in a season will increase
to sixteen. Juniors must compete in four
JGS-ranked tournaments in a calendar year
to establish a national ranking.
Registration
If you are eligible to compete on the Elite
Tour in 2013, please select the Elite
Membership option during registration
(Elite Membership is the same price as our
Full Membership). Online registration for
all Elite Tour events opens Monday, March
25th at 12:01 a.m. on a first-come, first-
serve basis and not 3 weeks prior like most
of the other events on the Philadelphia
Junior Tour. The entry fee for an Elite Tour
event is $125.
Schedule
We plan on scheduling five Elite
Tournaments. Here are the dates already
scheduled:
June 13-14, 2013 Wyncote GC
July 22-23, 2013 Makefield Highlands GC
Elite Tour Format
36-Hole Tournament
Held Over 2 Days at a Premier Facility
Day 1: Afternoon Shotgun
Day 2: Morning Tee Times, Paired
Based on Scores from Round 1.
Boys 13-15 & Boys 16-18 Divisions Play
From Approximately 6,500 Yards
Girls 13-15 & Girls 16-18 Divisions Play
From Approximately 6,000 Yards
Elite Tour Membership status can be
gained by posting a target score in any
regular season Philly Junior Tournament.
For the 2013 season, scores posted since
1/1/12 will qualify for the Elite Tour. Please
keep in mind that a qualifying score must
be posted at a course that has a par 70 or
higher for 18 holes. For juniors who have
not met these standards already, you may
qualify at any point during the 2013
calendar year for the Elite Tour, and the
PJT staff can then upgrade your account to
Elite Membership status. See the chart
below for your division’s target scores.
Invitations to the Elite Tour are also
extended to junior golfers in the top 1,000
boys or top 500 girls on the Junior Golf
Scoreboard, Polo Golf, or Golfweek
Rankings lists.
As a primary goal of the Elite Tour is to
help our juniors gain national rankings in
36-hole tournaments over two days, the 12
& Under Division is not eligible to
compete. Juniors in the 12 & Under
Division have the opportunity to move up
to an 18-hole division—please contact us
for additional playing requirements if you
are interested in making this division
switch.
Division Scoring Requirement Date Range
Boys 13-15
Boys 16-18 79 or Lower Since 1/1/12
Girls 13-15
Girls 16-18 89 or Lower Since 1/1/12
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