Important Changes for 2008

Junior Championship – Players who are 18 years of age may now play in the NCGA Junior Championship.  Players who win an NCGA Junior Tour championship are exempt from qualifying.

In order to broaden its commitment to junior golf the Northern California Golf Association has established the NCGA Junior Tour. The tour will provide top quality, competitive outlets for junior golfers in Northern California.  In 2008, the tour will conduct between six and eight events in the spring and fall that will be open to players between 12 and 18 years of age.  Future events will include tournaments for all ages and levels of play that will allow younger golfers and newcomers to the game to gain experience playing in a championship setting.  In order to participate, players must become members of the tour and should read all requirements printed here and on the NCGA website at www.ncga.org/juniors.

Junior Tour events will typically be conducted on weekends in the spring and fall, and will be 36-hole stroke play events.  To help reduce the demands on families, the first round will usually be conducted on Saturday beginning in the late morning or early afternoon.  The second round will be played on Sunday morning. 

In 2008, the NCGA Junior Tour will also institute a Points List leading to a Junior Player of the Year.  The list of NCGA Junior Points Tournaments can be found on the NCGA website.  Tournament results and rankings will be made available to national ranking tours and organizations for their consideration.

New Tournaments

The NCGA Junior Tour will conduct 6 to 8 events in the spring and fall.  See the 2008 Tournament Entry Information following the Tournament Polices for those events that were confirmed at the time of publication.   Consult the NCGA website for more events and details throughout the year.

Junior Tournament Polices

Participants in NCGA Junior tournaments must read the following information.  Players are responsible for knowing the rules and regulations concerning participation in NCGA Junior events.  Except as stated below or at www.ncga.org/juniors, all Tournament Polices found on pages XXX apply to Junior Events.

TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY: Players participating in the NCGA Junior Tour must be members of the NCGA Junior Tour.  Membership in the NCGA Junior Tour costs $50 per calendar year for NCGA members or the children of NCGA members.   Juniors who do not meet this eligibility requirement will be charged $75 per calendar year, which includes membership in the NCGA.

The NCGA Junior Tour is for boys and girls of at least 12 years of age and no older than 18 years of age.  Eighteen-year-old players are eligible until they have graduated from high school and started college.

To join the NCGA Junior Tour, players must complete the membership package which can be found at the www.ncga.org/juniors.  Since membership documents must be signed by the player and a parent, membership registration can not be completed online.  Original documents must be submitted, faxes will not be accepted.  Membership documents and payment should be mailed to NCGA Junior Tour, P.O. Box 1157, Pebble Beach, CA 93953.  Players without computer access may obtain a Junior Tour membership package by calling 831-625-4653.

NOTE:  The NCGA Junior Championship and the Northern California Junior Players Championship do not require membership in the NCGA Junior Tour. 

TOURNAMENT ENTRY DEADLINES: Tournaments on the NCGA Junior Tour have registration windows.  Online entry will not be available until the start of the window.  Paper entries must be postmarked on or within the dates defining that window. 

TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEES:  The entry fee for each NCGA Junior Tour event is $60.00 and includes green fees and lunch each day.

Further information regarding the NCGA Junior Tour is available at www.ncga.org/juniors .

2008 Tournament Entry Information:

Junior Championship
Entries Close: June 4, 2008.  Qualifying Date: July 10, 2008.  Qualifying Sites: TBD.  Championship Date: August 4-5, 2008.  Championship Site:  Lake Merced GC.  Entry Code: #3063.2.  Entry Fee: $60.
ELIGIBILITY: All boys and girls who have reached their 12th birthday by August 4, 2008 and all boys and girls who have not reached their 19th birthday by August 5, 2008.  NCGA MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
FORMAT: 18 holes qualifying for all boys and girls.  Championship proper is 54 holes for boys, ages 14-18; 36 holes on the first day with the field cut to 48 players and ties for an 18-hole final the second day.  Boys ages 12-13 and all girls will play 18 holes each day with no cut.  NO CARTS OR CADDIES PERMITTED.

Northern California Junior Players Championship
Entries Close:  June 11, 2008.  Championship Date:  July 17-18, 2008.  Championship Site:  Rancho Canada GC.  Entry Code: #3093.2.  Entry Fee:  $50.  Field limited to 156 players.

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY FOR THIS EVENT BEGINNING MARCH 1, 2008 @ 8:00 AM

ELIGIBILITY:  All boys and girls who have reached their 12th birthday by July 17, 2008 and not reached their 18th birthday by July 18, 2008.  All players must be members in good standing of the NCGA and the JGANC.
FORMAT:   Modified Stableford scoring system.  156 players (54 boys aged 16-17; 54 boys aged 14-15; 21 boys aged 12-13; 27 girls) including exempts will play 36 holes (18 holes per day) of stroke play.  NO CARTS OR CADDIES PERMITTED.
OVER SUBSCRIPTION: Entries will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis.  Entries received after the field is complete (156 players) will be placed on a waiting list in the order received.

NCGA JUNIOR TOUR EVENTS

The NCGA Junior Tour will consist of 6 to 8 36-hole stroke play events in 2008 that will be played on weekends in the spring and fall.  Information about these events can be found at www.ncga.org/juniors .

ATTENTION:  NCGA JUNIOR TOUR PLAYERS

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Entries Close:  June 11, 2008.  Championship Date:  July 17-18, 2008.  Championship Site:  Rancho Canada GC.  Entry Code: #3093.2.  Entry Fee:  $50.  Field limited to 156 players.

ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY FOR THIS EVENT BEGINNING MARCH 1, 2008 @ 8:00 AM

ELIGIBILITY:  All boys and girls who have reached their 12th birthday by July 17, 2008 and not reached their 18th birthday by July 18, 2008.  All players must be members in good standing of the NCGA and the JGANC.
FORMAT:   Modified Stableford scoring system.  156 players (54 boys aged 16-17; 54 boys aged 14-15; 21 boys aged 12-13; 27 girls) including exempts will play 36 holes (18 holes per day) of stroke play.  NO CARTS OR CADDIES PERMITTED.
OVER SUBSCRIPTION: Entries will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis.  Entries received after the field is complete (156 players) will be placed on a waiting list in the order received.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Entries Close: June 4, 2008.  Qualifying Date: July 10, 2008.  Qualifying Sites: TBD.  Championship Date: August 4-5, 2008.  Championship Site:  Lake Merced GC.  Entry Code: #3063.2.  Entry Fee: $40.

ELIGIBILITY: All boys and girls who have reached their 12th birthday by August 4, 2008 and all boys and girls who have not reached their 18th birthday by August 5, 2008.  NCGA MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
FORMAT: 18 holes qualifying for all boys and girls.  Championship proper is 54 holes for boys, ages 14-17; 36 holes on the first day with the field cut to 48 players and ties for an 18-hole final the second day.  Boys ages 12-13 and all girls will play 18 holes each day with no cut.  NO CARTS OR CADDIES PERMITTED.