To enter a Junior Tour of Northern California event, you must be a member of the Junior Tour and have a valid NCGA Handicap Index.
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IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR 2011
- Entry Fee will be $90.
- There will be a $40 membership for the Junior Tour of Northern California. This must be paid through our online system before you can enter any tournaments.
- All Junior Tour of Northern California tournaments will award one AJGA Performance Based Exemption to the winner of the Boys Championship Flight and to the winner of the Girls Championship Flight. The Junior Tour Player of the Year will not receive PBEs. The top Boys and Girls 12-13 year-old players will still receive Junior All Star exemptions.
- Boys Flight Handicap Index Changes – The break between the Boys Championship and First Flight will be 5.4-5.5, with the exception of the tournament at Oakmont where it will remain 7.4-7.5. The girls break will stay at 7.4-7.5. If more than 32 boys participate in the First Flight, it may be broken into two flights after entries are closed.
- Late entries will be accepted with a 50% late fee subject to the conditions in the Late Entry information on the Junior Tour website.
- Junior Tour of Northern California Flights with less than 10 players will only receive 75% of the normal points.
- Points will only be awarded to FCWT tournaments held in California. See the latest Junior Tour Points Breakdown for points.
- Players in the Women’s Championship flight of the San Francisco City Championship will receive the same points as in the Men’s Championship flight.
- The net awards will now be within each flight. The low net in each flight will be awarded a silver medal. Any player who wins a gross medal will not be eligible for the net award.
HANDICAPS
In order to assure that players play with others of equal skill level, all players are encouraged to post ALL their scores so that their handicaps will reflect their abilities. Before a player can register to play in a Junior Tour of Northern California tournament, he or she must have an established USGA Handicap Index. If you are not a member of a club, you can join a public facility, private club, eClub or sign up for the NCGA Foundation’s Youth on Course program. Once you have joined a club, you must post at least five scores and wait until the next update on the 1st or 15th of the month to have a valid Handicap Index. Join a Youth on Course club here.
The Junior Tour of Northern California entry fees are $90 per tournament. This fee includes two rounds of golf, and range balls when the course has a driving range. At some tournaments food may be provided. You should always read the Player Information that is published about 7-10 days before the tournament to see if food will be provided.
TOURNAMENT ENTRY PROCEDURES
Each tournament opens on a different day and has a twelve day window during which entries are accepted.
Pre-Registration
For all events other than the Tour Championship, players who have won an Junior Tour of Northern California tournament, the NCGA Junior (including flight winners) or the Junior Players Championship (overall winners only) during the 365 days prior to the first tournament date will be allowed to pre-register starting the Friday before the general opening date of registration. Pre-registration will open at 8:00 AM on Friday and close at 8:00 PM on the Sunday prior to general registration. 2010 NCGA Players of the Year may also pre-register for the entire 2011 season during these periods. Players who win events during 2011 will be added to the pre-registration lists for any events that have not yet opened for registration. There will be no pre-registration for the Tour Championship since it is based strictly on the player’s standing on the points list rather than on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Registration
Entries are on a modified first-come, first-in basis for all events other than the Tour Championship. General registration will open at 8:00 AM on the tournament open dates. Registration closes at 8:59 PM for each event. Entries for the Tour Championship are held until the closing date, when the top players from the points lists who have entered are put into the field.
Once a tournament is full, a waiting list is created. Players are taken from the waiting list in order of entry, based on maintaining appropriate flight sizes. For example, if a boy withdraws and there are 23 girls, a girl would be added to even the numbers for groups. Similarly, if a girl with an index of 9.5 withdraws, we first attempt to replace her with a girl whose index would put her in the same flight.
There is a $10 fee for withdrawals prior to the closing date. After the closing date, the fee is 50% of the entry fee until 48 hours before the start of the tournament. Within 48 hours of the tournament there are no refunds. You can withdraw on the NCGA Tournament Registration website until approximately one week before the tournament. After that time, you must contact the NCGA at 831-625-4653 to withdraw.
TOURNAMENT POLICIES
The following policies apply to Junior Tour of Northern California Tournaments and we recommend that all players familiarize themselves: Tournament Rules, Regulations and Policies.
If you have questions regarding this or any other information regarding the Junior Tour of Northern California, please read the Frequently Asked Questions. If you cannot find an answer to your question, please call us at 831-625-4653