Junior PGA Championship

2023 Junior PGA Championship Qualifier

Bedford Valley Golf Club – June 22-23 2023
Registration will open March 1st, 2023 at 9:00 AM.

2023 Approximate Yardages we will be using roughly the same yardages from the 2022 competition.

If you are registering more than one child for this event, you will need to create separate accounts with different email addresses.

If you are a PGA member, you will need to use a completely separate email address to register your child. (Do not log into your BlueGolf account – do not use the same email as your BlueGolf account)

Michigan BOYS Junior PGA Championship

Boys Eligibility: Please note all players must meet eligibility criteria (must be 13-18 years old as of August 4, 2023, must have amateur status according to the USGA/R&A, is not a full-time college student). You must also be a Michigan resident.

Michigan GIRLS Junior PGA Championship

Girls Eligibility: Please note all players must meet eligibility criteria (must be 13-18 years old as of August 4, 2023, must have amateur status according to the USGA/R&A, is not a full-time college student). You must also be a Michigan resident.

State Championship Information

Date: Thursday-Friday, June 22-23, 2023

Site: Bedford Valley Golf Club, Battle Creek, MI
23161 Waubascon Rd, Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 965-3385

Entry Fee:

Ages 13 – 18 – $125 (36 holes, 18 holes each day)

Entry Deadline: June 16, 2022 at 5pm

Eligibility: Open to all boys and girls that are Michigan residents.

Once you register through BlueGolf, you will immediately be placed into Eligibility Pending. All players will be individually approved by staff. All Boys 13-18 will play from the same tees and all Girls 13-18 will play from the same tees.

Age Groups: All players 13-18 will be competing for the overall National Championship. The top two players, 13-18, will advance to the National Championship.

There are two sub-age groups, 13-15 and 16-18. These are determined by the players age as of June 22, 2023. Players do not select their sub-age group. Sub-age groups are used to pair the players for round 1. Round 2 will be re-paired by score. We will give awards in the overall category, 13-18 and the sub-age groups 13-15 and 16-18.

Approximate Yardage:
Boys – 6600 yards
Girls – 5800 yards

Divisions for Awards: Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the following divisions:
Boys 16-18 | Boys 13-15
Girls 16-18 | Girls 13-15

We will also award Trophies to the Champion and Runner-Up for the overall 13-18 division.

Players 13-18 will be competing together for the overall State Champion title.
Players will be paired within their sub age division for round 1 and repaired by score for round 2.

Alternates
The Section will be designating two ordered alternates during Michigan Junior PGA Championship.
Openings caused by the withdrawal or non-entry of any of the 2023 Boys and Girls Junior PGA Championship
for players who qualified to play in his or her respective Junior PGA Championship through
exemptions A-2, A-3 or A-4, will be filled exclusively from an alternate list determined by the Section where that
player qualified.

Each Section must designate two (2) ordered alternates during their Section Junior PGA Championship
qualifiers.
If the Section exhausts their alternate list, then that open spot will be filled from an alternate list determined
by the Championship Committee.
Openings caused by the withdrawal or non-entry of any of the Boys Junior PGA Championship players after
Tuesday, July 6th will be filled using an on-site alternate list created by the Championship Committee.
Openings caused by the withdrawal or non-entry of any of the Girls Junior PGA Championship players after
Tuesday, July 20th will be filled using an on-site alternate list created by the Championship Committee

2023 National Championship Dates for both the Boys & Girls

Hot Springs Country Club – Hot Springs, Arkansas

Boys 13-18 PBE:

Champion – 4 Performance Stars, Top 20% – 1 Performance Star (less than 40 in field), Top 20% – 2 Performance Stars, Top 50% – 1 Performance Star (40 or more in field)

Girls 13-18 PBE:

Champion – 4 Performance Stars, Top 20% – 1 Performance Star (less than 30 in field), Top 20% – 2 Performance Stars, Top 50% – 1 Performance Star (30 or more in field)