What are your child's major tournaments?

Which tournaments does your child consider to be "Major" events?

IMG Worlds, FCG Callaway Worlds and local PGA Junior Tour TOC's.

AJGA invitationals, FJT 3 day events (Majors), FSGA championships, and USGA events for high school aged kids in this area.

> @iteachgolf said:

> AJGA invitationals, FJT 3 day events (Majors), FSGA championships, and USGA events for high school aged kids in this area.

Would you say most 18 hole 3-day events for juniors younger than high school age would be considered "majors"?

> @JuniorGolfParent said:

> > @iteachgolf said:

> > AJGA invitationals, FJT 3 day events (Majors), FSGA championships, and USGA events for high school aged kids in this area.

>

> Would you say most 18 hole 3-day events for juniors younger than high school age would be considered "majors"?

If they play in any yes, I don’t believe a kid you get than high school age really needs to be playing 54 hole events. For all but a very small percentage it’s too much to handle mentally and less so physically

US Kids Worlds

FJT 54 Hole Events

AJGA 54 hole events

USGA Junior

PGA Junior

Pine Hurst North South

Western Junior

> @heavy_hitter said:

> US Kids Worlds

> FJT 54 Hole Events

> AJGA 54 hole events

> USGA Junior

> PGA Junior

> Pine Hurst North South

> Western Junior

>

Can’t believe I forgot the Western Junior. Great event. Future Masters, while not a “major” is a well run and fun tournament as well

> @heavy_hitter said:

> US Kids Worlds

> FJT 54 Hole Events

> AJGA 54 hole events

> USGA Junior

> PGA Junior

> Pine Hurst North South

> Western Junior

>

This looks like a great schedule. Good luck to your son!

> @wlm said:

> > @heavy_hitter said:

> > US Kids Worlds

> > FJT 54 Hole Events

> > AJGA 54 hole events

> > USGA Junior

> > PGA Junior

> > Pine Hurst North South

> > Western Junior

> >

>

> This looks like a great schedule. Good luck to your son!

Didn't say he was playing in them.... lol.

Just what we consider major events. We had a great schedule from January to May and I had to withdraw from 8 events due to Sever's Disease.

> @iteachgolf said:

> > @heavy_hitter said:

> > US Kids Worlds

> > FJT 54 Hole Events

> > AJGA 54 hole events

> > USGA Junior

> > PGA Junior

> > Pine Hurst North South

> > Western Junior

> >

>

> Can’t believe I forgot the Western Junior. Great event. Future Masters, while not a “major” is a well run and fun tournament as well

I forgot about the Bubba Conley as well. Huge event in Tennessee.

There are other big events out there, but are they really MAJORS???? Optimist used to be a great event and it isn't anymore and very poorly run.

> @heavy_hitter said:

> > @iteachgolf said:

> > > @heavy_hitter said:

> > > US Kids Worlds

> > > FJT 54 Hole Events

> > > AJGA 54 hole events

> > > USGA Junior

> > > PGA Junior

> > > Pine Hurst North South

> > > Western Junior

> > >

> >

> > Can’t believe I forgot the Western Junior. Great event. Future Masters, while not a “major” is a well run and fun tournament as well

>

> I forgot about the Bubba Conley as well. Huge event in Tennessee.

>

> There are other big events out there, but are they really MAJORS???? Optimist used to be a great event and it isn't anymore and very poorly run.

>

>

I would add these events (if making a list), and personally would put them above the Bubba Conley:

Jones Cup Junior Invitational

Bobby Chapman

Scott Robertson

Southern Junior

And ... probably the Dustin Johnson World

And then at the very top, the AJGA Invitationals and Junior Invitational at Sage Valley

And for girls, the Kathy Whitworth (and probably others, but I don't have a girl so I don't know those as well).

> @wlm said:

> > @heavy_hitter said:

> > > @iteachgolf said:

> > > > @heavy_hitter said:

> > > > US Kids Worlds

> > > > FJT 54 Hole Events

> > > > AJGA 54 hole events

> > > > USGA Junior

> > > > PGA Junior

> > > > Pine Hurst North South

> > > > Western Junior

> > > >

> > >

> > > Can’t believe I forgot the Western Junior. Great event. Future Masters, while not a “major” is a well run and fun tournament as well

> >

> > I forgot about the Bubba Conley as well. Huge event in Tennessee.

> >

> > There are other big events out there, but are they really MAJORS???? Optimist used to be a great event and it isn't anymore and very poorly run.

> >

> >

>

> I would add these events (if making a list), and personally would put them above the Bubba Conley:

> Jones Cup Junior Invitational

> Bobby Chapman

> Scott Robertson

> Southern Junior

> And ... probably the Dustin Johnson World

> And then at the very top, the AJGA Invitationals and Junior Invitational at Sage Valley

> And for girls, the Kathy Whitworth (and probably others, but I don't have a girl so I don't know those as well).

The Gator Invitational in March is quickly getting there. It’s already ranked as significantly stronger than the Southern Junior and The Bubba. It’s right in line, strengthwise, with the Scott Robertson. The Dustin Junior World has very quickly become the 2nd strongest non-AJGA event behind Sage Valley.

Any tournament where we have to travel and stay at a hotel is a major tournament at this point.

> @"Pinewood Golfer" said:

> > @wlm said:

> > > @heavy_hitter said:

> > > > @iteachgolf said:

> > > > > @heavy_hitter said:

> > > > > US Kids Worlds

> > > > > FJT 54 Hole Events

> > > > > AJGA 54 hole events

> > > > > USGA Junior

> > > > > PGA Junior

> > > > > Pine Hurst North South

> > > > > Western Junior

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > Can’t believe I forgot the Western Junior. Great event. Future Masters, while not a “major” is a well run and fun tournament as well

> > >

> > > I forgot about the Bubba Conley as well. Huge event in Tennessee.

> > >

> > > There are other big events out there, but are they really MAJORS???? Optimist used to be a great event and it isn't anymore and very poorly run.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > I would add these events (if making a list), and personally would put them above the Bubba Conley:

> > Jones Cup Junior Invitational

> > Bobby Chapman

> > Scott Robertson

> > Southern Junior

> > And ... probably the Dustin Johnson World

> > And then at the very top, the AJGA Invitationals and Junior Invitational at Sage Valley

> > And for girls, the Kathy Whitworth (and probably others, but I don't have a girl so I don't know those as well).

>

> The Gator Invitational in March is quickly getting there. It’s already ranked as significantly stronger than the Southern Junior and The Bubba. It’s right in line, strengthwise, with the Scott Robertson. The Dustin Junior World has very quickly become the 2nd strongest non-AJGA event behind Sage Valley.

Good points on the Gator Invitational and the Dustin Junior World!

> @MikekiM said:

> Any tournament where we have to travel and stay at a hotel is a major tournament at this point.

This is my favorite definition!

Junior Golf here in New Zealand is pretty low key, big tournaments aren't common and often left to local clubs to organize. We've recently travelled to Australia to play in the US kids Australian Open and also are waiting on details of the New Zealand Open later in the year. So at this stage we look for any tournament that we can enter for the experience of playing competitive golf. We don't even have a local tour in our area so qualifying for Worlds is difficult!

Boys 12u:

Callaway, IMG and USKids World’s.

Future Masters is like the Players...

US Kids Worlds and local multi-day events. IMHO traveling extensively doesn't make sense until they are older, maybe 13+. Eventually would like to compete in IMG, AJGA and invitationals when the time comes.