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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