Our junior program allows girls 18 & under across the state to compete with girls of her age and/or caliber. We do follow the USGA rules at our events. At each event we teach the girls a few rules at the number one tee and at our rules meetings. On the course there are times where we help with rulings and do our best to make the events fun and stress free. A handicap is not required to play in most of our junior events, however, it is encouraged. KWGA offers free handicaps for juniors. You can obtain a handicap through your local club.
For those juniors wishing to ride in a golf cart during KWGA Junior Tournaments, please click here for a copy of the policy.
KWGA and Junior Golf Program
Junior golfers are encouraged to register for a GHIN handicap and enter their scores to obtain a current handicap. KWGA and USGA GHIN do not charge for junior golfers for a KWGA GHIN handicap. The Junior golfer must go through the Ladies Golf Association at their home club. KWGA would appreciate the Ladies Golf Association allowing the Junior golfer to use their association in order to maintain a KWGA GHIN Handicap. The Junior golfer's birthdate is required when entering her name as an active golfer on the computer list.
Junior girls are eligible to play in the KWGA Amateur Championship Tournament, if their USGA Handicap Index is 25.0 or less. Junior girls are not eligible to play in the Tee-Fore-Two Championship.
KWGA holds a number of 1-day Invitationals along with a 2-day Junior Girls Championship Tournament and a 2-day Season Opener. The 4-State Team is selected from the girls who place in the top five places in the Season Opener. This team competes against similar teams from Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa in the Annual 4-State Team Play Championship. The winning team receives a 4-State Team trophy.
KWGA Junior State Championship
1. The Junior Girls Championship is held in July. It consists of one practice round and two rounds of stroke play competition.
2. The KWGA Junior Golf Director shall be the tournament director.
3. Eligibility.
4. Awards and Prizes.
Please join us this season for a variety of Junior Girls events:
Adult-Junior Tournament -
This two-person team event consists of a junior girl and an adult male or female golfer. Front-nine will be scramble format (best shot of two) and the back-nine will be best ball (best score of two). Flights will depend upon number of golfers. Teams will be flighted based on front-nine score.
Season Opener -
This stroke play tournament is a two-day event. It is flighted based on age. Age groups may be combined based upon the number of entries. Low 5 scorers will be invited to represent Kansas in the Junior Four State Tournament.
Junior 2-Day Tournament -
Sign up for this 2-day tournament to be played at Stagg Hill Golf Club in Manhattan. This is a stroke-play event and is flighted based on score after 1st round. Girls under 13 have the option to play in the 18-hole event (9-holes each day)
State Championship -
This prestigious event is a two-day tournament. It is flighted based on age. Age groups may be combined based upon the number of entries. A USGA GHIN handicap is required to play in the event.
Tournament of Champions -
Sixteen girls will be invited to play in this Match Play Tournament. Invites will be based upon KWGA Junior Golf participation and scores.
Non-KWGA Scholarship Information:
KWGA is providing the following information as a service. KWGA and its board and staff shall be held harmless in regards to any actions taken upon the information provided. It is your responsibility to investigate and to follow through on the information provided.
Barb Gourlay
Junior Golf Chair
