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Getting Started
How to Get Started in Junior Golf Tournaments: A Complete First-Timer's Guide
Everything a family needs to enter their first junior golf tournament — where to find events, what level to enter, what to bring, rules basics, and how tournament day actually works.
3 min read
Read guideJunior Golf Age Divisions Explained: U8 to U18, Yardages, and Which Division to Enter
What U10, U12, U15, and U18 actually mean, how age cutoff dates work, typical yardages by division, and how playing up affects rankings and development.
2 min read
Read guideLocal Tours
How to Choose Your First Junior Golf Tour (By Age, Score, and Budget)
A practical decision guide for picking a first junior golf tour: which tours fit each age and scoring level, what a first season costs, questions to ask a tour before joining, and red flags.
3 min read
Read guideLocal vs Regional vs National Junior Golf Tours: The Ladder Every Player Climbs
The six levels of junior golf tours in America — U.S. Kids and PGA Jr. League, local tours, PGA Section tours, state association tours, regional tours, and the AJGA — with who belongs at each level, what it costs, and when to move up.
6 min read
Read guideU.S. Kids Golf, PGA Jr. League, First Tee, and Drive, Chip & Putt Explained
What the four biggest youth golf programs in America are, who each is for, what they cost, how to find the one near you, and how they lead into junior tournament golf.
3 min read
Read guideFor Parents
How Much Does Junior Golf Really Cost? A Parent's Honest Budget Guide
Real-world junior golf costs at every level — local, regional, and national — with annual budget examples, where the money actually goes, and proven ways to cut costs without hurting development.
2 min read
Read guideHow to Build the Right Junior Tournament Schedule (Without Burning Out Your Player or Your Budget)
How many tournaments juniors should play by age, how to mix local, regional, and national events, planning around ranking windows, and the scheduling mistakes that cost families money and motivation.
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Read guideJunior Golf Rankings Explained: JGS, AJGA, WAGR — What They Mean and Which Ones Matter
How Junior Golf Scoreboard, AJGA performance systems, and WAGR actually work, which rankings college coaches use, when rankings start to matter, and how to improve yours.
2 min read
Read guideCollege Golf
College Golf Divisions Explained: NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA, NJCAA, and Club Golf
How every level of college golf works — program counts, scholarship rules, roster limits after the House settlement, season structure, realistic scoring at each level, and which level fits which player.
5 min read
Read guideCollege Golf for Every Player: D3, NAIA, Junior College, Walk-Ons, and Club Golf
Realistic college golf paths for players who are not top-100 recruits — Division III, NAIA, NJCAA, walking on, and NCCGA club golf — with what each involves, what it costs, and how to pursue it.
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Read guideCollege Golf Scholarships and Money: Equivalencies, Roster Limits, and What Families Actually Pay
How golf scholarships really work — equivalency sports, partial offers, the 2025 House settlement roster limits, academic aid stacking, NIL, what a college golfer's year costs, and how to evaluate an offer.
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Read guideHow to Email College Golf Coaches: The Template, the Timing, and the Follow-Up
A coach-approved email template for junior golfers, what to include in a recruiting profile and swing video, when to send tee times and results, and the mistakes that get emails deleted.
4 min read
Read guideHow to Find College Golf Programs That Fit: Directories, Rankings, and a 30-School List
Where to look for college golf programs at every level — NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA directories, Golfstat and Clippd rankings, how to read team scoring averages, and a step-by-step method for building a realistic 30-school target list.
4 min read
Read guideNCAA Eligibility Center for Junior Golfers: Registration, Core Courses, Amateurism, and Deadlines
What junior golfers need to do to be eligible for NCAA D1 and D2 golf — Eligibility Center registration, the 16 core courses, GPA minimums, amateurism rules for golfers, NAIA and NJCAA equivalents, and when to do each step.
4 min read
Read guideThe Junior College Golf Route: How NJCAA Golf Works and Who Should Take It
How NJCAA junior college golf works — the three divisions and their scholarship rules, who benefits from two years at a JUCO, how transfers to four-year programs happen, costs, and how to pick a program.
3 min read
Read guideWomen's College Golf: Why the Opportunity Is Bigger Than Families Realize
How women's college golf recruiting differs from men's — more roster spots per recruit, higher scholarship limits, realistic scoring at each level, and how girls who start late can still play in college.
3 min read
Read guideCollege Recruiting
The College Golf Recruiting Timeline: What to Do Freshman Through Senior Year
A year-by-year college golf recruiting roadmap — NCAA contact rules, when to email coaches, what scores you need for D1, D2, D3, and NAIA, and the deadlines families miss.
3 min read
Read guideWhat College Golf Coaches Actually Look For (It's Not What Most Parents Think)
Inside the college golf evaluation: scoring average vs. wins, how coaches watch juniors at tournaments, what they check beyond golf, and the red flags that quietly end recruitments.
2 min read
Read guideInternational Players
How International Junior Golfers Get Recruited to US College Golf
The complete international path to American college golf — how coaches evaluate overseas results, WAGR and rankings, NCAA eligibility and amateurism, English tests, visas, and a country-agnostic action plan.
3 min read
Read guideThe International Player's Guide to US Junior Golf Tournaments
How junior golfers outside the United States plan a US tournament trip — which events accept international entries, rankings that transfer, timing, budgets, and a practical first-trip blueprint.
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