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Junior golf tours in Texas
13 state, regional, PGA Section, and local junior programs holding events in Texas, plus the national youth programs with Texas chapters.
Programs in Texas
13
Upcoming listed events
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Where to start in Texas
1. Learn and play 9 holes (ages 5–11)
5 local U.S. Kids Golf tours and chapters we list in Texas, plus PGA Jr. League teams and First Tee chapters. Short yardages, low fees, no ranking pressure.
2. First 18-hole tournaments
NTPGA Junior / STPGA Junior / Sun Country Junior or Ark-La-Tex JGT / Dallas Junior: one-day events with tiered divisions so new players compete against new players.
3. Championships and rankings
LJT / LJGT / SCJG for state junior championships and USGA qualifiers, then TJGT / WTJCT for ranked 36-hole events. Then the national tours.
Local & metro tours in Texas
(5)City, county, and metro-area tours. One-day events, low entry fees, short drives. Where most players enter their first tournament.
Ark-La-Tex Junior Golf Tour
Texas
An East Texas summer tour based around Longview, Gilmer and Texarkana that runs a 10-event schedule from June 1 through an early-August Tournament of Champions. Five age divisions and a mix of individual and adult/youth formats keep it family-oriented.
Dallas Junior Golf Championship
Texas
A century-old Dallas institution (102nd playing in 2026) held at Tenison Park Golf Course, open to boys and girls 7–18 with no residency requirement or qualifying. Included as a notable local event rather than a tour.
On Par Golf Junior Tour
Texas
Launched for the 2025–26 season by San Antonio instruction company On Par Golf in partnership with the Alamo City Golf Trail municipal courses, this local tour offers 60+ low-cost events a year with skill-based divisions from age 5 through high school. A season-long Race for the Crown crowns players of the year each August.
RGV Junior Golf Association
Texas
A volunteer-run 501(c)(3) providing low-cost tournament golf for youth ages 6–18 in Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties in the Rio Grande Valley. Season standings select a junior Border Cup team that competes against Laredo.
Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament
Texas
Not a tour but one of the region's oldest junior events: played every June in Wichita Falls since 1957, the 'T-O' draws roughly 350 juniors from across the U.S., Mexico, Canada and beyond to Wichita Falls Country Club and the Champions Course at Weeks Park.
PGA Section junior tours in Texas
(3)Run by the local PGA of America Section. Tiered divisions from beginner to elite, and the on-ramp to the PGA Jr. Championship.
Northern Texas PGA Junior Tour
Texas
One of the largest junior golf programs in the country, with roughly 4,000 members and 450+ tournaments a year across Texas north of Austin. Four tiers let a first-time tournament player start on a free 9-hole tour and climb to nationally competitive fields.
Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf
Texas
The Southern Texas PGA's junior program covers Houston, Austin, San Antonio and South Texas with 500+ playing opportunities a year. Membership includes a GHIN handicap (10+) and Legends Junior Tour membership (12+).
Sun Country Junior Golf (Sun Country Junior Tour)
New Mexico, Texas
Run out of Sun Country Golf House (home of the Sun Country PGA Section and Sun Country Amateur Golf Association), the Sun Country Junior Tour offers about 40 events a year for ages 7–18 in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas.
State golf association junior programs in Texas
(3)Your USGA Allied Golf Association's junior tour and state junior championships. Championship-quality golf at association prices.
Legends Junior Tour (Texas Golf Association)
Texas
Founded in 2005, the Legends Junior Tour is the TGA's elite junior circuit and the top tier of the Texas Junior Golf Alliance with the two Texas PGA sections. Roughly 15 open, major and invitational events run statewide on acclaimed courses.
Louisiana Junior Golf Tour (Louisiana Golf Association)
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
The LGA's Louisiana Junior Golf Tour is open to juniors 11–18 of all skill levels for a $175 annual membership that bundles LGA membership, a GHIN handicap, tee gifts and scholarship eligibility. Membership is not required for USGA qualifiers or the Louisiana Junior and Girls' Junior Amateurs.
Sun Country Junior Golf (Sun Country Amateur Golf Association / Sun Country PGA)
New Mexico, Texas
Sun Country Golf House, home to both the Sun Country Amateur Golf Association and Sun Country PGA, runs a combined junior tour for New Mexico and West Texas with 400+ members and roughly 30 events, including national qualifiers. Several events carry AJGA and JGS designations.
Regional multi-state tours in Texas
(2)Independent tours covering several states, usually 36-hole events ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard. The bridge to AJGA-level golf.
Texas Junior Golf Tour
Oklahoma, Texas
Founded in Austin in 1989, the TJGT is the largest independent junior tour in Texas, running roughly 85 tournaments a year around Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio plus Red River (Oklahoma) and West Texas summer series. Events are nationally ranked and offer AJGA Performance Based Entry.
West Texas Junior Champions Tour
Texas
Family-owned since 1999 and centered on San Angelo and Abilene, the WTJCT bills itself as the most affordable junior tour in Texas, with 25+ spring/summer events plus a fall series across central and west Texas. Points races feed a July Tour Championship and year-end scholarships.
Local youth golf tours and chapters in Texas
Local tours run by national programs. These are the easiest first events for players under 12.
National youth programs with Texas chapters
Each runs local programs across the country. Use the finder on each page to locate the nearest one.
Drive, Chip & Putt
Founded in 2013 by the Masters Tournament, USGA and PGA of America, Drive, Chip & Putt is a free nationwide skills competition whose winners play the National Finals at Augusta National on Golf Channel.
First Tee
First Tee is a 501(c)(3) youth development organization that teaches golf alongside life skills through 150 chapters (plus international sites), each running programs at multiple local courses.
IMG Academy Junior World Championship
Founded in 1968 by the San Diego Junior Golf Association, the Junior World Championship draws about 1,250 players from 56 countries and 42 states each July, reached through designated qualifiers or open application.
Junior PGA Championship (Section Qualifiers)
The Junior PGA Championship is one of junior golf's majors; the way in is your PGA Section's Junior PGA Championship, held in every section each spring/summer, with all 41 section champions invited to nationals.
LPGA*USGA Girls Golf
Founded in 1989 in Phoenix, LPGA*USGA Girls Golf is the only junior program built specifically for girls 6–17, now at 700+ sites serving about 100,000 girls a year.
Operation 36
Operation 36 is a progression-based learn-to-play program used at 800+ facilities in 22 countries; juniors start 25 yards from the green and earn their way back to the full tee box, with an app tracking every round.
Optimist International Junior Golf Championships
One of the largest junior tournaments in the world, the Optimist Junior Golf Championship is reached through local Optimist district qualifiers and played in age waves at Trump National Doral (Miami), with a Tournament of Champions at Mission Resort each fall.
PGA Jr. League
PGA Jr. League is the PGA of America's team-based, no-experience-required program: kids wear numbered jerseys and play two-person scramble matches for a local team led by a PGA Coach, with an All-Star pathway to a National Championship.
U.S. Junior Amateur & U.S. Girls' Junior Qualifying
The USGA's two junior championships, the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior, are entered through local qualifying run by allied golf associations each spring and early summer. Check the USGA championships site for current dates, sites, and handicap limits.
U.S. Kids Golf Local Tours
U.S. Kids Golf Local Tours are the most widespread entry-level tournament series in the country: age-scaled, single-day events run by local directors in more than 100 U.S. metro areas (300+ worldwide), with points that earn Priority Status for State, Regional and World Championships.
Youth on Course
Youth on Course is a nonprofit that subsidizes rounds so members 18 and under pay $5 or less at more than 2,400 courses in the U.S., Canada and Australia — the cheapest way for a junior to get course reps.
Upcoming junior tournaments in Texas
Full Texas schedule →Junior tours in states near Texas
Regional tours often cross state lines, and a neighboring state's association tour may be closer than your own.
Good to know
Junior golf tours in Texas: questions families ask
- What junior golf tours are there in Texas?
- We list 13 junior programs holding events in Texas: Legends Junior Tour (Texas Golf Association) and Louisiana Junior Golf Tour (Louisiana Golf Association) and Sun Country Junior Golf (Sun Country Amateur Golf Association / Sun Country PGA) (state golf association); Northern Texas PGA Junior Tour and Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf and Sun Country Junior Golf (Sun Country Junior Tour) (PGA Section); regional tours TJGT, WTJCT; local tours Ark-La-Tex JGT, Dallas Junior, OPGJT, RGV Jr Golf, TOJR. National programs such as U.S. Kids Golf, PGA Jr. League, First Tee, and Drive, Chip & Putt also run in Texas.
- Which junior tour in Texas should a beginner start with?
- Players under 12 usually start with U.S. Kids Golf local tours or PGA Jr. League, then move to the Northern Texas PGA Junior Tour or LJT once they can finish 18 holes comfortably. Regional 36-hole tours come after scores are consistently in the 80s.
- Which Texas junior tours count toward rankings?
- LJT (JGS, AJGA PBE); LJGT (AJGA PBE); SCJG (JGS, AJGA PBE); TJGT (JGS, AJGA PBE, Golfweek). Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings and AJGA Performance Based Entry stars are what national tours and college coaches look at.
- How much do junior golf tournaments in Texas cost?
- Local one-day events are typically $40–$120, PGA Section and state association events $60–$200, and regional two-day tours $150–$350, often plus an annual membership. Each program page shows published fees where the organizer lists them.
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