Lanto Junior Tour
A Blacksburg-based junior series named for PGA Tour player Lanto Griffin, administered through Golf Genius by Blacksburg Country Club's head professional. First Tee Roanoke Valley lists it as offering 9-hole and 18-hole regional tournaments across southwest Virginia.
About Lanto Junior Tour
- League manager: Graham Laird, head golf professional at Blacksburg Country Club
- Golf Genius site includes a calendar, points system, season points and leaderboards
- Listed alongside the Blue Ridge JGT and VSGA Junior Circuit as an area junior tour by First Tee Roanoke Valley
Best for: New River Valley juniors who want a points-based local series near Blacksburg.
Upcoming tournaments in Lanto Junior Tour's states
All events →Listed events from national tours and associations in the same states, for planning a mixed schedule.
Other junior programs in the same states
Most families mix two or three programs in a season: a local tour for reps, an association tour for championships, a regional tour for rankings.
Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour
Virginia, West Virginia
A low-cost southwest Virginia tour operating since 2011, with co-ed age divisions and 9-hole and 18-hole events in Virginia and West Virginia. Demand is high: all 2026 events went to a waitlist.
Middle Atlantic PGA Junior Tour
Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
The MAPGA Junior Tour covers Virginia, Maryland, DC and parts of West Virginia with a March–November schedule spanning 9-hole beginner events to 36-hole Championship Division tournaments that report to Junior Golf Scoreboard.
VSGA Junior Golf Circuit (Virginia State Golf Association)
Virginia
The VSGA Junior Golf Circuit is Virginia's statewide junior tour with three tiers of events (9, 18 and 36 holes) run by regional coordinators, all under a $40 membership that includes a handicap and Youth on Course. Player Rankings divisions feed exemptions into VSGA junior championships.
Peggy Kirk Bell Girls' Golf Tour
Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina +4
A girls-only tour run by the non-profit Girls Golf of America out of Greensboro, NC, the PKBGT stages more than 110 tournaments a year across nine East Coast states. Players compete in yardage-based divisions (Discovery, Futures, Prep, Bell National) rather than age brackets so they can move up as their game grows.
Good to know
Lanto Junior Tour frequently asked questions
- Who can play Lanto Junior Tour events?
- Lanto Junior Tour serves junior golfers aged Not published. New River Valley juniors who want a points-based local series near Blacksburg.
- Where does Lanto Junior Tour hold tournaments?
- Events are held in Virginia. The tour is based in Virginia.
- How much does Lanto Junior Tour cost?
- Lanto Junior Tour does not publish a simple fee schedule; entry fees and any membership are shown during registration on the official site.
- Do Lanto Junior Tour results count toward junior rankings?
- Lanto Junior Tour is a developmental program and does not report to national junior ranking systems, which makes it a low-pressure place to learn tournament golf.
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