Midwest PGA Junior Tour
The Kansas City-based Midwest PGA Junior Tour offers professionally run, age-scaled events for players 7 and up in Missouri and Kansas for a $65 membership.
About Midwest PGA Junior
- Membership $65 (non-refundable), calendar year
- 6-hole, 9-hole and 18-hole divisions scaled by age with published yardages
- Season points lead to the Invitational Championship and Player of the Year
- Midwest Junior PGA Championship (13–18) June 17–18 at Fred Arbanas GC
- Headquartered in Blue Springs, MO
Best for: Kansas City-area beginners and intermediates who want scaled, low-cost competition.
Upcoming tournaments in Midwest PGA Junior's states
All events →Listed events from national tours and associations in the same states, for planning a mixed schedule.
Kansas City Junior Open
Clinton Country Club
Clinton, Missouri
Starts in 3 days
Kansas City Fall Junior Open
Sunflower Hills Golf Course
Bonner Springs, Kansas
In 3 weeks
Kansas City Season Finale
Drumm Farm Golf Club - Championship
Independence, Missouri
In 5 weeks
St. Louis Fall Finale
Aberdeen Golf Club
Eureka, Missouri
In 6 weeks
Branson Hills Junior Open presented by Explore Branson
Branson Hills Golf Course
Branson, Missouri
In 7 weeks
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.
Central Links Golf Junior Tours (Kansas City metro)
Kansas, Missouri
Central Links Golf, the allied association for the Kansas City metro on both sides of the state line, runs junior tours with a Junior Tour Membership program and season-long junior points lists. Schedules are posted on its junior golf schedule page.
Wichita Junior Tour (City of Wichita Golf)
Kansas
A seven-event Sunday tour on City of Wichita municipal courses, ending with the Wichita Junior Cup championship at Tex Consolver Golf Course.
Gateway PGA Junior Tour
Illinois, Missouri
Serving nearly 1,000 members in greater St. Louis and southern Illinois, the Gateway PGA Junior Tour runs beginner JDT events up to two-day championships that carry AJGA PBE stars and report to Junior Golf Scoreboard.
South Central PGA Junior Tour
Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma
The South Central PGA Junior Tour and Players Tour run summer one-day stroke-play events across Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Kansas for ages 9–18.
Kansas Junior Amateur & Junior Match Play (Kansas Golf Association)
Kansas
The Kansas Golf Association conducts the Kansas Junior Amateur and Junior Match Play, the state's junior championships. Kansas City-area juniors also compete through Central Links Golf's junior program.
Stan Utley Junior Tour (Missouri Golf Association)
Missouri
The Missouri Golf Association's Missouri Junior Golf Foundation runs the Stan Utley Junior Tour for ages 8–18 plus the Junior Amateur and Junior Match Play championships, operating from the Ken Lanning Golf Center in Jefferson City. Registration runs through Golf Genius.
Good to know
Midwest PGA Junior frequently asked questions
- Who can play Midwest PGA Junior events?
- Midwest PGA Junior Tour serves junior golfers aged 7 and up through the summer after high-school graduation. Kansas City-area beginners and intermediates who want scaled, low-cost competition.
- Where does Midwest PGA Junior hold tournaments?
- Events are held in Kansas, Missouri. The tour is based in Missouri.
- How much does Midwest PGA Junior cost?
- $65 annual membership. Fees are set by the organizer and can change each season; confirm on the official site before entering.
- Do Midwest PGA Junior results count toward junior rankings?
- Midwest PGA Junior 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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