NJSGA Junior Championships (New Jersey State Golf Association)
NJ Golf runs a compact but historic junior slate: the W.Y. Dear Junior and Boys Championships, the Junior Girls' Championship and the new Cronheim Cup junior stroke play invitational, backed by free junior handicaps, Youth on Course and Team New Jersey for the USNDP.
About NJ Golf Junior
- Free junior USGA handicap service
- Junior Girls' Championship is in its 72nd year; W.Y. Dear Junior in its 105th
- Cronheim Cup debuted in 2026 as a junior stroke play invitational
- Team New Jersey participates in the USGA National Development Program
- Youth Foundation and Gail Reilly Scholarship support juniors
Key championships: W.Y. Dear Junior Championship (105th) & Boys Championship (56th), June 23–25, 2026, Fiddler's Elbow, Junior Girls' Championship (72nd), June 22–25, 2026, Weequahic, Cronheim Cup Junior Stroke Play Invitational (inaugural, Aug 10–11, 2026), Parent Child Championship.
Best for: New Jersey juniors who want to test themselves in century-old state championships.
Upcoming tournaments in NJ Golf Junior's states
All events →Listed events from national tours and associations in the same states, for planning a mixed schedule.
Northeast Regional Invitational
Hopewell Valley Golf Club
Hopewell, New Jersey
Starts in 3 days
New Jersey Fall Junior Open
Mountain View Golf Course
West Trenton, New Jersey
Starts in 10 days
Northern Jersey Junior Open
High Bridge Hills Golf Club
High Bridge, New Jersey
In 4 weeks
New Jersey Fall Junior Open
LBI National Golf and Resort
Harbor, New Jersey
In 5 weeks
Major Championship at Seaview presented by Srixon
Seaview Marriott Golf Resort - Bay
Galloway, New Jersey
In 6 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.
New Jersey PGA Junior Tour
New Jersey
The NJ PGA Junior Tour is the section's competitive tour for intermediate and advanced players 11–18, with AJGA- and JGS-ranked events and a U.S. Kids local tour for younger juniors.
Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Founded in 1979, the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour runs 90+ events a season across eastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and Delaware, from a 25-yard FUNdamental Tour to nationally ranked Elite Tour events.
GAP Junior (Golf Association of Philadelphia)
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
GAP's junior program centers on the Lawler Junior Tour for boys and girls 10–18, culminating in the Junior Tournament of Champions, alongside the Junior Boys' and Junior-Junior championships. The GAP Central Junior Series extends one-day events to central Pennsylvania.
MGA Junior Competitions (Metropolitan Golf Association)
Connecticut, New Jersey, New York
The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation runs a small slate of prestigious junior championships for the New York metro area, headlined by the Met Junior, the nation's oldest junior championship. Team New York for the USNDP is also administered with the MGA.
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
NJ Golf Junior frequently asked questions
- Who can play NJ Golf Junior events?
- NJSGA Junior Championships (New Jersey State Golf Association) serves junior golfers aged Not published. New Jersey juniors who want to test themselves in century-old state championships.
- Where does NJ Golf Junior hold tournaments?
- Events are held in New Jersey. The tour is based in New Jersey.
- How much does NJ Golf Junior cost?
- Free junior USGA handicap service; entry fees not published. Fees are set by the organizer and can change each season; confirm on the official site before entering.
- Do NJ Golf Junior results count toward junior rankings?
- Yes. NJ Golf Junior results count toward JGS, which college coaches and national tours use to evaluate players.
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