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Invitation Criteria 2024

Invitation Criteria

2023 Hope Valley Junior Invitational (Top 10 Boys & Top 10 Girls
2023 Northern Junior (Top 5 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2023 Bobby Chapman Junior (Top 10 Boys)
2023 CGA Jimmy Anderson (Top 5 Girls)
2023 CGA Creed (Top 5 Boys)
2023 The Elite Invitational (Top 5 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2023 Jones Cup Junior (Top 10 Boys)
2023 Donald Ross Junior (Top 10 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2024 Sea Pines Junior Heritage (Top 10 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2024 AJGA Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA by Rolex (Top 5 Girls)
2024 AJGA Simplify Championship at Carlton Woods (Top 10 Boys)
2024 DJ World Junior (Top 10 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2024 Junior Invitational (Top 10 Boys)
2024 HV3 Invitational (Top 5 Boys)
2024 Golfweek Junior Tour Elite Event at Kearney Hill (Boys & Girls Champion)
2024 Vicki DiSantis (Top 5 Girls)
2024 Women’s Western Junior (Top 10 Girls after stroke play)
2024 Western Junior (Top 10 Boys)
2024 Scott Robertson Memorial (Top 10 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2024 AJGA Team TaylorMade Invitational (Top 10 Boys)
2024 AJGA Rolex Junior Girls (Top 10 Girls)
2024 Southern Junior Championship (Top 10 Boys)
2024 AJGA Wyndham Invitational (Top 10 Boys)
2024 Press Thornton Future Masters (Top 5 Boys)
2024 Dye Junior Invitational (Top 5 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
2024 Bubba Conlee (Top 5 Boys & Top 5 Girls)
Top 100 Boys on Junior Golf Scoreboard and Golfweek on May 3, 2024
Top 50 Girls on Junior Golf Scoreboard and Golfweek on May 3, 2024


Qualifiers

The Scott Robertson Qualifier, Roanoke Country Club, Roanoke, VA, April 27, 2024. This is a joint qualifier for the SRM and the HVJI. Top 5 boys and Top 2 girls will receive invitations to the Scott Robertson Memorial Championship and the Hope Valley Junior Invitational Championship. If you’re interested in playing in this event, please register on the Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament site.

A Local Qualifier will be held at Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, NC July 22, 2024. Qualifier applications will open April 8, 2024. The first 90 boys will be accepted to the Qualifier. Registration deadline is July 12, 2024. The format is individual 18-Hole Stroke Play. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who is 18 or younger as of August 8th, 2024 and who has not started college (class of 2024 or higher). The Top 4 Boys advance to the Hope Valley Junior Invitational. Caddies are not allowed, Players may use a push/pull cart. Tee times will start at 9:00 AM and will be posted 2 days in advance. The Qualifier entry fee is $55 per player. *Players who successfully qualify for the championship proper will be charged the additional Championship fee of $325 for the Championship rounds.


Applications Encouraged

Any applicant not meeting an automatic qualifier or priority level is welcome to apply ‘at-large’. To apply ‘at-large’ please register and you will be placed on the pending list. The Tournament Committee will review the pending list regularly. Should 90 qualified applicants not be available, at-large spots will be awarded based on a composite ranking of select ranking systems.


Application Timeline

Registration opens on April 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM.  All applications must be submitted by July 26, 2024 at 11:59 pm. A total of 87 selections (approximately 58 boys and 29 girls) will be made in July 2024 based on applicant priority and composite rank within priority if necessary.  Meeting one of the criteria does not guarantee admittance. Assuming more than 90 applicants as of July 26th, selections will be made based on a composite rank within priority. Should withdrawals occur, selections will be made on a weekly basis to applicants meeting a criteria until the field is complete.