One of golf’s major championships for juniors; the Junior PGA Championship is where the best junior golfers in the United States and abroad get their start. The Championship celebrates its 42nd anniversary on:

Tuesday, July 18 – Friday, July 21 – The Country Club of St. Albans (St. Albans, MO) – Girls Junior PGA Championship

Monday, July 31 – Thursday, August 3 – The Country Club of St. Albans (St. Albans, MO) – Boys Junior PGA Championship

To be eligible for the Junior PGA Championship, one must:

1. Be the top 2 Boys or Girls from the Philadelphia Section Junior PGA Championship.  Competitors must compete in the Section in which they reside in.  Qualifiers are identified based on the 2 lowest gross scores in the 13-18 age division. Note: Any junior who wishes to qualify for the Junior PGA Championship must play 36 holes from the same tees as the 13-18 year old division and pay the same entry fee.

To be eligible for the Philadelphia Section Junior PGA Championship, one must:

1. Finish in top third (1/3) of Boys 13-18 Division or 12 & Under Division (Boys & Girls) at 1 of 4 Philadelphia Section PGA Championship local qualifiers (Girls do not have to qualify at 1 of the 4 local qualifiers. Girls are already exempt into the Philadelphia Section Junior PGA Championship).
2. Be the defending boy and girl representative for the Philadelphia Section PGA at the Junior PGA Championship.
3. Have a national ranking in the top 200 on the Junior Golf Scoreboard, Golfweek/Sagarin or Polo Golf Rankings as of January 1st.
4. Finish in the previous years’ top 3 on the Player of the Year Points list for the Boys 16-18, Boys 13-15, Girls 16-18 and Girls 13-15 Division on the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour. Additionally, provided they are still playing in the 12 & Under Division, the previous years’ top 3 on the Player of the Year Points list for the 12 & Under Division are invited to compete in the 12 & Under Division for the Junior PGA Championship.
5. Be the previous years’ Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware high school individual state champion.
6. Be the previous years’ junior champion from SRGA (State and Regional Golf Associations) which include:
   1. GAP Junior Boys Championship
   2. GAP Junior-Junior Championship
   3. PA Golf Association – Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Championship
   4. NJ State Golf Assoc. – Junior Girls’ Championship
   5. NJ State Golf Assoc. – Junior Boys’ Championship
   6. DE State Golf Assoc. – Junior Championships

Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Champions