AJGA

Who can play

AJGA events are for amateurs. The minimum age is 12. A player who has started college is no longer eligible, even if still 18.

Ages 12–15 events are for juniors who have not turned 15 and have not graduated high school as of January 1 of the event year. Ages 12–19 events use the 19th birthday and the same graduation rule. Players who graduate from September through December are treated as the next graduating class.

Membership

The AJGA describes three memberships. Junior is the playing membership it recommends before sophomore year. Junior Plus is aimed at sophomores and juniors who are planning for college golf, and younger players can upgrade. Future Player is a non-playing membership for children under 12 or for families who want information without entering events.

A playing membership does not guarantee a spot. The 2027 application says the fee is non-refundable if you are not accepted into an event, and that the membership expires November 30, 2027.

Performance Based Entry

Performance Based Entry is how the AJGA orders applications for Open and Junior All-Star events. Players earn Performance Stars for finishes in recognized junior events, AJGA qualifiers, and AJGA tournaments. Fully exempt status, from a top finish at a premier national event, is the highest acceptance priority. After exempt players, the AJGA fills the field by who has the most stars as of the deadline, then by its published tie-breakers.

Stars are recorded for members and for registered non-members who meet the finish requirement, but a compiled PBE list published by a member tour says stars are not available for use until the player is an AJGA member. Read the current earnings table on the AJGA site before you count a finish. The exact stars change by event type. One published example, an AJGA qualifier for ages 12–19, gives the medalist 4 stars, the top 20 percent 2 stars, and the top 50 percent 1 star, for boys and for girls.

Non-AJGA tours do not earn stars as a blanket rule. The AJGA posts a schedule of events that currently carry PBE status. Field size and yardage minimums are why some events are declined. If an event is not on that schedule, do not assume it earns stars.

Rolex AJGA Rankings

The Rolex AJGA Rankings are the AJGA's own order of juniors who play its ranked events. The AJGA uses them to pick Rolex Junior All-America and Junior All-Star teams, to order invitational fields, and to pick teams for events such as the Wyndham Cup, PING Junior Solheim Cup, Junior Presidents Cup, and Team TaylorMade Cup.

Points use a 52-week window and an average per start. The divisor is at least six. Playing fewer than six events can still produce a ranking, but the player does not get full value until six starts. A withdrawal or disqualification after the tournament starts counts as a start worth zero points. Qualifiers and team events are not ranked tournaments, with the exceptions the AJGA lists.

Year-end All-America teams require a current membership and at least six ranked starts. The rankings page also names specific non-AJGA championships that count, including the U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Girls' Junior, the Junior PGA Championships, and several invitationals. The page says the details are for the 2025–26 rankings year and can change.

How many events

The 2026 schedule says a player may accept a maximum of five Open and Junior All-Star starts combined. Invitationals, Preview Series events, and senior events are outside that five. The cap on Junior All-Star starts is four, and the cap on Preview Series starts is one. The schedule says it can change.