2018 Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship

Eligibility

Entries are open to amateur golfers who have an active Mass Golf/GHIN Handicap Index at any public, private, semi-private, municipal or non-real estate Mass Golf member course/club.

Student-athletes are now able to obtain a Mass Golf/USGA GHIN Handicap Index directly through Mass Golf. This is a complimentary service that will provide junior golfers with the ability to become more connected with the sport.

Interested student-athletes should CLICK HERE for more information regarding the MIAA & Mass Golf Student-Athlete form. Once submitted a member of the Mass Golf staff will contact each student-athlete to set up the Mass Golf/USGA GHIN Handicap Index for the upcoming season.

Championship & Silver Divisions – Golfers who have reached their 14th birthday and will not reach their 19th birthday by midnight August 9, 2018.

Championship Division: Handicap Index of 10.1 or less (as determined by the July 15, 2018 Handicap Revision)

Silver Division: Handicap Index of 10.2 or more (as determined by the July 15, 2018 Handicap Revision)

Junior-Junior & Mite Divisions – Golfers who will not reach their 14th birthday by midnight August 9, 2018.

Junior-Junior Division: Ages 11-13

Mite Division: Ages 10 & Under

Ajga PERFORMANCE based entry status

Competitors will receive the following AJGA PBE Status based on final championship results from the Championship Division. For additional information on the AJGA’s Performance Based Entry System, please click here.

• Champion – Fully Exempt
• Place 2 through 4 and ties – 12 Stars
• Place 5 through 8 and ties – 8 Stars
• Place 9 through 16 and ties – 4 Stars

2017 Championship Highlights

Coming off an impressive first round that saw her enter the final day atop the leaderboard, 16-year-old Emily Nash shot an 8-over par 80 then defeated Anne Walsh of The Country Club in a one-hole playoff at South Shore Country Club to claim the 87th WGAM Junior Amateur Championship title on August 8. Picking up her first victory in the Championship flight of the annual mid-summer tournament, which has been hosted by the WGAM dating back to 1930, Nash adds to a resume that includes multiple victories in various tournaments across the country.

• Results