The JGAA Will select four different teams to represent Arizona, the Boys America's Cup Team, the Girls America's Cup Team, the Eddie Hogan Cup Team, and the Mary Cave Cup Team. These tournaments will be held during the summer. If you would like to be considered for one of the teams, you must not have reached your 18th birthday by the final round date of the team competition for which youare selected. Any eligible member must declare their intention to be considered for a JGAA State Team. Declarations must be made on your 2008 Membership application.
Boys America's Cup Team
July 27-31, Royal Oaks CC
Vancouver, Washington
Girls America’s Cup Team*
July 27-31, Willow Park Golf & CC
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mary Cave Cup Team
August 9-10, Sycuan GC
El Cajon, CA
Boys Hogan Cup Team
August 15-17, Riverside CC
Portland, OR
*Team members for the Girls America's Cup team may only be ages14-17 and may not have reached their 18th birthday prior to the final round of the tournament.
Four juniors will be selcted each for the Boys and Girls America's Cup Teams as well as the Boys Hogan Cup Team. In addition, two girls will be selected to participate in the Mary Cave Cup.
Only JGAA members competing in the age 15-18 Championship Division will be eligible to earn points. A JGAA member (boy or girl) who is 13 or 14 may request permission to play in the Championship Division if their level of experience and skill justifies doing so. Such a request must be submitted in writing to the JGAA office prior to the closing date of the Antigua/Milt Coggins Arizona Junior Stroke Play Championship. If the request is approved, the player will compete only in the age 15-18 Championship Division for the ENTIRE 2008 SEASON. If after approved, the request to play up is with drawn for any reason during the season, the application will not be reinstated under any circumstances.
All players for STATE TEAMS will be selected based on the following criteria:
1. Points will be awarded to the top five finishers in the following JGAA events. The players with the most total points, will be selected for state teams.
Yuma City Jr. Championship May 17-18
Phoenix City Jr. Championship June 4-5
Antigua/Milt Coggins Arizona Junior Stroke Play June 10-11
Junior World Qualifying June 17-18
USGA Jr. Girls Amateur Qualifier (AZ Location Only) June 23
USGA Jr. Boys Amateur Qualifier (AZ Location Only) June 23-24
Thunderbird Junior Classic June 25-26
Mesa City Junior Championship July 1-2
2. All team members will be determined by order of their accumulated point total. Points will be awarded for the 1st through 5th place (Boys & Girls 15-17).
1st - 50 pts
2nd - 40 pts
3rd - 30 pts
4th - 20 pts
5th - 10 pts
3. 25 Additional points will be awarded for 1st thru 10th place in the following national junior golf organization tournaments:
From March 20 thru July 2, 2008
American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT)
Future Collegiate World Tour (FCWT)
PGA Junior Series
PGA National Junior Championship
From 2007
Top 8 at USGA Girls or Boys Jr. Amateur Championship
Top 10 at the Trusted Choice Big "I" Junior Classic
Top 10 (15-18 age divsion or equivalent) at the Callaway Junior World Championship
Top 10 at the Joanne Winter Arizona Sliver Belle Championship
DECIDING TIES FOR AWARDING STATE TEAM POINTS
In awarding points to individuals for determination of state team participants, all first place ties will be determined by sudden death play-off on the golf course, as soon as possible. All players in a sudden death play-off for first place in a state event must make themselves available to the competition. Any player absent when the play-off begins will forfeit his/her position. With all other ties, points will be split among the number of eligible participants tied. i.e., if three players tied for third place, the points for 3rd, 4th, and 5th places, would be added together and divided by three. Each player would receive one third of the total available points for the three places.
4. Other important factors will be considered, such as sportsmanship, attitude and physical condition (injury or illness). Any pick-up or improper withdrawal from a tournament will result in the player's inability to count the event as a participatory tournament.
The selection of the teams is made by the JGAA immediately after the Mesa City Junior Championship is concluded, and their decision is FINAL. Please also understand that any serious breach of a JGAA rule, policy or procedure will eliminate the junior from selection, regardless of ranking.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE TWO LINKS BELOW
AN ASTERISK (*) DENOTES POINTS EARNED AND NOT GIVEN DUE TO BEING EITHER 18 YEARS OLD BY THE DATE OF THE EVENT.
