Junior Player of the Year

The Mississippi Junior Golf Association has established a points series which awards Player of the Year honors for the highest ranking junior players in the state. These awards are presented annually to the players that collect the highest point total. We award player of the year awards in the following categories:

Boys Overall Player of the Year 14-18	Girls Overall Player of the Year 13-18
Boys Division A-16-18 year olds	Girls A Divsion 16-18 year olds
Boys Division B-14-15 year olds	Girls B Divison 13-15 year olds
Boys Division C 12-13 year olds	Girls Division D 10-12 year olds
Boys Division D 10-11 year olds	Girls Division E 9 & under
Boys Division E 9 & under

In addition, the Points Series is used to determine the invitees to participate in MJGA team events and the BankPlus Sanderson Farms Junior Pro Am

Junior River Cup: In 2011 the Mississippi Junior Golf Association was approached by Wyatt Boyett from Louisiana to start a Ryder Cup format of matches between Louisiana junior golfers and Mississippi junior golfers. Team is selected by Player of the Year points list in each division listed below. The Top 3 Players based on current Player of the Year Points list. The 4th position will go to a Captain's pick:

Boys 16-18 - 4 Players
Boys 14-15 - 4 Players
Boys 12-13 - 4 Players
Boys 10-11 - 4 Players
Girls 13-18 - 4 Players

Sanderson Farms Junior Pro-Am: Top players from the MJGA Point System will be invited to play with a PGA Tour Professional during the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour. Invitations will be sent to the top juniors at the conclusion of the MJGA Season. Players who do not receive an invitation will be eligible to write the Tournament Director and request a sponsor's exemption.

The top 4 players from Division A, top 4 players from Division B, top 4 players from Division C, top 4 players from Girls 13-15, top 4 girls from Girls 16-18, top 1 players from Division D, and top 1 players from Divisions Girls D will be invited to play in the BankPlus Friends of Children's Golf Junior Pro Am. Two players will be invited via a sponsor's exemption.

MJGA pro am players must be Mississippi residents and current MJGA members.

MJGA Points Eligibility: Players must be bona fide residents of the state of Mississippi and MJGA members to be eligible to earn MJGA Points. Eligibility also applies to the junior cup teams as well. Juniors representing Mississippi must be residents of the state of Mississippi and current MJGA members for 60 continous days prior to the matches. MJGA points will only be awarded to current MJGA Members and residents of the state of Mississippi. Since the MJGA players are minors, the parents/guardian's residency will be used to determine if the players are eligible for MJGA Events, MS Junior Amateur, MS Junior Teams, and BankPlus Junior Pro Am. See Tournament Policies for which MJGA Tournaments require residency.

MJGA Tournament Minimum Numbers: Beginning August 1, 2018 All MJGA Tournaments must meet the minimum number to receive full points. This is based on the number who begin playing the tournament in the specific division. If a lower number is in a specific division, the points awarded will be prorated based on the field size in the specific division. Full points for the sanctioned tournament will be awarded if the specific division has a minimum of the following:

Boys Overall 14-18: 24 players	Girls 13-18: 6 players
Boys Division A: 24 players	Girls Divsion A: 6 players
Boys Division B: 16 players	Girls Divison B: 3 players
Boys Division C: 10 players	Girls Division D: 2 players
Boys Division D: 6 players	Girls Division E: 2 players
Boys Division E: 3 players

Sanctioned Tournaments with out of state players:

Players who are from out of state, will be counted in the points distribution, but they will not earn MJGA points. (i.e. A player from Arkansas finishes first and second in the Greenwood Jr Championship, a Mississippi player finishes third. The MS player will earn 3rd place points. If a Louisiana player and Mississippi Player tie for fourth place, they will split 4th and fifth place points. The MS player will earn 1/2 of 4th and 5th combined points, the LA player will not earn points).

One Day Events (18-Hole Tournaments)

1st - 80

2nd - 60

3rd - 50

4th - 40

5th - 30

6th - 25

7th - 20

8th - 15

9th - 10

10th - 5

Two Day Event (36-Hole Tournaments)

Level One-Greenwood Jr., Sonny Andrews, Norman Puckett, Jr State Games

1st - 100	2nd - 80	3rd - 70	4th - 60	5th - 55	6th - 50	7th - 45	8th - 40	9th - 35	10th - 30
11th - 25		12th - 20		13th - 15		14th - 10		15th - 5

Two Day Event (36-Hole Tournaments)

Level Two-Pros of Tomorrow, Randy Watkins Jr., PGA Junior Championship, & Magnolia Junior

1^st-150	2^nd-125	3^rd-100	4^th-90	5^th-80	6^th-75	7^th-70	8^th-65	9^th-60	10^th-55
11^th-50	12^th-45	13^th-40	14^th-35	15^th-30	16^th-25	17^th-20	18^th-15	19^th-10	20^th-5

Future Tour Championship

1^st-200	2^nd-160	3^rd-140	4^th-120	5^th-100	6^th-90	7^th-80	8^th-75	9^th-70	10^th-60
11^th-50	12^th-45	13^th-40	14^th-35	15^th-30	16^th-25	17^th-20	18^th-15	19^th-10	20^th-5

Mississippi Boys and Girls Junior Amateur Championship

1st - 250	2nd - 200	3rd - 150	4th - 125	5th - 100	6th - 100	7th - 90	8th - 80	9th - 75	10th - 70
11th - 60	12th - 55	13th - 50	14th - 45	15th - 35	16th - 30	17th - 25	18th - 20	19th - 15	20th - 10
21st - 5		22nd - 5		23rd - 5		24th - 5		25th - 5

Boy's & Girl's Junior Four-Ball (Points for each player)
1^st-100	2^nd-80	3^rd-70	4^th-60	5^th-55	6^th-50	7^th-45	8^th-40	9^th-35	10^th-30

National Qualifiers - USGA Boys and Girls Junior Amateur, PGA Junior Amateur

Qualify - 50	Make the Cut/Match Play - 100
Top 15 or Quarterfinals Round - 150	Top 5 or Semifinals Round - 250
Champion - 350

National Qualifiers - US Kids National Championship

Qualify - 50	Top 50 - 50 (total of 100)
Top 25 - 25 (total of 125)	Top 10 - 25 (total of 150)
Champion - 50 (total of 200)

Junior Girls & Junior Boys (Overall only, points are not awarded in age Division) Playing in Women's & Men's Mississippi State Amateur

1^st-250

2^nd-200

3^rd-150

4^th-125

5^th-100

6^th-100

7^th-90

8^th-80

9^th-75

10th-70

Junior Girls & Boys (Overall only, points are not awarded in age Division) Playing in Mississippi State Amateur Fourball (Men's & Women's) & Scramble (Low Junior)
1^st-100	2^nd-80	3^rd-70	4^th-60	5^th-55	6^th-50	7^th-45	8^th-40	9^th-35	10^th-30

Current Standings

Boys

Girls

MJGA Points Distrubtion Details

One Day Events (18-Hole Tournaments)