Rolex AJGA Rankings

The Rolex AJGA Rankings is the proprietary system created by the AJGA to identify and rank the top junior players who competing in the premier junior golf tournaments in the United States. The specific purposes for which the AJGA uses the Rolex AJGA Rankings are:


1. to guide selection of the Rolex Junior All-America Teams and AJGA Junior All-Star Teams.
2. to determine invitation priority for AJGA Invitational fields.
3. to determine team invites to events like AJGA Wyndham Cup, PING Junior Solheim Cup, Junior Presidents Cup, Team TaylorMade Cup, and other international tournament selections.

• The information on this page is valid for the 2025-26 Rolex AJGA Rankings year (events from November 22, 2025, to October 12, 2026) and is subject to change in 2026-27.

• The Rankings are calculated on a 52-week rolling points cycle. Only the most recent 52 weeks are counted in the rankings.

• The rankings are typically updated Tuesday mornings. Each update includes Rolex AJGA-ranked tournaments which ended from Tuesday of the previous week through the Monday prior to the update.

• Players are ranked on an "average points per tournament basis." A minimum divisor of six (6) is set, meaning that players who play in six or fewer tournaments will have their Rankings point total divided by 6 to determine their Ranking. Players may be ranked if they have played in fewer than six tournaments, but they must play at least six tournaments in order to receive the full value for each performance. Players that play more than six tournaments will have their Rankings point total divided by the total number of tournaments played.

• All starts in ranked tournaments will count towards a player's Ranking. Any withdrawals, disqualifications, etc., will count as a "tournament played" once a player begins said tournament and will result in the player earning zero Rankings Points for that tournament.

• The Rolex AJGA Rankings system rewards players who compete against strong fields by assigning a point value to each tournament included in the Rankings. The Point Value assigned to a tournament is based on the Strength of Field for that tournament, discussed below (See "How are tournament Point Levels assigned?").

The Rolex Rankings recognizes all AJGA tournaments (except Qualifiers and team events*), and the following Non-AJGA tournaments:

• Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational (Boys)
• Boys Junior PGA Championship (Boys)
• Bubba Conlee National Junior (Boys & Girls)
• Dustin Johnson World Junior (Boys & Girls)
• Girls Junior PGA Championship (Girls)
• Uswing Mojing Junior World Championship (Boys & Girls, 15-18 Divisions)
• Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship (Girls Overall Championship)
• Jones Cup Junior Invitational (Boys)
• Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club (Boys & Girls)
• Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship (Boys & Girls)
• Kathy Whitworth Invitational (Girls)
• Pete & Alice Dye Junior Invitational (Boys & Girls)
• Scott Robertson Memorial (Boys & Girls, 15-18 Divisions)
• Southern Junior Championship (Boys)
• U.S. Girls’ Junior (Girls)
• U.S. Junior Amateur (Boys)
• Western Junior Championship (Boys)
• Women's Western Junior Championship (Girls)

*AJGA team events, such as Wyndham Cup, Junior Presidents Cup, etc., offer Bonus Points for participation. (See "What are Bonus Points?" below.)

All tournaments in the Rolex AJGA Rankings are assigned Ranking Point Levels, ranging from 10 to 150, based on the Strength of Field once the tournament has concluded. Strength of Field is measured by the cumulative number of Quality Points (defined below) earned by that tournament field. Each tournament Point Level has an associated Quality Point Range that is used to determine a tournament’s Point Level. (Quality Point Ranges are not available to view online.) Please note: a tournament’s Point Level is not a direct 1-to-1 correlation to the Quality Points a tournament field has earned over the past 52 weeks. For example, a tournament field that has earned 90 Quality Points does not mean its Point Level will be 90.

There are also tournaments at the 225-point level. This value is "locked in" and will not change after the tournament is played.

Once an tournament's initial Point Level has been established, all tournaments (except 225-Point Level events) have the ability to rise in value through the remainder of the current Rankings season, up to the 150-Point Level. Point Levels cannot decrease in value during this time; events can only rise in Point Level as players in that field go on to accrue additional Quality Points in subsequent events.

In all, there are 20 different tournament Point Levels in the Rolex AJGA Rankings: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 90, 100, 120, 150. Each Point Level has its own Quality Points Range threshold.

What are Quality Points?
Quality Points serve to quantify Strength of Field for a given tournament field in relation to all other events in the Rankings. Each player can earn Quality Points in Ranked events (see below), and a field's Quality Points total is the sum of all earned Quality Points by that field. In this way, players who earn Quality Points at later events will positively impact every previous event they competed in during that Rankings season.

Quality points, based on tournament type, are determined as follows:

Boys Quality Points based on Tournament Type
Invitational - 1st place earns 15 Points, down to 1 Point for 15th place
Open/Senior - 1st place earns 10 Points, down to 1 Point for 10th place
AJGA Junior All-Star - 1st place earns 5 Points, down to 1 Point for 5th place
AJGA Preview - 1st place earns 1 Point

Girls Quality Points based on Tournament Type
Invitational - 1st place earns 10 Points, down to 1 Point for 10th place
Open/Senior - 1st place earns 5 Points down, to 1 Point for 5th place
AJGA Junior All-Star - 1st place earns 3 Points, down to 1 Point for 3rd place
AJGA Preview - 1st place earns 1 Point

Notes:

• Quality Points at the AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational and the Arnold Palmer Junior All-Star Invitational will be calculated at the "Open" level.
• Quality Points at Non-AJGA tournaments that are NOT assigned a 225-Point Level will be calculated at the "Open" level.
• Quality Points at Non-AJGA tournaments that are assigned a 225-Point Level will be calculated at the "Invitational" level.

The following tournaments are locked at the 225-Point Level: The 225-point level is reserved for AJGA Invitationals (with the exception of team events, the AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational, and the Arnold Palmer Junior All-Star Invitational) and select non-AJGA tournaments.

AJGA Tournaments:

Event	Division(s)	Dates
AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods	Boys	Feb 13 - 16
The Fortinet Stanford Invitational hosted by Rose Zhang	Girls	Feb 13 - 16
Team TaylorMade Invitational	Boys	May 21 - 24
The Nelly Invitational presented by Chevron	Girls	May 23 - 26
Wyndham Invitational presented by Odyssey	Boys	Jun 8 - 11
Rolex Girls Junior Championship	Girls	Jun 15 - 18
RLX Ralph Lauren Junior Classic	Boys & Girls	Jun 22 - 26
The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by Rolex	Boys	Sep 3 - 6
Ninja Invitational hosted by Janet Xiyu Lin	Girls	Sep 4 - 7
Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex	Girls	Oct 8 - 11
The PING Invitational	Boys	Oct 9 - 12
Rolex Tournament of Champions	Boys & Girls	Nov 21 - 25

Non-AJGA Tournaments:

Event	Division(s)	Dates
Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club	Boys & Girls	Mar 11 - 14
Western Junior	Boys	Jun 15 - 18
U.S. Girls' Junior Championship	Girls	Jul 13 - 18
U.S. Junior Amateur Championship	Boys	Jul 20 - 25
Boys Junior PGA Championship	Boys	Jul 28 - 31
Girls Junior PGA Championship	Girls	Jul 28 - 31

The minimum Point Value based on tournament type:

• Open tournaments = 40 points
• Senior Showcase tournaments = 20 points
• AJGA Junior All-Star Series tournaments = 20 points
• Non-AJGA tournaments = 20 points
• AJGA Preview Series tournaments = 15 points
• AJGA Preview Series tournaments (Ages 12-15) = 10 points

Elevated Minimum Point Value:
If an Open or Invitational event* is observed for multiple years to consistently grow beyond their assigned minimum Point Value (by accruing high levels of Quality Points), the AJGA may elect to preemptively assign that event an elevated minimum Point Value for the following year. This information is meant to inform players and parents who are planning to apply. Please note that Boys & Girls divisions for the same event often do not have the same minimum Point Value.

^{*AJGA Preview, Junior All-Star, and Senior Showcase events are not eligible for elevated minimum Point Value.}

Below is a listing of individual tournaments that have earned an elevated minimum Point Value for the 2025-26 Rankings year:


120 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Apr 2 - 5	Boys & Girls	The Golf Performance Center & Academy Junior Open	Palm Harbor, FL	AJGA
May 26 - 29	Girls	AJGA Thunderbird Heather Farr Classic	Phoenix, AZ	AJGA

100 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Dec 18 - 21 ('25)	Boys	Jones Cup Junior Invitational	St. Simons Island, GA	Non-AJGA
Dec 28 - 30 ('25)	Girls	Arizona Silver Belle Championship	Sun City West, AZ	Non-AJGA
Mar 6 - 8	Boys & Girls	Dustin Johnson World Junior	Murrells Inlet, SC	Non-AJGA
Mar 8 - 10	Girls	Kathy Whitworth Invitational	Lewisville, TX	Non-AJGA
Mar 17 - 20	Boys & Girls	K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship	Mansfield, TX	AJGA
Apr 2 - 5	Boys & Girls	AJGA Lake Charles Junior Championship	Lake Charles, LA	AJGA
Apr 2 - 5	Boys & Girls	Sacramento Junior Championship pres. Morton Golf Foundation	Sacramento, CA	AJGA
May 15 - 17	Boys & Girls	Scott Robertson Memorial (15-18 Divs. only)	Roanoke, VA	Non-AJGA
May 26 - 29	Boys	AJGA Thunderbird Heather Farr Classic	Phoenix, AZ	AJGA
Jun 17 - 19	Boys	Southern Junior Championship	Athens, GA	Non-AJGA
Jul 4 - 6	Boys & Girls	Uswing Mojing Junior World Golf Championship (15-18 Divs. only)	San Diego, CA	Non-AJGA
Oct 8 - 11	Boys & Girls	AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational	Broussard, LA	AJGA
Oct TBD	Boys	Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational*	Spartanburg, SC	Non-AJGA

^{*Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational is part of the 2026-27 ranking season. It will NOT count as part of the 2025-26 ranking season.}

80 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Apr 9 - 12	Boys	Callaway Junior at Canebrake Club	Athens, AL	AJGA
Apr 16 - 19	Girls	Will Lowery Junior Championship	Cramerton, NC	AJGA
Jul TBD	Boys & Girls	Bubba Conlee Junior	TBD, TN	Non-AJGA
Aug 4 - 7	Boys & Girls	Justin Thomas Junior Championship	Goshen, KY	AJGA

75 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Apr 9 - 12	Girls	Callaway Junior at Canebrake Club	Athens, AL	AJGA
Apr 16 - 19	Boys	Will Lowery Junior Championship	Cramerton, NC	AJGA
May 31 - Jun 2	Boys & Girls	Pete & Alice Dye Junior Invitational	Carmel, IN	Non-AJGA

70 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Aug 3 - 6	Boys & Girls	Arnold Palmer Cup Junior All-Star Invitational	Orlando, FL	AJGA
Sep 4 - 7	Boys	AJGA NW Arkansas Junior presented by Discover Bella Vista	Bella Vista, AR	AJGA

65 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Jan 3 - 6	Girls	Junior Orange Bowl International Championship	Coral Gables, FL	Non-AJGA
Mar 12 - 15	Girls	Mizuno West Coast Classic	Santa Rosa, CA	AJGA
Jun 1 - 4	Boys	AJGA Junior Championship presented by Visit Tallahassee	Tallahassee, FL	AJGA
Jun 8 - 12	Girls	Women's Western Junior Championship	Indianapolis, IN	Non-AJGA

60 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Mar 12 - 15	Boys	Mizuno West Coast Classic	Santa Rosa, CA	AJGA
Jun 1 - 4	Girls	AJGA Junior Championship presented by Visit Tallahassee	Tallahassee, FL	AJGA
Jun 8 - 11	Boys	Under Armour® / Jordan Spieth Championship	Site TBD	AJGA
Jun 9 - 12	Girls	SERI PAK Desert Junior	Rancho Mirage, CA	AJGA
Aug 27 - 30	Boys	Billy Horschel Atlanta Classic presented by Zurich	Peachtree City, GA	AJGA

55 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Jan 3 - 6	Boys	Junior Orange Bowl International Championship	Coral Gables, FL	Non-AJGA
Jun 1 - 4	Boys	The Lanto Junior Championship	Blacksburg, VA	AJGA
Jun 30 - Jul 3	Girls	FM Junior Championship	Chicopee, MA	AJGA
Jul 26 - 29	Girls	AJGA Junior at Morongo	Beaumont, CA	AJGA
Aug 9 - 12	Boys	Beau Hossler Junior Championship	Mission Viejo, CA	AJGA
Aug 18 - 21	Girls	AJGA Albany Junior	Delmar, NY	AJGA

50 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Jan 8 - 11	Boys	AJGA Panama Junior	Panama City, Panama	AJGA
Jun 1 - 4	Girls	The Lanto Junior Championship	Blacksburg, VA	AJGA
Jun 8 - 11	Girls	Under Armour® / Jordan Spieth Championship	Site TBD	AJGA
Jun 15 - 18	Boys	Patrick Reed AJGA Junior Championship	The Woodlands, TX	AJGA
Jun 16 - 19	Boys	PGA WEST Junior Championship	La Quinta, CA	AJGA
Aug 17 - 20	Boys & Girls	K.J. Choi Foundation Junior Championship by SK Telecom	Bedminster Twp., NJ	AJGA
Aug 27 - 30	Girls	Billy Horschel Atlanta Classic presented by Zurich	Peachtree City, GA	AJGA

45 Points

Date	Division(s)	Event	Location	Host
Jan 8 - 11	Girls	AJGA Panama Junior	Panama City,	AJGA
Jun 1 - 4	Boys	Jim Click Automotive / HSL Properties Championship - Tucson Conq.	Tucson, AZ	AJGA
Jun 1 - 4	Boys	The Wyndham Clark pres. Colorado Golf Association	Westminster, CO	AJGA
Jun 9 - 12	Boys	SERI PAK Desert Junior	Rancho Mirage, CA	AJGA
Jun 16 - 19	Girls	PGA WEST Junior Championship	La Quinta, CA	AJGA
Jun 22 - 25	Boys	C.T. Pan Junior Championship	Pearland, TX	AJGA
Jun 29 - Jul 2	Boys	Coca-Cola Junior Championship at The Highlands	Harbor Springs, MI	AJGA
Jul 20 - 23	Boys	Mizuno Junior Championship	Johns Creek, GA	AJGA
Jul 27 - 30	Girls	The Spin Sports Education Foundation Junior Championship	Auburn, CA	AJGA
Aug 4 - 7	Boys & Girls	Kevin Harvick Foundation Junior Championship	Bakersfield, CA	AJGA
Aug 10 - 13	Girls	Randy Wise Junior Open presented by Genesee County	Linden, MI	AJGA
Sep 4 - 7	Girls	AJGA NW Arkansas Junior presented by Discover Bella Vista	Bella Vista, AR	AJGA

The Rolex AJGA Rankings award Rankings points to all players who finish a ranked tournament (includes missed cut). Points will be reflected to 3 decimal places.

The link below shows the points distribution at each tournament Point Level based on a player’s tournament finish position:

• Rolex AJGA Rankings Points Earned By Finish Position

Ties at any finish position receive the same points as a solo finish at that position.

Tournaments that complete half or less of their originally scheduled number of holes will receive 75% of their point value.

An AJGA Girls tournament field that has less than 12 girls start the tournament will receive 75% of its point value.

Bonus Points are awarded for participants of AJGA Team Events and Stroke Play Medalists at the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior (see below).

20 Bonus Points

• Team TaylorMade Cup Participants (Boys & Girls)

30 Bonus Points

• U.S. Girls’ Junior - Stroke Play Medalist (Girls)
• U.S. Junior Amateur - Stroke Play Medalist (Boys)

40 Bonus Points

• Junior Presidents Cup Participants (Boys)
• Junior Ryder Cup Participants (Boys & Girls)
• PING Junior Solheim Cup Participants (Girls)
• Wyndham Cup Participants (Boys & Girls)
  

What do Bonus Points do?
Bonus Points positively affect a player's Ranking by adding to their Rankings point total without counting as a played event to increase their "per event" divisor. For example, a player who has played 6 events and earned 120 total Rankings points has an Rankings average of 20.000. If she earns 40 Bonus Points for playing in the Wyndham Cup, her Rankings average will increase to 26.667 (160 divided by 6). Her "divisor" will not increase to 7.

Players must have competed in a minimum of six Rolex AJGA-Ranked tournaments, and be a current AJGA member, to be eligible for year-end Rolex Junior All-America honors.

AJGA team events (Wyndham Cup, PING Junior Solheim Cup, and Junior Presidents Cup) and Junior Ryder Cup (non-AJGA) do count, if needed, for the purpose of reaching the six-tournament minimum, but they do not increase a player’s divisor.

All starts in ranked tournaments will count towards a player’s Ranking. Any withdrawals, disqualifications, etc., will count as a tournament played once a player begins said tournament. Graduating seniors are eligible for Rolex Junior All-America honors as long as they have met the above criteria.

Format of the Rolex Junior All-America Teams:
First Team: Top 12 eligible boys and top 12 eligible girls in the Rolex AJGA Rankings

Second Team: Next 12 eligible boys and next 12 eligible girls in the Rolex AJGA Rankings

Honorable Mention: Next 24 eligible boys and next 24 eligible girls in the Rolex AJGA Rankings

The 2024-25 Rolex AJGA Rankings year, as it relates to naming the Rolex Junior All-America Teams, includes ranked events from November 22, 2025 to October 12, 2026. Because graduating Seniors are eligible for postseason honors, please note the Rankings update including eligible tournaments ending October 12th does NOT reflect the complete standings for Rolex All-American honors. The full Rolex All-American rankings will be published alongside the announcement of the Rolex Junior All-America Teams.

Rolex Junior Players of the Year
Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior Player of the Year award recognizes one boy and one girl who had the most outstanding year in junior golf. The top eligible finisher in the year-end Rolex AJGA Rankings is the leading candidate for the award. The Rolex Junior Player of the Year honor recognizes not only an outstanding athlete but a well-rounded individual who has demonstrated a commitment to the goals and objectives of the AJGA while being a positive role model for other junior golfers. The Rolex Junior Player of the Year must meet AJGA Competitive Eligibility Criteria, with the exception of starting college, through the Rolex Tournament of Champions.

Additional factors which may be included in the identification process:

• Rolex AJGA Rankings position

• Conduct at national junior competitions and functions

• Head-to-head competition

• Performance throughout the entire season

• Participation in top amateur and/or professional events

• Position in other national junior rankings