Rolex AJGA Rankings

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


1. to guide the Rolex Junior All-America selection process
2. to select or round out AJGA Invitational fields
3. to determine AJGA Wyndham Cup teams, the PING Junior Solheim Cup team, the Junior Presidents Cup team, the AJGA Junior All-Star team, and other international tournament selections

• The information on this page is valid for the 2020-21 Rolex AJGA Rankings year (begins with ranked tournaments October 16 - 18, 2020 and concludes with ranked tournaments the weekend of October 8 - 11, 2021) and is subject to change in 2021-22.

• 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 within 2 business days following the end of a Rolex AJGA-ranked tournament.

• 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 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 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.

• The 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.

Tournaments included in the rankings are the following AJGA tournaments:

• Invitationals*
• Open tournaments
• Senior Events
• AJGA Junior All-Star Series (JAS) tournaments
• AJGA Preview Series tournaments

* see Bonus Points section for recognition of Team Events

and the following Non-AJGA tournaments (will be updated soon for the 2020-21 Rankings year)*:

• Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational (Boys)
• Boys Junior PGA Championship (Boys) - (Cancelled for 2020)
• Bubba Conlee National Junior - (Cancelled for 2020)
• Girls Junior PGA Championship (Girls) - (Cancelled for 2020)
• IMG Academy Junior World Championship - (Cancelled for 2020)
• Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship (Girls)
• Jones Cup Junior Invitational (Boys)
• Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club (Boys)
• Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship
• Kathy Whitworth Invitational (Girls)
• Maridoe Junior Invitational (Boys) - 2020 only
• Scott Robertson Memorial - (Cancelled for 2020)
• Southern Junior Championship (Boys)
• U.S. Girls’ Junior (Girls) - (Cancelled for 2020)
• U.S. Junior Amateur (Boys) - (Cancelled for 2020)
• Western Junior Championship (Boys) - (Cancelled for 2020)

A tournament included in the Rolex AJGA Rankings is assigned points ranging from 10 - 150 based on the strength of field once the tournament has concluded. Strength of field is measured by the cumulative number of quality points earned by that tournament field. Each tournament point level has an associated quality point range that is used to determine a tournament’s point value. Quality point ranges are not available to view online. Please note, a tournament’s point value 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 the tournament point value will be 90 points.

Once an initial tournament point level has been established, a tournament has the ability to rise in value through the remainder of the current rankings season, up to the 150-point level, but it will not decrease in value. Minimum Value tournaments listed below also have the ability to rise in value.

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

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, and 225).

Strength of field is calculated as follows:

• Cumulative number of quality points a given tournament field has earned in all Rolex AJGA Golf-ranked tournaments over the past 52 weeks
• 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 at Reynolds Lake Oconee and the KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational will be calculated at the "Open" level
• Quality points at Non-AJGA tournaments that are NOT locked at the 225-point level will be calculated at the "Open" level
• Quality points at Non-AJGA tournaments that are locked at the 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 at Reynolds Lake Oconee, and the KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational) and select non-AJGA tournaments. All 225-point level events (formerly 200-point level) were increased to 250 points for the 2019-20 Rankings year.

AJGA Tournaments (will be updated soon for the 2020-21 Rankings year)

• AJGA Invitational at Sedgefield (Boys)
• AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods (Boys)
• ANA Junior Inspiration (Girls)
• ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex (Girls)
• Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational (Girls)
• The Junior PLAYERS Championship (Boys)
• The PING Invitational
• Polo Golf Junior Classic at Liberty National
• Rolex Girls Junior Championship (Girls)
• Rolex Tournament of Champions
• Swinging Skirts AJGA Invitational (Girls)
• Thunderbird International Junior

Non-AJGA Tournaments:

• Boys Junior PGA Championship (Boys)
• Girls Junior PGA Championship (Girls)
• Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club (Boys)
• U.S. Girls' Junior (Girls)
• U.S. Junior Amateur (Boys)
• Western Junior Championship (Boys)

The minimum point value based on tournament type is listed below*:

• Open tournaments = 40 points
• Senior Events = 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

*see Bonus Points for recognition of Team Events

Below is a listing of individual tournaments that have earned a higher minimum point value for the 2019-20 Rankings year (will be updated soon for the 2020-21 Rankings year).

Format for tournament listings below:
Tournament Dates | Tournament Name | Location | Division Recognized at this Minimum Point Value | Type

150 Points
Sep 18 - 20, 2020 | PING Heather Farr Classic | Mesa, Arizona | Boys & Girls | AJGA

120 Points
Sep 4 - 7, 2020 | AJGA Junior at Innisbrook | Palm Harbor, Florida | Boys & Girls | AJGA
Sep 4 - 7, 2020 | AJGA Girls Championship | Greenville, South Carolina | Girls | AJGA

100 Points
Oct 19 - 20, 2019 | Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Boys | Non-AJGA
Dec 18 - 21, 2019 | Jones Cup Junior Invitational | St. Simons Island, Georgia | Boys | Non-AJGA
Dec 28 - 30, 2019 | Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship | Mesa, Arizona | Girls | Non-AJGA
Mar 9 - 10, 2020 | Kathy Whitworth Invitational | Fort Worth, Texas | Girls | Non-AJGA
June 29 - July 2, 2020 | Callaway Golf Texas Junior Open | Willow Park, Texas | Boys & Girls | AJGA
July 27 - 30, 2020 | Arnold Palmer Invitational Junior honoring Jim Bell | Orlando, Florida | Boys & Girls | AJGA
August 4 - 7, 2020 | Justin Thomas Junior Championship | Goshen, Kentucky | Boys & Girls | AJGA
Oct 9 - 12, 2020 | AJGA Junior All-Star Invitational | Norman, Oklahoma | Boys & Girls | AJGA
Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2020 | Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Boys | Non-AJGA (part of 2020-21 Rankings year)

80 Points
Feb 14 - 17, 2020 | Sean Foley Performance Junior Championship | Lake Mary, Florida | Boys | AJGA

75 Points
Aug 24 - 27, 2020 | KJ Choi Foundation Junior Championship presented by SK Telecom | Bedminster Township, New Jersey | Boys & Girls | AJGA
Sep 11 -13, 2020 | Callaway Golf Junior Classic presented by UHY | Fayetteville, Georgia | Boys | AJGA

70 Points
June 29 - July 2, 2020 | KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Boys & Girls | AJGA
Aug 12 - 14, 2020 | Southern Junior Championship | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Boys | Non-AJGA
Sep 11 - 13, 2020 | Callaway Golf Junior Classic presented by UHY | Fayetteville, Georgia | Girls | AJGA

65 Points
Jan 17 - 20, 2020 | AJGA Junior at Vista Valley | Vista, California | Boys | AJGA
Oct 16 - 18, 2020 | Rome Junior Classic | Rome, Georgia | Boys | AJGA (part of 2020-21 Rankings year)

60 Points
Jan 2 - 6, 2020 | Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship | Coral Gables, Florida | Boys & Girls | Non-AJGA
July 20 - 23, 2020 | Under Armour® / Jordan Spieth Championship | Dallas, Texas | Boys | AJGA
Sep 11 - 13, 2020 | Kyle Stanley Championship by Transamerica | Gig Harbor, Washington | Boys & Girls | AJGA
Oct 2 - 4, 2020 | Se Ri Pak Desert Junior | Rancho Mirage, California | Girls | AJGA
Oct 9 - 12, 2020 | Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | Boys | AJGA
Oct 16 - 18, 2020 | Rome Junior Classic | Rome, Georgia | Girls | AJGA (part of 2020-21 Rankings year)

55 Points
Jan 17 - 20, 2020 | AJGA Junior at Vista Valley | Vista, California | Girls | AJGA
July 27 - 30, 2020 | Under Armour® / Alison Lee Championship | Whittier, California | Girls | AJGA
Aug 2 - 4, 2020 | Callaway Golf Junior Championship | Rancho Santa Fe, California | Boys | AJGA
Oct 9 - 12, 2020 | Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | Girls | AJGA

50 Points
Feb 14 - 17, 2020 | Sean Foley Performance Junior Championship | Lake Mary, Florida | Girls | AJGA
July 27 - 30, 2020 | Under Armour® / Alison Lee Championship | Whittier, California | Boys | AJGA

45 Points
July 27 - 30, 2020 | Bass Pro Shops / Payne Stewart Junior Championship | Hollister, Missouri | Boys | AJGA
Aug 3 - 6, 2020 | UHY Detroit Junior at Forest Lake | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Boys | AJGA

40 Points
All Open tournaments will receive at least a 40-point value for the 2019-20 Rankings year

The Rankings were recently updated to award points to all players who finish a ranked tournament (includes missed cut). This will be in place moving forward, and points will be reflected to 3 decimal places.

The links below will be updated soon to show the points distribution (to 3 decimal places) at each tournament point level based on a player’s tournament finish position:

• Boys Point Levels
• Girls Point Levels

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 to the following players:

30 Bonus Points

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

35 Bonus Points

• Junior Presidents Cup Participants (Boys)
• Junior Ryder Cup Participants - beginning in 2021
• PING Junior Solheim Cup Participants (Girls)
• Wyndham Cup Participants

Bonus points will be added to each players’ total points in the next revision of the Rolex AJGA Rankings following the conclusion of the tournament. Team events, such as the Junior Presidents Cup, Junior Ryder Cup, PING Junior Solheim Cup, and Wyndham Cup, do not increase a player’s tournament divisor.

Each AJGA Invitational has specific entry criteria. Please click here to view the AJGA Invitational Criteria.

Players who meet the criteria for an Invitational will receive an invitation to that tournament. Alternate spots are filled via the Rolex AJGA Rankings. Ties will be broken by best individual standing on Golfweek or Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings.

After the initial application deadline for each invitational, a Priority List will be available on the Rolex AJGA Rankings homepage to view a player’s current alternate status. Please note that alternate status can fluctuate with each Rolex AJGA Rankings update. Players who earn an invitation based on the Rolex AJGA Rankings will be contacted with entry information for that tournament.

(Will be updated soon for the 2020-21 Rankings year)

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, Junior Presidents Cup, and Junior Ryder Cup (non-AJGA) only), and the 2020 Dustin Johnson World Junior (non-AJGA), 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 2019-20 Rolex AJGA Rankings year, as it relates to naming the Rolex Junior All-America Teams, begins with the 2019 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational (October 18-20, 2019) and concludes with ranked tournaments the weekend of Columbus Day (October 9 - 12, 2020). A priority list for the Rolex Junior All-America Teams is typically available on the Rolex AJGA Rankings homepage in early September to show updated standings as the Rankings year nears completion.

*The minimum number of tournaments required for Rolex Junior All-America and Rolex Junior Player of the Year consideration will be reduced to five for boys and four for girls for the 2019-20 Rankings year.

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