HOUSING
AJGA Host Hotel: MCM Elegante Odessa
Hotel Address: 5200 East University Blvd., Odessa, Texas 79762
AJGA Special Rate: $149.99 ($175 Average rate at this time)
Hotel Tax Rate: 15%
Rate Includes: Free Parking/ WIFI / Access to Fitness Center
Distance to Golf Course: 6 miles / Click Here
Reservation Method: (432) 368-5885 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Booking link: Click Here
Cutoff Date: June 12, 2025
Check in Time: 3 p.m.
Check out Time: 11 a.m.
Your stay at the host hotel supports the tournament's overall success and charitable giving as well as strengthens the AJGA's ability to secure the most competitive rate for future events.
TRANSPORTATION
AJGA Preferred Rentals: Avis and Budget, the preferred rental car brands of the American Junior Golf Association, provide AJGA members and their families with savings on vehicles for all AJGA event-related and personal travel. To see rates for all events, visit these links:
OFFICIAL PRACTICE ROUND INFORMATION
Date: Monday, June 30
Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Golf Course: Ratliff Ranch Golf Links
Practice Facilities Time: 12 p.m.
Signup: Golf Genius (link to sign up for a tee time will be sent out one week before practice round)
Signup Dates: Monday, June 23 – Sunday, June 29
AJGA Staff members will be located on the course to complete equipment surveys and to answer any questions.
Practice Round Hole Locations will be available at the cart staging area. Tournament Hole Locations will be on the tournament website. All players are required to carry their own bag or use a push cart. All parents and family members are always required to stay on the cart path during the practice round. Please review the AJGA Player
and Spectator
Code of Conduct prior to the practice round.
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE ROUND INFORMATION
Players and guests must comply with all rules & expectations at the host facility including, but not limited to, a restriction of the number of shots to be played, disrespectful behavior towards host club staff and/or members, overall time limits and limitations of non-paying guests.
Failure to comply with the host facilities rules and regulations and the AJGA Player
and Spectator
Code of Conduct may result in the following penalties:
1. Forfeiture of your official practice round
2. Two stroke penalty or disqualification from the tournament
3. Loss of spectating privileges for the player involved
Reservation Method: Call (432) 550-8182 or Book Online
Player Cost: $15 (Mon-Thurs) & $20 (Fri-Sun), $16 cart fee
Dates Available: Anytime
PRACTICE FACILITIES
: Players are encouraged to arrive on-site no more than one hour before their posted tee time. An AJGA staff member or volunteer will be monitoring the driving range at all times.
POST ROUND: Limited practice will be permitted at the host facility. All players will have 60 minutes starting immediately when the player leaves the scoring area to utilize the drive range. There is no restriction for how long players may utilize the practice putting green and short-game area. An AJGA staff member or volunteer will be monitoring the practice facilities. Failure to abide by the outlined practice facility schedule may result in forfeiture of additional practice time
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Click Here
· The AJGA Junior at Ratliff Ranch does NOT have a cut.
PLAYER REGISTRATION: It is recommended that players do not arrive for player registration more than one hour before their tee time.
Date: Monday, June 30
Time: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Ratliff Ranch Golf Links
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Harry Coleman prior to June 30 at (803) 239-6876.
Registration is MANDATORY. Players who fail to attend without prior approval from the tournament director may forfeit their tournament gifts. Approval to miss the Players Registration will be granted only in extreme circumstances. An individual absent from these events because they are not staying at the host hotel or have a long commute do not constitute acceptable circumstances.
IMPORTANT COURSE NOTES: In the event that parking at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links is full, please note that participants may not park along the red fire lane lines. Signage will be in place to indicate appropriate overflow parking areas, should this occur.
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS: The AJGA Junior at Ratliff Ranch Tournament Headquarters is located in the offices of Ratliff Ranch Golf Links.
SCORECARDS: Players will be required to bring a smart phone or device with internet capabilities that supports the Golf Genius application (available on iOS or Android) to use for their official scorecard and live scoring during all AJGA events. Please make sure you have the most updated version of the app. Instructions on how to use the app can be found here . Each player will be provided with a GGID at the starting tee and will be assigned to mark for another player in the group. The player is responsible for providing their own device and ensuring it is fully charged for the round. Under Rule 3.3b(1) after each hole during the round, the marker should confirm with the player the number of strokes on that hole and enter the gross score on the scorecard. Failure to uphold their responsibility as the marker may result in a penalty or disqualification in violation of the AJGA’s Player Code of Conduct.
AJGA CARES FOR THE COURSE: As part of the AJGA’s Code of Conduct policy players are required to fill their divots and ball marks on the golf course. Players will receive a small, lightweight sand bottle at the beginning of each event and should fill the bottles at the sand filling stations on each tee as necessary. The penalty for not following this policy is as follows:
· 1st & 2nd offense – Player receives a verbal warning
· 3rd & subsequent offenses – Player receives a one-stroke penalty
JUNIOR PLUS MEMBER SWING VIDEOS by FLIGHTSCOPE: All Junior Plus Members may record swing metrics and an HD video through FlightScope technology on the driving range at any time during the event. Players can share videos and data in their Player Center, shared to college coaches through AJGA recruiting profiles. Contact the Tournament Director to schedule time to film a swing video.
OFFICIAL YARDAGE BOOK AND GREENS GUIDE – Strackaline:
StrackaLine provides a 20% discount on yardage books and greens guides at Ratliff Ranch Golf Links. The discount can be accessed online here
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PUSH CARTS: Push carts (non-motorized) are approved for use by all players as permitted by the host facility. Players are responsible for providing their own push carts.
RANGEFINDERS: The AJGA allows the usage of distance-measuring devices in all AJGA competitions. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device to gauge or MEASURE OTHER CONDITIONS that might affect his/her play (e.g., gradient, wind speed, temperature, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 4.3(1).
SPECTATOR GOLF CARTS: Golf carts and spectator carts are not allowed without a Government issued Blue Permanent Handicap placard. Please see the Tournament Director on-site, prior to the first round, to receive an approved cart.