HOUSING
AJGA Host Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Northeast
Hotel Address: 9850 Park Plaza Avenue
AJGA Special Rate: $119
Hotel Tax Rate: 17.66%
Rate Includes: WIFI / Access to Fitness Center
Distance to Golf Course: Click here
Reservation Method: (502) 423-0018 - Identify yourself as an AJGA Participant
Booking link: TBD
Cutoff Date: July 7, 2026
Check in Time: 4 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
Rental Cars: Budget graciously offers discounted rates to AJGA members and their families with savings on vehicles for all AJGA event-related and personal travel. To see rates for all events, visit this links: Budget
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE ROUND INFORMATION
Harmony Landing Country Club’s course and practice facilities are CLOSED to AJGA participants (who are not themselves members of the club) other than the date(s) and times listed below.
Attempting to practice, play or see the golf course and practice facilities (includes contacting the club or members inquiring about alternative times to practice or play) is not permitted at any time.
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 (502) 228-1161
Player Cost: $53 walking or $80.56 with cart
Parent Cost: $122.96 with cart
Dates Available: July 20, 22, 27, 29, 31 after 2 p.m.
Weather Policy: If inclement weather or course conditions prevent play, additional practice rounds may be cancelled by the host facility. Rescheduling is not guaranteed and depends on course availability. Players may be offered:
- A practice round on another available day, or
- A refund for the unused round
Special Notes: Players and parents must not call prior to the 48-hour window prior to the date of play to make a practice round tee time.
JUNIOR-AM FUNDRAISING TOURNAMENT / PRACTICE ROUND:
Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament
Date: Tuesday, August 4
Time: 8 a.m. Shotgun / 2 p.m. Shotgun
Practice Facilities Time: 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. (Morning Shotgun) Noon - 1:30 p.m. (Afternoon Shotgun)
Signup: Please contact Andrew Wagner at (814) 440-1945 if you would like to participate in the Junior-Am which will serve as the practice round.
Cutoff: Monday, August 3
The Junior-Ams will serve as the official AJGA practice round. All players will be required to participate in one of the two Junior-Am Fundraising Tournaments. The morning Junior-Am will be an 8 a.m. shotgun and the afternoon will be a 2 p.m. shotgun on Tuesday, August 4, at Harmony Landing Country Club. To reserve a spot in either Junior-Am players must contact Tournament Director Andrew Wagner by email at awagner@ajga.org. Please specify morning or afternoon Junior-Am. The Junior-Am will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Once one Junior-Am is filled, the remainder of the field will be automatically placed into the other Junior-Am.
PRACTICE FACILITIES: Players are encouraged to arrive on-site no more than an hour and a half before the practice round shotgun.
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. Players may spend their allotted practice time on either the practice putting or chipping green or driving range given space and availability. 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.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Click Here
· The Justin Thomas Junior Championship does NOT have a cut.
PLAYER REGISTRATION: It is recommended that players do not arrive for player registration more than 90 minutes before the Junior-Am shotguns.
Date: Tuesday, August 4
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. for AM Junior-Am Juniors & Noon – 1:30 p.m. for PM Junior-Am Juniors.
Location: Harmony Landing Country Club
Players unable to register at this time MUST notify Tournament Director Andrew Wagner prior to July 29 at (8140) 440-1945.
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.
TOURNAMENT STIPEND
The AJGA will reimburse participants of the Justin Thomas Junior Championship up to $500 for their tournament fee, lodging and travel expenses.
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS: The Justin Thomas Junior Championship Tournament Headquarters is located in the Lake Room.
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 to participants of the Juntin Thomas Junior Championship Yardage books for Harmony Landing Country Club can be purchased online here .
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: Spectator handicap carts are not allowed without a government issued Blue Permanent Handicap placard or a doctor’s note. Please review the updated AJGA Spectator Cart Policy
before arriving on-site. The Justin Thomas Junior Championship will have a limited number of golf carts available on a first come, first served basis. There is a possibility no carts will be available. Please see the Tournament Director on-site, prior to the first round, to receive an approved cart, if available.