Players ranked in the top 200 of the Golfweek/Sagarin, Junior Golf Scoreboard, or WAGR rankings earn an automatic invitation to the field. Champions of other events in the Golfweek Junior Tournament Series along with Top-5 finishers in State Junior Championships will also earn spots in the field. A “special” invitation to the tournament, may be requested by submitting a brief tournament resume to Ron Gaines – rgaines@golfweek.usatoday.com
The tournament is nationally ranked by Golfweek/Sagarin and Junior Golf Scoreboard. AJGA 2020 PBE status for the event was as follows: 2021 status is pending.
- Girls and Boys Champions: 12 Stars
- Girls top 3 and Boys top 5: 8 Stars
- Girls top 5 and Boys top 10: 4 Stars
- Girls top 10 and Boys top 15: 1 Star
Invitations will go out and the registration portal will be open by August 1st. All registrants will be pending and subjected to a screening process by the tournament selection committee.
Here are the past champions and venues for the Golfweek International Junior Invitational:
2001 — Chanin Puntawong and Nicole Perrott
(Champions Gate, Orlando, FL)
2003 — Jon McLean and Tiffany Chuda
(Sea Trail, Sunset Beach, N.C.)
2004 — Peter Uihlein and Jenny Arseneault
(Sea Trail, Sunset Beach, N.C.)
2005 — Rafael Lee and Isabel Lendl
(Sea Trail, Sunset Beach, N.C.)
2006 — Morgan Hoffmann and Elisa Aoki
(Ocean Plantation, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.)
2007 — Julian Suri and Stephanie Kim
(Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL)
2008 — Josh Eure and Stephanie Meadow
(Longleaf, Pinehurst, N.C.)
2009 — Mike Miller and Stephanie Meadow
(Reunion Legacy, Orlando, FL)
2010 — Sam Chun and Doris Chen
(Reunion Independence, Orlando, FL)
2011 — James Yoon and Annie Park
(Shingle Creek, Orlando, Fla.)
2012 — Zachary Healy and Yueer Cindy Feng
(Celebration, Orlando, FL)
2013 — Luis Garza and Bailey Tardy
(Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL.)
2014 — Marcos Montenegro and Ana Paula Valdes
(Champions Gate, Orlando, FL.)
2015 — Robin Wang and Ya Chun Chang
(Lake Buena Vista and Tranquilo, Orlando, FL.)
2016 — Jan Schneider and Chin Tzu Chen
(Disney Magnolia and Palm, Orlando, FL.)
2017 — Jeremy Sisson and Chin Tzu Chen
(Innisbrook, Palm Harbor, FL.)
2018 — Nick Gabrelcik and Meiyi Yan
(Mission Inn, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.)
2019 — Tony Chen and Jenny Kwok (Champions Gate, Orlando, FL.)
2020 – Alejandro Fierro and Toa Yokoyama (Hammock Beach, Palm City, FL.)
To view coverage of the 2020 Golfweek International Junior Invitational, please click here.