Points & Awards

Player of the Year

TJGT will award performance points to the top 15 in each division at each tournament. (See points table below). These performance points will be used to assist the TJGT staff in determining invited players for the Invitational events. The point system also determines Players of the Year and All Tour teams for the exciting multi-media Tour Championship Awards Show @ Horseshoe Bay Resort in February each year.

VIEW CURRENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR STANDINGS HERE

Invitational Events are selected based on overall performance in TJGT, High School, AJGA, USGA events as well as the Golfweek & Jr. Golf Scoreboard Rankings. On each tournament page, you can view the specific invitational exemptions given out to each age division.

TJGT All-Tour Team Selections

The top five & ties point leaders for all tournaments BEFORE the Tour Championship will be awarded to the All-Tour Teams. The “points chase” will start with the current Tour Championship to the last event prior to next year’s Tour Championship. Players selected will be contacted by TJGT and must make every effort to be present to receive the award.

TJGT will select a Player of the Year in each age division. This player will be the top point leader in each age division and will receive a special “Player of The Year” award at the annual TJGT Tour Championship. If possible, it is important for the player to be present at the Tour Championship, but if unavailable, TJGT Staff will have the award sent by mail.

**The All-Tour Team / Player of the Year points race is calculated starting from the Tour Championship to the last tournament prior to the following year’s Tour Championship.

Point System Information

A player must earn points in their respective division for the awards. For example, a 11-14 player who ‘plays up’ or turns15 during the season will NOT be awarded points in the 11-14 division that count towards the All Tour Team / Player of the Year Awards. A younger player that participates in an Invitational(***) or Major(##) where there is only one (11-18) age division will be awarded points for his/her place in their respective age division. Scenario: A 11-14 boys finishes second at the Red River Challenge Invitational Event: he would be awarded the invitational points in the boys 11-14 age division.

Tour Championship 11-14 Age Division Exception: If a player turns 15 before the annual Tour Championship and desires to play in the 11-14 division when he/she is 15, TJGT will allow that player to participate in the 11-14 field for the Tour Championship ONLY. This is the only exception where a 15 year old player can participate in the 11-14 division. This is the same policy that the AJGA invokes.

The 11-14 player may elect to play in the 15-18 age group at the Tour Championship only if he/she is offered the slot by TJGT Staff to play in that division. Ie: The player doesn’t automatically qualify for the 15-18 division. He/she may be offered to play in the older division if slots are available, but TJGT reserves the right to fill the older division with 15-18 players.

TJGT Season Point Table – (in effect as of March 1, 2017)

Finish	Open Series – V	Open Series	Elite Series
1^st	3000	3000	4500
2^nd	2000	2000	3000
3^rd	1800	1800	2700
4^th	1600	1600	2400
5^th	1400	1400	2100
6^th	1200	1200	1800
7^th	1100	1100	1650
8^th	1000	1000	1500
9^th	900	900	1350
10^th	800	800	1200
11^th	700	700	1050
12^th	600	600	900
13^th	500	500	750
14^th	400	400	600
15^th	300	300	450

Note: For all ties, overall point totals will be split among those tied. For example, if there are 3 players T3, points for 3rd, 4th and 5th will be added up and divided by 3 and evenly distributed to those tied. First place points are the only exception – if there is a tie for first place, a true winner will be established by an on-course or scorecard playoff, and then points will be awarded accordingly.