TJGT Player of the Year Points Race
Each season, the TJGT has an ongoing Player of the Year Race in each of the 4 divisions. 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 Invitational events. The point system also determines Players of the Year and All Tour teams, which is announced around the Tour Championship at the end of each summer.
The Player of the Year points race resets every year at the start of the TJGT Tour Championship, with the Tour Championship being the beginning of the new points season, and ending with the events the week before the next Tour Championship.
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.
Player of the Year & All-Tour Team
Special recognition will be given to the All-Tour Team in each division, which consists of the Top 5 points leaders in each division at the end of the Player Of The Year Race.
The TJGT Player of the Year for each division will be recognized with a special commemorative award and keepsake. These awards will be unveiled at the Tour Championship each year, and given out that week. If a Player of the Year winner is not able to attend the Tour Championship, his or her award will be delivered at a later date.
TJGT All-Tour teams will be announced and showcased at the end of July each year via social media.
**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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3000 | 3000 | 4500 |
| 2nd | 2000 | 2000 | 3000 |
| 3rd | 1800 | 1800 | 2700 |
| 4th | 1600 | 1600 | 2400 |
| 5th | 1400 | 1400 | 2100 |
| 6th | 1200 | 1200 | 1800 |
| 7th | 1100 | 1100 | 1650 |
| 8th | 1000 | 1000 | 1500 |
| 9th | 900 | 900 | 1350 |
| 10th | 800 | 800 | 1200 |
| 11th | 700 | 700 | 1050 |
| 12th | 600 | 600 | 900 |
| 13th | 500 | 500 | 750 |
| 14th | 400 | 400 | 600 |
| 15th | 300 | 300 | 450 |