PGA Professional FAQs

Where do I start? How do I (the PGA Professional) sign up for PGA Junior League Golf (PGA JLG)?

Step 1: from where you are click the giant blue PGA JR. League Golf banner on the top left corner.

Step 2: Click the “host a team” button on the top right hand corner of the screen (right next to the facebook and twitter symbols and right above the “video” tab).

Step 3: Fill out the information asked for.  After filling out you will want to log in to your team page to create your team (note your username will always be your email address.

Step 4: Congratulations!  You have officially registered for PGA Junior League Golf.  Now it is time to begin putting your team together.  To begin signing up familes go to your team page and click where it says "send registration" to send off your registration for families to sign up for your team. 

If you are having any issues after viewing these steps and would like any assistance registering please call 770-817-9429.  

What are the responsibilities of my facility?

First a Team Captain from your facility must be appointed to serve as the point of contact with a PGA JLG National Headquarters Representative.  Next your facility must field an active roster of boys and girls ages 13 and under.  It is recommended each "team" have a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 14 players. During a 5 to 6 week regular season (based on the size of the league you are a part of), your facility will host a minimum of 2 matches and a maximum of 3 home matches (This may vary as well depending on certain circumstances within each league).

It is recommended that each Team Captain have a parent in the role as a "coach" to actively run the competitions throughout the summer (though this is not required).  The coach can take the active role a rec league youth sports coach would take when coaching a youth team.  Finally, it is required to have 4 parent scorekeepers as part of each match.  Parents may be a scorekeeper in the same group their junior is playing in allowing parents to be actively involved with keeping the scores for their son or daughter's match.  The Team Captain/Coach has a lot of flexibility in deciding who the scorekeepers are each week (some facilities rotate each week while others keep everything the same week in and week out).

What are the benefits of my facility participating in PGA JLG?

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Unique club membership retention and recruitment tool (Family value)
• Increase family involvement at your club (parent volunteers)
• Incremental revenue opportunities (lessons, tee times, food & beverage, membership)
• Continue the “Grow the Game” initiative
• Create a unique point of distinction from area facilities
• Seed a future generation of club members with a less stressful, more inclusive form of golf

Our facility already has a Junior Golf program.

PGA JLG is designed to enhance and compliment existing junior golf programs as it provides the “Little League” approach to the great game of golf, where every participant gets the chance to play. PGA JLG features a team-vs-team format in a structured league setting that provides for a more popular, less stressful format . PGA JLG places the emphasis on the fun, recreation, and sportsmanship of the game for participants of any skill level.  PGA JLG is a “feeder program” for your existing junior golf programs.

I may not have enough juniors at my facility to fill a team roster. What can I do?

PGA JLG presents a unique opportunity to expand your club’s golfing population by offering a roster spot to participants who do not currently play organized golf but may have individual skills in driving, putting or chipping. PGA JLG offers a fun, low pressure way for kids to experience the game for the first time or continue to play if they are already at a more advanced level. We encourage you to look beyond your current junior golfers and invite any kids from your club’s neighborhood to participate. This can include a member’s grandchildren or a member’s friends and neighbors. You might be surprised to see what great recruiters the juniors you currently have can be!

Additionally, your club could partner with a neighboring club and create a dual-team franchise. This would allow for one PGA JLG team to be formed with juniors from both clubs.

How Much Does the Program Cost?

Each facility will determine the cost per junior golfer.  The first 75 dollars per junior golfer comes back to PGA JLG Headquarters to cover administrative costs and team kits that come prior to the start of the regular season (this includes jerseys, golf balls, bag tags, and flag stickers).  After that each PGA Professional may charge what they want beyond 75 dollars.  The average is usually around 150 per junior golfer, but factors that can affect the price for the PGA Professional are practices, if private lessons are billed in, hot dogs and chips after matches, or other items the golf course includes which are not included by PGA JLG such as golf bags. As an example if a PGA Professional charged 150 per junior golfer and the PGA Professional had 10 players on the team than the golf course will make 750 dollars in revenue, and PGA JLG Headquarters will receive 750 dollars.

How does the facility recieve payment from families? How does that work with PGA JLG?

Families will pay the golf facility directly and form of payment is worked out amongst Team Captains and families.  PGA JLG will then send an invoice of 75 dollars to the golf course per junior golfer prior to the start of the regular season once leagues are set and rosters are finalized.  Example:  X Country Club/Team Captain will charge members their fee for participation with the program.  Once leagues set and rosters are finalized PGA JLG will send an invoice of 75 dollars per junior golfer to X Country Club to pay PGA JLG directly.

When will I receive my administrative kit?

Administrative Kits will be shipped to each Team Captains prior to the start of the leagues regular season start date.

Junior tournaments take up many tee times and last a full day. How much time do I need to provide on my course for PGA JLG?

PGA JLG Competitions consist of only four 9-hole matches. Four (4) tee times is all that is necessary for 1 match. 

How Does Postseason Play Work?

While PGA-JLG is designed to be more recreational than competitive, it is important to keep “role model” players involved in the program so that we are able to provide positive peer mentoring for those younger players being introduced to golf competition.

With the more advanced players in mind, and with the desire to brand this program nationally, PGA-JLG has developed post-season advancement for league all-star teams.  Your league all-star team, depending on the number of leagues in your geographic area, may have City, Sub-Regional, and Regional tournaments to advance through if you are to become one of the 6 teams that make it to the PGA-JLG National Championship.

All-Star Team selection:   At the end of your regular-season play, a league champion team will be crowned.  The league champion Captain will be the Captain of your league’s All-Star team.  JLG National HQ mandated that every team in a league have a representative on your league’s all-star team.  There will be 10 spots available on the all-star team roster.  Most leagues award the spots as follows:

     l.  6-team league:      Championship team gets 4 all-star spots

                                       Runner-up gets 2 all-star spots

                                       Each of the remaining 4 teams gets 1 all-star spot

     2. 5-team league:      Championship team gets 4 all-star spots

                                       Runner-up gets 2 all-star spots

                                       Each of the remaining 3 teams gets 1 all-star spot

                                       One at-large spot awarded by majority vote of league Captains

     3.  4-team league:     Championship team gets 4 all-star spots

                                       Runner-up gets 2 all-star spots

                                       Each of the remaining 2 teams gets 1 all-star spot

                                       Two at-large spots awarded by majority vote of league Captains,

                                       with All-Star Team Captain selecting in case of tie vote.

A team may surrender an All-Star spot only upon email confirmation of the voluntary surrender by the surrendering Captain.  Once an All-Star spot is awarded to a player, that spot may only be surrendered by that player upon email confirmation of the surrender from that player’s parents.  At no time, without expressed permission from JLG National HQ, will an All-Star Team be permitted to have more than 5 players on its roster from any one team in the league.  If at-large spots are available, the league’s championship team, having already been granted 4 spots, may not use more than one at-large spot.

I do not have time for another junior program.

PGA JLG National Headquarters will provide your facility with all the administrative support to make this a simple, turn-key program for your facility.  It is also recommended that each Team Captain appoints a parent/parents to "Coach" the team during matches.  The "coach" will take a similar role of coaches in other youth wreck league sports for a PGA Junior League Golf Match.  We do ask that any form of private lesson or instruction/practice be completed under a PGA/LPGA Professional.

Our Local League match was cancelled due to weather. How is the match rescheduled?

Team Captains for each team will work together to reschedule the match prior to the end of regular season. If the home team is unable to host the rescheduled match within the next week, the away team has the opportunity to host the competition. The Team Captain of the home team must notify PGA JLG National Headquarters of any schedule changes.

Our families and players are very busy in the summer.

Summer is a busy time for most families, which is why we allow each PGA JLG team franchise to field a roster of 10-14 players with only 8 starters per match. A larger roster provides flexibility in family schedules; with competition alternates.  It is always guranteed that every junior will play a minnimum of 3 holes depending on the roster size and the skill level of each individual player.

When is my team roster due?

Official team rosters can be added too up to your first competition.

Do boys and girls of all ages compete separately?

Boys and girls, ages 13 and under compete together. All participants tee-off using the same tee boxes, regardless of age or gender. These designated tees will be “youngster” friendly, and history shows that girls in this age group compete quite favorably against the boys.

Can I use the PGA JLG logo on facility promotional materials?

Yes

Can PGA JLG teams secure local sponsorship?