Elite Level
In the “Elite Level” stage, Juniors want the highest competition with potential opportunity for college level exposure. While some players will exclusively play these tours listed below, it is also an opportunity for someone in the Challenge Yourself stage to try an Elite event to see how their game is progressing. It is important to note that not all players in this stage will necessarily play college golf but are advanced enough to play at this level.
YOUR JOURNEY
The goal of the Players Tour is to have the top junior players in the state compete on golf courses set up appropriately for a high level of play. Invitations will be extended to the top finishers from the 2023 Player of the Year point list. Juniors must meet a handicap requirement to play on this tour. Boys must have an index of 9.1 and under and girls must be under 16.1. Course yardage is 6,500 - 6,800 for boys and 5,500 - 5,900 for girls. This is an Invite Only tour. If you meet the above handicap requirements, contact Andy Landenberger or Jazz Tulda at the Section office to verify your handicap and make you eligible to register for Players Tour events.
Who is invited to play on the Players Tour:
To be invited to play in an American Family Insurance Championship Players Tour event, you must have a qualifying WSGA Handicap. Boys must be under a 9.1 index and girls must be under a 16.1 index. Players Tour events for 2024 are: Johnson Park/ Meadowbrook, Dells Junior Championship, Blackwolf Run, College Showcase and Lawsonia. **The Players Tour event at Blackwolf Run will have a lower handicap requirement. Boys must be under a 6.1 index and girls must be under a 14.1 index.
How does Players Tour event registration work?
We will continue a random lottery process for all Players Tour events in 2024. Players will have the window from April 5 at 6pm to the end of day on April 12 to register for each Players Tour event lottery. If, on April 12th , there are more registrants than spots, a random drawing will be held for those that meet the eligibility criteria. You will receive notification by April 14 whether you are in each event or on a waitlist. All Players Tour events will have registrations that are “Pending Approval”. This means you are not in the event right away. Your entry will be reviewed before being approved.**The Blackwolf Run event will have an exempt list. Players who were the top 24 players on the 2023 Player of the Year list and 2024 Cup Team players will be exempt for this event. These players will have from April 3 to April 10 to register. If the field is not full it will be filled from the “Pending Approval” list of players registered for this event and meet the lower handicap requirements of this event.