Join the WJGA
Thank you for your interest in joining the WJGA! At the Washington Junior Golf Association, we are dedicated to supporting junior golfers by offering a comprehensive, competitive sports program which helps to provide lifelong benefits through the building of character and sportsmanship. Registration for the 2023 season will open March 1st, 2023 at 9am.
Click Here to Register – Opens March 1st at 9am
IMPORTANT Refund policy – All refund requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and should be submitted by email to the Executive Director, Tyler Johnsen, or your volunteer Tournament Director. Refunds because of scheduling conflicts will only be allowed until May 31st, and when granted will be subject to a $10 administration fee for Sub-District events and $20 administration fee for all other events. No refunds will be issued within 1 week of any tournament date.
WJGA Membership Requirements
WJGA is for players between the ages of 8-18, age as of August 1 determines the age bracket for both boys and girls. 18-year-old players may participate up until their 19th birthday as long as they are in, or just completed their graduation year, and have not matriculated in a college or university.
Players must be able to play independently and meet the following scoring guidelines
Players must meet the following scoring guidelines
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16-18 |
14-15 |
12-13 |
8-11 |
| Boys |
85 |
90 |
100 |
60* |
| Girls |
100 |
105 |
115 |
75* |
| *8-11 score based on 9 holes, played from forward tees on a regulation golf course |
Every player’s score in their first tournament will be evaluated against these scoring guidelines to confirm that they can play at the skill level required by WJGA.
Members must be residents of the WJGA territory (Washington State, North East Oregon, and parts of the Idaho Panhandle) during the summer season and must be either US Citizens or non-citizens who have permanent resident status.
Click here to find out what district you are in.
Entry into sub-district tournaments is first-come, first-served.
ALL registrations must be completed online (see button at top of page).
Parents of players 13 and under are required to provide a walking scorer for every event/round in which the player participates.
NOTE Reminder Refund policy – All refund requests are considered on a case-by-case basis and should be submitted by email to the Volunteer Tournament Director. Refunds because of scheduling conflicts will only be allowed until May 31st, and when granted will be subject to a $10 administration fee for Sub-District events and $20 administration fee for all other events. No refunds will be issued within 1 week of any tournament date.
FAQ's
How much does membership cost?
WJGA membership fee is $55 per year
How is our program structured?
A. The State is divided into six districts. A player may only play in one district during the season.
B. Four one-day Sub-District tournaments are held in each district; entry fee is $60 per event. Each Sub-District is a qualifying tournament for the District Championship, see qualifying criteria HERE.
C. Each district has a two-day District Championship; entry fee is $125. The District Championship is the qualifying tournament for the State Championship, the number of entries from each district is determined by the state office.
D. The State Championship is a three-day tournament, entry fee is $185.
E. All tournaments are based on age brackets for boys and girls; 8-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18.
F. All tournaments are stroke play, except the 3-day State Match Play and Turkey Shoot events.
G. The Western Open, Eastern Open, State Match Play, Players Open, Turkey Shoot and Winter Classic are statewide events open to all WJGA members, first-come first-served.
H. WJGA Teams will be selected as follows:
Boys and Girls Junior America’s Cup (4 Players)
These teams will be selected based on combined total points earned at the following events:
- IMG Academy Junior World State Qualifier
- Best three of four finishes at the Western Open, Eastern Open, Players Open and State Match Play.
Contestants may play in all four events, but for points and team selection purposes, only the best finishes of three of the four events will be used.
- WJGA State Invitational (NEW)
*Any boy/girl ranked in the top-100 of the Junior Golf Scoreboard Ranking as of June 1st that plays in at least two of the six WJGA JAC/GJAC team qualifying events during the current season earns an automatic spot on the team.
Hogan Cup – Boys
(4 players) The Hogan Cup team will be chosen immediately following the conclusion of the WJGA Cup. The top-4 point earners at the conclusion of the WJGA Cup, regardless of whether or not the player was on the JAC team will earn a spot on the Hogan Cup team.
North Pacific Junior Ladies – May 2023
(6 players) This team will be selected on total points earned for the entire 2022 season. In 2023 this event will be hosted by Oregon over Memorial Day weekend. In order to be eligible for selection, players must be a confirmed member of WJGA for the 2022 season.
Player of the Year Awards To be awarded based on total points earned at the conclusion of the PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Championships.
Do you have walking scorers?
Parents of players ages 8-13 years old MUST BE (or provide) A WALKING SCORER (16 yrs or older) in every event/round in which the player participates. Players may be asked to withdraw if no walking scorer is provided.
Do members need a handicap?
Handicaps are not used on our competitions and are not required. For any member looking to get a handicap we recommend you visit the Washington Golf website at wagolf.org and join Youth on Course through their website.
Are distance measuring devices allowed?
Distance measuring devices that measure distance only are allowed for all players.
How to join the Washington Junior Golf Association
How to Join the Washington Junior Golf Association –
- From the website www.wjga.net, click on the Join the WJGA button located under Membership. If you were a member in 2022, use your sign on credentials here, if you are a new member in 2023, select new member option.
- WJGA will again be using a new registration system powered by BlueGolf again in 2023.
- Fill out the player information page.
- Select the District you wish to join.
- Check the box next to each tournament that you want to register for.
- Answer the volunteer questions and follow all the prompts.
- A summary of your membership and tournament fees will appear, and select register.
- Please make sure to add the email address of wjga@bluegolf.us to your safe sender list to receive confirmation emails for each registration.
- New members will receive an email with your BlueGolf ID and link to create your BlueGolf account for all future registrations. Please make sure you view and complete this step.
Which District are you in - Courses by District
| Golf Course |
District |
| ALDERBROOK GC |
3 |
| ALLENMORE GC |
6 |
| ALTA LAKE GC |
4 |
| APPLE TREE GC |
4 |
| ASTORIA G&CC |
3 |
| AUBURN GC |
6 |
| AVALON GC |
1 |
| AVONDALE G&TC |
5 |
| BANKS LAKE G&CC |
5 |
| BATTLE CREEK GC |
1 |
| BEACON ROCK GC |
5 |
| BEAR CREEK CC (Woodinville) |
2 |
| BEAR CREEK GC (Winthrop) |
5 |
| BEAR MOUNTAIN RANCH |
4 |
| BELLEVUE MUNI GC |
2 |
| BELLINGHAM G&CC |
1 |
| BIG BEND GC |
5 |
| BIG RIVER GC |
4 |
| BIRCH BAY GR |
1 |
| BLACK ROCK CREEK GC |
4 |
| BLUE BOY WEST |
1 |
| BLUE HERON GC (CARNATION) |
2 |
| BRAE BURN G&CC |
2 |
| BROADMOOR CC |
2 |
| BROOKDALE GC |
6 |
| BRYDEN CANYON GC |
5 |
| BUCKSKIN GC |
4 |
| CAMALOCH GC |
1 |
| CAMAS MEADOWS GC |
3 |
| CANTERWOOD G&CC |
3 |
| CANYON LAKES GC |
4 |
| CAPITOL CITY GC |
3 |
| CASCADE GC |
2 |
| CEDARCREST MUNI GC |
1 |
| CEDARS AT DUNGENESS |
1 |
| CEDARS ON SALMON CREEK |
3 |
| CHAMBERS BAY |
3 |
| CHEWELAH G&CC |
5 |
| CIRCLING RAVEN |
5 |
| CLARKSTON G&CC |
5 |
| CLASSIC GC |
6 |
| CLOVER VALLEY GC |
3 |
| CLOVERDALE GC |
1 |
| CLUB GREEN MEADOWS |
3 |
| COEUR D’ALENE GC |
5 |
| COEUR D’ALENE RESORT |
5 |
| COLFAX GC |
5 |
| COLOCKUM RIDGE GC |
4 |
| COLUMBIA PARK GC |
4 |
| COLUMBIA POINT GC |
4 |
| COLVILLE ELKS GC |
5 |
| COLUMBIA EDGEWATER CC |
3 |
| CREEK AT QUALCHAN |
5 |
| CRESENT BAR GC |
4 |
| CROSSROADS PARK GC |
2 |
| CRYSTAL SPRINGS GC |
4 |
| DAKOTA CREEK G&CC |
1 |
| DEER PARK G&CC |
5 |
| DELPHI G&CC |
3 |
| DESERT AIRE GC |
4 |
| DESERT CANYON GR |
4 |
| DISCOVERY BAY GC |
1 |
| DOWNRIVER GC |
5 |
| DRUID’S GLEN |
6 |
| EAGLEMONT GC |
1 |
| EAGLES PRIDE GC |
3 |
| ECHO FALLS CC |
2 |
| ECHO HILLS GC |
4 |
| ELK RIDGE GC |
4 |
| ELLENSBURG GC |
4 |
| EMERALD LINKS |
6 |
| ENUMCLAW GC |
6 |
| ESMERELDA GC |
5 |
| EVERETT G&CC |
1 |
| EVERGREEN GC |
1 |
| FAIRWAY VILLAGE GC |
3 |
| FAIRWOOD G&CC |
6 |
| FIRCREST GC |
3 |
| FISHER PARK GC |
4 |
| FLOWING LAKE GC |
1 |
| FORT STEILACOOM GC |
3 |
| FOSTER GL |
6 |
| GALLERY GC |
1 |
| GAMBLE SANDS |
4 |
| GATEWAY GC |
1 |
| GIG HARBOR G&CC |
3 |
| GLEN ACRES G&CC |
6 |
| GLENDALE G&CC |
2 |
| GLENEAGLE GC |
1 |
| GOLD MOUNTAIN GC |
3 |
| GOLDENDALE CC |
4 |
| GOLF CLUB AT NEWCASTLE |
6 |
| GOZZER RANCH |
5 |
| GRANDVIEW GC |
1 |
| GRAYS HARBOR CC |
3 |
| GREEN LAKE GC |
2 |
| HANGMAN VALLEY GC |
5 |
| HARBOUR POINTE GC |
1 |
| HARRINGTON G&CC |
5 |
| HAT ISLAND GC |
1 |
| HAYDEN LAKE CC |
5 |
| HERON LAKES GC |
3 |
| HIDDEN LAKES GOLF RESORT |
5 |
| HIGH CEDARS GC |
6 |
| HIGH VALLEY |
6 |
| HIGHLAND GC |
3 |
| HIGHLANDER GC |
4 |
| HIGHLANDS G&RC |
3 |
| HOLMES HARBOR GC |
1 |
| HOMESTEAD G&CC |
1 |
| HORN RAPIDS GC |
4 |
| HORSESHOE LAKE GC |
3 |
| HUSUM HILLS GC |
4 |
| INDIAN CANYON GC |
5 |
| INDIAN SUMMER G&CC |
3 |
| INGLEWOOD GC |
2 |
| IRONWOOD GREEN GC |
3 |
| ISLAND GREENS |
1 |
| JACKSON PARK GC |
2 |
| JADE GREENS GC |
6 |
| JEFFERSON PARK GC |
2 |
| KAHLER GLEN GC |
4 |
| KAYAK POINT GC |
1 |
| KENWANDA GC |
1 |
| KITSAP G&CC |
3 |
| LAKE CHELAN GC |
4 |
| LAKE CUSHMAN |
3 |
| LAKE LIMERICK CC |
3 |
| LAKE PADDEN GC |
1 |
| LAKE SPANAWAY GC |
6 |
| LAKE WILDERNESS GC |
6 |
| LAKE WOODS GC |
5 |
| LAKELAND VILLAGE G&CC |
3 |
| LAKEVIEW G&CC |
4 |
| LAKEVIEW GOLF CHALLENGE |
3 |
| LAMS GOLF LINKS |
1 |
| LEAVENWORTH GC |
4 |
| LEGION MEMORIAL GC |
1 |
| LEWIS RIVER GC |
3 |
| LEWISTON G&CC |
5 |
| LIBERTY LAKE GC |
5 |
| LINDEN G&CC |
6 |
| LIPOMA FIRS GC |
6 |
| LONGVIEW CC |
3 |
| LOOMIS TRAIL GC |
1 |
| LOPEZ ISLAND |
1 |
| LYNNWOOD MUNI GC |
1 |
| MADRONA LINKS GC |
3 |
| MANITO G&CC |
5 |
| MAPLE GROVE GC |
3 |
| MAPLEWOOD GC |
6 |
| MCCORMICK WOODS |
3 |
| MEADOW PARK GC |
3 |
| MEADOW SPRINGS CC |
4 |
| MEADOW WOOD GC |
5 |
| MEADOWMEER G&CC |
3 |
| MERIDIAN GREENS GC |
6 |
| MERIDIAN VALLEY G&CC |
6 |
| MILL CREEK CC |
1 |
| MINT VALLEY GC |
3 |
| MILTON-FREEWATER GC |
4 |
| MIRROR LAKE GC |
5 |
| MOSCOW ELKS |
5 |
| MOSES LAKE G&CC |
4 |
| MOSES POINTE GC |
4 |
| MT ADAMS GC |
4 |
| MT. SI GC |
2 |
| NEWAUKUM VALLEY |
3 |
| NILE SHRINE GC |
2 |
| NORTH BELLINGHAM GC |
1 |
| NORTH SHORE GC |
6 |
| NORTHWEST GOLF RANGE |
3 |
| OAKBROOK GC |
3 |
| OAKSRIDGE GC |
3 |
| OCEAN SHORES GC |
3 |
| ODESSA GC |
5 |
| OKANOGAN VALLEY GC |
5 |
| OLYMPIA C&GC |
3 |
| OLYMPIC VIEW MEN’S & WOMENS CLUB |
1 |
| ORCAS ISLAND GC |
1 |
| ORCHARD HILLS CC |
3 |
| OROVILLE GC |
5 |
| OTHELLO G&CC |
4 |
| OVERLAKE G&CC |
2 |
| OVERLOOK GC |
1 |
| PAINTED HILLS GC |
5 |
| PALOUSE RIDGE GC |
5 |
| PEACEFUL VALLEY GC |
1 |
| PENDLETON CC |
4 |
| PENINSULA GC |
1 |
| PINE ACRES GC |
5 |
| PINE CREST GC |
3 |
| PINEHURST GC |
5 |
| PLATEAU CLUB |
2 |
| POMEROY GC |
5 |
| PONDEROSA SPRINGS GC |
5 |
| PORT LUDLOW GR |
1 |
| PORT TOWNSEND GC |
1 |
| POTHOLES GC |
4 |
| PRAIRIE FALLS GC |
5 |
| QUAIL RIDGE GC |
5 |
| RAINIER G&CC |
6 |
| RANCH CLUB GC |
5 |
| RASPBERRY RIDGE GC |
1 |
| RITZVILLE GC |
5 |
| RIVERBEND GC |
6 |
| RIVERSIDE GC |
3 |
| RIVIERA COMMUNITY CLUB |
3 |
| ROCK ISLAND GC |
4 |
| ROLLING HILLS GC |
3 |
| ROYAL CITY GC |
4 |
| ROYAL OAKS CC |
3 |
| SAGE HILLS GC |
4 |
| SAHALEE CC |
2 |
| SAINT JOHN G&CC |
5 |
| SAINT MARIES GC |
5 |
| SALISH CLIFFS GC |
3 |
| SAN JUAN G&CC |
1 |
| SAND POINT CC |
2 |
| SANDPOINT ELKS CC |
5 |
| SCOTT LAKE GOLF CLUB |
3 |
| SEA LINKS GC |
1 |
| SEATTLE GC |
2 |
| SEMIAHMOO G&CC |
1 |
| SERENDIPITY GC |
5 |
| SHOSHONE G&CC |
5 |
| SHUKSAN GC |
1 |
| SIMILK BEACH GC |
1 |
| SKAGIT G&CC |
1 |
| SKAMANIA LODGE GC |
4 |
| SKYLINE GC |
3 |
| SNOHOMISH GC |
1 |
| SNOQUALMIE FALLS GC |
2 |
| SOUTH CAMPUS GC |
4 |
| SPOKANE CC |
5 |
| STONERIDGE GC |
5 |
| SUDDEN VALLEY GC |
1 |
| SUNCADIA RESORT |
4 |
| SUN COUNTRY GR |
4 |
| SUN WILLOWS GC |
4 |
| SUNDANCE GC |
5 |
| SUNLAND G&CC |
1 |
| SUNTIDES GC |
4 |
| SUPER RANGE |
1 |
| SURFSIDE GC |
3 |
| TACOMA C&GC |
3 |
| TAHOMA VALLEY GC |
3 |
| TAM O’SHANTER G&CC |
2 |
| TAPPS ISLAND GC |
6 |
| TAYLOR CREEK GC |
6 |
| TEKOA GC |
5 |
| THE FAIRWAYS GC |
5 |
| THE GOLF CLUB AT REDMOND RIDGE |
2 |
| THE HIGHLANDS G&CC |
5 |
| THE HOME COURSE |
3 |
| THE IDAHO CLUB |
5 |
| THE MEMBERS CLUB AT ALDARRA |
2 |
| THREE LAKES GC |
4 |
| THREE RIVERS GC |
3 |
| TOUCHET VALLEY GC |
5 |
| TPC AT SNOQUALMIE RIDGE |
2 |
| TRAILHEAD AT LIBERTY LAKE |
5 |
| TRI CITY CC |
4 |
| TRI MOUNTAIN GC |
3 |
| TROPHY LAKE G&CC |
3 |
| TUMWATER VALLEY GC |
3 |
| TWIN LAKES G&CC |
6 |
| TWIN LAKES VILLAGE G&RC |
5 |
| TWIN RIVERS GC |
2 |
| U OF IDAHO GC |
5 |
| UNIVERSITY GC |
3 |
| USELESS BAY G&CC |
1 |
| VASHON G&CC |
6 |
| VETERAN’S MEMORIAL GC |
4 |
| VILLAGE GREENS GC |
3 |
| WALLA WALLA CC |
4 |
| WALTER E. HALL GC |
1 |
| WANDERMERE GC |
5 |
| WASHINGTON NATIONAL |
6 |
| WAYNE GC |
2 |
| WENATCHEE G&CC |
4 |
| WEST RICHLAND GC |
4 |
| WEST SEATTLE GC |
2 |
| WESTWOOD WEST GC |
4 |
| WHIDBEY G&CC |
1 |
| WHISPERING FIRS GC |
3 |
| WHITE HORSE GC |
2 |
| WILD HORSE RESORT |
4 |
| WILLAPA HARBOR GC |
3 |
| WILLOWS RUN GC |
2 |
| WING POINT G&CC |
3 |
| WINE VALLEY |
4 |
| YAKIMA CC |
4 |
| YAKIMA ELKS G&CC |
4 |
