How to Qualify for the Optimist International Junior Golf
Championships
There are five ways to qualify for
the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships: official District
qualifying tournaments, exemptions, the US/Canada At Large application process,
International designates, and the International At Large application process.
District Qualifying Tournaments
Optimist Districts in the US and Canada organize tournaments that serve
as qualifying events for the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships.
Many Districts offer all boys and girls age divisions while some Districts
will choose to only offer certain divisions based on demand and golf course
availability. Golfers who live in an Optimist District are required
to play in a District qualifier in order to attempt to advance for the Optimist
International Junior Golf Championships unless they qualify for an exemption
(see below). If a golfer cannot play in his/her District tournament due
to a conflict, he/she may travel to another District to attempt to qualify.
A limited number of golfers in each age division will advance to the Optimist
International Junior Golf Championships through all District qualifiers.
If a golfer (in the 10-11 and 12-13 divisions only) lives in an Optimist
District that does not offer a qualifier (or does not offer their age division),
they may be eliglbe to submit a US/Canada At Large application. See
below for details.
To view a master schedule of 2010 qualifying tournaments, click
here. To search for a qualifying tournament by state or province,
click
here. Exemptions
Optimist Junior Golf offers several exemptions into the Optimist International
Junior Golf Championships. Golfers who have earned an exemption are
not required to play in a District tournament to attempt to qualify (but
may do so if they choose). For a list of 2010 exemptions, click
here. US/Canada At Large Application
Junior golfers (in the boys & girls 10-11 and 12-13 division only) who
live in an Optimist District that does not offer an official qualifying
tournament or does not offer their age division may submit an application
for consideration directly to Optimist International. A golfer who
lives in an Optimist District MUST play in his/her District's qualifying
tournament if his/her age division is offered and will not be permitted
to submit an At Large application. This method is NOT available for
golfers in the boys & girls 14-15 and 16-18 divisions. At Large
applications will be accepted beginning February 8, 2010. For more
information, click here.
International Designates
There are several international organizations that send designated golfers
to the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships. Golfers who
live in these nations must contact the organization in their home nation
for details. For a list of participating nations and more information,
click here. International At Large Application
Junior golfers who live in nations that are NOT included above may submit
an application for consideration directly to Optimist International.
In order to be eligible for the International At Large application, the
golfer must be a permanent resident of the nation they are representing.
A permanent resident is a golfer who lives AND attends school in the nation
represented. International At Large applications will be accepted
beginning February 8, 2010. Stay tuned for more information.
For more information, click here.
