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see also: Tyler Watts, Sea Island Golf Club
The top juniors in the country descend on Sea Island Golf Club for one of the most prestigious events of the season
The Jones Cup Junior Invitational is now underway at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21, 2024.
The Jones Cup Junior is open to male amateur golfers who are 18 or older as of December 20, 2023, and not enrolled full-time at a university. Entries are subject to approval or rejection by the Jones Cup Junior Invitational committee at any time, including after the start of play. The field is limited to 84 players.
Last year, the normal 54-hole tournament was shortened to a 36-hole event due to inclement weather, and Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Ala., won as the lone golfer to finish under par.
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Past Champions
2023 – Tyler Watts
2022 – Rex Hargrove
2021 – Andrew McLauchlan
2020 – Shawn Lalmoni
2019 – Maxwell Ford
2018 – Drew Miller
2017 – William Moll
2016 – Garrett Barber
2015 – Davis Shore
2014 – Joshua Martin
2013 – Joshua Seiple
2012 – KK Limbhasut
2011 – Matt NeSmith
2010 – Motin Yeung
2009 – Oliver Schniederjans
Exemption categories:
Top five or Semi-finalists from the following 2024 events:
US Junior Amateur
AJGA Invitationals:
AJGA Simplify Boys Championship at Carlton Woods
Jack Burke Jr. Junior Invitational
Junior PLAYERS Championship
Polo Golf Junior Classic
Wyndham Invitational at Sedgefield
Team Taylormade Invitational
Mayakoba Invitational
AJGA Invitational
Winners of the following 2024 events:
Southern Junior
Bobby Chapman
Junior PGA Championship
North-South Junior
Junior Orange Bowl Invitational Championship
Press Thornton Future Masters
Scott Robertson
Hudson Junior Invitational
Bubba Conlee
Junior World
Optimist International
Western Junior
Junior Invitational at Sage Valley
Mizuno Keith Mitchell Junior Championship
Additional Criteria:
Top 30 and ties from the 2023 Jones Cup Junior Invitational
Top 75 players in the AJGA Rolex Rankings as of 9/10/2024
Top 50 players in the Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings as of 9/10/2024
2024 U.S. Amateur Match Play Players
2024 Wyndham Cup Participants
2024 Junior Ryder Cup Participants
The Jones Cup Junior Invitational follows in the footsteps of the Jones Cup Invitational. The tournament features the nation’s top male junior golfers ages 15-18. The winner of the 54-hole stroke play competition receives an exemption to participate ...
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