The Jones Cup Junior Invitational is now underway Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., from Dec. 18 - Dec. 19.
Normally, in a 54-hole tournament, the Jones Cup Junior has been shortened to a 36-hole event due to inclement weather.
The Jones Cup Junior Invitational is available for male amateur golfers who are no older than 18 as of December 20, 2023, and are 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.
Here are the qualifying exemptions for the Jones Cup Junior finishers:
Top five or Semi-finalists from the following 2023 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 2023 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 2022 Jones Cup Junior Invitational
Top 75 players in the AJGA Rolex Rankings as of 9/12/2023
Top 50 players in the Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings as of 9/12/2023
2023 U.S. Amateur Match Play Players
2023 Wyndham Cup Participants
2023 Junior Ryder Cup Participants
Past Champions:
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