97th Texas Junior Amateur
White Bluff Resort
July 24-26, 2023
General Information
Dates: July 24-26, 2023
Host Club: White Bluff Resort
LJT Staff Contact: Tournament Director - Scott Davidson
Entry & Eligibility Information
Entries Open: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Entries Close: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Entry Fee: $340 (Boys and Girls Divisions) / $320 (Boys and Girls 14 & Under Divisions)
Eligibility: Players must have a current membership with a member of the Texas Junior Golf Alliance and have full-time residency in Texas.
Entry Procedure: Players in the Boys Division must have an exemption or qualify through one of 12 Qualifying Sites. Players in the Girls Division, Boys 14U, and Girls 14U Divisions with Priority Entry Status will be added to the field first, while players without Priority Status will be added based on available spots in the field based on when they registered.
Championship Information
Format/Field Size: The championship will be an individual stroke play competition with four (4) age divisions: Boys 15-18, Girls 15-18, Boys 14 & Under, and Girls 14 & Under. The Boys 15-18 Division will compete on the New Course and the other three divisions will compete on the Old Course. The Boys and Girls 15-18 Divisions will play 54 holes with a cut after the second round. The Boys and Girls 14 & Under Divisions will play 36 holes.
The field is limited to 240 players, as outlined below
- Boys 15-18 Division - 120 players
- Girls 15-18 Division - 60 players
- Boys 14 & Under Division - 45 players
- Girls 14 & Under Division - 15 players
At the conclusion of 36 holes, the Boys Division will be cut to the low 45 players (and ties) and the Girls Division will be cut to the low 27 players (and ties).
Practice Round Information: The official practice round will take place on Sunday, July 23 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Starting July 16, players must contact the host club golf shop directly to arrange a practice round tee time. Old Course - (254) 694-1007, New Course - (254) 694-3610
Registration Information: Official player registration will take place on Sunday, July 23 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM next to the golf shop.
For complete championship information, click here.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, February 1
9:00 AM - Registration Opens
Wednesday, May 31
5:00 PM - Registration Closes
Thursday, June 1 - Friday, July 14
Boys Division Qualifying
Sunday, July 16
10:00 AM - Players May Contact Club for Practice Round
Friday, July 21
3:00 PM - Tournament Pairings Released
Sunday, July 23
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Official Player Practice Rounds
Monday, July 24
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Round 1 Tee Times (#1 & #10 Tees)
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Lunch Available
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Round 1 Tee Times (#1 & #10 Tees)
Tuesday, July 25
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM - Round 2 Tee Times (#1 & #10 Tees)
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Lunch Available
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Round 2 Tee Times (#1 & #10 Tees)
Wednesday, July 26
7:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Final Round Tee Times (#1 Tee)
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Lunch Available
3:00 PM - Awards Ceremony
Players competing in the Boys Division must earn an exemption or qualify for the Texas Junior Amateur through one of the Qualifying Sites. Players competing in the Boys 14 & Under Division gain entry through the LJT Priority Entry System.
a) Past Champions:
- Aaron Pounds, Jaivir Pande, Gaven Lane
b) Top 10 – 2022 Texas Junior Amateur:
- Luke Colton, Trenton Mierl, Colin Leonard, Michael Chevalier, Tyler Blackwell
b) Top 10 – 2023 Texas Cup Invitational:
- Shiv Parmar, Grayson Sebastian, Connor Carver
d) Top 10 – 2023 Veritex Bank Byron Nelson Junior Championship:
- Jaxon Bandelier, Ben Gregg
e) Top 3 – 2023 Bluebonnet Championship:
- Nathan Miller
f) Top 3 – 2023 Collegiate Preview:
- Bradley O'Donnell, Shaunak Nair, Asher Vargas
g) Top 3 – 2022 George Hannon Junior Invitational:
- Mitchell Maier, Daniel Macias, Jackson Funkhouser
h) Top 3 – 2022 Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational:
- Ryan Shellberg, Matt Pawly, Eli Walker Campbell
i) Champion – 2023 Winter Classic:
- Ben Delarosa
j) Champion – 2023 Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic:
- Sterling Hurd
k) Champion – 2023 Spring Preview:
- Andrew Petruzzelli
l) Champion – 2023 Flodder Financial Shootout:
- Joah Bramwell
m) Top 3 – 2023 Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship:
- Chandler Cooke
n) 2022 LJT Tournament Champions:
- Elijah Galvan, Connor Henry, Preston Stout, Reese Roberts, Luke Harper, Ethan Law, Austin Hofferkamp, Sterling Hurd, Brooks Harper, Corbin Null, Byungho Lee
o) Top 10 – 2023 LJT Player of the Year Points List (Through Bluebonnet Championship):
- Garret McMellon
p) 2022 Boys 14 & Under Player of the Year:
- Jack Clancy
q) Top 10 – 2023 Junior Golf Scoreboard Class (As of Feb. 1):
- Ethan Fang, Thomas Morrison, Jack Usner, Alex Papayoanou, Matthew Foster, Rex Hargrove, Davis Ovard
r) Top 10 – 2024 Junior Golf Scoreboard Class (As of Feb. 1):
- Bowen Ballis, Daniel Zou, Blake Keen, Charlie Wylie, Jackson Hymer, Alex Huang
s) Top 5 – 2025 Junior Golf Scoreboard Class (As of Feb. 1):
- Adam Villanueva, Nathan Miller, Brooks Simmons
t) NTPGA:
- Andrea Birolini, Duff McKay, Daniel Ferguson, Max Chan, Jace Boslow, Blake Goodnight, Treed Huang, Tate Littman, Hunter Welch, Brady Mann, Waase Iqbal, Christopher Taylor, Leroy Harris, Nicholas Norris
u) STPGA:
- John Solis, Caleb Lumpkin, Yi Wen Huang, Dylan Villarreal, Robert Gonzalez, Tyler Neidel, Bennet Kuhns, Preston Hiller, JJ Worrell
v) Host Club Exemptions:
- Jimmy Abernathy, Trevor Mosser
The LJT reserves the right to select players to be in the field. Exempt players must enter by the published deadline or they will lose their spot in the field
COURSE INFORMATION
White Bluff resort
20022 Misty Valley Circle, Whitney, TX 76692
(254) 694-9276 | www.whitebluffresort.com