Southern Junior Application Process

Exemptions and Field Selection

Players in the categories listed below are exempt into the 2022 Southern Junior Championship if otherwise eligible. Exempt players are accepted at time of registration. Exempt players must file an entry application and pay the $295.00 entry fee by May 2, 2022. The SGA reserves the right to revise the exemption categories.

• Any previous Southern Junior or Southern Amateur Champion
• Players who finished in Top 10 and ties at the 2021 Southern Junior Championship
• Players who posted a 36-hole score at the 2021 Southern Amateur Championship
• Players ranked inside the Top 100 of Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings as of February 28, 2022
• Players ranked inside the Top 100 of Rolex AJGA Rankings as of February 28, 2022
• Players ranked inside the Top 100 of Golfweek Boys Junior Rankings as of February 28, 2022
• Players ranked inside the Top 3000 of Scratch Players World Amateur Golf Rankings as of February 28, 2022
• Players ranked inside the Top 3000 of World Amateur Golf Rankings as of February 28, 2022
• Any player extended an invitation by the SGA Junior Competition Committee

If spots remain in the starting field, non-exempt players are selected by the SGA Junior Competition Committee after the close of entries on May 2, 2022. Non-exempt applicants will be placed on an alternate list and ranked by their Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking as of May 2, 2022. SGA will notify non-exempt players of their entry status via email following the close of entries on May 2, 2022.