NATIONAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARCH 10-14, 2025
RULES & TOURNAMENT FACT SHEET
HISTORY
The Bahamas Golf Federation and Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy, in conjunction with The Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture and The Ministry of Education, will be hosting the championships, thereby ensuring that golf will become a Core Sport in the country. With this being done, the junior golfers will be recognized as student athletes and become eligible to apply for golf scholarships from the government of The Bahamas, as well as other sports scholarships being offered.
TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
The Tournament Committee shall be responsible for the organization and playing of the Championships. The Tournament Committee is as follows:
- Tournament Chairman (TC) - TBD
- Tournament Director (TD) - TBD
- Tournament Coordinators (TC), Frederick Taylor, Payton Haye, Rayshard Gibson, Deanna Cunningham, Denise Poitier
- Rules Officials (RO), Riccardo Davis Jr., Bahamas Professional Golf Tour, Glenn Archer, BGF, Rep BPGA
DIVISIONS
Boys Lower Primary (Grades 1-3)- Teams of a minimum of three male junior golfers in grades 1-3 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 8 by the first round which is being held on March 10, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Girls Lower Primary (Grades 1-3 )- Teams of a minimum of three female junior golfers in grades 1-3 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 8 by the first round which is being held on March 10, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Boys Upper Primary (Grades 4-6)- Teams of a minimum of three male junior golfers in grades 4-6 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 12 by the first round which is being held on March 10, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Girls Upper Primary (Grades 4-6)- Teams of a minimum of three female junior golfers in grades 4-6 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 12 by the first round which is being held on March 10, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Boys Junior High (Grades 7-9)- Teams of a minimum of three male junior golfers in grades 7-9 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 15 by the first round which is being held on March 13, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Girls Junior High (Grades 7-9)- Teams of a minimum of three female junior golfers in grades 7-9 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 15 by the first round which is being held on March 13, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Boys Senior High (Grades 10-12)- Teams of a minimum of three male junior golfers in grades 10-12 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 18 by the first round which is being held on March 13, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
Girls Senior High (Grades 10-12)- Teams of a minimum of three female junior golfers in grades 10-12 representing their school and who are not older than the age of 18 by the first round which is being held on March 13, 2024. The competition is stroke play. Each division shall also have an Individual player leaderboard which will consist of both team players and individual players.
NATIONAL SCHOOL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Due to the large number of primary school players, there will be separate championships for the private primary and the public primary schools. The top five overall teams from the separate championship rounds per division will advance to the finals. If a public school or private school is not represented in the finals, the top public or private school will receive a buy into the finals. If both public and private are represented in the top 5, the 6th in line will get the buy in. The finals will be played on Wednesday, 12th.
- Primary Private, Small and Home Schools
- Boys Lower Primary, Grades 1-3 - Monday, March 10, 2025 8:00am shotgun
- Girls Lower Primary, Grades 1-3 – Monday, March 10, 2025 10:30am shotgun
- Girls Upper Primary, Grades 4-6 – Monday, March 10, 202510:30am shotgun
- Boys Upper Primary, Grades 4-6 – Monday, March 10, 2025 1:00pm shotgun
- Public Primary Schools
- Girls Lower Primary, Grades 1-3 – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 9:00am shotgun
- Boys Lower Primary, Grades 1-3 - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 9:00am shotgun
- Girls Upper Primary, Grades 4-6 – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 11:30am shotgun
- Boys Upper Primary, Grades 4-6 – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 11:30am shotgun
- Primary Interschool Golf Championships
- Boys Lower Primary, Grades 1-3 - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 8:00am shotgun
- Girls Lower Primary, Grades 1-3 – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 8:00am shotgun
- Girls Upper Primary, Grades 4-6 – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:30pm shotgun
- Boys Upper Primary, Grades 4-6 – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 1:00pm shotgun
The private/public/small/home schools junior and senior divisions will have two rounds for the School golf championships. These rounds will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 13th -14th, 2025.
- Junior, Senior, Small and Home High Schools Championships
- Junior Girls, Grades 7-9– Thursday and Friday, March 13th -14th, 2025 8:00am shotgun
- Junior Boys, Grades 7-9 – Thursday and Friday, March 13th -14th, 2025 10:30am shotgun
- Senior Boys, Grades 10-12 – Thursday and Friday, March 13th -14th, 2025 1:00pm shotgun
- Senior Girls, Grades 10-12 - Thursday and Friday, March 13th -14th, 2025 1:00pm shotgun
Individual Category
The individual category will consist of the top five finishers on the individual division leaderboard from all qualifiers.