112th Junior Boys' Championship
Chester Valley Golf Club
Monday-Wednesday, June 22-24, 2026
Registration Fee: $75 per person.
Registration Opens: May 11 at 9 a.m.
Registration Closes: June 8 at 11:59 p.m.
Format: 18-hole individual stroke play qualifying on Day One. Match play on Day Two and Day Three. There will be two flights consisting of 16 players. Both flights will play two matches each on Day Two and Day Three.
Eligibility: Open to Junior boys who have a GHIN Number hosted through GAP and are 14-18 years of age and who have a Handicap Index of 14.4 or lower. A player may not have reached his 19th birthday by the final day of the championship. Upon approval of the Executive Committee, a Junior-Junior (13 years of age or younger) may compete in the Junior Boys’ Championship.
Field Size: Limited to the first 144 entries. If the field is oversubscribed, the field will be selected by the lowest handicap indexes entered. 32 Juniors will qualify for match play. There will be two flights of 16. The prior year’s Junior Boys’ Champion, if entered, will qualify automatically and assume the No. 1 seed in the Championship Flight. He may play for the medal prize, but his score will not affect his position in match play.
Practice Rounds: Practice rounds are not available for this event.
Starting Times: Begin at 7:30 a.m. with 10-minute intervals starting on Nos. 1 and 10. Day 2 & 3 will start at 7:30 a.m. on No. 1 only.
Automotive Transportation: Automotive transportation is not permitted in this event. A player may carry his own bag, bring a caddie or use a push cart.
Caddies: A player may carry his own bag or bring his own caddie. A player may not use any parent or relative, 19 years of age or older, as a caddie during any phase of the competition.
Prizes: Low gross for Qualifying. Champion and runner-up prizes for each flight. For Qualifying, duplicate prizes will be awarded for low gross. The 112th Junior Boys' Champion will receive four performance stars and the Top 4 will receive one performance star for the AJGA Performance Based Entry system.
Ties: A playoff, if necessary, for the final match play positions of each Flight will be conducted immediately following the conclusion of the stroke-play qualifying round. All ties in match play are determined in extra holes.
StrackaLine Booklets: GAP and StrackaLine have teamed up to allow participants to purchase StrackaLine Yardage & Greens books at a 20% discount. Please click HERE to order your booklet. All booklets conform to the Rules of Golf and may be used in tournament play.
USNDP: This is a Team Pennsylvania points list counting event.