11th GAM Junior Invitational

The 11th GAM Junior Invitational will look to feature Michigan's best boys and girls in a two-day, 36-hole Championship played at Forest Akers GC (West). 

 

Who: Entries are open to invited male and female amateur golfers who are not full-time college students in the sole discretion of the GAM and have not yet reached their 19th birthday as of September 30, 2023. Entrants must a member of a GAM Member Club at time of entry. Entries are limited to the first 84 registered players who have been invited to the Championship.

 

When: Saturday, September 30, 2023 - Sunday, October 01, 2023

 

Where: Forest Akers GC - West

 

Format: 36-Hole Stroke Play Competition. Ties for the Championship in each division will be decided with a hole-by-hole playoff.

 

Registration Opens: Invited players may begin to register on March 15 at 10 a.m.

 

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 11:59 PM

 

Entry Fee: $90

 

Invitation Criteria

 

 

Boys
Defending GAM Jr. Invitational Champion (if eligible)
Top 5 in the 2022 GAM Junior Invitational (Older Divisions) 
GAM Jr Stroke Play Champion (13-15 Div.)
GAM 14 & Under Match Play Champion & Runner Up 
GAM Junior Kickoff Champion (Both Divisions)
Make Match Play at the Michigan Jr. Amateur (Both Div.)
MIGCA High School Super Team (2023) 
Top 3 at Lower Peninsula MHSAA State Finals (2023) 
Champion at Upper Peninsula MHSAA State Finals (2023) 
Top 3 Point Earners on Callaway Junior Tour (16-18 Div.)
Top 2 Point Earners on Meijer Jr. Players Tour (13-15 Div.)
Top 3 Point Earners on Top 50 Junior Tour (15-18 Div.)
Top 2 Point Earners on Top 50 Junior Tour (11-14 Div.)
Top 5 at MI PGA Junior Championship
Top 5 GAM members ranked by AJGA (as of 9/1)
Top 2 Point Earners on Traverse City Junior Golf Association (Elite Div.) 
Make Match Play at Michigan Amateur
Post a 54-hole total at the GAM Championship
Qualified for U.S. Junior Amateur
Qualified for U.S. Amateur
Flint Jr. Golf Champion
Top 5 UPGA Jr. Championship
Top Point Earner on Kensington Junior Golf Tour (15-18 Div.) 
 
Girls
Defending GAM Jr. Invitational Champion (if eligible)
Top 5 in the 2022 GAM Junior Invitational (Older Divisions)
GAM Jr Stroke Play Champion (13-15 Div.)
GAM 14 & Under Match Play Champion & Runner Up
GAM Junior Kickoff Champion (Both Divisions)
Make Match Play at the Michigan Junior Girls Amateur (Both Div.)
2022 MIGCA High School Super Team
Top 3 at Lower Peninsula MHSAA State Finals (2022) 
Champion at Upper Peninsula MHSAA State Finals (2022)
Top 5 Point Earners on Callaway Junior Tour (16-18 Div.)
Top 3 Point Earners on Meijer Jr. Players Tour (13-15 Div.)
Top 3 Point Earners on Top 50 Junior Tour (15-18 Div.)
Top 2 Point Earners on Top 50 Junior Tour (11-14 Div.)
Top 5 at MI PGA Junior Championship
Top 5 GAM Members ranked by AJGA (as of 9/1)
Top 2 Point Earners on Traverse City Junior Golf Association (Elite Div.) 
Make Match Play at the Women's Michigan Amateur
Top 10 finish at the GAM Women’s Championship
Qualified for the U.S. Girls’ Junior
Qualified for the U.S. Women's Amateur
Flint Junior Golf Champion
Top 2 UPGA Jr. Championship
Top Point Earner on Kensington Junior Golf Tour (Girls Div.) 
 
*All invitation criteria are for 2023 performances unless noted above*