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 (1)
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* |