Rules and Regulations
Rules updated 8/14/2026 for the 2027 SPJGT Season
Players 14-18 years old will play 18 holes each tournament. Note: age cutoff is 18, as long as the golfer is eligible to participate in High School golf the fall following the SPJGT summer season.
Players 13 and under will play 9 holes. NOTE: If a 13 year old player is going to be a high school freshman after the SPJGT summer season, he/she may request to play in the 14 year old division in order to be an 18 hole competitor.
* 18 hole players must shoot 55 or better on the front nine to qualify for the back nine
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Arrive at tournament locations and check in at the registration table 20 minutes before your tee off time. Any player who arrives late for his/her tee time will be shuttled to their group, and will earn a score of 10 for any holes that have been completed by the group. Volunteers should also check in at the registration table. Volunteers are absolutely necessary and are required to volunteer for at least 50% of the number of tournaments in which their golfer participates. If you are not scheduled to volunteer and wish to do so, please see the staff at the registration table. We appreciate anyone who is willing to help!
Proper golf attire is required at all times at each tournament. Failure to comply may result in disqualification. The dress code prohibits short shorts, tank tops, t-shirts, denim shorts and jeans. Hats must be worn properly, collared shirts are required and must be tucked in. This is a soft spikes tour. Caddies or riding golf carts are NOT permitted in SPJGT events except when ordered by a doctor. Friends or parents will not accompany players during tournament play. Failure to abide by this rule will result in disqualification of the player. Parents are permitted on the course only as a scorer for another group. We are a NO SPECTATOR tour. Juniors will be disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct such as: throwing clubs, swearing, damaging the course, failure to replace divots, failure to repair ball marks, leaving litter on the course. TOBACCO is NOT permitted at any SPJGT event. Our pace of play is of greatest importance. USGA Rules state that players shall at all times play without undue delay. PENALTY: Two strokes or loss of hole or disqualification, at the discretion of the committee. You must keep up with the group ahead of you. Eliminate unnecessary practice swings. In the event of a lost ball, you are permitted a max time of 3 minutes to search for a lost ball. The max score for all golfers is 10 stroke limit/hole. You may not give or receive advice. All players are responsible to confirm scores with playing partners or volunteer scorers after the completion of each hole. At the completion of your round, submit scores at the registration table. Any player who does not submit a score will be assigned NC (No Card). There should only be one player on the tee at a time. Place bags off the tees, and don't take unnecessary practice swings on the tees. Also keep bags off the greens and fringe. Be considerate of your fellow competitors and play the game according to the rules. In general, USGA rules are followed except that the tournament committee has the right to modify the rules when deemed to be in the best interest of the Tour. Decisions by the committee will be final. SPJGT Local Rules: All Out of Bounds (OB), water hazards, and lateral hazards will be played as a lateral hazard (red stakes). Players will drop within 2 club lengths of where the ball entered the penalty area and take a 1 stroke penalty. In the event a player cannot find a ball that was surely in bounds (after 3 minute search), players within the group will determine the area where the ball was likely to have come to rest and the player will take a drop within that area and take a 1 stroke penalty. A golfer who is eligible and who qualifies to play 18 holes at a tournament must play the last nine holes or he/she will be disqualified for that tournament and receive a DNF (Did Not Finish). If an air horn sounds due to a weather emergency, all golfers must immediately stop play and report to the nearest safe area. We will sound one long blast on the horn. WEATHER SHORTENED EVENTS: An event will be considered official for 18 hole golfers if all golfers in an age group have completed the same 9 holes. An event will be considered official for 9 hole golfers if all golfers in an age group have completed the same 5 holes. TROPHY POINTS - Trophy points will be awarded in the following age divisions:
Boys: 10 and under Boys 11 Boys 12 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15-17 Girls 11 and under Girls 12-13 Girls 14-17 Trophy points are awarded for each event as follows:
Points are combined and divided in the event of ties.
Trophies will be awarded to the top five golfers in each age division at the annual end of season picnic. REFUND POLICY. A refund will only be issued in the event of a full tournament cancellation. |
