The mission of the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf ‘Sota Series is to provide playing opportunities for the beginning, intermediate and advanced golfers, ages 7-19. These playing opportunities will promote competition and camaraderie.
Any junior who meets the below eligibility AND lives in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, or Wisconsin is eligible to play in any ‘Sota Series event
The ‘Sota Series is open to all boys and girls ages 7-19. Juniors will be eligible to play in one of the Tours based on their age as of August 15th during the year of play. Juniors who have reached their 19th birthday prior to August 15th are eligible only if it is the summer immediately following high school graduation. The Minny, Prep and Junior Tour are open to juniors of various playing abilities: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The Players Tour is an invite only program based on the juniors’ scores in our program the previous year or a handicap requirement.
*Juniors are eligible to play in Tours based on their age as of August 15 in the year of play.
Minny Tour
Beginner
Designed for 7-12-year-olds who have little or no experience in competitive golf. Events are held on all Par-3 courses. They will play in age divisions of 7-9 & 10-12. We do allow caddies for Minny Tour events.
Prep Tour
Intermediate - *NOTE: Juniors ages 7-12 years old can play in both the Minny and Prep Tour events.
Designed for 7-12-year-olds who have more experience in competitive golf. These juniors will have a chance to play on 9-hole executive and regulation courses and 18-hole executive courses. Age divisions will also be 7-9 & 10-12. We do allow caddies for Prep Tour events.
Junior Tour
Competitive - *NOTE: A junior does have the option to play up on the Junior Tour if they are under the age of 13. They would need to pay the appropriate membership fee and we would need to receive a recommendation letter/email that the junior can play up on the Junior Tour. If a junior does play up on the Junior Tour, they become ineligible for Minny and Prep Tour events.
Designed for 13-19-year-olds. All events are 18-hole stroke-play competitions. This is for players who are looking to play competitive golf in a recreational environment—similar to other club-level sports. It is also a great option for those looking to play competitively in high school. The Junior Tour is the primary pre-requisite to earn status on the Players Tour. Age divisions are 13-15 & 16-19.
Players Tour
Invite Only
The Players Tour is an invitational program in which the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Committee determines eligibility requirements. This is open to boys and girls ages 13–19. Invites are sent out to juniors based on their average score to par using their top three scores in our program from the previous year or having a certain handicap requirement.