Junior Tour

BlueGolf is sensitive when it comes to siblings accounts. Here are some tips to help with frequently asked questions during this process.

• Log in and out of each member record
  •  If you don’t log out of the member record it may keep you logged into on account when you are trying to get into another account.
  • There is a dropdown menu on the top right hand corner. Click that and choose the log out option in order to log out of an account.
  • To login use the 2024 Member login box located in the top right hand corner of the website and type in the players account you would like to access username and password.
• Family Picker Instructions – The Family Picker enables a registrant to register multiple children within the same organization or tournament.  See below are the steps that will guide you through the registration process using the Family Picker

1. Register your first child (ex. Trevin) for an event. When registering this child make sure you are using the same email address for All children.
2. Register a second child. Use the same email address as the first child.
3. Note: If you set a password with the first account you will be prompted for your password.​
4. Otherwise you will be emailed a link to continue the player registration for the second child.
5. Once you click that link it will take you the screenshot below where you will click Add New
   Family Member.
6. You will then continue to register the second child and complete the registration form for that
   child. (ex. Mary)
7. If you need to add more than two children following the steps for adding a second child above.
8. Once you receive the email to continue registration you will see a Family Member Picker Panel where you can add another family member.

• Same Email
  • BlueGolf is sensitive if you register with the same Main Email for each sibling. If you are trying to access one account it may pull up the other account.
  • In order to avoid this it is easiest to register with different Main Emails for each account.
  • It is easiest to register with the player’s email as the main email for their account if they have one. If the player doesn’t have an email account try to use different email accounts for each child.
  • If you use the players email as the main email enter the parent/guardian’s email in the Parent Email field.
  •  If you have two email accounts you would like the emails to be sent to add the second one to the Second Parent Email field.
  • Every email your son/daughter receives will be cc’d to these email accounts, so you will still receive them.
  • If you are a returning member needing to change the email accounts because they have the same main email you may edit your file to change this. You can also call our office at 763-754-6641, and a staff member can edit your file as well.

With the cart option in BlueGolf they only allow you to process 5 events at a time. So once you do the first five events and get them through you can go back in and add more events.

Juniors play in the program based on their age as of August 15, 2024. The Junior Tour is for juniors ages 13-19. Juniors who have reached their 19^th birthday prior to August 15, 2024 are eligible only if they have immediately finished their senior year of high school. The Junior Tour is open to juniors of various playing abilities: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

The Junior Tour membership fee is $100.00. All memberships expire on December 31, 2024. The first 1400 Minny/Prep and Junior Tour members will also receive a membership kit containing the following: Minnesota PGA Junior Golf ‘Sota Series hat and bag tag. Membership kits get mailed out in late May/early June.

The 2024 Member Login is located at the top of our website in the right hand corner. You will use your ID/Password to log into your own member account here.

Juniors who wish to cancel out of the ‘Sota Series must do so seven (7) days prior to the date of the first event of the 2024 season, which is Monday, June 10, 2024.  A $20.00 processing fee will be deducted from ALL membership refunds.  Any cancellations after the onset of the 2024 season will forfeit all rights to any refunds. In the case of an emergency, written requests for refunds must be submitted to the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Office.  To be considered for a refund due to illness or injury, a doctor’s/physician’s note must accompany the written request.  All emergency-related refund requests will be considered on their own merits.  A $20.00 processing fee will still be deducted from all membership refunds even if we have received a doctor’s note.

All Junior Tour events are 18-hole individual stroke play events and have a per event fee of $35.00. We only accept VISA, MasterCard and American Express payment for tournament fees.

Yes, the Junior Tour has two age divisions: 13-15 and 16-19. You will be placed into the correct age division based on your age as of August 15, 2024.

To provide ample playing opportunities to our members, we have devised a Tournament Selection Process, also referred to as a random lottery process, to ensure everyone has a chance to compete in the events they desire. The tournament selection process for Minny/Prep/Junior Tour events for 2024 will run from Wednesday March 20 until the selection deadline of Friday, May 3, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. (CST).  You will be able to make your tournament selections during this time period. This is not the same as registering for events; you are simply selecting and ranking the events you would like to play in. There is a possibility, however, that you could receive all your picks so please keep that in mind. Everyone who selects an event during this time frame has the same chance to receive it as everyone else to select that event, it is a NOT first come, first served basis as long as your picks are made within the selection time frame. NO LATE SELECTIONS WILL BE HONORED.

Beginning on Wednesday, March 20 members can log into their 2024 Member account using their ID and Password and select the events they would like to play in. Since you are a Junior Tour membership you will only be selecting Junior Tour events for the lottery. When doing your online tournament selections, you will be asked to rank your preference for the events that you would like to participate. There will be a drop-down list of sticker numbers (Junior Tour Members 1-20).  The stickers are used to designate your preference for the events you would like to play in. Select one sticker number from the drop-down list for each tournament.  #1 designates your MOST preferred event to #20 (for Junior Tour Members) your LEAST preferred. This does not mean that you need to select the maximum number of tournaments allowed for each program. ***NOTE*** WHEN USING YOUR PREFERENCE STICKERS, YOU NEED TO START WITH #1 FOR THE EVENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLAY IN MOST. Then, you will use #2 for your second desired event, and so on until you have assigned a preference sticker number to each tournament you would like to participate in. DO NOT SKIP PREFERENCE STICKER NUMBERS. If a number is skipped, you may miss out on getting tournaments. The number of events you are selecting should be the highest preference sticker you use.

We will begin emailing out confirmations for the tournaments that you received through the tournament selection process the week of May 13. You will receive one email for each Junior Tour event that you are confirmed into playing for the 2024 season. At this time your credit card will ONLY be charged for the events that you have received through the tournament selection process. If you received 5 events through the lottery process you would receive 5 confirmation emails.

Juniors that are 2024 Junior Tour Members will be able to register for Junior Tour events that still have openings starting on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. (CST). Juniors will be able to register for events that have open spots up to five days prior to the date of the event at our website www.minnesotajuniorgolf.com by clicking on the Junior Tour event schedule or by logging into your 2024 Member account. Tournaments that still have openings will have a register link next to them on the schedule or a checkbox if you are logged into your account. You cannot call the office to register for an event that still has openings.

Beginning Monday, May 20 at 9:00 a.m. (CST) any junior who is a 2024 Junior Tour Member can fill out an online wait list form at www.minnesotajuniorgolf.com  to be put on the waiting list for tournament(s) that you did not get into through the tournament selection process or events that filled through the selection process. Once your name is on the wait list, please DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL to find out where you are on the list. We will call or email you once we have an opening. We might not know of a cancellation until the last minute. If you do get a spot off the waiting list, you will pay your entry fee by credit card ahead of time.

Online Cancellation (Suggested Method)

1. Log into your 2024 Member account at www.minnesotajuniorgolf.com using your ID and Password.
2. Once logged into your account click on the Tournaments Tab then click on the link for upcoming.
3. Under “Status”, it will give you the option to cancel that tournament.
4. Click on Cancel to withdraw from the tournament and then click Cancel Registration on the next screen.
5. You will receive an email confirmation that your tournament cancellation has been processed. If applicable, the refund amount is automatically put back on the credit card that was used to pay for the tournament.

Phone Cancellation (If access to the website is not available please follow these instructions)

1. Call the MN PGA Junior Golf office at 763-754-6641.
2. We will need your name, city and specify the tournament from which you would like to withdraw.
3. If no one is available when you call, you must leave a message on the voice mail system.
4. Your cancellation will be complete when you receive a confirmation email from BlueGolf. If applicable, the refund amount is automatically put back on the credit card that was used to pay for the tournament.

If a junior must cancel out of an event, a partial refund will be made only if the MN PGA Junior Golf ‘Sota Series is notified before 11:59 p.m. (CST), at least (5) five days prior to the event. NOTE: If you cancel out of an event at least (5) five days prior to the event you will receive a full refund minus a $10.00 processing fee for an 18-hole event.  If a junior is not able to make it to an event due to a personal reason and it is less than five days prior to the event, you still need to cancel out of the event that you are scheduled to play in, but no refunds will be given. You need to do this even if it is the day of the event.

In the case of an emergency, written requests for refunds must be submitted to the MN PGA Junior Golf Office. In order to be considered for a refund due to illness or injury, a doctor’s/physician’s note must accompany the written request. All emergency-related refund requests will be considered on their own merits. A processing fee will still be deducted from all tournament refunds even if we have received a doctor’s note.

If an event is cancelled due to weather and we are not able to reschedule the date of the event you will receive a full refund minus a processing fee of $5.00.

NO, WE DO NOT allow caddies in Junior Tour events. All spectators must stay AT LEAST 25 YARDS AWAY from juniors throughout the round. Spectators ARE NOT allowed on tee boxes, greens, or in scoring areas. If spectators violate these rules, there will be one verbal warning before juniors will begin to get penalized.

You will look on the events Tournament Information Page. The information will be located under the header STARTING TIME. This will be located in the top righthand side of each events TIP Page.

You can also click on the following link for the Junior Tour Schedule to find out each events starting time:
TBA

*We will have multiple registration areas set up for check-in. You will go to the correct registration table (based on your last name) to find out your starting hole and receive your scorecard. When standing in line, please make sure you maintain social distancing.

*Participants must register or be in line to register 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the tournament.

*Please note that you will not find out your pairing/starting hole for a shotgun event until you check in at registration the day of the event at the course

If you are scheduled to play in an event where the start time indicates, “Tee times,” you will receive an email with your tee time three (3) days prior to the scheduled event date.  You will also be able to access your tee time on the tournament information page three (3) days prior to the scheduled event date.

Approximate yardages for all tournaments on the Junior Tour are as follows.  **Please note that all tournament rounds may not fall in the range of yardages below and the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf ‘Sota Series and host facility pro, manager, etc.. has the authority to adjust any yardages that deems appropriate for tournament play.

Junior Tour Boys 13-15: 5,800 – 6,100 Yards

Junior Tour Boys 16-18: 6,100 – 6,400 Yards

Junior Tour Girls:  4,500 – 5,400 Yards

We DO NOT allow walk-ons at any of our events. Only the juniors listed in the pairings will be able to play.

The use of cellular phones during the play of a Junior Tour event will NOT be permitted. Participants are also prohibited from using speakers and personal music systems. Also, if you have a smart watch it cannot be used during play except as a distance measuring device. If you are caught using any of the above devices during your stipulated round, the first offense will be a two (2) stroke penalty, the second offense will be disqualification.