Due to COVID-19 the 51st Illinois State Junior Amateur will be an invite only event with a chance for those who do not meet the following criteria to attempt to qualify at the Last Chance Qualifier (Date TBD). The ISJA Championship will take place August 11-13, 2020, at Makray Memorial in Barrington, IL.
Players who do meet the following criteria will be eligible to register for this event starting Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 10AM CST. You MUST be a resident of the state of Illinois and the player cannot have reached their 19th birthday by August 13, 2020, in order to participate in this event.
IJGA
-Top 10 Finishers and ties from the past season IJGA Junior and Senior Player of the Year standings.
-All players that make the cut at the previous year Illinois State Junior Amateur Championship.
-Top 3 and ties from each of last season’s Players Challenge events.
-Top 10 and ties from the past season’s Medinah Country Junior Shriners Invitational.
-Top 5 Finishers and ties from the past season CDGA Junior Amateur.
-Top 10 Finishers and ties from the past season IJGA DuPage County Junior Classic (Both Boys Divisions.).
-Match Play Qualifiers (32) from the past season Chick Evans Junior Amateur Championship.
MAJGT
-Top 5 finishers and ties at all past season’s MAJGT Classics or Opens
-Top 5 finishers and ties from current season MAJGT Multi-Day events through June 30, 2020 (Subject to change after June 30, 2020)
OUTSIDE EVENTS
-Top 10 Finishers and ties from the past season Individual IHSA Class A, AA, & AAA State Championships.
-Top 10 Finishers from the past season USGA Junior Amateur – Illinois Qualifier
-Top 10 Finishers and ties from the past season PGA Junior – Illinois Qualifier
YDP
-Champion from Junior Elite Series, YDP Season Opener and YDP Sizzler
-Top 3 Finishers and ties from the past season IJGA YDP Player of the Year Point standings
-Top 3 Finishers and ties from the past season YDP Player of the Year Championship, 12-13 Division
OTHER
-Top 100 National Junior Golf Scoreboard – Illinois Rankings as of 6/1/2020
-Top 100 National Junior Golf Scoreboard – Illinois Rankings as of 8/1/2020