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Junior Disc Golf Competition

The PDGA offers numerous opportunities for young players to compete in sanctioned events at every level, from local C-tier tournaments to World Championships.

PDGA Junior Divisions

The PDGA Tour Player system is based on Professional, Amateur, and Junior Divisions. Professionals compete for money, Amateurs and Juniors for trophies and prizes.

Age-based Junior divisions are offered in six groups based on a player’s year of birth: Junior ≤18, Junior ≤15, Junior ≤12, Junior ≤10, Junior ≤08, Junior ≤06, each of which are available in Mixed (Male and Female) and Female-only divisions.

PDGA Junior Divisions
Div. Code (Mixed) Div. Code (Female-only) Ages Eligible
MJ18 FJ18 ≤ 18 during full calendar year
MJ15 FJ15 ≤ 15 during full calendar year
MJ12 FJ12 ≤ 12 during full calendar year
MJ10 FJ10

≤ 10 during full calendar year

MJ08 FJ08 ≤ 8 during full calendar year
MJ06* FJ06* ≤ 6 during full calendar year

*Note that as of 2018 this division is no longer offered at the PDGA Junior World Disc Golf Championships and all players must turn at least 8 years old during the Worlds year in order to particpate in Junior Worlds.

A player's official “PDGA Age” for the purposes of participation in age-based divisions at sanctioned competition is determined by their year of birth, not their day of birth. For example, a player that turns 19 on their birthday in October of 2021 is not eligible for MJ18 or FJ18 during the entire calendar year of 2021.

Points, Event Tiers, and Worlds Invite Criteria

In addition to trophies and prizes, players competing in Junior divisions earn PDGA points.

Following an event, players receive a point for each player within their division that they tie or beat (including themselves) multiplied by the points factor determined by the tier level of the event and the division competed in.

Junior Division Points Factors
Division Majors NT/A-Tier B-Tier C-Tier Leagues
MJ/FJ18 6 4 3 2 1
MJ/FJ15 4.5 3 2.25 1.5 0.75
MJ/FJ12 3 2 1.5 1 0.5
MJ/FJ10 1.5 1 0.75 0.5 0.25
MJ/FJ08 1.5 1 0.75 0.5 0.25
MJ/FJ06 1.5 1 .075 0.5 0.25

PDGA points are used at the end of the calendar year to determine two things: End-of-Year PDGA Points Leader Awards and invitations to the PDGA World Championships the following year.

PDGA Points Leader Awards, including an obelisk trophy, will be given to the to the highest points earner within a division across all of the Junior Mixed divisions as well as the highest points earner within a division across all of the Junior Female divisions.

2019 EOY Points Winners
Name PDGA Number Division Country
Elijah Bickel 94844 Junior Mixed US
Lucy Burks 70025 Junior Girls US

Invitations to the PDGA Junior World Disc Golf Championships will be sent to players who meet the published minimum number of points for their age-based division during the previous year’s PDGA Tour.

Although PDGA Pro Worlds (FPO & MPO) invites are based on ratings, the invitations to the PDGA World Championships for Pro Masters, Amateurs, and Juniors are based on a current member meeting a published minimum number of points for their age-based division during the previous year’s PDGA Tour.

2020 PDGA Junior Worlds Invitation to Register Criteria

Unlike the End-of-Year awards, all points earned within any division matching the member’s class (Pro or Amateur) count towards a Worlds invitation for their Primary Worlds Division based on their class and age.

For example, if an 11-year-old player earned 50 points playing FJ12, 10 points playing FJ15, and 5 points playing in FPO (Female Pro Open), then they would receive 60 Amateur class points towards a Junior World Championship invite in the FJ12 division.

Members may also earn a secondary invite for another division if they earn that division's points requirement while actually playing in that division.  For example, if an Amateur member aged 18 in the Worlds year earned a total of 200 amateur points (the MJ18 requirement) across all amateur divisions, they would earn an invite to MJ18 at Junior Worlds, but if they had also earned 1,500 points (the MA1 requirement) while actually playing in MA1, they would receive a secondary worlds invite for MA1 at Amateur Worlds. 

Upcoming Junior Disc Golf Events

Name Dates Classsort descending Tier City State
The Great Morel Meltdown's Lil' Spors Shootout May 12
Sunday
Am C Watertown WI
Disc Baron Junior Series - Tree Love Classic May 25
Saturday
Am C Holly MI
Wisconsin Junior Championship 2024 Aug 17-18
Sat-Sun
Am B Burlington WI
GDGC Junior Gauntlet Aug 10
Saturday
Am C Guelph ON
2024 AB JR Disc Golf Championship Jun 22
Saturday
Am C SYLVAN LAKE AB
Juniors ROC the Woods Jun 8
Saturday
Am C Wiliamson NY
2024 Central Virginia Junior Series #1 Apr 13
Saturday
Am C Bedford VA
2024 Three-Ring Junior Series Finale Oct 19
Saturday
Am C Madison WI
Junior Trinity Trials : Essential Discs Juniors Series May 11
Saturday
Am C Lansing MI
VJDGS finale: Virginia State Junior Championship Oct 5
Saturday
Am C Henrico VA
RCJS Summer's End sponsored by Dynamic Discs Aug 10
Saturday
Am C Richmond VA
VJDGS #7: RCJS Freedom Days sponsored by Dynamic Discs Jul 20
Saturday
Am C Chesterfield VA
RCJS The Magnolia sponsored by Dynamic Discs May 11
Saturday
Am C Glen Allen VA
Montana State Juniors Showdown - A Juniors ONLY Event Jul 20
Saturday
Am C Great Falls MT
Black Fly Fling Junior May 20
Monday
Am C South River ON
2024 NADGT Junior National Championships Aug 9-11
Fri-Sun
Am A Brighton CO
2024 North Carolina Junior Disc Golf Championships Jun 22-23
Sat-Sun
Am B Kittrell NC
Northern Illinois Juniors DG Championships Oct 20
Sunday
Am C Cary IL
Northern Illinois Juniors DG - Junior Open at Fairfield Sep 29
Sunday
Am C Round Lake IL
Northern Illinois Juniors DG - Showdown in Schaumburg Aug 18
Sunday
Am C Schaumburg IL
Northern Illinois Juniors DG - Clark Park'd 3 Jun 2
Sunday
Am C Elk Grove Village IL
Northern Illinois Juniors DG - Spring Fling May 19
Sunday
Am C Palatine IL
Northern Illinois Juniors DG - Battle at Black Bear Apr 28
Sunday
Am C Hoffman Estates IL
VJDGS #3: Miller School Open Apr 14
Sunday
Am C Charlottesville VA
2024 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships Jul 16-20
Tue-Sat
Am M Tulsa OK
VJDGS #4: Third Spilman Spring Sling Apr 28
Sunday
Am C Jeffersonton VA
VJDGS #2: The Future Apr 6
Saturday
Am C Maurertown VA
Gravitees Junior Open Presented by Prodigy Disc May 4-5
Sat-Sun
Am C Göttingen
Michigan Junior State Championships Presented by Discraft (Junior Divisions Over 12) Aug 4
Sunday
Am B kalamazoo MI
Michigan Junior State Championships Presented by Discraft (Junior Divisions Under 12) Aug 3
Saturday
Am C kalamazoo MI
Connecticut Junior Disc Golf Championship Jun 23
Sunday
Pro-Am C Southington CT
MN Disc Golf Junior Championship 2024 (FREE) Presented By The Minnesota Frisbee Association Jul 27
Saturday
Pro-Am C Inver Grove Heights MN