The mission of the Minnesota PGA Junior Golf is to provide playing opportunities for the advanced, intermediate, and beginning golfer ages 7-19. Whether your child is just getting started with their golf journey or wants to play more competitive golf to prepare for the high school or collegiate level, we have a program for you.
All proceeds raised through license plate sales help support programs by focusing on player development and access to the game of golf in the state of Minnesota. The Minnesota PGA and Minnesota Golf Association work together to award local programs and PGA Professionals with funding to provide instruction, education, access to golf equipment and playing opportunities throughout the state.
A joint initiative founded in 2013 by the Masters Tournament, USGA and The PGA of America, Drive, Chip & Putt is a free, nationwide junior golf development competition aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf for boys and girls ages 7-15.
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At its core, PGA Jr. League is a group of local golf teams who play a series of games against each other, utilizing a nurturing and social scramble format. PGA and LPGA Professionals exclusively serve as Captains and are responsible for creating a welcoming environment for all that encourages skill and character development.
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The ‘Sota Series is comprised of four unique “tours,” based on age and skill level. The key to the 'Sota Series is flexible scheduling options. Each year we offer over 180 individual events, allowing your child to play in as little or as many events as you'd like.
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Check out our 'Sota Series Fall Event Schedule with tournaments beginning THIS WEEKEND! We can't wait to get back out on the course!
One final THANK YOU to all the courses that hosted our #SotaSeries events this summer! It was a successful summer of golf and we are grateful to have so many supporters!! See you next year! ⛳️
🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨
In the Minnesota PGA Pro-Junior Championship at Lafayette Club, Sam Wu aces Hole #5 from 161 yards with a 5 iron!
Awesome week of championships for the #SotaSeries! Thank you to the two courses that hosted this week! We just have one more event next week to conclude the summer season.🏆
We continued our 2023 fall events with the Fall Junior-Adult Championship this past weekend!
BOY-ADULT WINNERS:
🥇Collin Ramos/ Kirk White (-17)
🥈Cameron Stenzel/Gregg Stenzel (-15)
🥉Brody Pluth/Brad Pluth (-14)
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GIRL-ADULT WINNERS:
🥇Hanna Norberg/Kendell Banyai (-8)
🥈Sophie Karsnie/Doug Karsnia (-5)
🥉Madison Hanson/Rob Hanson (E)
A big thank you to @genevagolfclub for hosting this event!
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Players Tour Fall Event @ Detroit CC Winners 🎉
🥇Tyler Gandrud (-4)
🥈Carson Boe (-2)
🥉 Parker Brock (+2)
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🥇Anna Eckmann (+13)
🥈Avery Nelson (+20)
🥉Kieley Hanson (+21)
Thank you Detroit CC for hosting our first fall event!
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Check out our 'Sota Series Fall Event Schedule with tournaments beginning THIS WEEKEND! We can't wait to get back out on the course! We still have some spots available in the Gravel Pit Challenge for 2023 Players Tour and Junior Tour members, so head to the Full Event Schedule on our website to register today! ⛳️
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Another BIG thank you to Junior Golf Director Karla Hagen and Junior Golf Manager Megan Welch for all their work in creating another incredible season! The countless hours of work behind the scenes that they put in makes all of the tournaments run so smoothly throughout the summer! They deserve all the credit, so THANK YOU for everything you do!
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Thank you very much for all you do for Junior golf! I know they helped me numerous times with different event registration. Help was very much appreciated!
Thank you for all you do!!!
Thank you for your efforts - it was another great season of MN JR PGA events!
Thank you ladies!! We appreciate all the hard work
Thank you Karla and Megan! You are awesome and we appreciate all you do!!
Thank you Karla and Megan!!! We really appreciate it!!
Thank you, Karla and Megan! Appreciate you both!
Thank you Karla and Megan as well as all of your terrific staff on another successful summer! Great work as always!!!
Thanks for all of your hard work Karla and Megan! Thanks for all that you do!
Thank you Karla and Meghan! You do such an amazing job.
Really amazing to have this support for the junior golf kids in MN! Karla, Megan and the entire staff - thank you!
Thank you for all you do!
Thank you Karla and Megan!!! 👍🏻⛳️
Your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated, Karla and Megan! Thank you. ⛳️
Thank you so much for ALL that you do for junior golf. You are an amazing team and our kids are so lucky to have your leadership and the opportunities that you create. Thank you so much!
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THANK YOU to our 2023 'Sota Series On-Siters! We could not do what we do without you - setting up, taking scores, rulings, and tearing down over 200 events during the season. To Maren, Tanner, Rachel, Jen, Morgan, Jack, Daniel, Bob, Braden, Olivia, Derek, Morgan, Ben, Carter, Lukas, Ashley, Anna, Allie, Tyler, Logan, Aaron, Kianna, Ava, Taeren, MaKenna, Sam, Shane, Elisabeth, Caleb, Emma, and Sammy - THANK YOU!
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Great Job!!! This was our first year joining the Jr. PGA, and we definitely will be back next year!! Thank You, for helping these kids enjoy the game of Golf!! ⭐️
Thank you!!
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⭐️ WARRIOR CUP 13-15 CHAMPS⭐️
Congratulations to Jake Heinrich and Kieley Hanson for winning the 2023 Warrior Cup for ages 13-15! Jake won on the first playoff hole after shooting a -1, 71. Kieley won with a +6, 78.
Tate Helland took second in the boys divison with a -1, 71 and Silas Dusenbury took third with a score of +1, 73.
Selena Wu took 2nd place in the girls division with a +7, 79 and Carmen Jirele took 3rd place after shooting a +8, 80.
Thanks to Le Sueur Country Club for hosting!
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🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨
In the Minnesota PGA Pro-Junior Championship at Lafayette Club, Sam Wu aces Hole #5 from 161 yards with a 5 iron!
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Awesome photo and awesome job, Sam!
Awesome week of championships for the #sotaseries! Thank you to the two courses that hosted this week! We just have one more event next week to conclude the summer season.🏆
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⭐️ WARRIOR CUP 16-19 CHAMPS⭐️
Congratulations to Noah Klapmeier and Mila Jenniges for winning the 2023 Warrior Cup for ages 16-19! Noah won on the first playoff hole after shooting a -2, 70. Mila won with a +6, 78.
Ferguson Breuer took second in the boys divison with a -2, 70 and Tyler Bonin won a 3-way playoff for 3rd place after shooting a +1, 73.
Laura Syltie took 2nd places in the girls division with a +8, 80 and Lexi O'Donnell took 3rd after shooting a +12, 84.
Thanks to @elkrivergolfclub for hosting!
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Congrats, Everyone!
What a fun day watching Mila & Laura! Great rounds girls!!
Congrats to Mila!
Congratulations!👏
Congrats to Tyler!!!
PREP TOUR CHAMPIONS
⛳ BOYS 7-9
🥇Rory French
🥈Samuel Oothoudt
🥉Liam Egan
⛳ BOYS 10-12
🥇Nate Dunbar
🥈Jackson Fogelson
🥉Maddox Alexander
⛳ GIRLS 7-9
🥇Sloane Savage
🥈Libbie Atherton
🥉Piper Puhl
⛳ GIRLS 10-12
🥇Danica Hager
🥈Juliette Soderberg
🥉Kenley Cole
Thanks to @Lafayette Club–Lake Minnetonka for hosting!
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We continued our 2023 fall events with the Fall Junior-Adult Championship this past weekend!
BOY-ADULT WINNERS:
🥇Collin Ramos/ Kirk White (-17)
🥈Cameron Stenzel/Gregg Stenzel (-15)
🥉Brody Pluth/Brad Pluth (-14)
⛳️
GIRL-ADULT WINNERS:
🥇Hanna Norberg/Kendell Banyai (-8)
🥈Sophie Karsnie/Doug Karsnia (-5)
🥉Madison Hanson/Rob Hanson (E)
A big thank you to genevagolfclub for hosting this event!
Players Tour Fall Event @ Detroit CC Winners 🎉
🥇Tyler Gandrud (-4)
🥈Carson Boe (-2)
🥉 Parker Brock (+2)
⛳️
🥇Anna Eckmann (+13)
🥈Avery Nelson (+20)
🥉Kieley Hanson (+21)
Thank you Detroit CC for hosting our first fall event!
Check out our `Sota Series Fall Event Schedule with tournaments beginning THIS WEEKEND! We can`t wait to get back out on the course! We still have some spots available in the Gravel Pit Challenge for 2023 Players Tour and Junior Tour members, so head to the Full Event Schedule on our website to register today! ⛳️
One final THANK YOU to all the courses that hosted our #SotaSeries events this summer! It was a successful summer of golf and we are grateful to have so many supporters!! See you next year! ⛳️
Another BIG thank you to Junior Golf Director Karla Hagen and Junior Golf Manager Megan Welch for all their work in creating another incredible season! The countless hours of work behind the scenes that they put in makes all of the tournaments run so smoothly throughout the summer! They deserve all the credit, so THANK YOU for everything you do!
THANK YOU to our 2023 `Sota Series On-Siters! We could not do what we do without you - setting up, taking scores, rulings, and tearing down over 200 events during the season. To Maren, Tanner, Rachel, Jen, Morgan, Jack, Daniel, Bob, Braden, Olivia, Derek, Morgan, Ben, Carter, Lukas, Ashley, Anna, Allie, Tyler, Logan, Aaron, Kianna, Ava, Taeren, MaKenna, Sam, Shane, Elisabeth, Caleb, Emma, and Sammy - THANK YOU!
⭐️ WARRIOR CUP 13-15 CHAMPS⭐️
Congratulations to Jake Heinrich and Kieley Hanson for winning the 2023 Warrior Cup for ages 13-15! Jake won on the first playoff hole after shooting a -1, 71. Kieley won with a +6, 78.
Tate Helland took second in the boys divison with a -1, 71 and Silas Dusenbury took third with a score of +1, 73.
Selena Wu took 2nd place in the girls division with a +7, 79 and Carmen Jirele took 3rd place after shooting a +8, 80.
Thanks to lesueurcc for hosting!
🚨 ACE ALERT 🚨
In the Minnesota PGA Pro-Junior Championship at Lafayette Club, Sam Wu aces Hole #5 from 161 yards with a 5 iron!
Awesome week of championships for the #SotaSeries! Thank you to the two courses that hosted this week! We just have one more event next week to conclude the summer season.🏆
⭐️ WARRIOR CUP 16-19 CHAMPS⭐️
Congratulations to Noah Klapmeier and Mila Jenniges for winning the 2023 Warrior Cup for ages 16-19! Noah won on the first playoff hole after shooting a -2, 70. Mila won with a +6, 78.
Ferguson Breuer took second in the boys divison with a -2, 70 and Tyler Bonin won a 3-way playoff for 3rd place after shooting a +1, 73.
Laura Syltie took 2nd places in the girls division with a +8, 80 and Lexi O`Donnell took 3rd after shooting a +12, 84.
Thanks to elkrivergolfclub for hosting!
PREP TOUR CHAMPIONS
⛳ BOYS 7-9
🥇Rory French
🥈Samuel Oothoudt
🥉Liam Egan
⛳ BOYS 10-12
🥇Nate Dunbar
🥈Jackson Fogelson
🥉Maddox Alexander
⛳ GIRLS 7-9
🥇Sloane Savage
🥈Libbie Atherton
🥉Piper Puhl
⛳ GIRLS 10-12
🥇Danica Hager
🥈Juliette Soderberg
🥉Kenley Cole
Thanks to @lafayette.club.mn for hosting!
MINNY TOUR CHAMPIONS
⛳ BOYS 7-9
🥇Gibson McLain
🥈Jamen Halverson
🥉Jacob Benning
⛳ BOYS 10-12
🥇Max Niemiec
🥈Parker Johnson
🥉Caden Skildum
⛳ GIRLS 7-9
🥇Shayla Pearson
🥈MacKenzie Croom
🥉Ava Hager
⛳ GIRLS 10-12
🥇Marie Merabella
🥈Chandler Warner
🥉Audrey Nichols
LAST week of regular season #SotaSeries events! Thank you to all of the golf course hosts and players this week! It has been a great summer of events, now onto finishing up the championships next week! ⛳
🎉2023 PLAYERS TOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – GIRLS🎉
She won 3 out of the 4 Players Tour events she played in, Rose Creek GC/Oxbow CC, `Sota Series Match Play Championship, and Players Tour Tournament of Champions, AND she is the defending Players Tour Player of the Year in 2022.
Finishing with 835 points, from Oxbow, North Dakota – AVERY BARTELS
🎉 2023 PLAYERS TOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – BOYS 🎉
He played in 7 Players Tour events: won the Braemar GC (18 hole), won the Keller GC/StoneRidge GC Players Tour event, and finished in 3rd place at the Players Tour Tournament of Champions.
Finishing with 938.75 points from Forest Lake, Minnesota - JACOB WILSON
👑TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS CHAMPS👑
Congratulations to Avery Bartels and Dawson Ringler for winning the 2023 Players Tour Tournament of Champions! Bartels won with a one-shot lead and Dawson won by two shots to take the title!
Avery Nelson placed 2nd for the ladies by winning the playoff over Sophie Karsnia who then took 3rd. Brayden Larson placed 2nd for the gentlemen and Jacob Wilson won his playoff to take 3rd.
Thank you to The Preserve at Grand View Lodge for hosting!
Great start to the first week of August for #SotaSeries events! Thank you to all the courses for hosting & the participants for playing! Let`s have another awesome week! ⭐
Three of our Minnesota juniors made the first cut in the National Junior PGA Championship! Good luck to Reese, Sam, and Kathryn as they play their third round today!
2023 MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONS 🏌🏼♂️🏌🏽♀️Peyton Savageau won the boys division winning his last match 3&2! Avery Bartels won the girls division winning her last match 3&1! Congratulations! Thank you to Cragun’s Legacy on the Dutch 18 for hosting!
Congratulations to our trophy winners!!#SotaSeriesPlayersTourevent. Thank you edinburghusa & rushcreekgolfclub for hosting this 36 hole event!
Boys:
🥇Max Wolf (-1)
🥈Aidan Steel (E)
🥉Joseph Mackinac (E)
Girls:
🥇Calie Dockter (+12)
🥈Aly Blomberg (+15)
🥉Mila Jenniges (+16)
Region 9 Wrap-Up: National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Regional Championship at The Ridge Golf Club Written by, Hayley Wilson, Alday PR Seven
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Avery Bartels…Avery Bartels, out of Oxbow, North Dakota, is the 2023 Players Tour Girls Player of the Year. Bartels also received the Players
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By Nick Hunter BEMIDJI, Minn. – Following a final-round 73 Thursday at Bemidji Town and Country Club, Sam Udovich prevailed from a three-way playoff
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