PGA Junior League

Posted on February 24, 2024 by chesgolf in Golf News, Slide

Join the Team! It’s like Little League – for Golf!

PGA Junior League 13U at Chesapeake Bay Golf Club
Registration Opens March 8th

We are back once again with our highly successful PGA Junior League! Our Age 13 & Under Team has produced some fantastic golfers the last two years and we are excited about the next generation of juniors coming through our junior league. The league features high-level instruction and coaching, an 8 match schedule where we travel and play against the four other teams in our division. Standouts on the team have a chance to compete on the All Star team which travels all over the place after the regular season ends mid-August. This is a phenomenal opportunity to get your kids into competitive golf – the format is both beginner friendly while challenging for the more advanced golfers.

Our third championship PGA Junior League season features weekly practices run by our talented professional staff and a full travel season. Open to all levels of play, and a great way to get your junior into the world of competitive golf!

We have an Age 13 & Under league that’s great for developing the budding superstars of the next generation. See Note below for Age 17 & Under Junior Golfers.

We will be starting up our PGA Junior League season on Sunday, May 26th and will go through our final match (which will be in mid-August). Here is what the junior league entails:

Weekly Practices: run by our professional staff — lead instructor Andrew Barbin Jr, assistant professional Zachary Barbin, as well as North East High School Golf Coach Seth Grimes.
Practice Days: Practices will be predominantly on Sundays at 3pm – 4:30pm, and we will have open days on Monday and Friday nights where juniors can practice and play on their own after 6pm (walking only). A complete practice schedule will be sent out closer to the date of the first practice.
A full Travel Schedule:
- We are finalizing dates with the other courses, but both squads will have 8-10 competitive matches against other teams in our divisions (4 home and 4 travel matches).
- These matches will fall mostly on Sundays, but we will have a few Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays sprinkled in. It’s like Travel Baseball or Soccer, but for golf!
Skill Level: The league is excellent for both newer golfers and experienced golfers alike. The level of instruction provided by myself, Zach, and Seth will be easily the highest out of any junior league in our division and will greatly benefit all junior golfers of all levels.
Format: The format of junior league matches is two-player scramble matchplay against the other team, with every 3 holes being its own individual match for 1 point (matches are 9 holes so 3 possible points per match). There are 4 pairs in a regulation match, so we need at least 8 players per squad. If we have more than 8, pairings can have 3 kids that rotate every three holes. This format is great for introducing kids to competitive golf, while also showcasing the skills of our best golfers as they make a bid for the All-Star team. We had two All-Stars and an All-Star reserve last year who made it very far! This year we ought to have a few!

Looking forward to a great season!

Details:

Practices: Professional Staff led practices will be every Sunday from May 26th–August 11th from 3pm-4:30pm with. All team members will be permitted to practice (range, shortgame area, putting green) and play after 6pm on Mondays and Fridays during the season (privileges start May 26 and end August 11).
Competitive Matches: We plan on 8-10 competitive rounds for both 13U and 17U, which will mostly fall on Sundays and Mondays. Exact schedule is TBD.
Price for the Season:
- $549 per golfer for non-members of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club
- $450 coaching fee (paid to course at course) + $99 junior league sign up fee (paid on website – covers the team kit which is jerseys etc.)
- $399 per golfer for members of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club
- Price for junior members and direct relatives to golf members of the club (siblings, children, grandchildren) is $300 coaching fee (paid to course at course) + $99 junior league sign up
- Carts for Spectators: 8 carts will be provided for all home matches this season – 4 carts for the home team and 4 carts for the away team. Additional carts can be purchased for $25.
- Spectator carts on non-practice days will also be $25. Members of the club and parents of junior members do not have to pay for spectator carts.

Sign Up Registration Link:

Registration opens March 8, 2024

Age 13 & Under Registration Link

If you have any questions, call Andrew at 410-658-4343 x3

New! Junior Tournament Series
High School Junior Golfers Age 13-17
Collegiate Golfers Age 18-22

Note: Instead of running a 17 & Under PGA Junior League, we are introducing a more robust program for our high school and collegiate aged golfers that will run all year long! We are excited to announce our brand new Junior Tournament Series for Ages 13-17 and Ages 18-22 that will be held every Sunday at 3PM starting May 19, 2024! See link for Registration and Details.