The JGAA conducts a season long Player of the Year race for each age division. The winners will be invited to our end of year Awards Banquet to celebrate the accomplishment. If you move to a different division during the season, your POTY points will stay in the division you earned them, and will not transfer to your new division. POTY points are also used to determine invitations to our Quintero Cactus Cup and Arizona Junior Matchplay Championship.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Player of the Year, you must play in at least 3 JGAA events throughout the year and be a full time Arizona resident.

POTY Season

You can earn POTY points starting with the Generous Game Classic in January and the last event to earn points is the Chandler City Junior in September.

Click here to view the 2026 Player of the Year Points Standings

Championship Events

  • Warren Schutte Invitational
  • Scottsdale Charros Invitational
  • Thunderbird Invitational
  • Scottsdale Invitational
  • Willie Low Invitational
  • State Junior Amateur Championship
  • Arizona Junior Matchplay Championship (Modified)

Tier 1 Events

  • Generous Game Classic
  • Phoenix Metro Jr Championship
  • Desert Mashie Championship
  • Tucson Conquistadores Spring Classic
  • Betsy King Jr World Qualifier
  • Superstition Jr Classic
  • Tucson City Jr
  • Milt Coggins Jr World Qualifier
  • Thunderbird Jr Classic
  • Matt McCarty Mesa City Jr
  • Phoenix City Jr
  • Prescott City Jr
  • Sam Schanafelt Summer Classic
  • PING Invitational
  • Scottsdale Jr Championship
  • Chandler City Jr Championship

Outside JGAA Tier 1 Events

  • AZ Golf US Jr Amateur Qualifier
  • AZ Golf Girls Jr Amateur Qualifier
  • SWS PGA Junior Championship
  • SWS PGA Prep Tour Championship

Tier 2 Events

  • Bruce Brown Yuma City Jr