Licking County Junior Golf Association

Welcome to the LCJGA!

The LCJGA provides the opportunity to play at some great courses in the Licking County area and to give junior boys and girls ages 10-18 the opportunity to compete and play golf during the summer.

We appreciate the 116 junior golfers that participated in events this past summer, as we had a great 2026 summer tournament series that has come and gone and now look forward to the summer of 2027!

The LCJGA will resume play in June of 2027. The upcoming 2027 season will consist of six events (four in June and two in July), with each being played at a golf course in or near Licking County that coordinates with some of the courses that will be played by middle school and high school teams in the Licking County League for golf matches (see "Schedule/Courses/Tee Times" tab for a link to a listing of 2026 course match dates). Each event will be a stroke play match following the USGA and Ohio High School Athletic rules.

Current Events:

The LCJGA has updated its mailing address:

Licking County Junior Golf Association

P.O. Box 421

Alexandria, Ohio 43001

Please note:

Due to rising costs and to keep events affordable, for the 9 hole divisions this there will not be a meal provided at the conclusion of the event, with the exception of the sixth and final event where there will be an end of the summer celebration with season trophies awarded and food provided. For each of the 9 hole events a snack and drink will be provided.

A meal ticket will still be provided for the 18 hole divisions for participants to use during their round of play.

Special recognition goes to the following Licking County Junior Golfers that finished the 2026 Licking County Junior Golf Association season as champions for their respective age divisions:

-Blue Male Ages 15-18 = Gabiel Betts

-Blue Female Ages 14-18 = Hailey Smith

-White Male Ages 13-15 = Benjamin Pemberton

-Gold Male Ages 13-15 = Luke Baldwin

-White Female Ages 13-15 = Ali Holtzapple

-Red Co-Ed Ages 10-12 = Markus Jessup

The LCJGA provides the opportunity to play at some great courses in the Licking County area and to give junior boys and girls ages 10-18 the chance to compete and play golf during the summer.

The 2026 LCJGA season will consist of six events (four in June and two in July), with each being played at a golf course in or near Licking County that coordinates with some of the courses that will be played by middle school and high school teams in the Licking County League for golf matches. Each event will be a stroke play match following the USGA and Ohio High School Athletic rules.

*Registration for summer of 2026 events will run from February 22nd through May 18th of 2026.

Overview of all the divisions of play for the LCJGA summer season tournament series:

LCJGA "Red" Division

*Boys and Girls Ages 10-12

-Participants in the "red" division will play in a co-ed 9 hole division with all players playing from the red or forward tees. There will be a "double-par" maximum stroke rule for par 3 and 4 and a USGA recommended max of 9 for par 5 in this "red" division to help with speed of play.

LCJGA "Gold" Division

*Boys ages 13-15

-Participants in the "gold" division will play in a 9 hole division with all players playing from the senior or forward tees. This will be a transitionary division for golfers There will be a "double-par" maximum stroke rule for par 3 and 4 and a USGA recommended max of 9 for par 5 in this "gold" division to help with speed of play.

LCJGA "White" Division

*Boys ages 13-15

-Participants in the "white" division will play in an 18 hole division with all players playing from the white or middle tees. There will be a USGA recommended 9 stroke maximum per hole rule in effect for this "white" division to help with speed of play.

*Girls ages 13-15

-Participants in the "white" division will play in a 9 hole division with all females playing from the red or ladies tees. There will be a USGA recommended 9 stroke maximum per hole rule in effect for this "white" division to help with speed of play.

*There is an opportunity to "play up" into the blue division for girls 13-15 if there is a desire to play 18 holes as long as they can consistently break 100 (scores averaging in the double-digits for 18 holes) and get their golf coach to sign off and attest their average and/or make the association aware of plans to participate in "Blue" Division.

LCJGA "Blue" Division

*Boys ages 15-18

-Participants in the "blue" division will play in an 18 hole division with all players playing from the blue or back tees. There will be a USGA recommended 9 stroke maximum per hole in this top division of play.

*Girls ages 14-18

-Participants in the "blue" division will play in an 18 hole division with all females playing from the gold or forward tees. There will be a USGA recommended 9 stroke maximum per hole in this top division of play.