Honors and Awards

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Player of the year

The Desert Junior Golf Tour will honor the highest point leader in each division at the conclusion of each season.  The Tour Championship will conclude the season points.  Each player will receive points based upon their finish in an event.  In order to receive points a player must finish and turn in scores for 36 holes.  Players withdrawing, no-showing, or no-carding an event will not receive any points in that event.  Each age group will have a separate award for both boys and girls.

DIVISIONS:

Boys 15-19        Girls 15-19
Boys 12-14        Girls 12-14
Boys 10-11        Girls 8-11
Boys 8-9

Tournament awardsALL-AMERICAN TEAM

The top 10 players in the year end overall point standings will be named to the All-American First Team.  The next 10 players will be named to the Second Team.  These standing will be all divisions combined.   Each member of the team will be awarded a certificate as well as a plaque at the end of the season.

ACADEMIC ALL-STAR TEAM

The path to college golf is highly dependent upon your academic success in school.  The DJGT would like to recognize those players that excel in the classroom throughout the year.  At the end of each school year, those that would like to be considered for the Academic All-Star team will submit to the committee their final report card along with an essay on “What Golf Has Taught Me” for consideration.  This team will be comprised of 12 individuals from any age division.  Each member of the team will be awarded a certificate as well as a plaque at the end of the season.

THE JASON JENSEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

This award will be given to 1 individual who has shown true sportsmanship on and off the golf course throughout the season.  Golf is a game of character, and we would like every junior golfer to learn the values of honor, determination, courtesy, integrity, and responsibility in every event that is played on the DJGT.  This individual will be selected by a selection committee through nominations in June of each season.  This individual will receive a custom trophy in honor of Jason.  Click here to read about Jason’s life.

About the Player Rankings

Points for Desert Junior Tour Player(s) of the Year (in each age division) are awarded for each event and are distributed as follows:*

1st place – 50 points         8th place – 15 points
2nd place – 45 points        9th place – 10 points
3rd place – 40 points        10th place – 5 points
4th place – 35 points        11th-15th – 4 points
5th place – 30 points        16th-20th – 3 points
6th place – 25 points        21st-30th – 2 points
7th place – 20 points        All Others – 1 point

* 10 point bonus towards Player of the Year points for each round scored under par. Double points for Majors.