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Junior River Cup Qualifying
Deadline for points accumulation and Questions is JUNE 30
Please inform us if your age is incorrect or we have you in the wrong city!
PLAYERS PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
High school attended must be located within Peoria, Tazewell, or Woodford County.
High school points are for the previous fall season.
Regarding out of area events, such as PREP TOUR-player must notify us of tournament results!
In ties NOT decided on the course, all players get the points for the place tied for; i.e. - in
the conference tournament two players tying for 2nd gives both players 25 points, 4th gets 15 points
For the prior Fall, 50 points will be the cutoff for HS to gain points on the system
Illinois Elementary School Association IESA
1st=100 2nd=90 3rd=80 4th=70 5th=60 6th=50 7th=40 8th=30 9th=20 10th=10
HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS and Invitationals
Medalist-----30
2nd place----25
3rd place-----20
4th place-----15
5th place-----10
IHSA STATE TOURNAMENT SERIES (Class 1A, 2A or 3A)
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
All members of the top 3 teams plus the next 10 highest scoring individuals NOT on any of the advancing teams advance to the sectional. Players on advancing teams who would have advanced as individuals had their team not advanced will receive the advancement points. Advancement earns 20 points
For Junior River Cup scoring, players will be given the following points:
Medalist-----45
2nd place----40
3rd place----35
4th place-----30
5th place-----25
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Same format as regional! The point system is as follows:
Advance to State-----35 (as an individual or be on an advancing team with a score that would qualify as an individual)
Medalist-----70
2nd place----65
3rd place----60
4th place----55
5th place-----50
6th place-----45
7th place-----40
STATE FINALS
20th place represents a finish in approximately the top 15% of the State Finals field.
State Champion--100
2nd place-------95
3rd place-------90
4th place-------85
5th place-------80
6th place-------75
7th place-------70
8th place-----65
9th place-----60
10th place----55
11th place----50
12th place----45
13th place----40
14th place----35
15th place-----30
16th place-----25
17th place-----20
18th place-----15
19th place-----10
20th place-----5
SUMMER TOURNAMENTS
PEORIA JUNIOR OPENS, EAST PEORIA JUNIOR OPEN, IJGA, NIKE, CIJT, PREP TOUR and MAJGT TOURNAMENTS
Medalist-----30
2nd place----25
3rd place----20
4th place-----15
5th place-----10
TRICOUNTY MATCH PLAY
Winner---80
Runnerup--60
Semis--40
Win A Flight--30
runnerup---20
Advancement due to bye--0
PEKIN PD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
BLOOMINGTON COUNTRY YOUTH CLASSIC
QUINCY LITTLE PEOPLES
Medalist-----60
2nd place----45
3rd place-----35
4th place-----30
5th place-----25
NOTE - For the Peoria Junior Opens and the Championship Tournament, points are awarded to all three age groups. Ties split points
USGA JUNIOR AMATEUR
(3.5 handicap to enter)
Qualify from Sectional to National--80 (medalist 90 -10 additional points)
36 holes qualifier for match play----100 (80 plus 20 additional points - medalist 110)
Each match won-----10 points;
win one match-----110 total point;
win two matches----120 total points;
win three matches----130 total points;
win four matches-----140 total points;
win five matches-----150 total points;
win six matches(champion)----160 total points
(Medalist would have 10 additional points for each match; i.e. - if medalist - 170 max)
ILLINOIS STATE JUNIOR AMATEUR
Qualify from Local to State-----40 points
Make 36 hole cut - 10 additional points
Medalist-----80
2nd place----75
3rd place----70
4th place-----65
5th place-----60
6th place-----55
7th place-----50
8th place-----45
9th place-----40
10th place----35
11th place-----30
12th place-----25
13th place-----20
14th place-----15
15th place-----10
Winner would get a total of 130 points.
AJGA TOURNAMENTS
A player who gains entry to an AJGA tournament will get 20 points
Points for placing will be the same as the Illinois State Junior Amateur
36 hole events or more will receive "double points" If championship criteria is met
Players who qualify for "National Championships" such as but not limited to the BIG I will get 50 points
You must have gained 25 points to qualify.
For the PPD JR series events, you must place in the top 5 to earn points, not just against your respective county.
The River Cup Foundation board is in the process of reworking the process of picking teams and possibly age groups. Stay tuned for more information on qualifying for a Junior River Cup Team.