Criteria 2016Sea Pines Junior Heritage
(GIRLS)
ELIGIBILITY
Entries are open to amateur golfers, female at birth, who: (a) will not reach their 19th birthday by midnight of August 31, 2015 and (b) are currently enrolled between grades 8-12 during the 2015/16 academic school year or (c) otherwise accepted by the selection committee.
Amateur Status: All players must conform to the USGA Rules of Amateur Status as specified in the USGA Rules of Golf.
Category 1Top 10 in the 2015Sea Pines Junior Heritage
Any previous Sea Pines Junior Heritage Champion.
Category 2Top 20 eligible in Golfweek / Titleist Junior Rankings (as of the final rankings 12/2/15)
Top 20 in the Junior Scoreboard Rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 3Top 3 ranked players in South Carolina Heritage Classic Foundation rankings as of December 2, 2015
Category 4 2015 AJGA 1st and 2nd team All-Americans.
2015Wyndham Cup team members
Category 52015AJGA Polo (round of 16)
Category 62015 USGA Girls Junior (round of16)
Category 7 2015 Top 15 Rolex Tournament of Champions
Category 82015 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea Champion
Category 9Top 10 in the following 2015 tournaments: ANNIKA Invitational, Thunderbird International Jr., Rolex Girls Jr. Championship, andThe Ping Invitational
Category 10Top 40 eligible of the 2015 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/15)
Top 40 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 11Top 5 in the Scott Robertson or Junior PGA Championship
Category 1211th-15th place in the 2015Sea Pines Junior Heritage
Category 1341 – 75 of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/15)
41 – 75 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 142015 AJGA Polo (round of 32)
Category 152015 USGA Girls Junior (round of32)
Category 1676 - 120 of the 2014Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/15)
76 - 120of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 172015 Open tournaments winners (must be in the Top 125 of Golfweek Tournament rankings)
Category 18Runner-up in Open tournaments
Third place in Open tournaments
(The tournament must be ranking in the Top 125 of Golfweek tournament rankings)
Additions:The entry committee may add up to three local/regional players
Example: If 33 players apply from the first 9 categories, all of those applicants will be accepted (this includes up to 3 local/regional players accepted by the entry committee). If 8 other players have applied from category 9, then 3 of those will be accepted to reach 36 total (entry committee decisions are final). The committee will rank the other 5 players not selected in category 9 as alternates. The remaining applicants in category 10, plus those in the rest of the categories will be marked as alternates
Note: The Sea Pines Junior Heritage entry committee reserves the right to review the selection criteria yearly and make changes as necessary.
Criteria 2016Sea Pines Junior Heritage
(BOYS)
ELIGIBILITY
Entries are open to male amateur golfers who: (a) will not reach their 19th birthday by midnight of August 31, 2015 and (b) are currently enrolled between grades 8-12 during the 2015/16 academic school year or (c) otherwise accepted by the selection committee.
Amateur Status: All players must conform to the USGA Rules of Amateur Status as specified in the USGA Rules of Golf.
Category 1Top 10 in the 2015Sea Pines Junior Heritage
Any previous Sea Pines Junior Heritage champion
Category 2Top 30 eligible in Golfweek / Titleist Junior Rankings (as of the final rankings 12/2/15)
Top 30 in the Junior Scoreboard Rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 3Top 3 ranked players in South Carolina Heritage Classic Foundation rankings as of December 2, 2015
Category 42015 AJGA 1st and 2nd team All-Americans.
2015Wyndham Cup team members
Category 52015 AJGA Polo (round of 16)
Category 62015 USGA Junior Amateur (round of16)
Category 711th-15th place in the 2015Sea Pines Junior Heritage
Category 82015 Beth Daniel Junior Champion
Category 92015 Top 15 Rolex Tournament of Champions
Category 10Top 10 in the following 2015 tournaments: Thunderbird International Jr., FootJoy Boys Invitational, The Ping Invitational, Junior Players Championship, HP Boys Junior Championship, Sage Valley Junior Invitational, Jones Cup Junior Invitational Invitational, Bobby Chapman, Scott Robertson, and JuniorPGA Championship
Category 11Top 45eligible of the 2015Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/15)
Top 45of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 122015 AJGA Polo (round of 32)
Category 132015 USGA Junior Amateur (round of32)
Category 1446-100 of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/15)
46-100 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 152015 Open tournaments winners (must be in the Top 125 of Golfweek Tournament rankings)
Category 16101-125 of the 2014Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/15)
101- 125 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/15)
Category 17Runner-up in Open tournaments
Third place in Open tournaments
(Tournament must be ranking in the Top 125 of Golfweek Tournament rankings)
Additions:Up to four local / regional players may be added by the entry committee
Example: If 46 players apply from the first 9 categories, all of those applicants will be accepted (this includes up to 4 local/regional players accepted by the entry committee). If 6 other players have applied from category 10, then 2 of those will be accepted to reach 48 total (entry committee decisions are final). The committee will rank the other 4 players not selected in category 10 as alternates. The remaining applicants in category 11, plus those in the rest of the categories will be marked as alternates.
Note: The Sea Pines Junior Heritage entry committee reserves the right to review the selection criteria yearly and make changes as necessary.