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Optimist International Junior Golf Championship
2023 District Qualifiers
Dates and locations are updated daily.
2023 District Qualifiers
Dates and locations are updated daily.
| District | Date | Location | Age Divisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | March 18, 2023 | Broken Sound Club (Boca Raton, FL) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Steve Feinstein - foongolf@aol.com |
| Maryland South Delaware | March 19, 2023 | Swan Point Yacht and CC | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Ned Spearbeck - nedmax@comcast.net |
| Pacific Central (California) | April 6, 2023 | Belmont Country Club (Fresno, CA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Andrew Mason-Leister -- andrew.mason.leister@gmail.com |
| Caribbean | April 11-14, 2023 | Barbados Golf Club | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Edwin Workman - golf@optimistbarbados.org |
| New York-New England | April 29 | Eisenhower White (Farmingdale, NY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Daniel Frankel - dfrankel@pgahq.com |
| North Texas | April 29-30, 2023 | The Courses at Watters Creek (Plano, TX) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Patsy Garner - patsy.garner@gmail.com |
| North Florida | Date changed to May 6, 2023 | Sunny Hills Golf Club (Chipley, FL) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Dennis Attaway / ecjgtour@gmail.com or Craig St. Martin / cast611@aol.com |
| Capital Virginia | April 30, 2023 | Providence Golf Club (Richmond, VA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
David Griffiths - david.griffiths@studio229llc.com |
| New York-New England | May 13, 2023 | The links at Sunset Ridge (Marcellus, NY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Brittany Siechen - bsiechen@pgahq.com |
| Pacific Central (California) | May 20, 2023 | Haggin Oaks Golf Complex (Alister MacKenzie GC) (Sacramento, CA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Brittany O'Bryant - jrtour@tftgs.org |
| Pacific Northwest (Oregon) | May 20, 2023 | Forest Hills Golf Course (Cornelius, OR) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
JV Torgerson - torgerjv@gmail.com |
| Capital Virginia | May 21, 2023 | Langston Golf Course (Washington, DC) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Ed Justice - capitaloptimist@gmail.com |
| Pacific Central (Nevada) | May 25, 2023 | Red Hawk Golf Course (Lakes) (Sparks, NV) | Boys 14-15, 16-18 Girls 13-14, 15-18 |
Richard Frewert -- rfrewert@gmail.com |
| Nebraska | June 1, 2023 | York Country Club (York, NE) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kerianne Kluge - kkluge1optimist@yahoo.com |
| Pacific Southeast | June 1, 2023 | Apple Valley Golf Course | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Jim Phillips - Jim.Phillips@cbcinland.com |
| Pacific Northwest (IDAHO) | June 2, 2023 | Purple Sage Golf Course (Caldwell, ID) | Boys 16-18 and Girls 15-18 | Lynn Viner - rockinmv@gmail.com |
| West Missouri | New Date -- June 4, 2023 | Meadow Lake Golf Course (Clinton, MO) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Harold Stewart - stewopti@stjoelive.com |
| New York-New England | June 3, 2023 | Bethpage Red (Farmingdale, NY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Daniel Frankel - dfrankel@pgahq.com |
| Central Ontario | June 3, 2023 | Caledon Country Club (Inglewood, Ontario Canada) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Dennis Kwasnicki - kwas@rogers.com |
| South Texas | June 3 | Pearland Golf Club (Pearland,Texas) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kyle Cowand - kcowand@gmail.com |
| Club Optimiste golf junior Region St-Laurent (Canada) | June 3-4, 2023 | Club de Golf Glendale (Mirabel, Québec) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Benoit Latreille - benoit.latreille@sympatico.ca |
| Indiana North | June 4, 2023 | Garrett County Club (Elkhart, IN) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Becky Mattair@cressyeverett.com |
| Arizona | June 4, 2023 | Tucson National (Tucson, Az) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Brian Goldstein - briangoldsteinclu@gmail.com |
| New York-New England | June 4, 2023 | Winnapaug, Golf Course (Westerly, RI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Steve Feinstein - foongolf@aol.com |
| Arkansas | June 5, 2023 | Lost Springs Golf Club (Rogers, AR) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Tom Rasmussen - tom.rasmussen.ar1@outlook.com |
| Oklahoma | June 7, 2023 | Page Belcher (Tulsa, OK) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Curtis Evans - curtisevans@olp.net |
| South Texas | June 7 | Morris Williams Golf Club (Austin, Texas) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kyle Cowand - kcowand@gmail.com |
| Wisconsin North-Upper Michigan | June 8 | Mid Valley Golf Club (De Pere, WI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Ben Sorenson Sorensen, Benjamin.Sorensen@associatedbank.com |
| GATEway (Georgia) | June 8, 2023 | Cannongate 1 Golf Club (Sharpsburg, GA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Tom Brumbeloe - tbrumbeloe@hotmail.com |
| Kansas | June 9, 2023 | Emporia Golf Course (Emporia, KS) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kit Kelley -- kkelley1099@sbcglobal.net |
| East Missouri | June 9, 2023 | Ste. Genevieve Golf Club (Ste. Genevieve, MO) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Joe Hatfield - garyjoehatfield@yahoo.com |
| Colorado-Wyoming | June 9, 2023 | Flatirons Golf Course(Boulder, CO) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 See June 23 for other age divisions |
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net |
| Ohio North | June 9, 2023 | Millcreek Golf Club (Boardman, OH) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Chris Reed -- uskgcleveland@yahoo.com |
| Colorado-Wyoming | June 9, 2023 | Flatirons Golf Course (Boulder, CO) | Boys 16-18 see June 15 for other age divisions |
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net |
| Louisiana | June 10, 2023 | Timberlane Country Club (Gretna, LA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kevin Avery - kevin@thefirstteenola.org |
| New Mexico West Texas | June 11, 2023 | Tierra Del Sol Golf Club(Belen, NM) | Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 13-14, 15-18 |
Clinton Tabet -- ctabet85@gmail.com |
| Pacific Southeast (Hawaii) | June 11, 2023 | Pearl Country Club (Aeia,, HI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Chris Noda - cnoda@hsjga.org |
| Southern Wisconsin | Cancelled | Brown Deer Park Golf Course (Milwaukee, WI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Tom Carls - wmtomc@gmail.com |
| Alabama-Mississippi | June 12, 2023 | Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, MS) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Linda Gordon - lindagordon02@comcast.net |
| Tennessee | June 12, 2023 | Memphis National Golf Club (Collierville, TN) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Don Thompson- donthompson38138@gmail.com |
| Illinois | June 12-14, 2023 | Red Tail Run Country Club (Decatur, IL) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
William Wagner - w.wagner6@charter.net |
| South Florida | Cancelled | Davie Golf Club (Davie, Florida) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Mitch Goldman - msgoldman1331@yahoo.com |
| Ohio South | June 13-14, 2023 | Golf Club Heatherwoode Golf Club (Springboro, Ohio) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Robert Glavin -- glavinbob@gmail.com |
| Pacific Northwest (Utah) | June 14-16, 2023 | Glen Eagle Golf Club (Syracuse, Utah) | Boys 10-11 & Girls 10-12 (18-holes) | Jeff Thurman - ujga1984@gmail.com |
| Colorado-Wyoming | June 15, 2023 | Meadow Hills Golf Course (Aurora, CO) | Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 See June 9 for other age divisions |
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net |
| Indiana South | June 16, 2023 | Deer Creek Golf Club (Clayton, IN) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Mike Woodward - optimist.mike@gmail.com |
| Iowa | June 16, 2023 | Bos Landen Golf Course (Pena, IA) | Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 13-14, 15-18 |
Aaron Gunnare -- aaron.gunnare@gmail.com |
| Dakotas-Manitoba-Minnesota | June 17, 2023 | Central Valley Golf Course (Hartford, SD) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Greg Honl - HAOCjrgolf@gmail.com |
| Kentucky-West Virginia | June 19, 2023 | Eagle Trace Country Club (Moorehead, KY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Bill Redwine - billredwine@gmail.comm |
| Michigan | June 19-20, 2023 | Forest Akers Golf Club | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Tom Longhway - tomtlongh@aol.com |
| Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan and Northern Wyoming | August 5-4, 2023 | Riverview Golf Club (Redcliff, AB) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2024 Optimist Qualifier) |
Timothy Bell - tim@tgbell.ca |
| Southwestern Ontario | August 4, 2023 | Pine Knot Golf and Country Club (Dorchester, Ontario Canada) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2024 Optimist Qualifier) |
Sandy Larivee -- sandylarivee@gmail.com |
| Midwestern Ontario | August 8, 2023 | St. Mary's Golf Course (Ontario Canada) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2024 Optimist Qualifier) |
Rachel Skillen -- Rachel_skillen@hotmail.com |
| Optimist Junior Tour - Green Valley Ranch | October 14-15, 2023 | Green Valley Ranch (Denver, CO) | Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-13, 14-18 (2022 Optimist Qualifier) |
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org |
| Tournament of Champions | November 18-19, 2023 | Mission Inn (Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) | Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-13, 14-18 |
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org |
