Optimist International Junior Golf Championship
2026 District Qualifiers
Dates and locations are updated daily.
2026 District Qualifiers
Dates and locations are updated daily.
| District | Date | Location | Age Divisions | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament of Champions | November 1-2, 2025 | Mission Inn (Howey-in-the-Hills, FL) | Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-13, 14-18 |
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org | |
| TexHoma - Texas | April TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Caribbean | April TBD, 2026 | Durants Christ Church Golf Club | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Betty-June Leacock - golf@optimistbarbados.org | |
| Maryland South Delaware | April TBD, 2026 | Great Hope Golf Course (Westover, MD) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Ned Spearbeck - nedmax@comcast.net | |
| North Florida | April TBD, 2026 | Eagle Springs Golf Course (Defuniak Springs, FL) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Dennis Attaway - ecjgtour@gmail.com / Craig St. Martin - cast611@aol.com | |
| Arizona | May TBD, 2026 | El Rio Golf Course, (Tucson, Az) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Jim Pekny -- jmpekny@msn.com | |
| New York Area | May TBD, 2026 | Eisenhower White (East Meadow, NY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Daniel Frankel - dfrankel@pgahq.com | |
| New York Area | May TBD, 2026 | Sunset Ridge Golf Course (Marcellus, NY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Brittany Siechen- bsiechen@pgahq.com | |
| Louisiana | May TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Capital Virginia | May TBD, 2026 | 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 (California) | May TBD, 2026 | 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 |
Ashley Noda - anodaur@tftgs.org | |
| Pacific Central (Nevada) | May TBD, 2026 | Red Hawk Golf Course (Lakes) (Sparks, NV) | Boys 14-15, 16-18 Girls 13-14, 15-18 |
Richard Frewert -- rfrewert@gmail.com | |
| Pacific Northwest (Oregon) | May TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Central Florida | May TBD, 2026 | Eagle Creek Golf Course (Orlando, FL) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 | Jim Endicott -- floridatourdirector@top50jrtour.com | |
| California South | May TBD, 2026 | Chula Vista Golf Course (Bonia Springs, CA) | Boys 16-18 Girls 15-18 |
Gemma Acheta - jesus@jesusojdagolf.com | |
| Colorado-Wyoming | May TBD, 2026 | CommonGround Golf Course (Aurora, CO) | Boys 16-18 See June 3 and June 11 for other age divisions |
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net | |
| Pacific Northwest (IDAHO) | May TBD, 2026 | Purple Sage Golf Course (Caldwell, ID) | Boys 14-15, 16-18 and Girls 13-14, 15-18 | Lynn Viner - rockinmv@gmail.com | |
| West Missouri | May TBD, 2026 | Silo Ridge Country Club (Bolivar, MO) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Eric Brokus - eebrockus@gmail.com | |
| Optimistes Francophones Canadiens (Canada) | May TBD, 2026 | Club de Golf Glendale (Mirabel, Qu bec) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Benoit Latreille - benoit.latreille@sympatico.ca | |
| Arkansas | May TBD, 2026 | at Paradise Valley Athletic Club (Fayetteville, AR) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Tom Rasmussen - tom.rasmussen.ar1@outlook.com | |
| Pacific Southeast | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Capital Virginia | June TBD, 2026 | Ford's Colony Country Club (Williamsburg, VA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
David Griffiths - david.griffiths@studio229llc.com | |
| Rhode Island | June TBD, 2026 | Winnapaug, Golf Course (Westerly, RI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Steve Feinstein - foongolf@aol.com | |
| Colorado-Wyoming | June TBD, 2026 | Overland Park Golf Course (Denver, CO) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 See May 29 and June 11 for other age divisions |
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net | |
| TexHoma - Oklahoma | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Pacific Southeast (Hawaii) | June TBD, 2026 | Waikoloa Beach & Golf Resort (Waikoloa, HI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Allison Wallace - awallace@hsjga.org | |
| Tennessee | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Nebraska | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| New Mexico West Texas | June TBD, 2026 | Red Hawk Golf Course (Las Cruces, NM) | Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 13-14, 15-18 |
Frank Holguin -- Frank_jana@comcast.net | |
| Kansas | June TBD, 2026 | 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 TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Ohio North | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| Pacific Central (California) | June TBD, 2026 | Stockton Golf Course (Stockton, CA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Richard Frewert -- rfrewert@gmail.com | |
| Alabama-Mississippi | June TBD, 2026 | Glenlakes Golf Club (Foley, AL) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Jeff Keaner - jeffreyakeener@gmail.com | |
| South Texas | June TBD, 2026 | Waldon Golf Course (Montgomery, Texas) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kyle Cowand - kcowand@gmail.com | |
| Illinois | June TBD, 2026 | 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 - wwagner6@charter.net | |
| Ohio South | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| GATEway (Georgia) | June TBD, 2026 | Cartersville Country Club (Cartersville, GA) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Tom Brumbeloe - tbrumbeloe@hotmail.com | |
| Wisconsin North-Upper Michigan | June TBD, 2026 | Mid Valley Golf Club (De Pere, WI) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Jim Glover - gymnast15@new.rr.com | |
| Colorado-Wyoming | June TBD, 2026 | Meadow Hills (Aurora, CO) | Girls 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18 see May 29 and June 3 for other age divisions |
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net | |
| North Carolina East | June TBD, 2026 | Timberlake Country Club (Clinton, NC) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
David Jennings - zone5ltgovernor2023@gmail.com | |
| Iowa | June TBD, 2026 | Pella Golf Course (Pella, IA) | Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 13-14, 15-18 |
John Danielson - danielsonjohn44@gmail.com | |
| Central Ontario | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| New York Area | June TBD, 2026 | Eisenhower White (East Meadow, NY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Daniel Frankel - dfrankel@pgahq.com | |
| Kentucky-West Virginia | June TBD, 2026 | Eagle Trace Country Club (Moorehead, KY) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Stuart Maiden - sam24jam@yahoo.com | |
| Dakotas-Manitoba-Minnesota | June TBD, 2026 | University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course (St. Paul, MN) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Mark Lowe - mwaldronlowe@gmail.com | |
| Michigan | June TBD, 2026 | 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 | |
| South Texas | June TBD, 2026 | Morris Williams Golf Course (Austin, Texas) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Kyle Cowand - kcowand@gmail.com | |
| Pacific Central (Utah) | June TBD, 2026 | Glen Eagle Golf Club (Syracuse, Utah) | Boys 10-11 & Girls 10-12 (18-holes) | Jeff Thurman - ujga1984@gmail.com | |
| Indiana South | June TBD, 2026 | Oak Tree Golf Club (Plainfield, IN) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
David Osborne - dwomedic@gmail.com | |
| South Florida | No qualifier - At Large Application | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
golf@optimist.org | ||
| North Carolina West | No Qualifier - At Large Application | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
golf@optimist.org | ||
| South Carolina | No Qualifier -- At Large Application | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
Joel Mousaw - jtmousaw@gmail.com | ||
| Pacific Southwest (California) | No Qualifier - At Large Application | Location: Santa Barbara area | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
golf@optimist.org | |
| Southern Wisconsin | No Qualifier - At-Large Application | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
golf@optimist.org | ||
| Indiana North | No Qualifier - At Large Application | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
golf@optimist.org | ||
| Atlantic Central | No Qualifier - At-Large Application | Pennsylvania | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 |
golf@optimist.org | |
| Southwestern Ontario | July TBD, 2026 | Ambassador Golf Course (Windsor, Ontario Canada) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2027 Optimist Qualifier) |
Sandy Larivee -- sandylarivee@gmail.com | |
| Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan and Northern Wyoming | August TBD, 2026 | Lake Hills golf Course (Billings, MT) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2027 Optimist Qualifier) |
Jay Strever - jrgolf@billingsoptimist.org | |
| Midwestern Ontario | August TBD, 2026 | St. Mary's Golf Course (Ontario Canada) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2027 Optimist Qualifier) |
Rachel Skillen -- Rachel_skillen@hotmail.com | |
| Alberta, Montana, Saskatchewan and Northern Wyoming | August TBD, 2026 | Lakewood Golf Resort (Red Deer, AB) | Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18 (2027 Optimist Qualifier) |
Jay Strever - jrgolf@billingsoptimist.org |
