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Where does your kid actually stand?
Junior golf is sold on half-truths. We run no tournaments and sell no placement, so we have no reason to repeat them. Here's what the industry won't tell you:
They sell you
“A coach viewed your profile!”
The truth
That's an automated alert, not interest. Coaches recruit verified tournament scores, not profile views.
733
College Programs
1,166
Coaches
568
Verified Emails
141+
Free Guides
51
States
How the read works
Know what a coach knows in three minutes.
Coaches already measure your kid against these scoring lines. Most families are the last to find out, usually after they've spent thousands chasing a division that was never realistic.
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Get the honest read
Answer a few quick questions. We rate your player against real college scoring lines to give you the honest fit, the real odds, and the one smartest next move.
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See who actually fits
Turn the read into a shortlist: the college divisions, programs, and coaches that match where your junior really is today.
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Track it season over season
Save it to My Player and watch the real trajectory toward the college line, with no inflation and no guessing.
Everything else they need to act on it
College Coaches
733 programs, 1,166 coaches, 568 verified head-coach emails: the direct contacts services charge thousands for, unlocked with Premium.
733 programsOpen
Tournament Calendar
Where your junior can play and get seen, by month and state. Coverage deepest in Florida and the Southeast.
51 state calendarsOpen
Parent Guides
Straight talk on recruiting timelines, emailing a coach, what scores mean by age, and what it all really costs.
141+ guidesOpen
Ranking Systems
Every ranking that drives recruiting: AJGA Rolex, Junior Golf Scoreboard, WAGR, and Golfstat, indexed in one place.
12 systemsOpen
GolfNexus also indexes amateur and professional golf, the full ladder above junior.
Marquee Event Profiles
The events that build a career.
The Cathedral·Est. 1947
Donald Ross Junior Championship
Where legends walk the same fairways Donald Ross designed
Pinehurst, NC
The Original·Est. 1950
Press Thornton Future Masters
75 years of Wiregrass hospitality and the sport's brightest stars
Dothan, AL
The Proving Ground·Est. 1978
Hudson Junior Invitational
Where 144 are chosen from 800+ and every detail mirrors the PGA Tour
Hudson, OH
The Showcase·Est. 1981
First Tee - Miami Doral Junior Classic
The winter crucible where 50+ college coaches finalize their recruiting classes
Doral, FL
The Crucible·Est. 1981
Bubba Conlee National Junior
A 54-hole championship at the venue where Al Geiberger shot the first-ever 59
Memphis, TN
The Mission·Est. 1984
Scott Robertson Memorial
Every dollar goes to charity. Every round honors a young golfer lost too soon.
Roanoke, VA
What GolfNexus is
GolfNexus is the honest home for junior golf. Every college coach, every tournament, and every ranking a competitive junior needs, in one place, plus an honest read on where your kid actually stands and what it truly takes to play in college.
Junior golf is a noisy, expensive world full of people selling a dream. We are not one of them. We don't run tournaments, we don't sell recruiting packages, and we don't take a cut of anyone's commitment. That independence is the whole point, it lets us give you the real answer, including when the honest answer is “not yet” or “don't spend the money yet.”
Our differentiator is coverage breadth combined with editorial depth on the events that matter most. Where most aggregators stop at the headliners (AJGA, NCAA, USGA, PGA Tour), we go further: the 25+ state junior golf associations, the regional multi-state tours, the international ranking systems, and deep editorial profiles of marquee events like the Future Masters and the Donald Ross Junior.
We keep the whole picture current for you, the 733-program college coach directory with coach emails you can unlock with Premium, the tournament calendar, and the ranking systems that matter. Built for junior golfers and the parents making real decisions, not the people selling to them.
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