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2015 Boys Criteria
Entries are open to male amateur golfers who: (a) will not reach their 19th birthday by midnight of August 31, 2014 and (b) are currently enrolled between grades 8-12 during the 2014/15 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 1: Top 10 in the 2014 Sea Pines Junior Heritage. Any previous Sea Pines Junior Heritage champion
Category 2: Top 30 eligible in Golfweek / Titleist Junior Rankings (as of the final rankings 12/2/14). Top 30 in the Junior Scoreboard Rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 3: Top 3 ranked players in South Carolina Heritage Classic Foundation rankings as of December 2, 2014
Category 4: 2014 AJGA 1st and 2nd team All-Americans. 2014 Wyndham Cup team members
Category 5: 2014 AJGA Polo (round of 16)
Category 6: 2014 USGA Junior Amateur (round of 16)
Category 7: 11th-15th place in the 2014 Sea Pines Junior Heritage
Category 8: 2014 Beth Daniel Junior Champion
Category 9: 2014 Top 15 Rolex Tournament of Champions
Category 10: Top 10 in the following 2014 tournaments: Thunderbird International Jr., FootJoy Boys Invitational, The Ping Invitational, Junior Players Championship, HP Boys Junior Championship, and Junior Invitational
Category 11: Top 45 eligible of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/14) Top 45 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 12: Top 3 Bobby Chapman, Scott Robertson, and Junior PGA Championship
Category 13: 2013 AJGA Polo (round of 32)
Category 14: 2013 USGA Junior Amateur (round of 34)
Category 15: 46-100 of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/14) 46-100 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 16 2014 Open tournaments winners (must be in the Top 125 of Golfweek Tournament rankings)
Category 17: 101-125 of the 2014Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/14)
101- 125 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 18: Runner-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.
Application Deadline December 15th
2015 Girls Criteria
GIRLS ELIGIBILITY
Entries are open to amateur golfers, female at birth, who: (a) will not reach their 19th birthday by midnight of August 31, 2014 and (b) are currently enrolled between grades 8-12 during the 2014/15 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 1: Top 10 in the 2014 Sea Pines Junior Heritage. Any previous Sea Pines Junior Heritage Champion.
Category 2: Top 20 eligible in Golfweek / Titleist Junior Rankings (as of the final rankings 2/2/14. Top 20 in the Junior Scoreboard Rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 3: Top 3 ranked players in South Carolina Heritage Classic Foundation rankings as of December 2, 2014
Category 4: 2014 AJGA 1st and 2nd team All-Americans. 2014 Wyndham Cup team members
Category 5: 2014 AJGA Polo (round of 16)
Category 6: 2014 USGA Girls Junior (round of 16)
Category 7: 2014 Top 15 Rolex Tournament of Champions
Category 8: 2014 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea Champion
Category 9: Top 10 in the following 2014 tournaments: ANNIKA Invitational, Thunderbird International Jr., Rolex Girls Jr. Championship, and The Ping Invitational
Category 10: Top 40 eligible of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/14). Top 40 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/13)
Category 11: Top 5 in the Scott Robertson or Junior PGA Championship
Category 12: 11th-15th place in the 2014 Sea Pines Junior Heritage
Category 13: 41 – 75 of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/14)
41 – 75 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 14: 2014 AJGA Polo (round of 32)
Category 15: 2014 USGA Girls Junior (round of 32)
Category 16: 76 – 120 of the 2014 Golfweek year-end rankings (12/2/14). 76 – 120 of the NJGS rankings (as of 12/2/14)
Category 17: 2014 Open tournaments winners (must be in the Top 125 of Golfweek Tournament rankings)
Category 18: Runner-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.