1st – Preston Tolnar – Masters Hat & $50 Tour Credit
T2 – Andrew Thompson – $25 Tour Credit
T2 – Tyler Hace – $25 Tour Credit
Tournament Registrations are up and very active this year.
Don’t get shut-out, NCJT field sizes are limited with golf tee times in high-demand these days. Plan you summer tournament schedule and get your entries in without delay. Visit NCJT.org to submit entries.
NCAA Men’s Basketball – The NCJT Contest – Top 10 Finishers 1st – Micah Berger 179 – Florida ($100) 2nd – Hamilton Miller 156 149 – Duke ($50) 3rd – Preston Tolnar 154 151 – Texas Tech ($25) 4 – Lincoln Miller 148 128 – Auburn 5 – Tony Milam 146 – Houston 6 – Tyler Hace 143 – Duke 7 – Declan Jackson 141 – Duke 8 – Liam Siko 131 152 – Duke 9 – Alex Lavin 127 175 – Duke 10 – Scott Eckstein 120 157 – Houston
Congrats to the winners – (amounts are in tour credits)!
One Day left to enter NCJT The Masters contest
All current and former members of NCJT or GLJGT are invited to enter our Masters Contest at NO CHARGE! Prizes include an Official 2025 Masters Tee Shirt and other Masters merch!
Pick 12 of your favorite golfers and the top 8 of those combine to make your team score. The scoreboard will be updated live and it gets really exciting during Sunday’s back nine drama.
Masters Discount Code for Membership or Tournament Entry
The Masters Tournament will bring out the golf spirit in all of us! To celebrate Masters week, we are offering a discount of $20 off any tournament or a tour membership. Use code “masters25” at checkout to claim the discount. The discount code will be good until “Master Sunday” April 13.
Pick 12 of your favorite golfers and the top 8 of those combine to make your team score. The scoreboard will be updated live and it gets really exciting during Sunday’s back nine drama.
Masters Discount Code for Membership or Tournament Entry
The Masters Tournament will bring out the golf spirit in all of us! To celebrate Masters week, we are offering a discount of $20 off any tournament or a tour membership. Use code “masters25” at checkout to claim the discount. The discount code will be good until “Master Sunday” April 13.
You can also scroll through recent news at our Tour News page. The news we post is always there and it goes back for many years, just keep scrolling!
Maxwell Wins
Maxwell Moldovan, a NCJT Alumni, wins the 70th Brazil Open with a 50 foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole to claim a one stroke victory! Congrats Maxwell! We’re sure there will be many more to come! For more news on the big wins PGA TOUR Americas!
Its official, the North Coast Junior Tour and Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour partnership will provide an amazing opportunity for junior golfers seeking a future in college golf or any young player trying to play better in high school golf. Any member of NCJT or GLJGT has the option to play on both tours this summer. The geographic region of the tournament sites are perfect for same day tournament travel. The partnership will host 35 tournaments and 13 JGS events in 2025, this is likely the most under one umbrella in the mid-west.
JGS
JGS means Junior Golf Scoreboard, and events with that designation allow junior golfers to earn a world ranking for college golf recruitment. All JGS events are 36-hole competitions. NCJT and GLJGT combine two back-to-back tournament rounds together to create qualified JGS events. To gain and maintain a world-ranking, a junior golfer must have a minimum of four JGS tournament rounds in their record on the rotating calendar year, and they can be a combination of any JGS events (local to national level events). Here are the factors of how the JGS rankings are computed (see more at JGS). 65% of the formula is the Individual Scoring of the player against the USGA course rating (the rankings use 75% of your best scores). Strength of Finish is 10% of the formula, so how the player places in the field. The last 25% is Strength of Field and it’s difficult to earn a high percentage of this number, unless you play at an elite level and can earn and qualify for national and international championships. The rankings and where a junior golfer can capitalize in the JGS world rankings are misunderstood by many families. Local JGS events like the 13 offered by the NCJT and GLJGT partnership are perfect for most all junior golfers. Shoot low scores and win tournaments, and it doesn’t matter where you play, until you become a dominant player in the region. Over three decades we have seen it all, from 80 shooters that continue to play in AJGA events (costing nearly $1,000 an event with travel) and never getting better. Then there’s the junior who learns to win almost everything locally before stepping up to the next stage (the best example of that type of player, stepped up and up, and became the #1 ranked junior in the world after playing more than 20 NCJT events in his younger days). This partnership will offer the best playing opportunities in our region and we look forward to having a great tour season. Please join us and get your game on tour!
April is Masters month!
The Masters Tournament means spring and great tournament golf! To celebrate Masters month and the launch of the NCJT tournament schedule opening for registration, we are offering a discount of $20 off any tournament or a tour membership. Use code “masters25” at checkout to claim the discount. The discount code will be good from April 1st to “Master Sunday” April 13.
The Masters Golf Pool
All NCJT or GLJGTmembers are eligible to enter at no charge. One entry per player and your entry name must match your Shotstat profile to be eligible. Prizes will be determined based on number of participants. Prizes will be tour credit values that can be used toward entry fees. Pool rules – pick 12 players and the top 8 scores count as your team score to par. Due to player withdraws and new qualifiers, the final field could vary up until April 10th (Masters Week Thursday – 1st round). Entries are due by midnight on April 9th. Good luck and enjoy The Masters!
North Coast Junior Golf Tour and Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour Announce Partnership to Elevate Youth Golf Development
[Cleveland, OH; Erie, PA] – [3/27/2025] – Two, long-time advocates for junior golf are joining forces. The North Coast Junior Golf Tour (NCJT) and the Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour (GLJGT) are excited to announce a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing opportunities for junior golfers through enhanced programming, expanded access to events, and shared resources. This collaboration marks an exciting step in advancing youth golf development and increasing accessibility to the sport for young athletes in the Great Lakes region.
Through this partnership, the organizations will work together to create enhanced competitive playing opportunities, continue initiatives that promote character development, sportsmanship, and skill-building, and provide greater exposure to college golf opportunities.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour to strengthen junior golf and provide young athletes with more opportunities to improve their game and develop as tournament players,” said Tony Milam, Owner and Operator of the North Coast Junior Golf Tour. “This collaboration aligns with our mission to foster growth in youth golf and empower the future of the game. Additionally, Northwestern Pennsylvania has some of the best conditioned golf courses in the Mid-West and will be a treat for NCJT players to experience”
The Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour shares the same enthusiasm. “The North Coast Junior Tour has been a leader in junior golf in the Great Lakes Region for over three decades. This partnership will allow us to enhance both of our already successful programs and continue to grow the game for the next generation of golf” said Jay Willow of Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour. “Together, we will provide young golfers with an exceptional platform to grow, compete, and succeed.”
Key elements of the partnership include:
One Membership: Allowing access to 35 tournaments and 13 JGS events.
Expanded Tournament Options: Expanded competition opportunities for junior golfers at various skill levels.
Enhanced World Ranking Events: Players will now have access to over a dozen events that will be used for international ranking on the Junior Golf Scoreboard, the place that college coaches go to find their next star recruit.
Community Engagement & Leadership Training: Programs fostering sportsmanship, leadership, and personal growth.
The partnership between NCJT and GLJGT reflects a shared commitment to growing the game of golf and fostering an environment where young players can thrive both on and off the course.
About the North Coast Junior Golf Tour 2025 marks the 34th anniversary of hosting elite junior golf competitions in Northeast Ohio. The tour boasts a rich legacy, having nurtured talents like PGA Tour luminaries Jason Dufner and Jason Kokrak, alongside hundreds of collegiate stars over the years. The NCJT prides itself on its top-tier schedule and professional tournament operations.
About Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour The 2025 marks the 13th season of organized junior golf summer competition in Northwestern Pennsylvania. This year marks the most comprehensive schedule to date for the GLJGT, exposing junior players to national and international eyes, preparing them for high level competition and opening doors to college golf.
The NCJT team is formed and ready to play at the 27th annual Joe Haase Cup at Firestone CC on Sunday, May 11th. NCJT will face-off against 3 other junior tours from around the state of Ohio (Central Ohio Golf Academy, Northern Ohio PGA Jr. Tour, and Toledo Junior Golf Association). Based on scoring averages, NCJT has it’s best lineup since it last won the cup in 2019. NCJT and the Northern Ohio PGA Jr. Tour are tied with the most JHC wins at 6 each. Meet the 2025 team and review the past history below!
NCJT March Madness Basketball Bracket
Here are the top 10 going into the Sweet 16 on March 27-28. The prizes will be tour credits for tournament entry fees at these amounts: 1st-$100, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25. Best of luck!
It’s March Madness time!!! Each year, we proudly organize our exclusive March Madness Basketball pool tailored to NCJT tournament players. This exhilarating event welcomes all tour members, whether past or present, to join in the excitement. Participation comes at absolutely no cost – simply submit your bracket and engage in the scoring action. Exciting prizes await, with details to be unveiled based on the number of enthusiastic sign-ups.
Liam Siko, was the 2024 pool winner! Who will emerged in 2025. The sole requirement is that your entry name must closely aligns with your NCJT roster name. Ensure your bracket submission reaches us by Thursday, March 20th at 12 pm. Let’s have fun while we enjoy the thrill of March Madness!
Click this link or logo to enter the contest: Entry Link
Get your game on Tour, Membership register is open! The final tournament schedule and tournament registration will open on April 1st. Also, a big junior tour announcement is coming soon… stay tuned!
Today, February 1st is opening day for the NCJT Tour Membership. The 2025 NCJT tour season is shaping up to be a fantastic year. The tour schedule is outstanding once again, the regular season entry fees remain the same for 2025, the Team Championship is back along with all its great sponsors, and we added a new trimmed down membership type for less cost.
Additionally, for the first 15 days of February we are offering an Early Bird discount on all membership types. The Early Bird discounts run now thru February 15th.
Standard Gold Membership – $25 off use code gold25
Standard Silver Membership – $20 off use code silver20
Mini-Tour Gold Membership – $10 off use code gold10
Mini-Tour Silver Membership – $5 off use code silver5
The 2025 schedule has 10 regular season events, two invitationals, two special events (were Alumni are to play), and two championships. Tour Membership has its perks, see the full details on the membership page. Now is a great time to invite your friends and teammates to join the tour, also remind your golf coaches to get your other players on tour. Summer golf on the NCJT tour is extremely important for honing golf skills and gaining tournament experience, which lead to better results in fall high school golf. It’s also vital for building a strong resume for college golf recruiters. We are known for developing junior golfers into real tournament players, and parents love our live hole-by-hole scoring and our consistent 4 hour rounds. We also host 6 events that post to the Junior golf Scoreboard’s World Rankings for Junior Golfers, the #1 recruiting site for college coaches. If college golf is a goal, please visit our College Golfsection on our website, we offer very important information about college golf that you may not find elsewhere. The Mini-Tour is for juniors ages 12 and under. These 9 holes competitions allow very young juniors a chance to compete and experience tournament golf. Being around experienced and elite players is very inspiring for our mini-tour players and a great way to enhance a young players drive to become a good tournament player.
The Team Championship
The Team Championship was a big hit in 2024 and will be back in 2025. All the big golf brands are back as sponsors! The team championship allows teammates, from the same high school, to compete together all summer for a chance to win the team championship title. It’s a great way to build the team spirit and prepare your game for a successful high school season in the fall. The award and prizes are very unique for the championship team members. In 2024, the Mizuno/Bridgestone team captured the title and all team members won a plaque and a gift packet from their sponsors. The whole prize packet included: a dozen balls from Mizuno and Bridgestone, a Mizuno hat and the plaque with all the team members listed.
2024 Team Champions
Lila Beebe Kian Caster Joseph Chatal Luke Chluda Matthew Contipelli Vince Feudo Austin Funk Nate Hazard Macey McGhee Jack Phillips Zachary Raulie Asher Rosner Wren Spires Megh Upadhyay Koen Van Scoy Elena Varga Haram Yoo
If you haven’t made arrangements to obtain your champions packet yet, please visit our Pro Shop to setup a pick-up at Sunny Street Cafe or have your packet shipped to you.
#1 PICK-UP – Go to the NCJT online Pro Shop and select Award Pick-up at Sunny Street Cafe (no charge), you’ll also receive a $15 gift card with your pickup to stay and have a meal (bring the whole family or a friend for an outstanding breakfast, brunch or lunch experience). Sunny Street Cafe is open 7 days a week from 7 AM to 2 PM. If you want to pick-up at Sunny Street Cafe, please submit your Pro Shop order at least a day prior to your pickup. Also, please email tmilam@ncjt.org with an estimated pick-up day and time.
#2 SHIPPING – Go to the NCJT online Pro Shop and select Award Shipping and your award and gifts will be shipped to you. The cost is $20 for shipping. Make sure your address on your NCJT profile is up-to-date, before your purchase.
Sunny Street Cafe is in Concord at 7531 Crile Rd, Concord, OH 44077.
The 2025 Tour Schedule
The NJCT Tour Schedulehas been posted on our schedule page. The 2025 flyer is posted, but tournament registration doesn’t open until March 1st.
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