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Little Mountain will be the tour kickoff!

On Wednesday, June 4th, the North Coast Junior Tour will begin its 34th tour season at Little Mountain CC in Concord, OH and we hope you will be joining us. Weather and course are in great shape! Entries are due 7 days prior to avoid a late fee. Late fees are accepted and for the first 2 events have been reduced to $1. The normal fee is $8 will be in affect after this week. We are accepting late entries up until 6pm on Tuesday, June 3. Tee times are posted on Home page. Live scoring will pop-up on Home page as soon as the first score is posted on tournament days, so roughly 8:15am.

Our 2nd tour stop will be at Punderson, another great venue, on Thursday, June 5.

The Season-Long Team Championship

The Season-Long Team Championship is a new concept for tournament golf and NCJT is among the first world-wide to launch such a cool concept for its tournament players. This will be the 2nd season for the NCJT Season-Long Team Championship. All players will be assigned a team and remain on that team for the entire season. Team assignments will be based on hometown and school districts, in hopes to keep school teammates on the same team. At each tournament a certain number of predetermined scores will count toward the team score for that event and points will accumulate to the season-long rankings. A live hole-by-hole leaderboard will make this an exciting event all season long. In the end, one team will be the Team Champion. The golf brand sponsor for the winning team will provide one of the most exciting award packages we have ever offered. Please share with your school teammates to build a strong team!

Some things to remember about tour season:

• Pairings/Tee Times are posted 2-3 days prior to events, contestants are responsible to view the pairings list and know their tee time. To avoid penalty or disqualification, all players should report in at event registration and arrive at their starting tee 10 minutes prior to their published tee time.
• All players need to have the Shotstat Live Scoring app downloaded and ready to use before attending their first event of the season. See APP instructions here.
• Live Hole-by-Hole Scoring (a spectator favorite) will be viewable worldwide at every Stroke Play event
• Pairings and Live Scoring can be found in the Hot Topic Boxes that show-up on top of NCJT’s homepage when tee times are posted and when Live Scoring is active.
• Practice rounds are on your own
• Range balls are the players responsibility at most events, check with the golf shop for details
• Caddies are only allowed at Championships and Invitationals (Mini-Tour permitted at all times)
• A Late Entry Fee ($8) will begin one week prior to events (so enter early, at least one week prior to event day). TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO AVOID A LATE FEE FOR LITTLE MOUNTAIN.
• Late entries with the Late Fee are accepted up until 4pm – one day prior
• Membership packets this year will include a NCJT Bag Towel & Bag Tag, a Mouse Pad with the tour schedule and a special gift or two. Member packets will be handed out at your first event. We plan to have all packets ready for all contestants on the pairings list. If you are not playing, but want to stop by to pick-up your packet, please make sure to email tmilam@ncjt.org and let us know you plan to come for your packet at least 48 hours prior to tournament day. 8am to 10am will be the pick time frame for non-contestant pick-up.
• Withdrawal from an event – only method is to email your request to tmilam@ncjt.org
• Review the Tour Manual for all tournament policies
• Full details on awards and points are detailed in the Tour Manual
• JGS events are add-on events for Junior Golf Scoreboard (“JGS”) World Ranking status, see Tour Manual for details

We are excited to get started and we hope to see you on tour soon! Start getting your entries in and practice up for a great golf season!

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Feature Events:

The JB Four-Ball at Quail Hollow on Friday, June 27 – See Event Details Here!

Junior+4Am Golf Classic at Quail Hollow on Sunday, July 20 (2pm shotgun), this is a huge event for the junior tour and we need all of our best players to participate. For this event former players under the age of 25 are welcome to play as well. This event is designed to show-case the NCJT junior tour mission and our player’s talents! So, if you feel comfortable playing with 4 amateurs as a junior tour ambassador we really want you to play and help us promote our junior tour. See Event Details Here!

Download Scholarship Forms Below

• Scholarship Info Sheet
• Scholarship Application

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The NCJT Joe Haase Cup at Firestone CC on May 11, 2025

The NCJT team didn’t win this year, but they looked impressive in this photo! Results

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The Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour

We have partnered with the Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour of Western Pennsylvania. All NCJT players are considered a member of their tour and are invited to play in their tournaments anytime they would like. They have some really top-notch courses on their schedule and we encourage you to play there too. Most events are within an 1.5 hour drive, so easy one-day travel. Your same login will work for both tour’s websites. CLICK HERE to visit GLJGT and register for tournaments. Use code “NCJT25″at checkout to get the member entry fee at GLJGT.

Wednesday, June 4th at Little Mountain will be the tour kickoff!

In 7 days the North Coast Junior Tour will begin its 34th tour season and we hope you will be joining us for all the exciting action of being on tour. The kickoff event will be at Little Mountain CC on Wednesday, June 4th. Little Mountain is ranked as one of the best courses in Ohio for more than 20 years and is a tour favorite. Our 2nd tour stop will be at Punderson, another great venue, on Thursday, June 5.

The Season-Long Team Championship

The Season-Long Team Championship is a new concept for tournament golf and NCJT is among the first world-wide to launch such a cool concept for its tournament players. This will be the 2nd season for the NCJT Season-Long Team Championship. All players will be assigned a team and remain on that team for the entire season. Team assignments will be based on hometown and school districts, in hopes to keep school teammates on the same team. At each tournament a certain number of predetermined scores will count toward the team score for that event and points will accumulate to the season-long rankings. A live hole-by-hole leaderboard will make this an exciting event all season long. In the end, one team will be the Team Champion. The golf brand sponsor for the winning team will provide one of the most exciting award packages we have ever offered. Please share with your school teammates to build a strong team!

Some things to remember about tour season:

• Pairings/Tee Times are posted 2-3 days prior to events, contestants are responsible to view the pairings list and know their tee time. To avoid penalty or disqualification, all players should report in at event registration and arrive at their starting tee 10 minutes prior to their published tee time.
• All players need to have the Shotstat Live Scoring app downloaded and ready to use before attending their first event of the season. See APP instructions here.
• Live Hole-by-Hole Scoring (a spectator favorite) will be viewable worldwide at every Stroke Play event
• Pairings and Live Scoring can be found in the Hot Topic Boxes that show-up on top of NCJT’s homepage when tee times are posted and when Live Scoring is active.
• Practice rounds are on your own
• Range balls are the players responsibility at most events, check with the golf shop for details
• Caddies are only allowed at Championships and Invitationals (Mini-Tour permitted at all times)
• A Late Entry Fee ($8) will begin one week prior to events (so enter early, at least one week prior to event day). TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO AVOID A LATE FEE FOR LITTLE MOUNTAIN.
• Late entries with the Late Fee are accepted up until 4pm – one day prior
• Membership packets this year will include a NCJT Bag Towel & Bag Tag, a Mouse Pad with the tour schedule and a special gift or two. Member packets will be handed out at your first event. We plan to have all packets ready for all contestants on the pairings list. If you are not playing, but want to stop by to pick-up your packet, please make sure to email tmilam@ncjt.org and let us know you plan to come for your packet at least 48 hours prior to tournament day. 8am to 10am will be the pick time frame for non-contestant pick-up.
• Withdrawal from an event – only method is to email your request to tmilam@ncjt.org
• Review the Tour Manual for all tournament policies
• Full details on awards and points are detailed in the Tour Manual
• JGS events are add-on events for Junior Golf Scoreboard (“JGS”) World Ranking status, see Tour Manual for details

We are excited to get started and we hope to see you on tour soon! Start getting your entries in and practice up for a great golf season!

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Feature Events:

The JB Four-Ball at Quail Hollow on Friday, June 27 – See Event Details Here!

Junior+4Am Golf Classic at Quail Hollow on Sunday, July 20 (2pm shotgun), this is a huge event for the junior tour and we need all of our best players to participate. For this event former players under the age of 25 are welcome to play as well. This event is designed to show-case the NCJT junior tour mission and our player’s talents! So, if you feel comfortable playing with 4 amateurs as a junior tour ambassador we really want you to play and help us promote our junior tour. See Event Details Here!

Download Scholarship Forms Below

• Scholarship Info Sheet
• Scholarship Application

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The NCJT Joe Haase Cup at Firestone CC on May 11, 2025

The NCJT team didn’t win this year, but they looked impressive in this photo! Results

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The Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour

We have partnered with the Great Lakes Junior Golf Tour of Western Pennsylvania. All NCJT players are considered a member of their tour and are invited to play in their tournaments anytime they would like. They have some really top-notch courses on their schedule and we encourage you to play there too. Most events are within an 1.5 hour drive, so easy one-day travel. Your same login will work for both tour’s websites. CLICK HERE to visit GLJGT and register for tournaments. Use code “NCJT25″at checkout to get the member entry fee at GLJGT.

Here are the final results from the 2025 Joe Haase Cup at Firestone:

• Great playing from Wren Spires (NCJT) score of 72 (E) for 36 points!
• Ella Baird (NCJT) had the shot of the day with a Double Eagle on the Par 5 #12! A very rare score in golf!
• Noah Risman (NCJT) had 5 birdies on his round for 31 points and a score of 77 (+5)

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Masters Contest Winners

• 1st – Preston Tolnar – Masters Hat & $50 Tour Credit
• T2 – Andrew Thompson – $25 Tour Credit
• T2 – Tyler Hace – $25 Tour Credit

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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.

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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)!

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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!

Enter the Contest here — MASTERS GOLF POOL – Passcode 224AA918PC

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.

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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.

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Subscribe to our Email List Here – www.ncjtgolf.com

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!

All current and former members of NCJT or GLJGT are invited to enter our Masters Contest at NO CHARGE!

Enter the Contest here — MASTERS GOLF POOL – Passcode 224AA918PC

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.

Subscribe to our Email List Here – www.ncjtgolf.com

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 1^st to “Master Sunday” April 13.

The Masters Golf Pool

All NCJT or GLJGT members 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!

MASTERS GOLF POOL – Passcode 224AA918PC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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.

For more information about this partnership and upcoming events, visit www.ncjt.org or www.greatlakesjgt.com  or contact Tony Milam at tmilam@ncjt.org or Jay Willow at jay@greatlakesjgt.com.

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!

Place	Entry	Current Pts	Possible Pts	Predicted Winner
1	TOLNAR	86	229	Texas Tech
2	HCM #1	81	213	Duke
2	Tony Milam	81	205	Houston
2	declanjackson	81	181	Duke
5	micahb8	77	224	Florida
6	Alex Lavin	73	211	Duke
7	Lincoln	66	203	Auburn
7	Liam Siko #1	66	201	Duke
7	sheiss	66	148	Auburn
10	tylerhace	61	198	Duke

In other News — A HUGE junior tour announcement is only days away! Plus, tournament registrations will open on April 1st!

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!