Junior golf refers to the game of golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 being played by boys and girls who have not finished secondary school or reached the age of 19, whichever comes first.

More specifically, any person falling under the above definition who has played at least one round of golf in a given year is a junior golfer. Competitive junior golfers play in high level competitions. These competitions are found on junior tours such as the American Junior Golf Association

American Junior Golf Association

The American Junior Golf Association is a "501 nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf." AJGA is considered by many leaders in the golf industry to be the premier...

, Future Stars Golf Series, International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT)

International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT)

The mission of the International Junior Golf Tour is to provide exceptional junior golfers with the opportunity to develop and showcase their competitive skills while setting high standards to preserve the traditions and integrity of the game.-History:...

, Tarheel Junior Golf, Texas Legends Junior Tour

Texas Legends Junior Tour

The Texas Legends Junior Tour was established in 2004 under the umbrella of the Texas Golf Association Foundation, a 501 organization...

, http://wwwGolfbyKids.com. Competitions are ranked by national services to identify the best players of a country.

Among the most prominent national junior tournaments are the U.S. Junior Amateur

U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship

The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur boys who are under 18 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA Handicap Index of 6.4 or less. The competition was...

, U.S. Girls' Junior

United States Girls' Junior Golf Championship

The United States Girls' Junior Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association. It is open to amateur girls who are under 18 on the last day of the competition and have a USGA handicap index of 18.4 or less...

, the Western Junior

Western Junior

The Western Junior is the oldest national junior golf tournament in the United States. It was founded in 1914 and is organized by the Western Golf Association. It is played at a different course each year, primarily in the midwest. From 1914 to 1998, it was played with stroke play qualifying...

 the Northern Junior

Stan Trojanowski Northern Junior

The Stan Trojanowski Northern Junior is a national Junior golf tournament conducted each year at Ellington Ridge Country Club in Ellington, Connecticut. The format for the event is 36-holes of stroke play. The tournament was founded in 2002 in memory of Stan Trojanowski, who died on August 21st, 2001...

, and the The Press Thornton Future Masters.