Invitation Criteria

  • Members of the USGA National Development Program State Teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia
  • Top 50 players on Carolinas Junior Rankings as of September 3, 2026
    • Grayson Baucom, Connor Wolfe, Bennett Scaletta, Drew Mercer, Landry Williams, Warren Stiglitz, Stephen Eastman, Ryan Baker, Tyler Warner, Ian McGee, Ryan Hedgecoe, Davis Petty, Slater Meade, Marcus Bradley, John John Santospago, Spencer Mills, Noah Fry, Bryson McCurry, Lane Crotts, Brennan Kelly, Bodie Snyder, Isaiah Adel, Jake Brady, Cameron Harvey, Griffin Williams, Dawson Szabo, Howie Vroon, Davis Leasure, Thomas DeMint, Hughes McCarthy, Jack Weston, Graham Wagner, Davis Wotnosky, Ty Childers, Riley Naylor, Hudson Hurt, Joseph Condon, Nate Horne, Jack Coleman, John Broyles, Colin McLeod, Will Burgwyn, Camden Honeycutt, Reed Cook, Clint Bailey, Sawyer Driscoll, Taft Courie, Landon Helms, Milan Rampersaud, Samuel Pelsnik
  • Top 20 on the 2025-2026 DGT final Tour Standings, minus any 2026 graduates and DGT High School Boys' winners since November 15, 2025
    • Jay Harrison, Walker Worth IV, Aiden McDonough, Will Burgwyn, Nicholas Rodriguez, Gavin Hazen, Gabe Parkin, Gabe deBuhr, Aiden Connor, Eric Chavez, Jack Phillips, Colin Rushlow, Adam Tucker, Oliver Sean, Gantt Reasoner, Noah Hollinger, Clint Bailey, Zach Democko, Zane Williams, Benjamin Allwein, Luca Rinaldi 
  • Top 3 players in the Dustin Johnson Junior Boys’, March 6-8
    • William Lisle, Chase Bauer, and Theodore Snyder
  • Top 3 players in the Boys' 16-18 Division in The Ten Memorial Junior, May 15-16
    • Nico Ward, Ravi Desai, Ty Hartman, Rocco Bautti
  • Top 3 players in the Boys’ 15-18 Division in the Scott Robertson Memorial, May 15-17
    • Drake Harvey, Noah MacLauchlan, Ty Willoughby, Heath Harvey
  • Top 4 players in the International Junior Masters Championship Division, June 22-26
    • Michael Jordan, Braeden Lee, John Lazzaro
  • Top 5 players in the Boys’ 15-18 Division in the Future Masters, June 20-27
    • Gabriel Hull, Bryer Cale, Hogan O'Keefe, Dane Mohap, Hudson Hurt
  • Top 3 players in the Boys’ 15-18 Division in the North & South Junior, June 22-24
    • Alexandre El Khomri, Slater Meade, Yunze Wang
  • Winners of all 2026 CGA Boys’ Championships/Invitationals
    • Colin McLeod, Brady Senn, Noah Fry, Connor Wolfe, Luke Valkovics, Tyler Warner
    • Winners of all Drip Golf Tour (High School Boys’ Division) events since November 15, 2025
      • Camden Honeycutt, James Fisher, Ethan King, Graham Weinstein, Hudson Hurt, Rich Davis, Jack Weeks, Emmett Spence, Luca Rinaldi, Preston Ordnung, Hunter Crist, Jack Weston, Ryan Boudin, Bodie Snyder, Simon Hall, Davis Leasure, William Neff, Noah Fry, Henry Hancock, Kipp Madison, Isaiaha Adel, Chase Evans, Blake Fowler

Entry is open to the first 96 invited players to register beginning on August 24, 2026, at 7 pm.
Earning an invitation does not guarantee a spot in the tournament.

Players who have not earned an invitation may submit a player resume for review and consideration by the tournament committee.

 Apply for At-Large Consideration

An 18-hole qualifier will be held on November 8, 2026 at Longleaf G&FC in Southern Pines, NC, for players who have not earned an invitation, with a minimum of five spots available in the tournament proper field.