Our Mission & Vision
JTNC’s Mission is to inspire all junior golfers to enjoy the benefits of golf by providing innovative programs and services.
Our Vision is to ensure the game of golf is vibrant, inclusive and accessible for all junior golfers.
Two Tours Become One
The NCGA Junior Tour was founded in 2008 and grew rapidly from eight tournaments to sixteen by 2010, while the NCPGA’s Junior Tour conducted eight tournaments during its inaugural year in 2010.
Beginning in 2011, the Junior Tour of Northern California was established by combining the resources of the NCGA and the NCPGA’s Junior Tours, in order to create a single tour where junior golfers could compete against the best players for an affordable price. This partnership proved extremely successful, and the number of tournaments increased.
In order to meet Northern California’s demand for quality junior golf tournaments, the Junior Tour of Northern California will hold twenty seven tournaments in 2025 between January and December. The quality of these tournaments has been recognized by the American Junior Golf Association by awarding performance based entry status to the winners of all Boys and Girls flights.
NCGA
The Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) oversees the JTNC in partnership with the Northern California PGA section. The NCGA has over 200,000 members belonging to over 1,300 clubs and administers USGA GHIN handicaps, provides training and governance for the Rules of Golf, delivers hundreds of association events, and provides exclusive golf-related benefits and opportunities. Additionally, it is a key contributor to Youth On Course.
New in 2025, the NCGA has added 12 Junior events: 9 single day and 3 two-day flighted events open to ALL NCGA Juniors 18 and under with a NCGA or Youth On Course membership. These new flighted events are designed to provide more juniors who don’t meet the JTNC handicap requirements with more opportunities to compete more equally for experience and exposure to competitive golf.
Youth on Course
Created in 2006 by the NCGA Foundation as a regional initiative, Youth on Course provides young people with affordable access to golf. Members can play courses in Northern California and all over the country for $5 or less, and gain life-changing job and college scholarship opportunities.
Youth on Course has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of members by offering them access to play and opportunities to succeed across the U.S., Canada and Australia. In the last year, Youth on Course has grown by leaps and bounds demonstrating the reach and impact the organization is having on growing the game of golf.
Player of the Year
The Junior Tour Player of the Year award recognizes and celebrates the best boy and girl junior player in the region for each season.
Our Team
JTNC Team
Haley Whitbeck
Director of Junior Golf Team Member since 2017My favorite golf memory:
Competing in the NCAA D2 National Championship with my team (Sonoma State) my sophomore year of college.
Haley Whitbeck
Director of Junior Golf Team Member since 2017My favorite golf memory:
Competing in the NCAA D2 National Championship with my team (Sonoma State) my sophomore year of college.
Kurtis Bettencourt
Manager of Junior Golf Team Member since 2022My favorite golf memory:
Taking my dad out to play Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Kurtis Bettencourt
Manager of Junior Golf Team Member since 2022My favorite golf memory:
Taking my dad out to play Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Travis Rowney
Operations Coordinator Team Member since 2024Travis Rowney
Operations Coordinator Team Member since 2024
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