PDGA Junior Worlds offers a fun and fierce competition every year. Photo: PDGA Media

The list of PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championship alumni is loaded with names you will very easily recognize.

PDGA Pro World Champions and PDGA Major winners like Nate Sexton, Paige Shue, Paul McBeth, Kona Panis and Valarie Jenkins all competed at the Junior Worlds level before rising in the disc golf ranks.

It's a trend that has continued as recent Junior World Champions, like Gannon Buhr, have shown their ready to compete at the elite level.

Kade Filimoehala is the 2021 PDGA MJ18 World Champion and is now competing on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. Photo: PDGA Media

Simply put, the PDGA Junior World Championships are a proving ground with fun, but fierce, competition for the next generation of disc golf.

Now is the time to begin to earn your spot at the 2023 PDGA Junior World Championships. There are a few requirements for an invitation that players must meet, and it begins with strong play on the course.

Full Criteria for the 2023 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championship »

All junior competitors must be an amateur-class PDGA member in 2022 and remain amateur status, as well as have certified official status, through the event in 2023; turn 8-18 on their birthday in 2023 and compete in three PDGA-sanctioned events.

Reminder: Players in the Junior ≤12, Junior ≤10, Junior ≤08, and Junior ≤06 divisions must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during tournament rounds. For more information, see Section 1.13 Youth Safety in the Competition Manual for Disc Golf Events.

Peoria, IL to Host 2023 PDGA Junior Disc Golf World Championships »

Check out this example for how PDGA points are distributed towards an invitation:

Questions? Contact the PDGA's Event Support Team »

Looking to join an elite list of players who have competed at Junior Worlds?

The work begins now.

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