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Priority Status
Click here for Priority Status Awards - As of September 1, 2026
When players participate in U.S. Kids Golf events, they have the opportunity to earn Priority Status. This qualification determines when players receive invitations for Multi-Day Events. There are 15 levels that can be earned through score or order of finish.
Status by Score
- For Local Tours, take the two (2) lowest scores totaled within the same season on the same Local Tour.
- Participants must play four (4) Local Tour events within a season on the same Local Tour to earn Priority Status.
- For Multi-Day Events, take the two (2) lowest scores totaled within the same event.
Status by Order of Finish
- Two (2) lowest scores combined must be 180/90 or lower.
- Participants must play four (4) Local Tour events within a season on the same Local Tour to earn Priority Status.
- Order of finish is for a player position at the end of the season, not individual events.
Details about Status
- Tournament Age Date determines a player’s age group and if invitations will be received for a particular event.
- Tournament Age Date is listed on the homepage of every event.
- Click the Registration Information page to view the invitation schedule for any event.
- For a player to be eligible for a Multi-Day Event, the player's Priority Status must run through the Tournament Age Date of that event.
- After a Local Tour season or Multi-Day Event concludes, Priority Status will begin three months after the Tournament Age Date and last for one year.
- Pending Status refers to the three months between the Tournament Age Date and when Priority Status begins.
- Pending Status allows families time to prepare how to best use their full year of Priority Status.
- Priority Status runs for one year, regardless of when it is earned.
- If multiple levels of Priority Status are obtained in one event, the higher Status takes effect.
- Players can have multiple levels of Priority Status from different events, each with its expiration date.
- World Championship Eligibility: Any event played after April, will earn Priority Status towards the next year's World Championship. Events must have a Tournament Age Date of April 15th or earlier to be eligible for the current year's World Championship.
Local Tour and Multi-Day Priority Status Periods Examples
Examples by Calendar View
Local Tour
Multi-Day Event
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