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About This Event
The Crestview Junior Match Play Championship is Central Links Golf's premier head-to-head junior competition, combining stroke play qualifying with bracket-style match play across three days at Crestview Country Club in Wichita. It is one of the most competitive junior events in Kansas, drawing the top boys and girls in the state for a format that tests both ball-striking and on-course decision-making under pressure. For juniors building a résumé, a deep match play run or a state title here carries real weight with college coaches and AJGA rankings.
What Advancing Means
Winning or finishing deep in this bracket earns AJGA Performance Based Eligibility stars, which directly affect a junior's ability to qualify for AJGA events — making a strong result here a tangible asset for the competitive season ahead. A state match play title from a Central Links Golf championship also signals to college coaches that a recruit can perform in pressure formats, not just stroke play rounds.
Coach's Take
This event checks two critical boxes at once — it's a legitimate state-level title opportunity and it moves the needle on AJGA PBE stars, so for any Kansas junior serious about their summer schedule, it belongs on the calendar.
About State Golf
State Golf offers competitive junior golf events. Check their tour page for full schedule and eligibility details.
Scheduled for late July 2026, this event lands in the heart of the summer junior golf season, when college coaches are actively evaluating recruits and AJGA PBE points matter most for fall event eligibility. It sits alongside — and in some cases complements — AJGA and USGA regional events, making it a smart addition to a summer schedule for Kansas juniors targeting both state recognition and national ranking movement.
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