Welcome to GJGR
This is the most comprehensive Junior Golf Ranking site in the world. Global Junior Golf Rankings ™ ranks one day and multi day tournaments by state and region in countries for players ages 5-19.
Top Junior Golfers Worldwide
Global Junior Golf Rankings™ ranks junior golfers by calculating each week's performance in the categories of
Boys and Girls participating in junior golf tournaments worldwide.
BOYS
| Rank | Change | Name: First Last | City/State | Country | Grad.Yr | Scoring Diff. | Head-to-Head | Top 5 | Weather | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rikuto Goto | Kagoshima | Japan | 2029 | -12.03 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2. | Ryo Arakawa | Japan | Japan | 2029 | -11.7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3. | Jose Maria Abaroa Dorador | San Luis Potosi | Mexico | 2026 | -11.03 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Toji Murata | Kitakyushu | Japan | 2028 | -9.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5. | Ryo Murata | Nagano | Japan | 2026 | -9.28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6. | Gavin Karlin | Belmar, NJ | USA | 2026 | -8.55 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7. | Yuki Yamauchi | Japan | Japan | 2026 | -8.08 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8. | Jett Surratt | Carthage, TX | USA | 2026 | -7.6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| 9. | Landon Clifton | Spring, TX | USA | 2027 | -6.8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 10. | Soichiro Shinkawa | Tokyo | Japan | 2026 | -7.24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
GIRLS
| Rank | Change | Name: First Last | City/State | Country | Grad.Yr | Scoring Diff. | Head-to-Head | Top 5 | Weather | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elizabeth Waters | Belleair, FL | USA | 2027 | -14.5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2. | Hazel Kuria | Nairobi | Kenya | 2026 | -13.25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3. | Yukino Kudo | Tokyo | Japan | 2026 | -12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Erika Suzuki | Tokyo | Japan | 2026 | -11.4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5. | Payton Haugen | Brookfield, WI | USA | 2026 | -10.28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6. | Olivia Baughman | Lutz, FL | USA | 2027 | -9.68 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7. | Chien-Ying Lee | Taiwan | Taiwan | 2025 | -8.83 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8. | Mia Buech | Hohen Neuendorf | Germany | 2027 | -6.35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9. | Avery Zweig | McKinney, TX | USA | 2025 | -6.52 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 10. | Alexa Tobias | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | USA | 2028 | -6.18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Upcoming Qualified Events
| Tourn. Date(s) | Name | City | State | Country | Gender | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17/26 - 03/18/26 |
TJGT Rockwood Spring Break Championship Texas Junior Golf Tour |
Fort Worth | TX | USA | B/G | 11-19 | Register | |
How to
Get Ranked
In order for an individual to be ranked by Global Junior Golf Rankings ™, they must compete in events that adhere to the following guidelines:
- Must be between the ages of 5-19 years old
- Must have competed in two or more one-day or multi-day stroke play tournaments with the following:
- Total of five players or more in each division
- Completed FOUR 18-hole rounds with no-stroke-limit rule in place for the 10-19 age division
- The events must have been completed and results submitted; within one calendar year, including all matching players info (i.e., name, city, state, and country)
Eligible Tours & Events
