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U.S. Kids Golf Local Tours offer competitive golf events for children who are beginning competitive golfers. Each Local Tour event is described as providing a fun environment where kids can develop their skills in competitive golf. Parent caddies are strongly encouraged and are not only permitted but encouraged in tournaments, and shorter tees based on age and gender are used to scale the course for players.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
Local Tours help players ages 5 to 14 learn to compete in their local community and then advance to State, Regional, and World Championships. Two-day events such as State Invitational tournaments and Regional Championships are ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard, and at each level, players may earn Priority Status to gain entry into more challenging events. The World Championships are described as the pinnacle event in the world for youth golfers, with two events and over 2000 players from over 50 countries.
U.S. Kids Golf, LLC was started in 1996, and Dan Van Horn is the founder of U.S. Kids Golf, LLC and President of U.S. Kids Golf. Over 2000 PGA and LPGA professionals have attended the U.S. Kids Golf Certification training. The U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 award recognizes coaches for their outstanding ability to teach the game to kids, and coaches receiving the award three times become Master Kids Coaches. The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation is a recognized 501(c)(3) public charity.
The U.S. Kids Golf Family Tee program is partnered with the PGA of America, and over 1500 courses in the United States have established Forward Tee locations to provide kids and families a suitable way to play the same course together. In 2015, the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation purchased the Longleaf Golf & Country Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and treats it as a living laboratory for growing kids and family golf in a club environment. U.S. Kids Golf offers nine unique sizes of Ultralight clubs for player heights 39" through 63", and players are fit by height instead of age. Forward Tees in the Family Tee program are used so kids and families can play the same course together.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
Local Tours help players ages 5 to 14 learn to compete in their local community and then advance to State, Regional, and World Championships. Two-day events such as State Invitational tournaments and Regional Championships are ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard, and at each level, players may earn Priority Status to gain entry into more challenging events. The World Championships are described as the pinnacle event in the world for youth golfers, with two events and over 2000 players from over 50 countries.
U.S. Kids Golf, LLC was started in 1996, and Dan Van Horn is the founder of U.S. Kids Golf, LLC and President of U.S. Kids Golf. Over 2000 PGA and LPGA professionals have attended the U.S. Kids Golf Certification training. The U.S. Kids Golf Top 50 award recognizes coaches for their outstanding ability to teach the game to kids, and coaches receiving the award three times become Master Kids Coaches. The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation is a recognized 501(c)(3) public charity.
The U.S. Kids Golf Family Tee program is partnered with the PGA of America, and over 1500 courses in the United States have established Forward Tee locations to provide kids and families a suitable way to play the same course together. In 2015, the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation purchased the Longleaf Golf & Country Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and treats it as a living laboratory for growing kids and family golf in a club environment. U.S. Kids Golf offers nine unique sizes of Ultralight clubs for player heights 39" through 63", and players are fit by height instead of age. Forward Tees in the Family Tee program are used so kids and families can play the same course together.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
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