FORMAT: ONE SHIFT
4 Bagger (U12 Division)/ 6 Game Sweeper ( U15 – U18 – U20 Division)
162 Bowler Max
ROSTER FOR NEXT UPCOMING EVENT WILL BE POSTED THE WEEK BEFORE EACH TOURNAMENT ON TUESDAY (2PM) – THURSDAY (2PM) – SATURDAY (2PM) and can be found under “CURRENT TOURNAMENT” tab.
THIS IS THE LAST JUNIOR GOLD QUALIFIER FOR GRAND RAPIDS MICHIGAN 2022 – EVENTS AFTER THIS (JUNE – JULY) ARE CALLED “EARLY BIRD TOURNAMENTS” AND WILL BE JUNIOR GOLD QUALIFIERS FOR JULY 2023 (TBD LOCATION), THE OFFICIAL 2022-2023 SEASON STARTS IN AUGUST 2022.
Entry form (printable )
If you are mailing your entry, please keep in mind online entries will be in the order of received, before the mail comes every day (2pm). If we fill up before we receive your mail in entry you will be put on our online waiting list or notified and your entry will be refunded.
MAIL ENTRY TO: 150 CARLETON DR S. BATTLE CREEK MICHIGAN 49017
Check-In: ALL BOWLERS @ 8:00 am – 8:45 am
8:00 am – 8:45 am : Bowlers check in
8:45 am – 9:00 am : Announcements
9:00 am – 9:05 am : National Anthem
9:05 am – 9:15 am : 10 Minutes of practice
9:15 am – 1:45 pm : 4 – 6 games qualifying moving to the next pair on the right after 2 games
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm : scores tallied and posted.
Jr. Gold Spots/SMART Scholarships/Awards will be awarded based on the 4-6 Qualifying games, and will be awarded after qualifying block is completed.
All bowlers are competing for SMART Scholarships, but not all bowlers will be competing for Gold Spots. You do not need to be bowling for a Jr. Gold Spot to compete in any of our (GLJGT) tournaments – all tournaments award SMART Scholarships and Awards to top finishers.
AGE DIVISIONS: BASED ON BIRTH DATE: ( based on a Fiscal Year not a calendar year, Aug 1 to July 31)
U12 – AUGUST 1, 2009 TO CURRENT DATE
U15 – AUGUST 1, 2006 TO JULY 31, 2009
U18 – AUGUST 1, 2003 TO JULY 31, 2006
U20 – AUGUST 1, 2001 TO JULY 31, 2003
Cost breakdown:
U12: $40- 4 Games – $15 Lineage, $10 misc./awards, $15 Scholar = $40 Entry
$55 – Non Great Lakes Member
U15 – U18 – U20: $50- 6 Games – $20.00 Lineage, $10 misc./awards, $20.00 Scholar = $50 Entry
$65 – Non Great Lakes Member
WALK – IN /LATE FEE: $15.00
Scholarship breakdown:
4 – 9 Bowlers: Top 3 – 50%-30%-20% = 100%
10 – 24 Bowlers: Top 4 – 40%-30%-20%-10%=100%
25+ Bowlers: Top 6 – 30%-25%-15%-10%-10%-10%=100%
DRESS CODE REQUIRED: SLACKS (boy/girl) / SKORTS (girls) & COLLAR SHIRT OR JERSEY (bowling), see rules for specifics- tournament director has the right to ask you to change into something acceptable. NO JEANS/SHORTS/YOGA PANTS/ETC OR T-SHIRTS allowed during tournament play.
GLJGT Membership – annual : $30.00 (Expires 5-30-2022)
PRINTABLE GLJGT MEMBERSHIP – (CLICK HERE)
Bowlers can choose to bowl as a GLJGT MEMBER (lower entry cost + perks) or a GLJGT NON-MEMBER (higher entry cost) this season (2021-2022). This membership is a separate cost ($30.00) and is not included in the entry fee. This is an opportunity to become a member of Great Lakes Jr. Gold Tour and is not to be confused with a USBC Jr. Gold Membership. If you become a member you will be able to enter our tournaments at a lower cost. If you bowl more than 2 tournaments then the membership will pay for itself in savings. We use a larger portion of the membership to add SMART Scholarship funding to our end of the year Tune-up/Championships in May/June 2022 TBD. We will produce a member card, and hand this to you at the event.
USBC Jr. Gold Membership – annual: (Expires 7-31-2022)
U12=$10.00 U15/U18/U20= $30.00
PRINTABLE USBC JR GOLD MEMBERSHIP – (CLICK HERE)
In order to compete for the Jr. Gold Spot (Nationals) in Grand Rapids MI 2022, you must have a current 2021-2022 USBC Jr. Gold Membership ( which is an upgraded version of your USBC Standard membership-USBC rules). This is a separate purchase cost and is not included in our entry fee. This membership is an annual cost and is good until July 31 2022. You have the option to purchase it here or print a copy and bring it to the tournament at check in or fill the printable form out and send it to USBC.
Are you competing for a Jr. Gold Spot?
This option tells us if you would like to compete for a Jr. Gold Spot to the National Championships in Grand Rapids Michigan 2022 (Y) or if you are already qualified for Gold (AQ), or if you don’t want to compete for the Jr. Gold Spot in 2022 (N). This event is a Jr. Gold Qualifier: There is a separate cost for the option to bowl for a Jr. Gold Spot and is not included with your entry fee:
U12 Jr. Gold option 1:4 ratio-$25.00
U15 Jr. Gold option 1:5 ratio-$30.00
U18 Jr. Gold option 1:6 ratio-$33.50
U20 Jr. Gold option 1:4 ratio-$50.00
Note: you do not need to bowl for a gold spot in any of our tournaments to compete for Scholarship and awards only. Our tournaments are open to any bowlers who want to compete with or without bowling for a Jr. Gold Spot.
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