Biggest Mistakes Parents Make With Tournaments #shorts

Name: Biggest Mistakes Parents Make With Tournaments #shorts
Uploaded: 2026-02-07T21:05:18+00:00
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Channel: Connor Peterson
Description: In this short instructional video, the speaker outlines the most common errors parents make when managing their junior golfer’s tournament schedule and…

7 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this short instructional video, the speaker outlines the most common errors parents make when managing their junior golfer’s tournament schedule and offers practical guidance to avoid them. The key mistakes highlighted are: (1) not entering ranked events, (2) traveling excessively and outside the home state, (3) focusing on the quantity of tournaments rather than selecting the right ones, and (4) attempting to play AJGA events before the child is ready. The speaker advises parents to first get their child ranked, monitor the child’s scoring average, and consider AJGA participation only when the average drops below about 77. He also stresses the importance of cost‑effective planning, avoiding unnecessary travel and tournament fees. The overall message is to prioritize strategic tournament selection, proper preparation, and financial prudence.

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Those are the biggest mistakes that I see parents making with tournaments. So kind of just in summary here: not playing in ranked events, that's going to be number 1. Number 2, trying to travel all over the place. You don't need to travel over the place, you need to play in your state. Number 3, thinking you need to play in lots of tournaments. You don't need to play in lots of tournaments, you need to play in the right tournaments, um, and that's going to change, uh, throughout time. Number 4, we're not just playing an AJGA for the sake of it, right? If they need to play these other events first, get comfortable shooting the scores they need to so they don't have any problem qualifying for an event, right? Um, so those are, are really the biggest, um, mistakes that I see from families. So, you know, positively, what should you do? Get your child ranked. It's already ranked. Pay attention where their scoring average is at, and then start looking at AJGA once your scoring average gets below about 77. That's really kind of like the target spot there. And then from there, they'll want to continue to work their way up. Hopefully this video makes sense, help you understand, just kind of avoid some of the pitfalls, um, not spending crazy amounts of money in tournaments, not spending crazy amounts of money on like travel and stuff like that.