Pepsi Little People’s is an international junior golf tournament for boys and girls ages 3 through 18. It has been held annually at golf courses in Quincy, Illinois, USA, since 1974, and has hosted some 24,000 junior golfers and their families. Many of these are now playing on the PGA, LPGA, European, Korn Ferry, PGA Champions, Sunshine,  Symetra and various other professional Tours.  Many former Little People’s participants are highly ranked college players,  are active as golf professionals or as golf coaches, or in other golf-related businesses.

Pepsi Little People’s is included in the 2023 AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) Performance Based Entry system for boys/girls 14-18 and 12-13 age divisions, with Performance Stars awarded in those age divisions.  Little People’s is  a qualifier for boys and girls ages 5 through 14 for the 2023 IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championship, for the 2023 Future Champions Golf, and for the 2023 PLAY Junior Golf Tour in Canada.  It is a ranked tournament for Junior Golf Scoreboard for boys and girls 10-18, the GolfWeek/Sagarin Junior Rankings for boys and girls 14-18, and Global Junior Golf Rankings for boys and girls 5-18.

The 50th annual Pepsi Little People’s will be played June 19-21, 2023, at two golf courses in Quincy, Illinois. It will be played in seven age divisions for boys and seven age divisions for girls (3-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, and 16-18). Trophies go to the top three finishers in each division, with participant medals to all non-trophy winners ages 3 through 9, and medals to 6^th place for non-trophy winners for ages 10 through 18. 

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