About Us
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 the Quincy, Illinois, USA, area, since 1974, and has hosted some 25,000 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.
The tournament 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). A minimum of three trophies go to the top three finishers in each division. If a division reaches 12 players an additional prize will be awarded. At 24, 36, and 48 additional places will also be awarded.
Players ages 9 and under will be awarded a special prize for their participation in the event.
The winners in divisions 5, 6, and 7 will receive $400 education honorariums. Runners-up in these divisions will receive $200 honorariums.
Pepsi Little People’s is a qualifier for other major junior golf championships (details to be announced later). It is a ranked tournament for Junior Golf Scoreboard for boys and girls 12-18.
Activities start each year on Sunday (Father’s Day), with the optional Applebee’s Parent-Child event. (Separate Entry fee. Entries will go live on March 1) Practice rounds are played on Monday The Family Celebration Dinner is getting a name change.
It will now be known as the Hy-Vee Champions Dinner. Our 2024 Champions will be honored at this banquet.The raffle is being re-implemented. Participants will be able to purchase raffle tickets during registration on June 15, 16. Raffle prizes will be drawn at the banquet.
14 – 18 year old boys will register at Spring Lake Country Club.
All other players will register at Westview Golf Course.
Tournament Registration for the 2025 Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships will open on Feb 1, 2025.
Mark Christensen, Tournament Director
