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. Junior Golfers ages 7 – 14 have the opportunity to qualify for the Uswing Junior World Championships in San Diego, Ca. (a separate onsite entry fee is required for this at the time of registration.
The top two players in Divisions 4 thru 7 will receive an invitation to the Indiana Regional of the Notah Begay III Junior Championships.
In 2026 the AJGA will award performance stars as follows for the top finishers’
Boys 14-18 Champion 4 performance stars Top 10% 1 performance Star
Girls 14-18 Champion 4 performance stars Top 10% 1 performance star
Boys 12-13 Champion 2 performance stars Top 5 1 performance star
Girls 12-13 Champion 2 performance stars Top 3 1 performance star
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)
In 2025 the Family Celebration got a facelift. We changed the name to the HyVee Champions Dinner. and we honored our 2024 champions at this banquet. In 2026 we are changing the venue. We are moving the HyVee Champions Dinner to the Town and Country Inn and Suites. Their beautiful banquet room brings a major upgrade to the festivities. In addition to honoring the 2025 Champions, we also award the prizes from the Applebee’s Parent/Child event and the raffle will be conducted.
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 2026 Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships will open on Feb 1, 2026.
Mark Christensen, Tournament Director
