Golf Your Age℠
Take a GYA℠ Challenge and golf as many holes as your age OR just play 9 or 18. Every round funds community care in your county — delivered by local providers, including SUN Youth℠ students.
Winter Solstice GYA Challenge — Dec 20–22
Plan ahead · Register anytime before the window opens
GYA Independent Challenge — Any Time of Year
Play your age in holes on your own schedule, at any course, whenever you're ready.
GYA Community Tribute — Any Time of Year
Play 9, 18, or any number of holes for a personal cause. No leaderboard — just community.
2026 Summer Solstice GYA Challenge — Complete!
Next event: June 20–22, 2027 · 220d 13h away
Personal Milestone
100% Local Impact
Optional Competition
Hire Local Teens — at the Course, at Home, or at Work
Club members, First Tee chapters, and local courses hire vetted SUN Youth℠ teens for caddying, bag handling, event setup, and course maintenance — and every golfer who is a SphereUs℠ Buyer or Premier member brings their own work too: yard care, moving help, pet care, tech help, or event help at home or at the office, plus referrals to trusted teens they already know. Each gig carries guardian oversight, GPS safety, and labor-law compliance.
Same compliance, oversight, and safety gates apply to every gig — no posture is ever relaxed because two families share an organization.
Course coverage
golf courses charted
Every course in the GYA course map, searchable when you plan your challenge. Official course partners are the ones marked on the map.
As of Nov 11, 2026
100% of your GYA donation funds community care where you play
Every registration donation goes to the SphereUs Foundation, which funds care for Foundation-approved grantees in the county where your challenge takes place — elderly neighbors, people with disabilities, and families facing hardship.
You golf
Play your age in holes — or just 9 or 18 — at any course, within 72 hours.
Your neighbor gets help
Lawn care, home cleaning, grocery runs, transportation, pet care — funded in your county.
A local provider earns
Delivered by local SphereUs℠ providers, including SUN Youth℠ students whenever possible.
No entry fee — a minimum $10 donation registers your challenge, and 100% of it stays local. Read the full GYA story
Optional Competitive Leaderboards
GYA isn't just about completing the challenge — it's about how well you play it. Choose which leaderboards you want to appear on at registration. Completely optional.
Overall Low Gross
Best raw score-to-par vs all ages, split by gender. Any course, any tees.
Overall Low Net
Best handicap-adjusted score vs all ages. Levels the field between scratch and high-handicap players.
Same Age · Same Course
Direct apples-to-apples comparison — same age group, same course, same tees. Most precise competition.
Same Age · National
Normalized via USGA handicap differential — compare same-age players nationally across any course.
Live — Overall Gross
Full board →Leaderboard opens once the first attested scores are submitted.
Be the first on the board this year.
⛳ Active Challenges Near You
See where GYA players are taking their challenges — and which courses are official community partners.
Tap any button above to toggle that layer on or off. Keep all three selected to see the full picture: partner courses, active challengers, and all GYA-eligible courses worldwide.
Every course in our database is GYA eligible — golfers can challenge at any course during the solstices or any 3-day window they choose.
🗺 30,021 GYA courses worldwide — zoom in for local detail.
