The Illinois Junior Golf Association (IJGA) has been conducting junior tournaments for over forty years throughout the state of Illinois. The IJGA initially started in 1967 as the Junior Open Division of the Northern Illinois Men's Amateur Golf Association (NIMAGA). Today, the IJGA is led by Executive Director Matt Wennmaker and five additional full-time staff. In 2021, a total of 12 seasonal interns will be brought on to administer in-season programming, consisting of nearly 120 tournaments. The IJGA is continually looking to improve upon itself in order to meet the needs of its junior members, and looks to build on its strong history of service as it meets the needs of its present members, and works to stay in the forefront of the local, regional and national junior golf scene well into the future.