The Youth Classic Golf Tournament

The 2025 State Farm Youth Classic is in the books!

Thank you to our participants, their families, all of our amazing volunteers, and to Golf Bloomington - Highland Park, Prairie Vista, and The Den; Ironwood Golf Course; and Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University for making this tournament happen.

View the winners: https://tyc.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/tyc25/event/tyc252/contest/29/leaderboard.htm

Pairings are set for Day 2 tomorrow! Find them here: https://tyc.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/tyc25/event/tyc252/pairings.htm?r=5f52a4d9-ec46-44d4-8847-e177400e7f76 #

Also, here are some highlights from Day 1: https://www.theyouthclassic.com/news

We are in for a HOT 2025 State Farm Youth Classic!🥵

Due to the heat, we have moved up the tee times for all players ages 6-11 at Highland Park. Players and parents should have received notification yesterday.

We will have water stations all over the courses, so please carry extra water and stay hydrated!

You can track live scoring, tee times, and updates via the BlueGolf platform here:

tyc.bluegolf.com

It's tournament week! Registration is closed, and pairings will be posted on Wednesday. We look forward to welcoming over 280 golfers to Bloomington-Normal for practice rounds starting on Sunday!

The weather is looking warm, so we ask all participants, spectators, and volunteers to plan accordingly!

TODAY is the last day to register for this year's event! Sign up now: https://www.theyouthclassic.com/registration

Volunteers can sign up here: https://theyouthclassic.ivolunteer.com/

Information will be sent to all participants next week, including tee times and schedules. See you on the course!

Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

Calling all VOLUNTEERS! We need your help to host our tournament in June. Volunteer duties include scorekeepers, shuttle drivers, and observers, which are assigned to a foursome and assist with keeping score.

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE: https://www.theyouthclassic.com/volunteer

Registration is open (really, we promise this time) through June 13, and we EXTENDED the early bird through May 1 to save $15.

We apologize for the inconvenience and confusion around the process this year. We had to switch payment processors (as the previous one went out of business since last year) and there were hiccups integrating with the registration system. The issues were system-wide, so it unfortunately wasn't just our issue!

Thanks for your patience! We are looking forward to another great (and hopefully rain free!) year.

register.bluegolf.com

Registration is OPEN for the 2025 Youth Classic! Due to the delay, Early Bird registration has been extended through May 1. Register now!

https://tyc.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/tyc25/event/tyc252/index.htm

So...we SAID registration would open on Monday, January 20th...but...

We are having a technical issue with our registration software and can't take registrations just yet. Thank you for your patience while we work out the kinks and we will open registration as soon as we can!

Our dates are set for the 2025 State Farm Youth Classic! Mark your calendars for June 22-24, 2025.

Registration opens on Monday, January 20th!

We want to thank The Pantagraph for this look at some of our farthest traveled golfers and families for this year's State Farm Youth Classic! We are proud that more groups are getting to experience Bloomington-Normal's community and courses.

We also want to recognize the amazing partners the tournament has in making it possible to offer more opportunities to young golfers from all corners of the world. Thank you to:

Bloomington DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center, Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, and Hampton Inn & Suites of Bloomington/Normal, IL for their partnership and generous hospitality in housing our First Tee - Greater Chicago golfers.

BloNo Pizza Co. and Avanti's Italian Restaurant of Bloomington-Normal for hosting dinner parties for the First Tee group.

Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics golf coaches and Bloomington Country Club pros for providing tips at the welcome reception.

Brandt Community, News & Careers and the Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission for supporting with registration and course fees.

And of course, THANK YOU to our volunteers for their patient dedication to making the tournament an inviting place to learn and love the game.

Growing the game: State Farm Youth Classic’s global field helps connect kids to golf The 2024 State Farm Youth Classic featured a field of 320 players ranging from ages four to 22 and represented four different countries.