Membership: Entrant must be a current Youth USBC Member.  A youth membership may be purchased prior to bowling an RMJBT tournament. Junior gold entrants must have a current Junior Gold Membership. And may be purchased prior to bowling in a Junior Gold Qualifier.

Junior gold memberships for the 2025/2026 are as follows

U12 $25.00 U14 $40 U16$50 and U18 $50.

 

Entries: Entries will be on a first come first serve basis with pre- registration available at Tournamentbowl.com.  Check in for all tournaments unless otherwise stated will begin at 8.00 am with bowling starting at 9am. Walk-ins will be welcome as room at each stop allows.  Walk ins please arrive 1 hour prior to tournament time of 9am.

 

Divisions There will be 3 Tournament divisions

Rising Stars. Handicap division (125 and under average) Handicap will be based on 70% of 220 as will the Optional Handicap side pot.

Classic.  Scratch division (126-165 average)

Masters. Scratch division (166 and above average)

Any bowler may choose to bowl up (Bowl in a higher division) once a bowler bowls up, that bowler will be unable to change back to their previous division for the remainder of the season

 

 

Fees: Entry fee will be $50. $16.50 for lineage, $25 for scholarships (returned 100%), $7 for RMJBT end of season points and $1.50 for tournament expenses. An optional $5 to be entered into the handicap Sidepot( Scratch bowlers only). All fees must be paid prior to bowling and can be paid online or in person.  In person fees paid with a debit or credit card will incur a 2.7% service fee to cover the cost of the transaction

 

Entry times: Entries will be taken up to 15 minutes prior to the start of the tournament at 9.00 am. Bowlers arriving late will be allowed to bowl as long as the 3rd frame has not been completed

 

Junior Gold Qualifier: Every tournament will be a Junior Gold qualifying event with an additional Fee. Fees are as follows U12 $40 U14 $50 U16 $65 and U18 $65. One entry per bowler per stop. Advancement ratio will be 1:5 Separate qualifier for boys and girls in each age division if enough entries. If there are not enough entries in the u12 to u18 divisions, divisions will be combined with other divisions based on entries. Combining entries will be done first by combining boys and girls in the same age divisions and if there are still not enough entries younger divisions will be combined with older divisions.

 

• Junior Gold Divisions: There will be 8 divisions based on participants’ date of birth.  All divisions will have a boy’s and girls’ division. U12: Born August 1, 2013, or later. U14: Born August 1, 2011, through July 31, 2013. U16: Born August 1, 2009, through July 31, 2011. U18: Born August 1, 2007, through July 31, 2009

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Format: All stops will be bowled on a Junior Gold oil pattern that will not be revealed until 24 hrs. prior to the beginning of each tournament. All Bowlers will receive  10 minutes of practice.  Bowlers will bowl 4 games of qualifying, please note the side handicap pot is for the 1st 4 games only and handicap scores WILL NOT be used to advance to the stepladder final. All Bowlers will move 1 pair to the right at the conclusion of each game. Bowlers will bowl with the same assigned letter throughout the first 4 games of qualifying. The scratch scores from all 4 games will be used to determine junior Gold Qualifiers in each division Based on the number of entries, After Qualifying each division will have its own Stepladder final with the top 4 bowlers making the stepladder.  Payouts will be paid to all Stepladder finalists. Additional payouts will be based on the director’s discretion. Ties will be broken by bowling an additional 9th and 10th frame. If a tie still remains after an additional 9th and 10th frame the tie will be broken by each bowler bowling a 1 ball best ball until the tie is broken

 

Handicap side pot: Handicap will be 70% of 220

 

Average: Average will be based on; 1. current RMJBT average, Current average is a minimum of 8 games and will use the most recent 20 games.  2. 2024-2025 highest standard league average with a minimum of 12 games 3. Current highest standard league average with a minimum of 10 games. If no verifiable average is found bowler will be entered into the Classic division (126-174) and the average for the optional handicap side pot will be established during the 1st 4 game block (Handicap based on 70% of 220) 4. By Using the highest average for the past 3 years

 

Tournament Scholarship: Scholarships will be given out to all Stepladder finalists

         

          A: The overall winner from all 3  divisions will also receive a custom-made champions pennant provided by H5G brands. The pennant will be displayed throughout the season at each tour stop. Only one pennant per person per season will be awarded

 

Tour points format: The RMJBT will consist of 9 tournaments. All points awarded are based on scratch scores for scratch divisions and handicap scores for the rising stars division. All points will be given out for all 3 divisions. 5 points will be awarded for each tournament bowled. 1 point for high game for each round of the 4-game qualifying round. 4 points to the 1st place qualifier, 3 points to the 2nd place qualifier, 2 points to the 3rd place qualifier and 1 point to the 4th place qualifier.  Each Tournament winner will be awarded 3 points, 2 points for 2nd place and 1 point for 3rd place Any bowler who participates in all 10 stops will be awarded an additional 5 point for perfect attendance.

 

Point Scholarship: Additional scholarships will be awarded to point leaders with a ratio of at least 1:10 as per USBC rule 308C. Points ties will be broken using scratch pin count total from all stops bowled.

 

Dress Code: Bowlers must wear appropriate attire. No hats. No torn, ripped, or frayed clothing, even by design. No gym shorts, yoga pants or sweatpants. No short shorts. Skirts/skorts and Bermuda type shorts are allowed but may not be any shorter than the length of your fingertips with your arms at your side. No hoodies, muscle shirts, tank tops, T-shirts (RMJBT T-Shirts WILL be allowed) midriff, or low-cut shirts. No attire with any depiction of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or sexual content. Jeans with no holes are allowed. Bowling jerseys are strongly encouraged as are skorts and slacks for girls and slacks for boys. Any bowler wearing inappropriate attire will not be allowed to bowl. The dress code will be strongly enforced! The use of electronic devices in the setee area will be allowed. If this is seen to cause a distraction or slows down the pace of play, the use of electronic devices will no longer be allowed. There will be no warning in this matter.

 

Claims: For errors in scoring or general playing rules must be made to the Tournament Director no later than 30 minutes after completion of the tournament. The Tournament Director will decide upon questionable errors. All other protests must be confirmed in writing to the Tournament Director within 72 hours or before the awards are given. Each protest under this rule must be specific.

 

Junior Gold qualifiers: All divisions, both boys and girls, can, at their own expense, advance to the 2026 Junior Gold Championships (Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota) . Each athlete will be required to bring a parent, guardian, or coach to the event as his or her supervisor.

 

Scholarships: Will be governed by the National SMART Fund. www.bowl.com/SMART

 

Failure to abide by any rules and regulations may lead to disqualification from the event. All matters not covered by these rules and regulations will be determined by the Tournament Director. All decisions are final. By entering an RMJBT event you agree to any photos/videos of you at the event to be posted on the RMJBT website, Facebook page, or other RMJBT social media sites.

Rocky Mountain Junior Bowlers Tour * (801) 391-6110 * djspruill@comcast.net