NXXTGen Redefines Junior Golf With Unified Co-Ed Competition

Andrei Rosales
Dec 2, 2025
3 min read

Orlando, FL — December 2, 2026 — NXXT Golf today announced that the NXXTGen Junior Tour will officially operate under a Unified Field Format beginning with the 2026 season, bringing boys and girls together in the same championship fields and on a single leaderboard.

Yardages are set by age division and adjusted by gender to ensure competitive fairness.

In a U.S. junior golf landscape where gender-separated divisions remain the standard, NXXTGen is formalizing a modern competitive structure designed to elevate performance, expand opportunity for female athletes, and reflect the direction of the sport’s next generation.

“At NXXTGen, we’re not interested in staging junior golf the way it’s always been staged,” said Stuart McKinnon, CEO of NXXT Golf. “We’re building the competitive platform young athletes deserve — one field, equal access, and champions decided by performance alone.”

A Modern Format — Proven in Competition

The Unified Field Format is not a pilot or a concept.

NXXTGen tested this model across multiple events this past summer, drawing strong participation from both boys and girls and earning overwhelmingly positive feedback from players and parents.

With that proven success as the foundation, NXXTGen is now adopting unified fields as the tour’s operating standard moving forward.

Equal Access Built Into Every Championship

Alongside shared-field competition, every NXXTGen event will reserve 50% of the field for female athletes — guaranteeing equal entry access and visibility at each championship.

“This isn’t a slogan — it’s structural,” McKinnon added. “If you want the game to grow fairly, you don’t wait for opportunity to appear. You design it into the platform.”

If one side does not fully utilize its reserved positions, remaining spots may roll to the opposite gender to complete the field — while preserving the access guarantee at the core of the model.

Inspired by a Pro-Level Breakthrough

NXXTGen’s Unified Field Format extends the same competitive DNA that has powered NXXT Golf’s professional ecosystem.

After proving the shared-field concept through the Battle of the Sexes Series, NXXT Golf recently launched the NXXT Battle Tour as North America’s first professional co-ed golf tour.

NXXTGen now brings that shared-stage standard into junior golf — creating a clear pathway from elite junior competition to the professional arena under one unified NXXT platform.

“We’ve seen how compelling unified competition is at the professional level,” said McKinnon. “Now juniors have the same stage, the same pressure, and the same chance to rise.”

World-Ranking Visibility on a Shared Stage

Select NXXTGen championships are recognized by the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS), giving both boys and girls the ability to earn globally recognized results through unified-field competition.

With one leaderboard and one champion per division, visibility is earned in the most meaningful way possible: competing side-by-side under the same conditions, for the same title.

About NXXTGen

The NXXTGen Junior Tour is an elite, open-access competitive platform for ambitious junior golfers. Operating under the NXXT Golf umbrella, NXXTGen is built to develop next-generation talent through modern formats, premium venues, and a direct pathway into NXXT’s professional tours.

2026 Schedule Coming Soon

The 2026 NXXTGen schedule will be announced soon, with additional championship venues and major tour updates to follow.

Full details and registration information will be available at nxxtgolf.com.