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The recently renovated Dogwood Course at the Country Club of North Carolina will host the Carolinas Amateur from July 12-15, 2018
Carolinas Golf Association 2018 Championship Schedule Update
The CGA will conduct 48 championships and five team match competitions
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 12, 2017) -- Entering its 109th year of administering state and regional championships for amateur golfers, the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has confirmed the sites and dates for the majority of its 2018 championship schedule. The CGA also announces changes to its tournament policies.
Related: Printable schedule | Men's | Women's | Junior Boys' | Junior Girls' | Mixed | Tarheel Youth Golf Assoc.
The 104th edition of CGA's flagship event, the Carolinas Amateur Championship, will be contested July 12-15 at the Country Club of North Carolina's Dogwood Course in Pinehurst, N.C. Originally designed by Ellis Maples and renovated in 2016 by Kris Spence, the Dogwood Course is regarded as one of North Carolina’s top five layouts. The course has hosted three Carolinas Amateurs (1969, '84, 2004) and seven North Carolina Amateur Championships. It also held the 1980 U.S. Amateur, 2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior, and seven Southern Amateurs. Following last year's renovation, the Dogwood Course is now the only 18 hole course in the Sandhills with zoysia fairways, and the series of water holes dotting most of the back nine nestled along Watson Lake is generally viewed as one of the most scenic golf experiences.
A handful of CGA member clubs are scheduled to host two championships in 2018. For the sixth consecutive year, Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. will host two CGA championships in May. The Carolinas Four-Ball Championship returns to the club from May 3-6 for the 18th consecutive year. Read about changes to the Carolinas Four-Ball schedule in the policy changes section below. The 6th Jimmy Creed Boys' Invitational is set to be played at the club from May 26-27.
Both the Carolinas Junior Boys' (July 24-26) and the Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur will be conducted at The Members Club at Wildewood in Columbia, S.C. The Vicki DiSantis Girls' (May 12-13) will be played for the tenth consecutive year at Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. The North Carolina Junior Boys' (June 19-22) will then be held at Pine Island CC for the first time since 2011. Another Charlotte-area club, Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, N.C. will host the Carolinas Super Senior (May 9-10) and the North Carolina Amateur Match Play (Aug. 1-5). Jacksonville Country Club in Jacksonville, N.C. welcomes both the Jimmy Anderson Boys' Invitational (Apr. 14-15) and the Jimmy Anderson Girls' Invitational (Oct. 6-7) for the ninth year in a row.
After receiving rave reviews while hosting the Carolinas Amateur last year, the Golf Club at Briar's Creek in Johns Island, S.C. will welcome the top senior golfers to play for the Carolinas Senior Amateur title from Sept. 13-15. This Rees Jones masterpiece embraces the rich, Lowcountry landscape and vegetation of Johns Island and the Kiawah River. There is no shortage of water, marshes, wetlands and wildlife, along with the occasional bunker, rough, and gently rolling, but quick putting surface.
In women's golf, the 92nd Carolinas Women's Amateur travels to Green Valley Country Club in Greenville, S.C., from June 3-5. Following a successful inaugural year of the Carolinas Women's Club Team, Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club will host the championship in 2018 from Oct. 30 - Nov. 1. Four-person teams representing a home club will play 18 holes of four-ball stroke play qualifying then rounds of four-ball match play.
The Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA), which is the CGA’s program for North Carolina junior golfers, offers a tournament schedule geared for all levels of abilities. The majority of TYGA events are open to boys and girls ages 6-18 and "TYGA Tots" will continue to provide tournament golf experience for 6-11-year-olds. View the current 2018 TYGA schedule.
CGA Tournament Policy Changes That Take Effect in 2018
1. Carolinas championships (Carolinas Amateur, Carolinas Women’s Amateur, Carolinas Four-Ball, Carolinas Senior Amateur, etc.) are open to CGA members who maintain a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina. Note: This policy does not include state-specific championships (North Carolina Amateur, South Carolina Amateur Match Play, North Carolina Senior Amateur, etc.), which require members to be legal state residents.
2. The minimum age for mid-amateur eligibility has been lowered from 30 to 25.
3. The Handicap Index maximum for men’s CGA
championships has increased from 7.4 to 10.4.
4. Players may change CGA championship qualifying sites after the closing date if a spot opens up in a qualifying site.
5. The Carolinas Four-Ball Championship goes from five days to four with these additional adjustments: Thursday-Friday- 36-hole stroke play (and reduced to low 16 teams for Match Play); Saturday-Sunday- two 18-hole matches.
A complete list of CGA championships, qualifiers, one-day tournaments, senior four-ball one-day tournaments, ladies' one-day events, TYGA events, USGA qualifying in the Carolinas, and online registration will be available on the CGA website at www.carolinasgolf.org or by calling the CGA at 910-673-1000. Membership at a CGA member club is required to compete in any CGA championship or one-day tournament.
2018 CGA Championship Schedule
Related: Printable schedule
|
CHAMPIONSHIP |
SITE |
PLAY DATES |
AGE |
|
NC Super Senior Four-Ball |
Maple Chase Golf and Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC |
3/27 - 3/28 |
min. 65 |
|
Tar Heel Cup Matches |
River Landing (River Course), Wallace, NC |
4/2 - 4/3 |
invitation only |
|
Carolinas Club Championship |
Sedgefield Country Club (Ross), Greensboro, NC |
4/9 |
min. 13 |
|
Carolinas Mid-Amateur |
Treyburn Country Club, Durham, NC |
4/13 - 4/15 |
min. 25 |
|
Jimmy Anderson Boys' Invitational |
Jacksonville Country Club, Jacksonville, NC |
4/14 - 4/15 |
ages 13-18 |
|
Carolinas Senior Four-Ball |
Mimosa Hills Country Club, Morganton, NC |
4/25 - 4/27 |
min. 55 |
|
NC Senior Women's Amateur |
Country Club of Salisbury, Salisbury, NC |
4/30 - 5/1 |
min. 50 |
|
Carolinas Four-Ball |
Camden Country Club, Camden, SC |
5/3 - 5/6 |
min. 13t |
|
Carolinas Super Senior |
Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, NC |
5/9 - 5/10 |
min. 65 |
|
Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls' |
Pine Island Country Club, Charlotte, NC |
5/12 - 5/13 |
ages 12-18 |
|
NC Senior Amateur |
Starmount Forest Country Club, Greensboro, NC |
5/14 - 5/16 |
min. 55 |
|
The Carolinian Amateur |
Keith Hills Golf Club, Buies Creek, NC |
5/18 – 5/20 |
min. 16 |
|
Jimmy Creed Boys' Invitational |
Camden Country Club, Camden, SC |
5/26 - 5/27 |
ages 13-18 |
|
Carolinas Women's Amateur |
Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, SC |
6/3 - 6/5 |
min. 13 |
|
NC Junior Girls' |
Maple Chase Golf and Country Club, Winston-Salem, NC |
6/12 - 6/15 |
max. 18 |
|
SC Amateur Match Play |
Furman University Golf Club, Greenville, SC |
6/13 - 6/17 |
min. 13 |
|
NC Amateur |
River Landing (River Course), Wallace, NC |
6/14 - 6/17 |
min. 13 |
|
NC Junior Boys' |
Pine Island Country Club, Charlotte, NC |
6/19 - 6/22 |
max. 18 |
|
Carolinas Junior Girls' |
Croasdaile Country Club, Durham, NC |
6/25 - 6/27 |
max. 18 |
|
Carolinas Girls 15 & Under |
CC of Whispering Pines (Pines), Whispering Pines, NC |
7/9 - 7/10 |
min. 15 |
|
SC Junior Match Play - Boys' & Girls' |
Rock Hill Country Club, Rock Hill, SC |
7/10 - 7/13 |
max. 18 |
|
Carolinas Amateur |
Country Club of North Carolina (Dogwood), Pinehurst, NC |
7/12 - 7/15 |
min. 13 |
|
NC Boys 13 & Under |
Asheboro Golf Club, Asheboro, NC |
7/16 - 7/17 |
max. 13 |
|
CAS/VAS Women's Team Matches |
Sea Pines Country Club, Hilton Head, SC |
7/16 - 7/18 |
invitation only |
|
Carolinas Father-Son |
Pinehurst, NC area courses |
7/20 |
min. 8 |
|
Carolinas Parent-Child |
Pinehurst, NC area course |
7/20 |
min. 8 |
|
Carolinas Women's Match Play |
North Ridge Country Club, Raleigh, NC |
7/24 - 7/26 |
min. 13 |
|
Carolinas Junior Boys' |
Members Club at Wildwood, Columbia, SC |
7/24 - 7/26 |
max. 18 |
|
Mid-Atlantic Jr. Girls Matches |
Indian Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Kilmarnock, VA |
7/28 - 7/29 |
invitation only |
|
Twin States Junior Girls' |
Spring Valley Country Club, Columbia, SC |
7/31 - 8/1 |
max. 18 |
|
NC Amateur Match Play |
Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, NC |
8/1 - 8/5 |
min. 13 |
|
Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball |
Prestwick Country Club, Myrtle Beach, SC |
8/4 - 8/5 |
min. 13 |
|
Dogwood Junior Boys' |
TBA |
8/7 - 8/9 |
max. 18 |
|
Dogwood Junior Girls' |
Chapel Hill Country Club, Chapel Hill, NC |
8/7 - 8/9 |
max. 18 |
|
CAS/VAS Junior Boys Team Matches |
Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal), Pinehurst, NC |
8/11 - 8/12 |
invitation only |
|
Carolinas Pro-Junior |
Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, NC |
8/13 |
Jr. max. 18 |
|
NC Senior Four-Ball |
Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, NC |
8/14 - 8/16 |
min. 55 |
|
Hope Valley Junior Invitational |
Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, NC |
8/14 - 8/16 |
boys & girls |
|
Carolinas Mixed Team |
Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, NC |
8/18 - 8/19 |
min. 13 |
|
NC Mid-Amateur |
Ballantyne Country Club, Charlotte, NC |
9/7 - 9/9 |
min. 25 |
|
Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur |
Members Club at Wildwood, Columbia, SC |
9/11 - 9/12 |
min. 50 |
|
Carolinas Senior Amateur |
Golf Club at Briar's Creek, Johns Island, SC |
9/13 - 9/15 |
min. 55 |
|
NC Super Senior Amateur |
Alamance Country Club, Burlington, NC |
9/25 - 9/26 |
min. 65 |
|
NC Four-Ball |
The Club at 12 Oaks, Holly Springs, NC |
9/28 - 9/30 |
min. 13 |
|
Jimmy Anderson Girls' Invitational |
Jacksonville Country Club, Jacksonville, NC |
10/6 – 10/7 |
ages 12-18 |
|
Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball |
Country Club of South Carolina, Florence, SC |
10/8 - 10/9 |
min. 65 |
|
Captain’s Putter Team Matches |
Spring Creek Golf Club, Gordonsville, VA |
10/12 - 10/13 |
invitation only |
|
CGA Interclub Final Four |
TBA |
TBA |
min. 18 |
|
Carolinas Women's Club Team |
Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC |
10/30 - 11/1 |
min. 13 |
|
Carolinas Net Amateur |
Prestwick Country Club, Myrtle Beach, SC |
11/10 - 11/11 |
min. 18 |
|
CGA Senior Interclub Final Four |
TBA |
TBA |
min. 55 |
|
Carolinas Young Amateur |
Pinewild Country Club, Pinehurst, NC |
TBA |
18-25 |
About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)
The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.
The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.
For more information about the CGA, visit our website.
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