Golf courses all over the Carolinas are incorporating a variety of creative measures to help minimize any possible exposure to coronavirus to their golfers. Many courses have removed bunker rakes, have made adjustments to their holes and have asked their members not to touch or remove the flagstick. Because of this, we have received several inquires from golfers asking how the altered rules during the COVID-19 era will impact the rules of golf and our ability to submit a score to GHIN.

It is not the intended purpose of the below gu...

Given the recent CDC guidance and the evolving dynamics of the Coronavirus pandemic, the USGA announced today that it has canceled its first two 2020 championships, the U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball, originally scheduled for April 25-29 at Quail Creek Country Club in Naples, Fla., and the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, originally scheduled for May 23-27 at Philadelphia (Pa.) Cricket Club. These championships will not be escheduled in 2020.

In addition, the USGA has canceled local (first stage) qualifying for the 2020 U.S. Open a...

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the CGA/TYGA will place all tournament entries on a “Pending List” in the order they are received. 

This means you can effectively hold a spot in a tournament without being charged. Once we confirm that the tournament will be played as scheduled, or played at a rescheduled date your credit card will be charged.

For players already registered for a tournament, if you wish to withdraw at any time prior to the event, you will receive for a full refund with no admin fees. You can withdraw h...

UPDATE: As of March 24, 2020, the CGA has announced that we will suspend all tournaments through May 10. Click here to read more.

Due to the rapidly-changing situation resulting from the coronavirus, the Carolinas Golf Association and Tarheel Youth Golf Association have decided to temporarily suspend all scheduled CGA and TYGA competitive and non-competitive events through April 5. We will continue to monitor the situation and communicate any updates with our member clubs and their golfers.

Anyone who is currently registered for...

Ladies' Four-Ball Play Day Results
from Pine Needles and Mid Pines

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (March 12, 2020) -- Final results from the Ladies' Four-Ball Play Days hosted by Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club on Tuesday, March 10 and Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club on Wednesday, March 11.

Special congratulations goes to Rhonda Williams of Rocky Mount, N.C. who had a hole-in-one on No. 2 at Mid Pines on Wednesday!

Winners in each flight received gross and net prizes. The first place gross and net team in each flight also gai...

The Carolinas Golf Association is proud to announce the Inaugural Carolinas Collegiate Showcase will be played Saturday, November 7^th and Sunday, November 8^th at Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C.

The event will be 36 holes of stroke play contested by 140 boys and girls from North and South Carolina, who have not yet finished high school. The field will play 18 holes on Saturday utilizing a shotgun start at 10 a.m. After play, all players will be invited and encouraged to attend a Tournament Dinner at 3 p.m. at the Grandover Reso...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association’s One-Day Four-Ball Tournament at Duke University Golf Club in Durham, NC on March 9, 2020.  Gross and Net scores are listed.  Teams are ranked by gross scores.

Tournament format is 18 holes of four-ball stroke play, both gross and net. Men receive 90 percent of Course Handicap; Women receive 95 percent of Course Handicap to determine net scores. Entry is open to any amateur golfer who is a member of a club which is a member of the Carolinas G...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association’s One-Day Tournament at Salem Glen Country Club in Clemmons, N.C. on March 8, 2020.  Gross and net scores are listed.  Players are ranked by gross scores.

Tournament format is 18 holes of individual stroke play, both gross and net. 100% of course handicap is used to determine net scores. Entry is open to any amateur golfer who is a member of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association, and has a current USGA handicap index® ...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association’s Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament at Pine Lake Country Club in Charlotte, NC on March 2, 2020.  Teams are ranked by gross scores.  Gross and Net scores are listed.

Tournament format is 18 holes of four-ball stroke play, both gross and net.  85 percent of a player's course handicap is used to determine net scores. Entry is open to any male amateur golfer who has reached his 55th birthday by the tournament date, is a member of a clu...

Gaston Country Club will host a quaifier for the 2020 U.S. Women's Open. Entries Open March 2.

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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2020) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced the qualifying sites for the 75th U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which will be contested June 4-7, 2020, at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.

Conducted over 36 holes, qualifying will be held at 25 courses, including four international sites, between April 21 and May 14.

Gaston Country Club in G...