Entries for six remaining amateur championships delayed

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April  24, 2020) – The USGA announced today that due to the continued uncertainty surrounding the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, several additional changes have been made to the 2020 championship season schedule: 
 
U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Junior Amateur Championships
The 72nd U.S. Girls’ Junior, which was scheduled for July 13-18 on the Blue Course at the U.S. Ai...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (April 1, 2020) -- Three CGA alumnae including Gina Kim, Rachel Kuehn and Emilia Migliaccio, have been selected to represent the United States in the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup. Dan Brooks, the Duke women's golf head coach and one of this year's Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame inductees, will lead the U.S. squad.

All three women have had outstanding amateur golf careers that include CGA championship wins and player of the year honors.

Kim, the reigning Carolinas Women's Player of the Year, was part of th...

At the Carolinas Golf Association, we are committed to the health and well-being of our members and member clubs throughout the Carolinas. To reduce the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak conditions on our golfers, employees, volunteers and member club personnel, we have decided to suspend all CGA and TYGA events through May 10. We do not make this decision lightly, but on the recommendation of government health officials and other leaders, we believe this is the prudent move.

Which events are impacted?

All events previou...

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...