SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 4, 2017) -- A new Local Rule announced by the USGA and The R&A eliminates the penalty when a ball is accidentally moved on the putting green. The Carolinas Golf Association will adopt this Local Rule for all of their championships, qualifying competitions, and one-day events for 2017 and beyond.

The following will appear on CGA hard cards:

BALL AT REST MOVED ON PUTTING GREEN - When a player’s ball lies on the putting green, there is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is accide...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 4, 2017) – Gina Kim of Chapel Hill and Nicholas Lyerly of Salisbury have been named the 2016 N.C. Junior Players of the Year by the Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) and the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA). The N.C. Junior Player of the Year award recognizes one girl and one boy who have had the most successful year in amateur and junior golf events at the local, state, regional and national levels.

Kim, a 16-year-old junior at Chapel Hill High School, was al...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 3, 2017) -- Four first-timers and two previous winners have been named 2016 Richard S. Tufts Players of the Year by the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA).  

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Junior Girls':
Emily Hawkins - Lexington, NC

Junior Boys':
Trent Phillips - Inman, SC

Senior Women's:
Kim Briele - New Bern, NC

Senior Men's:
Paul Simson - Raleigh, NC

Women's:
Katelyn Dambaugh - Goose Creek, SC

Men's:
Scott Harvey - Greensboro, NC
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Troy Beaver and Sarah Bae claim Carolinas Young Amateur wins in come-from-behind fashion

PINEHURST, N.C. (December 29, 2016) – Final results of the 8^th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship held Thursday, December 29th on the Magnolia course at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C.

Related: Hole-by-hole scoring | Photo Gallery | Championship History

One and a half inches of rain swept through the Sandhills Thursday prior to the final round of the 8^th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship held on the Magnolia Course at ...

Jackson Spires and Jessica Spicer lead their respective divisions (Photos: ECU and VTU)

PINEHURST, N.C. (December 28, 2016) – First round results of the 8^th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship held Wednesday, December 28th on the Magnolia course at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C.

Related: Hole-by-hole scoring | Final Round Pairings | Championship History

East Carolina University redshirt junior Jackson Spires of Fayetteville, N.C. began the Carolinas Young Amateur by recording seven birdies enroute to a six-under 66 ...

Two-time Carolinas Young Am champion Sarah Bae and her brother Eric are among this year's top title contenders.

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 27, 2016) – The Carolinas Golf Association’s 2016 championship season wraps up with the 8th Carolinas Young Amateur to be held December 28-29 on the Magnolia course at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. The tournament format is 36 holes of stroke play for male and female amateur golfers ages 18 to 25 from North Carolina or South Carolina who have finished high school an...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 21, 2016) – Ryan Marter of Columbia, S.C. has been named the recipient of the David Parrott Award for 2016 by the Carolinas Golf Association.  Marter was selected from the eight members that represented the Carolinas Golf Association in the Carolinas-Virginias Junior Team Matches at River Landing CC in Wallace, N.C. this past August.

Marter, a high school senior at AC Flora High School, carries a weighted GPA of 4.4 and is ranked 75th in his class.  “Ryan represents all of the qu...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 17, 2016) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) is compiling the schedule for its annual seminar series on the USGA Rules of Golf. This year's series will be the 41st year the CGA has served the Carolinas with Rules of Golf education and annual rules presentations. The scheduled 14 seminars are free of charge to attendees, who will view a presentation on the basics of the Rules of Golf followed by question and answer sessions.

Seminars typically last between 1 ½ to 2 hours in duration. A...