CAROLINAS GOLF ASSOCIATION NIGHT! 

Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets

Saturday, March 29 @ 7PM

The Carolinas Golf Association has teamed up with the Carolina Hurricanes to bring you a special opportunity! Members, family and friends can purchase tickets for as much as $40 off the standard price for the upcoming Carolina Hurricanes home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, March 29 at 7:00 pm.

Limit of 8 tickets per account available for online purchase. If you need more tickets, please call Brian Slais at 919-861-5457 or email him at b...

WEST END, NC - The Carolinas Golf Association has received many inquiries about our stance and plans to implement the recommended USGA’s “Grooves Rule” at CGA championships and tournaments in 2014. After lengthy discussions exploring both the positives and negatives of this rule, the CGA Executive Committee has decided NOT to implement the recommended “Grooves Rule” or condition of competition at any of our 2014 championships or tournaments.

Below are a few reasons for our decision:

1. The 2014 timeline i...

Due to circumstances beyond the CGA’s control, the Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament and Carolinas Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier at the Members Club at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, SC on Monday, March 24 have been moved to The Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island. Events will still be held on March 24.

Tee time parameters will remain the same for both events, i.e. 8:15am double tee start (Senior Four-Ball); 1:00pm double tee start (Carolinas Mid-Amateur qualifier).  Once we have the most up-to-date player information ready it will...

Austin Inman of Leland has played over 165 holes over the past eight days, but it was all worth it in winning the 46th NC Junior Boys’ Championship being conducted on the Highlands course at Prestonwood CC in Cary. Inman, a rising a high school senior, came to Raleigh last Saturday and Sunday and competed in the Rex Open Junior Invitational, then traveled across the triangle for the NC Junior. After Tuesday&rsqu...

Due to the slow melting of the snow, we have cancelled the Pinewild Junior Shoot Out for this coming Monday, February 17.

All entry fees will be refunded over the weekend.

We have been able to reschedule the event for the afternoon of Sunday, March 16th.

Registration for members of the TYGA Player’s Club will open on Monday night (Feb. 17th) at 8 pm and for all others on Feb. 25th.

Our system does not let us transfer an entry fee from one event to another, so you will have to re-register for the event.

Thanks for supporting TYGA.

TYGA Tournamen...

G. Jackson Hughes, Jr. of Greenville, SC Elected 54th President
of the Carolinas Golf Association

WEST END, N.C. – G. Jackson Hughes, Jr. of Greenville, SC was elected 54th president of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) at the association’s annual meeting held on February 1st in Pinehurst, NC.

Jackson succeeds Dr. J. Richard Dosek of Advance, North Carolina, who served a two-year term. Dosek remains a CGA officer as Immediate Past President.

Jackson has been involved with the game of golf for most of his adult life. He played on...

USGA Press Release

Village of Pinehurst, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2014) – In a continuing effort to allow current technologies that enhance the player experience in competition while maintaining the spirit and challenge of the game, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has approved the use of distance-measuring devices (DMDs) in all USGA amateur championships and their respective qualifying events, beginning in 2014. The announcement was made by the Championship Committee of the USGA through its independent decision-making process scheduled duri...

West End, NC – The Carolinas Golf Association announced the winners of the 2013 CGAcer Hole in One Club Contest held on January 31, 2014.  CGA members who made a hole in one in 2013 and submitted an application were eligible.  Prizes for the 2013 annual drawing for holes-in-one winners are:

• 1st Place – CGA Tervis Tumbler Set, CGA License Plate, CGA Hat and “Golf in the Carolinas” Centennial Book
• 2nd Place – CGA Towel, CGA License Plate, CGA Hat and “Golf in the Carolinas” Centennial Book
• 3rd Plac...

West End, NC – The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has announced revised ranking systems that will be implemented beginning on February 1 for Men, Women, Senior Men and Senior Women in the Carolinas.

For Men and Senior Men, the revised system combines the Carolinas rankings system with the Carolinas Team point standings. Additional events have been added to the rankings calendar along with a revision of event multipliers and bonus points.

A new policy was put into place requiring a player to have competed in either a CGA or South Carolina ...

West End, NC - Two previous winners and four first-timers has been named 2013 Richard S. Tufts Players of the Year by the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA).  The award was created in 1997.

The six winners are: Scott Harvey of Greensboro, NC (Men), Dawn Woodard of Greer, SC (Women), Rick Cloninger of Fort Mill, SC (Senior Men), Ashley Rose of North Augusta, SC (Senior Women), Tim Conover of Holly Springs, NC (Junior Boys) and Reona Hirai of Summerville, SC (Junior Girls).

The Richard S. Tufts Awards were established in 1997 to honor Carolinas ...