Jodee Tindal (left) and Fulton Smith are the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur Champions.

PINEHURST, N.C. (December 31, 2019) – The 2019 CGA championship season has come to a close with the conclusion of the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship on Tuesday, December 31 at Pinewild Country Club’s Magnolia Course in Pinehurst, N.C.

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After two days of exceptionally warm weather in the Carolina Sandhills, the final CGA champions of 2019 have been crowned. College of Charleston Jun...

PINESHURST, N.C. (December 30, 2019) – Unusually high temps allowed for low scores in the first round of the 11th Carolinas Young Amateur Championship at Pinewild Country Club’s Magnolia Course. 

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In the Women’s Division, College of Charleston junior, Jodee Tindal of Rock Hill, S.C., takes the first round lead after being the only women in the field to shoot even par or better. Tindal got off to a hot start and found herself three-unde...

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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 27, 2019) – The Carolinas Young Amateur Championship returns to Pinewild Country Club’s Magnolia Course in Pinehurst, N.C. for the 11th playing of the championship. The event marks the last CGA Championship of the calendar year and with that, the last chance to obtain critical points in the Carolinas Player of the Year Rankings. 

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The field is comprised of several top-ranked, collegiate athletes who claim Nor...

Five 2020 CGA Internship Positions Availble
Now Accepting Applications!

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 17, 2019) - The Carolinas Golf Association announces five paid internship opportunities for 2020. New this year, the CGA will be offering a 6-12 month association internship (length of internship flexible). Additionally, two tournament operations and two tournament communications internships are available. All interns will gain exposure to various aspects of golf administration including, but not limited to: championships, qualif...

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PINEHURST, N.C. (Dec. 11, 2019) - Webb Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion and a member of the U.S. Team at this week’s Presidents Cup, has been named the honorary chairman of the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, which will be played at The Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC) in Pinehurst, N.C., from July 19-24.

“The opportunity to assist with the players’ experiences at one of my home clubs for a USGA championship is very special to me,” said Simpson, a native of Raleigh, N...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association’s Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament of Champions (Super Senior 65+ & 70+ Divisions) at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club and Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC on December 10 & 11, 2019.  Teams are ranked by gross scores.  Gross and Net scores are listed.

Tournament format is 36 holes of four-ball stroke play, both gross and net.  90 percent of a player's course handicap is used to determine net scores. Tea...

Regional Junior Golf Competition Completes 10th Successful Event

The 2019 Carolina Cup, a junior golf competition with players from North Carolina and South Carolina, recently donated $61,000 to the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, founded in 2004 by Barbara and Jack Nicklaus, The First Tee of the Sandhills and the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) grant program of the American Junior Golf Association.

The Ryder-Cup style competition featured 28 of the best junior male players from the two neighboring states on Octob...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association’s 2019 One-Day Four-Ball Tournament of Champions at Pinehurst Resort Courses #1 and #6. 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. Teams qualified to compete in this tournament by placing first in their division in a 2019 CGA One Day Four-B...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Final results from the Carolinas Golf Association’s 2019 One-Day Tournament of Champions at Pinehurst Resort Course #6 in Pinehurst, NC on December 7, 2019.  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. Individuals qualified to compete in this tournament by placing 1st in a division in a 2019 CGA One Day Individual event.  

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