Preview: 16th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship

 

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (August 20, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 16th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship at the Links Course and the Harbor Course at Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, S.C. from August 21 - 22, 2021.

 

On Saturday, the field will play the Links Course. The Championship Men’s Division will play the black tees (6,503 yards), the Championship Women’s Division, Tournament, Senior and Super Senior Men’s Divisions will play the gold tees (5,458 yards), and the Tournament, Senior and Super Senior Women’s Divisions will play the silver tees (4,708 yards) (36-34--70).

 

On Sunday, the field will play the Harbor Course. The Championship Men’s Division will play the black tees (6,359 yards), the Tournament, Senior and Super Senior Men’s Divisions will play the white/gold tees (5,460 yards), the Championship Women’s Division will play the gold tees (5,117 yards), and the Tournament, Senior and Super Senior Women’s Division will play the red tees (4,689 yards) (36-34--70).

 

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

 

Past Champions in the Field (3):

Patricia Thompson, Lenoir, N.C., 2018

Emily Rapp, Greenville, S.C., 2020

Jeremy Moore, Mount Pleasant, S.C., 2020

 

The Links Golf Course was Tom Fazio's first. Today, it's still among his favorites - and he's not the only one. From the rustling palms lining lush, rolling fairways to a finishing hole overlooking the glistening Atlantic Ocean, the Links Course is South Carolina golf at its finest. The Harbor Golf Course, also designed by Fazio, is known for its challenging design and beautiful views, and most of all, water. From lagoons and salt marshes to the Intracoastal Waterway, this varied golf course in Charleston, South Carolina will test all aspects of your game.

 

The championship format is 36 holes using a mixed format of four-ball stroke play and modified alternate shot. Gross scores only. Teams may choose to compete in any division in which they are eligible: Championship Division; Tournament Division (shorter course); Senior Division (male age 55+, female age 50+); or Super Senior Division (male age 65+, female age 65+). The Tournament Division plays a shorter course and is ineligible for the overall championship. Tournament, Senior and Super Senior Divisions will be pre-flighted by team handicap index. Team handicap index is computed by adding ⅔ of the lower handicap index to ⅓ of the higher handicap index. A tie for the overall championship is decided by an on-course playoff. 

 

Entry is open to any team comprised of a male amateur and a female amateur golfer who have reached their 13th birthday by August 21, 2021, maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club. 

 

Schedule of Rounds:

Thursday, August 19

Tee times available for practice rounds

 

Friday, August 20

Tee times available for practice rounds

 

Saturday, August 21

First Round - 18 Holes of Four-Ball Stroke Play
9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start at Wild Dunes Resort’s Links Course

 

Sunday, August 22

Final Round - 18 Holes of Modified Alternate Shot Stroke Play

Morning Start at Wild Dunes Resort’s Harbor Course

Boxed lunches immediately following play

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.
 

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