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Pinewild CC's Magnolia course to host 7th Carolinas Young Amateur on December 29-30, 2014

The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has announced the seventh Carolinas Young Amateur will be contested December 29-30, 2014 on the Magnolia golf course at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, NC.  The event is a 36-hole stroke play tournament for male and female amateur golfers ages 18 to 24 who have finished high school.
An anticipated field of 108 golfers (36 women and 72 men) will compete on the Gene Hamm designed Magnolia course that opened for play in 1989 and has hosted numerous CGA championships, including the 1991 Carolinas Amateur and the Carolinas Young Amateur in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
For more information about the 7th Carolinas Young Amateur and other CGA events, visit the CGA’s home page online at www.carolinasgolf.org.

Carolinas Young Amateur home page:  https://www.carolinasgolf.org/championship/home/14youngam/year/2014


DATES
December 29-30, 2014

FORMAT
The championship format is 36 holes of stroke play in 2 divisions (men’s and women’s).

ELIGIBILITY
Entry is open to any male or female amateur golfers ages 18 to 24 who have finished high school, is a legal resident of North or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA handicap index at a CGA member club.

REGISTRATION

Tournament registration is open from November 5, 2014 (8 pm) until December 17, 2014.  Contestants are accepted on a first come first serve basis.  Women’s division is open to the first 30 and the men’s division is open to the first 78 that register.  Contestants may register on-line or by mail.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
December 15-28, 2014
Tee times available for practice.

Monday, December 29, 2014
First round of stroke play (18 holes) with shotgun beginning at 10:30 am.

Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Final round of stroke play (18 holes) with shotgun beginning at 10:30 am.

PRIZES

Trophies are awarded to the top five finishers in each division.  Due to NCAA restrictions (Bylaw 12.1.2.4.2) gift certificates will not be awarded. 

PINEWILD COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION

 

DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Chris Little
HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Sean Desmond
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: John Robertson
TYPE COURSE: Private
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Originally designed by Gene Hamm, the 18-Hole, par 72 Magnolia Course opened to rave reviews in 1989, and within two months was ranked as one of the top 50 courses in the entire southeastern United States by Golf Week.  The Magnolia has seen a complete multi-million dollar redesign, to include new greens complexes with Crenshaw Bent Grass, bunkers and cart paths.  The result is a truly fantastic lay-out with emphasis on risk-reward golf. 

ARCHITECT: Gene Hamm
MEN'S YARDAGE/PAR: 6,827 yards/par 72
WOMEN'S YARDAGE/PAR: 5,745 yards/par 72



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