Carolinas Golf Association

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 10, 2020) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) is proud to announce the hiring of Madison Balfe as the Communications Manager. In her role, Balfe will be responsible for the communications efforts of the CGA, serving as the primary point of contact for tournament media relations. She spent her last summer with the CGA as a Communications Intern and has come back in the new year to start her career with us. 

“From the day Madison began her internship with the CGA, we knew we had a truly va...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 10, 2020) -- The Carolinas Golf Foundation is proud to announce an expanded partnership with the HV3 Foundation and PGA Tour member Harold Varner III to support the Youth on Course Carolinas in an effort to grow the game of golf in North Carolina and South Carolina.

“Youth on Course is such a great avenue. I’m pumped to be a part of it,” said Varner. “It’s good to know that there are other people that also want to grow the game.”  

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 9, 2020) -- The Carolinas have a lot to be proud of in 2019. Several Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) members made a splash both on the local level and on the national and international stages.  Award winners will be honored during Carolinas Golf Night and the CGA Annual Meeting at The Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, N.C. on Saturday, February 8, 2020.

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The CGA is proud to announce the 2019 recipients of the Richard S. Tufts Players of the Year Awards:    &nbs...

January 8, 2020 Update from the Carolinas GHIN Services Team

Should I delete my posted rounds?

We've received several requests from golfers and from golf clubs asking for assistance in deleting scores that have been posted this week. It is probably not necessary to delete posted scores. The impact of the issues between the USGA Course Rating database and the new GHIN system are limited to scores posted hole-by-hole. If a golfer posted a total score the score differential will be correct since course ratings and course slopes...

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.

Related: Championship Website | Scoring | History

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. 

Related: Championship Website | Field | Scoring | History  | Photos

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...

From Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 2020, all GHIN services will be unavailable to golfers nationwide as the USGA launches a revamped platform to accommodate the World Handicap System and provide a better score posting and handicap index experience. Score posting, access to score histories and Handicap Index lookup will be unavailable during this time. So, save your scorecards and we'll all be back posting scores in no time!

For further information on this GHIN blackout, see the following FAQs.

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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. 

Related: Championship Website | Field | Scoring | Starting Times | History

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...