SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) runs hundreds of tournaments and events each year providing many services to its individual members and member clubs, including rules officiating and course rating. Our volunteers help us tremendously with our initiatives. Every year, we award the Charles E. Lynch, Jr. Distinguished Service Award to a volunteer or group who has gone above and beyond to grow the game throughout the Carolinas. We are happy to honor Henry Lister as the 2024 recipient of this award.

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Event: 44th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship

Host Site: Country Club of Salisbury, Salisbury, N.C.

Playing Dates: April 18-20, 2024

Social Media: @CGAgolf1909

Related: Championship Website  | Scoring |  History  |  Photos

LOCATION – Salisbury, N.C.

Congratulations to Davis Womble of Winston-Salem, N.C. on winning the 44th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, N.C. He shot rounds of 66-64-71 for a three-day total of 2...

WALLACE, N.C. (April 9, 2024) – The 29th Tar Heel Cup Matches, presented by Holderness & Bourne, took place at River Landing Country Club’s Landing Course in Wallace, N.C.

The Tar Heel Cup Matches are an annual friendly event between the top eight PGA Professionals and the top eight amateur golfers in North Carolina.

The Tar Heel Cup format consists of one day of Four-Ball matches and one day of Singles matches, with one point awarded to the winner of each match. It requires 6 1/2 points to win the...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (March 26, 2024) – The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA), along with the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF), is excited to announce that the 2024 David Parrott Memorial Scholarship applications are now open. This award recognizes six high school seniors from around the Carolinas for their outstanding display of academic achievement, sportsmanship, and community service.

Related: Scholarship Application Website
 

In 1986, the CGA created the David Parrott Award to recognize a Carolinas Junior Boys&r...

Event: 5th HV3 Invitational

Host Site: Cramer Mountain Club, Cramerton, N.C. and Gaston Country Club, Gastonia, N.C.

Playing Dates: March 23-24, 2024

Social Media: @CGAgolf1909

Related: Championship Website  | Scoring |  History  |  Photos

LOCATION – Cramerton, N.C. and Gastonia, N.C.

Congratulations to Ethan Boyette of Wilson, N.C. on winning the 5th HV3 Invitational! Boyette shot 69-70 for a two-day total of 139, 4-under to take home the trophy. The tournament...

March 22, 2024

The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) is announcing that Executive Director Jack Nance plans to retire effective December 31, 2024.

Since 1984, Jack has served in various roles with the Association, including communications, course rating, rules and competitions, and as Executive Director beginning in January 1992. 

Jack works directly with the CGA Staff and Executive Committee, the USGA, and the regional golf associations in the Carolinas.

“This wonderful ca...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (March 21, 2024) – The Carolinas Golf Association is excited and honored to announce that for the first time, beginning in 2024, eight Carolinas Golf Association Champions will receive exemptions directly into USGA Championships. The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced a series of changes to its championship qualifying process, including exemptions for future CGA champions beginning this year.  Eight CGA Championships referred to as USGA Exemption Events, give opportu...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (February 20, 2024) – The North Carolina Women’s Golf Association (NCWGA), a volunteer-led organization that has serviced women golfers in North Carolina since 1950, has passed on their tournament operations to the Carolinas Golf Association. The NCWGA will no longer be operating any of its events. The CGA is excited to announce the addition of the North Carolina Women’s Amateur Championship to the CGA’s women’s championships schedule and a new program called Carolinas Ladie...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (February 7, 2023) -- The CGA is pleased to announce the 2023 Richard S. Tufts Players of the Year Awards recipients. These seven golfers have excelled in their field and had a successful year in amateur golf at the local, regional, state, and national levels.

Related: Past Champions


2023 Richard S. Tufts Award Winners

Junior Girls': Madison Messimer - Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Junior Boys': Will Hartman - Marvin, N.C.

Women's: Isabella Rawl...

USGA Green Section Award – Bob Farren, CGCS

A highly regarded leader in golf course management, Robert Farren Jr. began his storied 45-year career in golf course management in 1979. Three years later, he joined Pinehurst Resort & Country Club and advanced to his current role as director of golf course management in 2001. Since that time, Farren has been a principal force behind a dedicated effort to restore Pinehurst’s historic course architecture while advancing the environmental and economic sustainabili...