SCGA Majors

In This Page:

• The SCGA Amateur Championship
• SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship
• SCGA Senior Amateur Championship
• SCGA Match Play and Senior Match Play

The oldest championship conducted by the SCGA, the SCGA Amateur Championship is also one of the nation’s oldest continuously contested amateur championships. Started in 1900 and held every year since, this event crowns the best amateur player of the association. The event is limited to players with handicap indexes of 4.4 and below. Competitors undergo 18 holes of qualifying play in order to reach the final field of 84 players. In the championship, players compete over 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 42 and ties advancing after the first 36 holes. The championship site is traditionally held at the home club of the current SCGA president. There are a number of notable names on the winner’s trophy; the SCGA Amateur has been the first major amateur title for many of golf’s best players.

* Tournament record of 268 for 72-hole stroke play

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This tournament began only three years after the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship debuted. For golfers age 25 and older, the championship allowed post-college amateurs, who fit in golf around work and family, the opportunity to compete in a field not dominated by competitive college players.

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SCGA players age 55 and older are eligible for The SCGA Senior Amateur, an annual event begun more than 30 years ago.

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The SCGA Match Play and Senior Match Play championships began in 2008 as a means of bringing  new credence and incentive to the SCGA points program.  The SCGA points program awards points to golfers who give strong performances in SCGA, USGA, CGA and other selected outside tournaments.  In 2008, specially created Match Play and Senior Match Play Points Lists were developed.  The top 32 players on the Match Play Points List plus the top 16 players on the Senior Match Play Points List earn invitations to compete in this elite SCGA championship.

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