SCGA Tournament History

The SCGA Amateur Championship

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 player.

* Tournament record of 268 for 72-hole stroke play

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SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship

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 Senior Amateur Championship

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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SCGA Match Play and Senior Match Play

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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California Amateur Championship

The California State Amateur is one of the nation's oldest state amateur golf championships. The championship originated in 1912 and was held at Pebble Beach Golf Links from 1919 until 2006. In 2007 the CGA broadened the scope of this prestigious championship by rotating the weeklong event to selected courses throughout the state. Included in the event is the Roger Lapham Challenge Cup, a NCGA vs. SCGA team portion of the championship that began its current stroke-play format in 1990.

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CGA Senior Amateur Championship

The California Golf Association (CGA) Senior Amateur Championship began in the fall of 1992, and is the state championship for players age 55 and over. The first two tournaments were played at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. In 1994, the event was moved to Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, and in 1995, a simultaneous NCGA vs. SCGA team portion of the championship was added. Starting in 2010 this 54-hole championship will rotate to selected courses throughout the state.

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The Seaver Cup Matches

The Seaver Cup is a biennial team event between players from the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) and players from the SCGA.  The event is named after one of California’s legendary amateur golfers, Charles Seaver, one of just two people to hold the California Amateur, NCGA Amateur and SCGA Amateur titles at the same time.

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SCGA Team Play Championships

The first informal Team Play events took place in 1900, and 27 years later, the first formal championship began. As one of the SCGA’s most popular, competitive and longest-running championships, the Team Play list of past champions is a strong one. Teams with asterisks are no longer in existence.

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SCGA Four-Ball Championship

This event is limited to players with handicap indexes of 5.4 and below. Players compete over 18 holes of qualifying four-ball stroke play to determine the  teams that advance to the championship. The championship is conducted over 36 holes of stroke play.

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SCGA Senior Four-Ball and Senior Four-Ball Net Championships

Senior Four-Ball Championship

This two-person championship started as a Match Play event in 2004. In 2007 the event was changed to a 36-hole stroke play championship. Each player’s index must not exceed 7.4 and all players must be age 55 or above. Both team members do not need to belong to the same SCGA club.

Senior Four-Ball Net Championship

This two-person championship started as a Match Play event in 2004. In 2007 the event was changed to a 36-hole stroke play championship.  Each player’s index must not exceed 18.4, and all players must be age 55 or above. Both team members do not need to belong to the same SCGA club.

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SCGA Four-Ball Net Championship

Partners must be members of the same SCGA member club. Only one team can represent each member club. This event is open to players with an index of 18.4 and below. Qualifying is 18 holes of four-ball net stroke play. Forty-eight teams advance to the championship which consists of 36 holes of four-ball net stroke play.

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SCGA Foursomes Championship

This event is open to two-person teams. Both players must belong to an SCGA club (not necessarily the same club), and each must have an established current index of 6.4 and below. The format is alternate shot with one player teeing off from the odd numbered holes and the partner teeing off from the even holes. A maximum of 84 teams will play for the championship. There is no qualifying, and players sign up on a first come, first served basis.

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SCGA Affiliate Team Championship

Nearly 800 of the SCGA’s member clubs are known as affiliate clubs (or clubs without real estate). This championship was created to represent those members.

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SCGA Parent-Junior Championship

This event, which started in 2007, is open to two-person teams. Both players must be members of the SCGA and have an established index. The junior player must be 17 or under as of the cutoff date. Partners may have more than one generation between them (e.g., a grandfather may play with his grandson or granddaughter, aunts and uncles may play with their nephews and nieces). A total of 120 players (60 teams) participate in 18 holes of modified foursomes (alternate shot). Each partner plays from the tee and then selects one ball to play thereafter. The partner whose drive was not taken plays first on the second shot. That ball is played alternately until the ball is holed. The team will play to 40 percent of their combined course handicap. The field is divided into flights based on combined handicaps of the teams. Gross and Net prizes are awarded.

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Tournament of Club Champions

The Tournament of Club Champions (TOCC) is one of the SCGA’s most popular tournaments. Club champions are invited to play in this 18-hole championship. There are multiple flights based on handicap index played over four different courses. Those club champions with November indexes of 2.4 or less play in the gross flight. Those club champions over the age of 55 play in the Senior divisions. Club champions with November indexes of 2.5–24.4 play in the net flights.  

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SCGA Amateur Net Championship

This event started in 1993 to give all SCGA members an opportunity to compete in a major association tournament regardless of their handicap index level. Competitors play 18 holes of qualifying net stroke play to move on to the championship. A total of 180 players qualify for the 36-hole championship. The field is divided into multiple flights based on handicap index.

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The Honors Matches

The Honors Matches is a biennial team event between players from the SCGA and players from the Southern California Section of the PGA (SCPGA). At this event, the SCGA and SCPGA each honor and celebrate two individuals for their past accomplishments and dedicated service to the game.

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SCGA Super Senior Amateur Championship

A Super Senior division was added in 2000 for those 65 and older, and in 2008, the SCGA Super Senior Amateur became its own separate event.

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U.S. Open

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U.S. Senior Open

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U.S. Women's Open

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U.S. Amateur

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U.S. Amateur Public Links

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U.S. Mid-Amateur

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U.S. Senior Amateur

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U.S. Girls Junior

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U.S. Women's Amateur

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U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur

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U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links

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U.S. Junior Amateur

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Walker Cup Participants (in alphabetical order)

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