CALIFORNIA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION INFORMATION

 

114th CALIFORNIA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Granite Bay GC, Granite Bay

June 16-21, 2025

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The California Amateur is an official USGA Exemption Event.  The Champion will earn an automatic exemption into the 2025 U.S. Amateur Championship.

 

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT:

156 players will play two rounds of stroke play.

 

Monday, June 16: Round 1 (18 holes, stroke play)

Tuesday, June 17: Round 2 (18 holes, stroke play).

 

Following the second round, the field will be cut to the low 32 players for match play.

 

Wednesday, June 18: Round of 32 (match play)

Thursday, June 19: Round of 16 (match play)

Friday, June 20: Quarterfinals & Semifinals (match play)

Saturday, June 21: Championship Match (36-hole match play final)

 

All non-exempt players will participate in an 18-hole, stroke-play qualifying round. Qualifying is available statewide for NCGA and SCGA Players.  (Players may only attempt to qualify once.)

 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFYING DATES & SITES:

Friday, May 2: La Purisima GC, Lompoc

Wednesday, May 14: Steele Canyon GC (Ranch/Vineyard), Jamul

Wednesday, May 14: Olivas Links GC, Ventura

Monday, May 19: Marriott Desert Springs (Valley), Palm Desert

Monday, May 19: Wood Ranch GC, Simi Valley

Thursday, May 22: Soboba Springs GC, San Jacinto

Wednesday, June 4: El Dorado Park GC, Long Beach

Thursday, June 5: Los Serranos GC (South), Chino HIlls

 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFYING DATES & SITES:

Monday, May 5: Almaden GCC, San Jose

Thursday, May 15: Ancil Hoffman GC, Carmichael

Monday, May 19: Bayonet Black Horse (Bayonet), Seaside

Friday, May 23: Riverside GC, Fresno

Monday, June 2: Berkeley CC, El Cerrito

 

Golf Carts will not be permitted at the qualifiers or championship proper. The NCGA/SCGA will use United States Golf Association guidelines in determining cart exemptions for ADA-approved disabilities. 

 

ELIGIBILITY: This championship is open to amateur golfers who are members of a current NCGA or SCGA member club with a Handicap Index of 4.4 or less at the time of registration.

 

EXEMPTIONS:  All exempt players must still meet eligibility requirements and register online for the championship before the entry closing date. The current list of exemptions can be found online by clicking here.

 

ENTRIES OPEN:  Wednesday, January 8, 2025

 

ENTRY DEADLINE:  Sunday, April 27, 2025

 

QUALIFYING ENTRY FEE: $175

 

EXEMPT PLAYER ENTRY FEE: $250

 

INFORMATION & PAIRINGS: Complete tournament details, including information about practice rounds, pairings, starting times, and yardages played, will be emailed and posted online after entries close.

 

LATE ENTRIES: Late entries will be accepted, assuming space is still available at the given event. Late entries will be subject to an additional $20 fee and can only be processed over the phone or through email. 

 

REFUND POLICY: Requests for refunds prior to the entry closing date will be honored less a $20 administrative fee. Requests received after the entry closing date and 48 hours prior to the event will be honored less 50% of the entry fee. No refunds will be honored within 48 hours of the event.