CALIFORNIA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
111th CALIFORNIA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Big Canyon CC, Newport Beach
June 27 – July 2, 2022
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT:
156 players will play two rounds of stroke play.
Monday, June 27: Round 1 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, June 28: 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 29: Round of 32 (match play)
Thursday, June 30: Round of 16 (match play)
Friday, July 1: Quarterfinals & Semifinals (match play)
Saturday, July 2: 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.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFYING DATES & SITES:
Tuesday, May 17: Goose Creek GC, Jurupa Valley
Monday, May 23: CC of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego
Wednesday, May 25: Arroyo Trabuco GC, Mission Viejo
Wednesday, May 25: Brookside GC (Course #1), Pasadena
Friday, May 27: Soule Park GC, Ojai
Thursday, June 2: La Purisima GC, Lompoc
Monday, June 6: Soboba Springs GC, San Jacinto
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFYING DATES & SITES:
Monday, May 9: San Jose CC, San Jose
Monday, May 16: Berkeley CC, El Cerrito
Monday, May 16: Peach Tree CCC, Marysville
Monday, May 23: Merced G&CC, Merced
Tuesday, May 31: Riverside GC, Fresno
NOTE: Players may only attempt to qualify once.
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 prior to the entry closing date. The current list of exemptions can be found online by clicking here.
ENTRIES OPEN: Wednesday, January 5, 2021
ENTRY DEADLINE: Sunday, May 1, 2022
ENTRY FEE: $150
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 there is still space 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.