Amateur Championship

Amateur Championship
***UPDATE: APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON APRIL 29TH AT 9:00 AM EST***
Thursday 72 ° F Friday 80 ° F Saturday 81 ° F Sunday 79 ° F Monday 81 ° F
Application Available: Updated to 4/29/22 at 9:00 AM EST
Application Deadline: 6/8/22 at 5:00 PM EST

Qualifying Entry Fee: $100 Per Person

Successful Qualifying Fee: $125 Per Person (Automatic Charge if individual qualifies)

Exempt Player Entry Fee: $200 Per Person

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The SCGA works to offer the best in amateur golf to it's member clubs and amateur golfers throughout the State of South Carolina.

South Carolina Golf Association
PO Box 286
Irmo, SC 29063

Office: 803-732-9311
Fax: 803-732-7406
The Palmetto State’s finest amateur golfers square off at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club on August 4-7, 2022 in the annual youth-vs.-experience battle in the South Carolina Golf Association’s Amateur Championship. The 72 hole event will include the top golfers in South Carolina who have either qualified for their position or earned an exemption based on previous accomplishments. This Championship brings out the best in all participants and a list of former champions including Lucas Glover, DJ Trahan, and Bill Haas.

General Information

Double Elimination
4 1/2 x 9 ft. Tables
APA & Pro Rules Apply
Winner of Lag Chooses Break or Format

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As the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, the American Poolplayers Association (APA) is honored to conduct the 28th Annual U.S. Amateur Championship. Since the inauguration of this event in 1994, the level of competition continues to improve year after year. Only a small percentage of the best amateur players choose to play for the glory and love of the game. Those who enter this event will experience the highest level of amateur billiard play in the United States. Therefore, the U.S. Amateur Championship is only intended for the finest amateur players. The competition will be relentless, and every match won will be well deserved. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be the next U.S. Amateur Champion, we encourage you to enter this event and find out!
The U.S. Amateur Championships offer both the U.S. Amateur Championship and the Womens U.S. Amateur Championship.
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Stroker’s Sports Bar & Grill is a non-smoking venue.

If you have several patrons who want to participate, you can host a Qualifier event and sponsor the winner. The entry fees you generate would cover your cost to send him/her to a Preliminary Round. Each year, national billiard magazines and local newspapers across the country feature participants and winners of the U.S. Amateur Championship. This is a great promotional opportunity for your business. If you sponsor a player who finishes in the Top 5 of the U.S. Amateur Championship or in the Top 3 of the Womens U.S. Amateur Championship, you’ll receive a commemorative plaque for your establishment.
Preliminary Rounds – $50 for APA members or $75 for Non-APA members
In addition to advancing to a pro event, each Champion will receive a magnificent trophy and event jacket.
Both Champions receive a one year free APA membership and are invited to return to the Championship Round the following year to defend their titles. Returning Champions also receive complimentary airline travel, courtesy of APA.
The winners receive paid travel*, lodging and entry into a pro event. *Ground transportation(cab, rental car, etc.) will be at player’s expense.
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Your rooming will be booked by APA on your behalf at The Godfrey Hotel & Cabanas, 7700 W Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa FL 33607. Please do not contact the hotel directly to make or change your reservations.
All Womens U.S. Amateur Championship contestants advancing to the Championship Rounds will receive two (2) nights complimentary private lodging for the night of Tuesday, February 15, and Wednesday, February 16, 2022 (check-in 2/15 and check out 2/17). For those players who advance to the Womens semifinals, we will also cover your lodging for the night of Thursday, February 17 (check out 2/18) in addition to your other two nights.
Those competing in the U.S. Amateur Championship will receive three (3) nights complimentary private lodging for the night of Thursday, February 17, through and including Saturday, February 19, 2022 (check-in 2/17 and check out 2/20). For those players who advance to the matches on Sunday, we will cover your lodging for the night of Sunday, February 20 (check out 2/21) in addition to your other three nights.
If you wish to reserve extra nights, you may contact the APA National Office via email at playerrooming@poolplayers.com
All rooming reservations/changes are due to APA by no later than Friday, January 7, 2022 . Please do not contact the hotel directly – all changes must be submitted through APA.
United Airlines is pleased to offer discounts of 2% to 10% off published fares for travel to the U.S Amateur in Tampa Bay, Florida
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Have questions or need more information on the U.S. Amateur Championship? Contact us at 636-625-8611 ext. 5510 or ndunn@poolplayers.com .
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Jacob Watson of Tyler, Texas is the 2022 U.S. Amateur Champion. Watson defeated former U.S Amateur Champion (‘11) Ernesto Bayaua of Tomball, Texas 11-8 in the final to earn the title.Watson had to battle his way through the 1-loss side of the bracket after dropping a...
Stacie Bourbeau of Orange, Mass., is the 2022 Womens U.S. Amateur champion. Bourbeau defeated Rachel Lang of Catskill, N.Y., in the final 9-4 to secure her second U.S. Amateur Championship title. She previously won in 2015. Lang took home the Runner-Up trophy for her...
Jason Sheerman of Port St Lucie, Fla., is the 2020-2021 U.S. Amateur Champion. Sheerman went undefeated through the 117-player field in his first U.S. Amateur Championship appearance. After falling behind 8-1 early in the Championship Final, Sheerman battled back to...
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August 3-12, 2023, Westgate Las Vegas*
The culmination of weekly APA League play are the 8-Ball World Championship and 9-Ball World Championship, which make up the APA World Pool Championships, held at the Westgate Las Vegas.
April 26-30, 2023, Westgate Las Vegas*
The culmination of individual play is the 8-Ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout, which make up the APA Poolplayer Championships, held at the Westgate Las Vegas. In addition to the 8-Ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout, the 8-Ball Doubles Championship, 9-Ball Doubles Championship and Wheelchair Championship, as well as MiniMania events, take place alongside the Poolplayer Championships.
This 9-Ball tournament is open to all active APA players between the ages of 7 and 18 at the time of the event, who are currently enrolled as a student, or who have graduated from high school.

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The oldest of the NCGA’s major events, the Amateur Championship, dates back to 1903 when it was first played at San Rafael GC.
The antique sterling silver trophy reveals a who’s who of historical Northern California amateur golfers including Pebble Beach course designer Douglas Grant, Charlie Seaver, Lawson Little Jr., as well as current and past PGA Tour players Kevin Sutherland, Arron Olberholser, Spencer Levin, Maverick McNealy, Matt Bettencourt, Roger Maltbie and Ray Leach.
Varying formats have been used over the 106 years of competition but today the tournament is 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying, followed by a 32-person seeded match play bracket. The one-day final match is a 36-hole test of stamina and concentration after a week of golf at Spyglass Hill. The event has been played at Spyglass Hill every year since 1966, with the exception of 1996 when the course was closed due to renovations.
The largest winning margin was in 1930 when Herbert Schultz beat Hugh Ditzler by 11 & 10 at Castlewood GC, this was equaled in 2004 when Spencer Levin claimed the title. The longest final match was seen in 2007 when Ryan Hallisey triumphed on the 39th hole over Jeremy Gearhart, equaling the record set in 1947. Notable runner-up finishers include Ken Venturi and Johnny Miller, with Jack Neville having finished runner-up more than any other player, five times.
At the 2015 championship, Stanford junior and No.2 world-ranked amateur Maverick McNealy set a championship record for low round during stroke play qualifying with a 7-under 65. The 65 was a low for any NCGA event held at Spyglass Hill. Blake Hathcoat matched the 65 in 2018.The two-day, 36-hole scoring record for stroke play qualifying is 10-under 134, set by Finigan Tilly in 2017. Tilly’s stroke play total of 10-under 134 is the low 36-hole total for any NCGA event that’s been held at Spyglass Hill.
The event often determines the NCGA’s Player of the Year award with 700 points awarded to the winner. Multiple-time Player of the Year winners Casey Boyns and Randy Haag have both claimed the championship twice. Over 300 players attempt to qualify for the championship each year and the event is open to anyone with a handicap index of 5.4 or less.
Never played in an NCGA event before? Visit the Tournament Registration page for instructions on how to register.
When his pitch shot from the rough on the green of what was the 34th hole dropped in for birdie and a 2-up lead, Reno resident Ian Gilligan let loose with a Tiger-esque fist pump. For Gilligan, the celebratory moment was somewhat symbolic of his journey over the last seven years. 2022 Recap | 2022 Bracket
When the last putt fell in, Sam Sommerhauser and his caddie, his dad Dave, exchanged a high-five and a long hug. A marathon week had ended in victory. Sommerhauser, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Arizona, got his first amateur win in a big way, capturing the 118th NCGA Amateur Championship at Spyglass Hill after defeating runner-up Michael Slesinski, 3 and 2, in Friday’s 36-hole final. 2021 Recap | 2021 Bracket
Having already competed each of the four previous weeks, UC Davis sophomore Lucas Carper wasn’t sure he had enough gas in the tank for the grind that is the NCGA Amateur Championship. The 19-year-old former Junior Tour of Northern California standout and No.26 seed not only hung in there, but ended up taking home the biggest amateur prize in Northern California, defeating No.12 seed Weston Payne, 5 and 4, in Friday’s 36-hole final at Spyglass Hill. Full 2020 Recap | 2020 Bracket
While progressing through the ranks, including winning Junior Tour of Northern California Player of the Year honors in 2014, Danville resident Josh McCarthy has always had his eyes on the NCGA’s biggest prize. It’s now his. McCarthy, now a 22-year-old senior at Pepperdine University, captured the 116th NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship on a suddenly chilly Friday at par-71 Spyglass Hill after defeating runner-up Toby Briggs, 7 and 5, in the 36-hole finale. Full 2019 Recap | 2019 Bracket
Just prior to the formal presentation, 18-year-old San Jose resident Thomas Hutchison took a good look at some of the engraved names on the trophy. The list includes the likes of amateur legends Lawson Little Jr. and Charlie Seaver as well as current or past PGA Tour members Kevin Sutherland, Arron Oberholser and Spencer Levin. Hutchison’s name will soon be engraved as well.The UC Davis sophomore, who was seeded No.31, completed a marathon week Friday at par-72 Spyglass Hill, defeating No.32 Ned Jensen 3 and 1 to win the 115th annual NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship. Full 2018 Recap | 2018 Bracket
As he scanned the names on the sterling silver trophy, Stanford junior Isaiah Salinda slowly began shaking his head in realizing what he’d accomplished. “There’s a lot of history on here,” Salinda said. “It’s awesome. It’s an honor.” The 20-year-old South San Francisco resident will be the latest to his name engraved on the trophy—joining the likes of Charlie Seaver, Lawson Little, Jr, and Roger Maltbie—following a dramatic 1-up victory over friend and defending champion Shintaro Ban in Friday’s 36-hole final of the 2017 NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship at Spyglass Hill . Full 2017 Recap | 2017 Bracket
In a span of over a century, only 10 players had ever won the California Amateur Championship and the NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship in the same year. San Jose resident Shintaro Ban is the latest to join the list. The No.2 seeded UNLV junior came scorching out of the gates and never let up, defeating Bellarmine High senior Eddy Lai, 10 and 9, in Friday’s 36-hole finale at Spyglass Hill. Read Full 2016 Recap | 2016 Bracket
Maverick McNealy’s plan was to use the NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship as a warm up for next week’s U.S. Amateur. The Stanford junior did just that, and walked away with yet another trophy in the process. Recently named to the 2015 U.S. Walker Cup squad, the No.1 seeded McNealy lived up to all the expectations—and tossed in some history—in winning the 112th NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship Friday at par-72 Spyglass Hill. In the 36-hole finale, McNealy defeated San Francisco’s Matt Cohn, 6 and 5. Read Full 2015 Recap | 2015 Bracket
Matthew Seramin’s self-proclaimed slump is officially over. Seramin more than snapped out of his funk Friday at par-72 Spyglass Hill, draining a tough 13-foot putt for birdie on the 36th hole to defeat No.1 seed Aaron Beverly 1-up in the finals of the 111th NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship. Just last summer, Seramin was so unsure of his golf future that he began contemplating a temporary divorce from the game. The last time the finals came down to the 36th hole was in 2009, when George Gandranata defeated Casey Boyns 1-up. Read Full 2014 Recap | 2014 Bracket Results
Ben Geyer just keeps making history. A month after becoming the first player in 54 years to win back-to-back titles in the NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Geyer became the first player in 51 years to win the NCGA Amateur Stroke Play and Match Play championships in the same year. He accomplished that by winning the110 th NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship at Spyglass Hill on Friday beating Andrew Morgan 5-and-4 in the 36-hole final. Read Full 2013 Recap | 2013 Bracket Results
Given the spectacular nature of Spyglass Hill’s first five holes, it might come as a surprise that NCGA Amateur Match Play Champion Jake Yount now has a special affinity for the iconic course’s back nine. The champion made do this week by playing his best golf on Spyglass Hill’s final nine. In his four matches leading up to the 36-hole final, Yount trailed early in three of the four before making a move on the back nine to finish off his opponents. Friday told a different story, though, as Yount got off to a quick start and cruised to the finish line, winning 6 & 4 over Eric Ash. Read Full 2012 Recap | 2012 Bracket Results
* Championship was 36-hole stroke play in 1903 and 1904
Jay Myers, Austin Roberts 66-75—141

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