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Carolinas Golf Association Announces 2007 Championship and Tournament Schedule

WEST END, N.C.--The Carolinas Golf Association has announced its 2007 schedule of championships and tournaments. The CGA is entering its 98th year of conducting state and regional championships for amateur golfers.

This year the CGA will conduct 161 tournaments including: 31 championships, 29 CGA championship qualifiers, 13 USGA national championship qualifiers, four team match events, 70 one-day tournaments and 14 Tarheel Youth Golf Association events.

The CGA's flagship event, the Carolinas Amateur Championship, will be contested July 11-15 at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, SC. Long Cove Club is annually ranked in the top 100 golf courses in the country by Golfweek and hosted the 1991 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship plus the 2003 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. Designed by Pete Dye in 1981, Long Cove Club will be hosting their first Carolinas Golf Association championship. This year marks the 93rd playing of this event dating back to 1910.

The 27th Carolinas Mid-Amateur will be contested at Providence Country Club in Charlotte, NC on April 20-22. The Dan Maples design will be hosting its second CGA major (1995 North Carolina Amateur).

The 14th North Carolina Mid-Amateur returns to eastern NC and will be played at the newly renovated Wilson Country Club in Wilson, NC. Wilson Country Club has previously played host to the 1983-84 NC Amateur, 1987 Carolinas Mid-Amateur, 1996-97 NC Senior and 1998 NC Four-Ball.

The 56th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship returns to Camden Country Club in Camden, SC, May 2-6. The event has been conducted at the Donald Ross design every year since 1950 except in 1953 (Country Club of Spartanburg), 1968 and 1985 (Red Fox Country Club), and 2000 (Florence Country Club).

Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, NC will host the 47th North Carolina Amateur. A 72-hole stroke play championship, this event is set for June 14-17, the same week as the U.S. Open Championship. This is Starmount Forest's third CGA major (2001 NC Senior, 2004 NC Mid-Amateur).

The 46th Carolinas Senior heads to Dunes West Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, SC, September 11-13. Joe Viganti of Bluffton, SC is the defending champion. This will be Dunes West's first CGA championship.

The 12th North Carolina Four-Ball returns to Foxfire Resort and Country Club in Foxfire Village, NC for the second consecutive year. The 36-hole facility will play host to the event on October 26-28.

The 2nd Carolinas Mixed Team Championship returns to the beach September 1-2 at Ocean Ridge Plantation's Lion's Paw course over Labor Day weekend. The event is open to male-female teams that are residents of one of the Carolinas.

The 13th Tar Heel Cup Matches and the 62nd Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches will feature some of the best male amateur golfers in the region. The Tar Heel Cup, scheduled for April 2 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, pits eight North Carolina amateurs versus eight North Carolina PGA golf professionals. The Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches heads to Old Town Club in Winston-Salem, NC, October 19-20. Each amateur team is comprised of 16 male regular golfers and eight male seniors (over 55 years) from North and South Carolina and from Virginia and West Virginia. This will be Old Town Club's first time hosting a CGA event. Players for both of these team competitions are invited, based upon rankings and playing history.

The 41st Carolinas Father-Son Championship will be contested on Friday, July 27 at five Pinehurst, NC area courses. The host clubs are Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club (Southern Pines, NC), Foxfire Resort and Country Club (Foxfire Village, NC), Legacy Golf lInks (Aberdeen, NC), Longleaf Golf Club (Southern Pines, NC) and Seven Lakes Country Club (Seven Lakes, NC). This event annually draws over 350 Father-Son teams from all over the Carolinas. 

The CGA will play the 10th Carolinas Parent-Child Championship at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC on July 27. The Parent-Child is open to persons of all ages and teams are comprised of any family combination other than male-male.

In women's golf, the 30th Carolinas Women's Four-Ball championship will be held August 7-8 at Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club in Southern Pines, NC. The 10th Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship will return to Cowans Ford Country Club in Stanley, NC for the second straight year. The 9th Carolinas Women's Senior will be played April 17-18 at the Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, SC. This will be the 8th CGA major hosted by the Country Club of Spartanburg (1953 Carolinas Four-Ball, 1956 Carolinas Amateur, 1984 Carolinas Mid-Amateur, 1995,1999 Carolinas Pro-Amateur, 2002 SC Amateur Match Play and 2005 Carolinas Senior Four-Ball. Greensboro Country Club's Farm course in Greensboro, NC plays host to the 4th North Carolina Women's Senior Championship from September 25-26.

In junior golf, the CGA will now oversee two popular junior girls championships that had been previously conducted by the Women's Carolinas Golf Association. The 51st Carolinas Junior Girls' championship will be played June 26-28 at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, SC and the 41st Girls' Twin States championship is scheduled for July 31-August 1 at Old North State Club in New London, NC. The 2nd Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls Championship will be played at Emerald Lake Golf Club in Matthews, NC on May 5-6. The 40th North Carolina Junior will be contested at Cedarbrook Country Club in Elkin, NC. The event for boys and girls will be held June 19-22. The 3rd Dogwood State Junior goes to High Point Country Club's Willow Creek course in High Point, NC on August 14-16. The 58th Carolinas Junior Championship (boys) heads to Hope Valley Country Club in Durham, NC on July 31-August 2. The 30th South Carolina Junior Match Play will be hosted by Furman University Golf Club in Greensville, SC from July 10-13.

New for 2007 is the North Carolina Boys 13 and Under championship. This event, which had been a part of the North Carolina Junior championship, will be played at the 9-hole Donald Ross designed Asheboro Golf Club in Asheboro, NC from July 16-17.

The CGA will host 13 One-Day Four-Ball Tournaments in 2007. The two-person better-ball events are open to both men and women of all abilities. Teams may be comprised of any gender combination. Gross and net prizes will be awarded. First event is set for February 12 at the Old North State Club in New London, NC. In addition, the CGA conducts 18 one-day tournaments for people of all skill level and ages. Gross and net prizes are awarded with players receiving 100% course handicap.

Also new for this year is a senior/super senior one-day tournament that will be played at Greensboro Country Club's Farm course in Greensboro, NC on August 1. This event is open male amateurs over the age of 55 with gross and net prizes awarded.

The Carolinas Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament Series will have 36 events on its 2007 schedule. The popular two-man, best-ball one-day tournaments open to male amateurs over the age of 55, historically have more entrants than spots available at most events. Teams are pre-flighted into three divisions based on total team handicap.

A complete list of CGA major championships, one-day tournaments, senior four-ball one-day tournaments, women’s one-day events, Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) one-day events, USGA qualifying events in the Carolinas, CGA yearbook detailing tournament history, tournament entry forms and online championship entry registration is available on the CGA web site at www.carolinasgolf.org or by calling the CGA at 910-673-1000.

2007 CGA Championship Schedule
Date Event Site City, State
February 21-23 12th CGA Island Four-Ball Championship Casa de Campo Resort Dominican Republic
March 20 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier The Golf Club at Chapel Ridge Pittsboro, NC
March 21 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier Country Club of Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC
March 23 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier Cabarrus Country Club Concord, NC
March 27 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier Musgrove Mill Golf Club Clinton, SC
April 2-3 13th Tar Heel Cup Matches Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, NC
April 9 31st Carolinas Pro-Amateur Championship Rock Barn Golf Club & Spa (Jones) Conover, NC
April 17-18 9th Carolinas Women's Senior Championship Country Club of Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC
April 18 North Carolina Senior Sectional Qualifier High Point Country Club (Willow Creek) High Point, NC
April 20-22 27th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship Providence Country Club Charlotte, NC
April 24-26 39th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship The Windermere Club Blythewood, SC
April 30 North Carolina Senior Sectional Qualifier Highland Country Club Fayetteville, NC
May 2-6 56th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship Camden Country Club Camden, SC
May 5-6 2nd Vicki DiSantis Junior Girls Championship Emerald Lake Golf Club Matthews, NC
May 9 North Carolina Amateur Sectional Qualifier Pine Island Country Club Charlotte, NC
May 15-17 22nd North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship Pinewood Country Club Asheboro, NC
May 17 North Carolina Amateur Sectional Qualifier Salem Glen Country Club Clemmons, NC
May 22 North Carolina Amateur Sectional Qualifier Riverwood Golf and Athletic Club Clayton, NC
May 24 North Carolina Amateur Sectional Qualifier Mill Creek Golf Club Mebane, NC
May 30 North Carolina Amateur Sectional Qualifier Jacksonville Country Club Jacksonville, NC
May 30 North Carolina Amateur Sectional Qualifier Catawba Country Club Newton, NC
June 11 North Carolina Junior Championship Sectional Qualifier Henderson Country Club Henderson, NC
June 11 North Carolina Junior Championship Sectional Qualifier Statesville Country Club Statesville, NC
June 13-17 35th South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship True Blue Golf Club Pawleys Island, SC
June 14-17 47th North Carolina Amateur Championship Starmount Forest Country Club Greensboro, NC
June 19-22 39th North Carolina Junior Championship Cedarbrook Country Club Elkin, NC
June 20 Carolinas Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier Carolina Country Club Spartanburg, SC
June 25 Carolinas Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier NorthStone Country Club Huntersville, NC
June 26 Carolinas Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier Walnut Creek Country Club Goldsboro, NC
June 27 Carolinas Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier The Windermere Club Blythewood, SC
June 26-28 51st Carolinas Junior Girls' Match Play Championship Country Club of South Carolina Florence, SC
July 10-12 10th Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship Cowans Ford Country Club Stanley, NC
July 10-13 30th South Carolina Junior Match Play Championship Furman University Golf Club Greenville, SC
July 11-15 93rd Carolinas Amateur Championship Long Cove Club Hilton Head Island, SC
July 16-17 1st North Carolina 13 and Under Junior Championship Asheboro Municipal Golf Club Asheboro, NC
July 24 Carolinas Junior Sectional Qualifier (Boys) Indian Valley Golf Club Burlington, NC
July 27 41st Carolinas Father-Son Championship Pinehurst Area Courses Pinehurst, NC
July 27 10th Carolinas Parent-Child Championship Pinehurst Area Course Pinehurst, NC
July 31-August 1 41st Girls' Twin States Championship Old North State Club New London, NC
July 31-August 2 58th Carolinas Junior Championship (Boys) Hope Valley Country Club Durham, NC
August 4-5 6th Mid-Atlantic Challenge (Jr. Girls' Team Matches) Country Club of North Carolina (Cardinal) Pinehurst, NC
August 6 Dogwood State Junior Sectional Qualifier (Boys) Sourwood Forest Golf Club Snow Camp, NC
August 7-8 30th Carolinas Women's Four-Ball Championship Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club Southern Pines, NC
August 7-9 7th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club Morganton, NC
August 14-16 3rd Dogwood State Junior Championship (Boys/Girls) High Point Country Club (Willow Creek) High Point, NC
August 16 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier Greenville Country Club Greenville, NC
August 17 Carolinas Senior Amateur Sectional Qualifier Wyboo Golf Club Manning, SC
August 18-19 25th Carolinas-Virginias Junior Boys Team Matches Boonsboro Country Club Lynchburg, VA
August 21 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier Statesville Country Club Statesville, NC
August 22 Carolinas Senior Amateur Sectional Qualifier Statesville Country Club Statesville, NC
August 23 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier Greensboro Country Club (Farm) Greensboro, NC
August 28 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier Bentwinds Country Club Fuquay-Varina, NC
August 29 Carolinas Senior Amateur Sectional Qualifier Bentwinds Country Club Fuquay-Varina, NC
September 1-2 2nd Carolinas Mixed Team Championship Ocean Ridge Plantation (Lion's Paw) Sunset Beach, NC
September 11-13 46th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship Dunes West Golf Club Mt. Pleasant, SC
September 14-16 14th North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship Wilson Country Club Wilson, NC
September 25-26 4th North Carolina Women's Senior Championship Greensboro Country Club (Farm) Greensboro, NC
October 19-20 #62nd Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches Old Town Club Winston-Salem, NC
October 26-28 12th North Carolina Four-Ball Championship Foxfire Golf and Country Club Foxfire Village, NC

2007 CGA One-Day Tournament Schedule
Date Event Site City, State
February 12 One-Day Four-Ball Old North State Club New London, NC
March 17 One-Day Tournament Falls Village Golf Club Durham, NC
March 31 One-Day Tournament Piney Point Golf Club Norwood, NC
April 16 One-Day Four-Ball Pine Island Country Club Charlotte, NC
April 22 One-Day Tournament Wildwood Green Golf Club Raleigh, NC
April 30 One-Day Four-Ball Pine Valley Country Club Wilmington, NC
May 5 One-Day Tournament North Shore Country Club Sneads Ferry, NC
May 6 One-Day Tournament Castle Bay Golf Club Hampstead, NC
May 14 One-Day Four-Ball Bermuda Run Country Club Bermuda Run, NC
May 20 One-Day Tournament Lake Hickory Country Club (Fox/Sulphur) Hickory, NC
June 3 One-Day Tournament Challenge Golf Club Graham, NC
June 11 One-Day Four-Ball The Golf Club at Chapel Ridge Pittsboro, NC
June 24 One-Day Tournament Little River Golf Resort Carthage, NC
July 7 One-Day Tournament Bermuda Run Country Club (West) Bermuda Run, NC
July 12 One-Day Four-Ball Seven Lakes Country Club Seven Lakes, NC
July 21 One-Day Tournament Lexington Golf Club Lexington, NC
July 29 One-Day Tournament Legacy Golf Links Aberdeen, NC
August 1 %Senior/Super Senior One-Day Greensboro Country Club (Farm) Greensboro, NC
August 5 One-Day Tournament Emerald Lake Golf Club Matthews, NC
August 10 CGA Pro-Junior Tournament Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club Southern Pines, NC
August 11 One-Day Tournament Warrior Golf Club China Grove, NC
August 13 One-Day Four-Ball Tobacco Road Golf Club Sanford, NC
August 19 One-Day Tournament Seven Lakes Country Club Seven Lakes, NC
August 26 One-Day Four-Ball Tanglewood Park (Championship) Clemmons, NC
September 16 One-Day Tournament Bryan Park Golf Club (Champions) Browns Summit, NC
September 22 One-Day Tournament Devils Ridge Golf Club Holly Springs, NC
September 24 One-Day Four-Ball High Meadows Golf and Country Club Roaring Gap, NC
October 13 One-Day Tournament Oak Hollow Golf Club High Point, NC
October 23 One-Day Four-Ball Brier Creek Country Club Raleigh, NC
October 27 One-Day Tournament Bayonet at Puppy creek Raeford, NC
October 30 One-Day Four-Ball Oak Valley Golf Club Advance, NC
November 18 One-Day Four-Ball Little River Golf Resort Carthage, NC
November 27 One-Day Four-Ball Pinehurst Country Club (No. 5) Pinehurst, NC
December 9 One-Day Tournament of Champions Pinehurst Country Club (No. 5) Pinehurst, NC
% denotes new tournament for 2007 

2007 CGA Senior Four-Ball One-Day Tournament Schedule
Date Site City, State
February 19 Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club Southern Pines, NC
February 27 Wild Dunes Golf Links (Links) Isle of Palms, SC
February 28 Wild Dunes Golf Links (Harbor) Isle of Palms, SC
March 8 Tanglewood Park (Championship) Clemmons, NC
March 15 Seven Lakes Country Club Seven Lakes, NC
March 19 The Windermere Club Blythewood, SC
March 26 Catawba Country Club Newton, NC
April 3 Pinewood Country Club Asheboro, NC
April 17 *Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club Morganton, NC
April 30 Smithfields Country Club Easley, SC
May 8 Country Club of Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC
May 21 Gates Four Country Club Fayetteville, NC
June 4 St. James Plantation (Founders) Southport, NC
June 5 St. James Plantation (Members) Southport, NC
June 11 Etowah Valley Country Club (South-West) Etowah Valley, NC
June 12 Country Club of Asheville Asheville, NC
June 18 River Run Golf and Country Club Davidson, NC
June 19 Country Club of Salisbury Salisbury, NC
June 25 Raintree Country Club (North) Charlotte, NC
July 16 Devils Ridge Golf Club Holly Springs, NC
July 23 Chapel Hill Country Club Chapel Hill, NC
July 30 Camden Country Club Camden, SC
August 15 Carolina Trace Country Club (Lake) Sanford, NC
August 20 *Old North State Club New London, NC
August 27 Starmount Forest Country Club Greensboro, NC
September 10 River Hills Country Club Lake Wylie, SC
September 27 Sapona Country Club Lexington, NC
October 8 Keith Hills Country Club (I) Buies Creek, NC
October 15 Cross Creek Country Club Mount Airy, NC
October 22 Colonial Country Club Thomasville, NC
October 29 Cowans Ford Country Club Stanley, NC
November 5 WildeWood Country Club Columbia, SC
November 6 The Country Club at Woodcreek Farms Elgin, SC
November 12 Gaston Country Club Gastonia, NC
November 13 Cleghorn Plantation Golf Club Rutherfordton, NC
December 3-4 Tournament of Champions Foxfire Village, NC
Foxfire Golf and Country Club (East/West) 

2007 Carolinas USGA Qualifying Schedule (events in italics conducted by CGA)
Date Event Site City, State
May 10 U.S. Open Local Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek) Daniel Island, SC
May 11 U.S. Open Local River Landing (River) Wallace, NC
May 14 U.S. Open Local Oak Valley Golf Club Advance, NC
May 21 U.S. Open Local Pinewild Country Club (Magnolia) Pinehurst, NC
May 21 U.S. Open Local Columbia Country Club Blythewood, SC
May 14 U.S. Women's Open Local Country Club of Salisbury Salisbury, NC
May 28 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links UNC-Finley Golf Club Chapel Hill, NC
June 11 U.S. Women's Open Sectional Keith Hills Country Club (I) Buies Creek, NC
June 11 U.S. Senior Open Sectional TPC Piper Glen Charlotte, NC
June 14 U.S. Senior Open Sectional Florence Country Club Florence, SC
July 2 U.S. Girls' Junior Sectional Treyburn Country Club Durham, NC
June 18 U.S. Amateur Public Links Sectional Furman University Golf Course Greenville, SC
June 18 U.S. Amateur Public Links Sectional Bryan Park Golf Club Browns Summit, NC
June 25 U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Cedarwood Country Club Charlotte, NC
June 28 U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Santee National Golf Club Santee, SC
July 2 U.S. Junior Amateur Sectional Carolina Country Club Raleigh, NC
July 5 U.S. Women's Amateur Sectional Sapona Country Club Lexington, NC
July 23-24 U.S. Amateur Sectional The Patriot GC at Grand Harbor Ninety-Six, SC
July 23-24 U.S. Amateur Sectional Pinewild Country Club (Holly) Pinehurst, NC
July 31-Aug. 1 U.S. Amateur Sectional Eagle Point Golf Club Wilmington, NC
August 2-3 U.S. Amateur Sectional Oak Valley Golf Club Advance, NC
July 30 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Sectional Forest Creek Golf Club (South) Pinehurst, NC
August 8 U.S. Senior Amateur Sectional Colleton River (Nicklaus) Bluffton, SC
August 14 U.S. Senior Amateur Sectional Country Club of Salisbury Salisbury, NC
August 27 U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional The Woodlands Country Club Columbia, SC
September 5 U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Croasdaile Country Club Durham, NC
August 27 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Sectional Catawba Country Club Newton, NC

2007 Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) Schedule
DATE SITE CITY, STATE
April 10 NC High School Invitational, Raleigh Country Club Raleigh, NC
April 21 Stoney Creek Country Club Stoney Creek, NC
June 14 Siler City Country Club Siler City, NC
July 2 Bermuda Run Country Club Bermuda Run, NC
July 6 Lake Hickory Country Club Hickory, NC
July 9 Brook Valley Country Club Greenville, NC
July 11 Par 3 Shootout, Pinewild CC (Azalea) Pinehurst, NC
July 19 Gaston Country Club Gastonia, NC
July 23 Henderson Country Club Henderson, NC
July 26 Piney Point Golf Club Norwood, NC
August 9 Seven Lakes Country Club Seven Lakes, NC
August 10 Pro-Junior, Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club Southern Pines, NC
September 28-29 NC Middle School Championship, Badin Inn & Resort Badin, NC
October TBA TYGA Fall Invitational, Bradford Creek GC Greenville, NC
November 10-11 TYGA East-West Challenge, Seven Lakes Country Club Seven Lakes, NC