Updated: June 2, 2019 Date Event Site City, State Category Multiplier Notes January 3-6 New Year's Invitational St. Petersburg Country Club St. Petersburg, FL National 3 February 1-3 Jones Cup Ocean Forest Golf Club Sea Island, GA National 5 March 15-17 Florida Azalea Amateur Palatka Golf Club Palatka, FL National 3 April 5-7 CGA Carolinas Mid-Amateur The Reserve Club Pawleys Island, SC State/Regional 5 Cut Bonus April 11-14 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, GA International 10 Cut Bonus April 26-28 Terra Cotta Invitational Naples National Golf Club Naples, FL National 5 April 25-27 Coleman Invitational Seminole Golf Club Palm Beach, FL National 2 April 27-28 Triad Golf Today Tournament of Champions Greensboro National Summerfield, NC State/Regional 1 Top 5 April TBD Western Carolinas Open Western NC Area Course Western, NC State/Regional 1 Top 10 May 3-6 *CGA Carolinas Four-Ball Camden Country Club Camden, SC State/Regional 3 May 14-17 NCAA Division III Transylvania Nicholasville, KY National 3 May 14-17 National JUCO Division I Duran Golf Club Melbourne, FL National 3 May 15-18 NCAA Division II Palm Beach Atlantic Palm Beach, FL National 3 May 17-19 The Carolinian Keith Hills Golf Club Buies Creek, NC State/Regional 3 May 17-20 NCAA Division I (Stroke Play) Blessings Golf Course Fayetteville, AR National 6 May 21-24 NAIA Championship Las Sendas Golf Club Mesa, AZ National 3 May 22-26 SCGA South Carolina Four-Ball Musgrove Mill Golf Club Clinton, SC State/Regional 2 May 25-29 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Bandon Dunes Bandon, OR International 5 Sectional Qual/Medalist/Match Play May 31-June 2 Birmingham National Invitational Country Club of Birmingham Birmingham, AL National 3 June 3-8 The Dogwood Invitational Druid Hills Golf Club Atlanta, GA National 5 June 4-6 CPGA NC Open Trump National Mooresville, NC State/Regional 4 Cut Bonus June 12-15 Monroe Invitational Monroe Golf Club Pittsford, NY National 5 June 12-15 Southwestern Amateur Desert Mountain Club Scottsdale, AZ National 5 June 12-15 Southeastern Amateur Country Club of Columbus Columbus, GA National 5 June 12-15 Sunnehanna Amateur Sunnehanna Country Club Johnstown, PA National 6 June 12-16 CGA SC Amateur Match Play Columbia Country Club Blythewood, SC State/Regional 4 Stroke Play Medalist Bonus June 13-16 U.S. Open Pebble Beach Pebble Beach, CA International 10 Local Qual/ Sectional Qual/Cut June 13-16 CGA North Carolina Amateur Gaston Country Club Gastonia, NC State/Regional 5 Cut Bonus June 17-22 Rice Planters Amateur Snee Farm Country Club Mt. Pleasant, SC National 5 June 17-22 British Amateur Portmarnock GC Ireland International 8 Sectional Qual/Match Play June 19-22 Northeast Amateur Wannamoisett Country Club Rumford, RI National 6 June 24-29 North & South Amateur Pinehurst Resort & Country Club Pinehurst, NC National 5 June 26-29 European Amateur Diamond Country Club Austria International 8 Cut Bonus June 27-29 George C. Thomas Invitational The Los Angeles Country Club Los Angeles, CA National 2 June 27-30 U.S. Senior Open (age 50-54 players) The Warren Golf Course at ND Norte Dame, IN International 8 Sectional Qual/Cut Bonus July 9-11 CPGA SC Open Grande Dunes Resort Club Myrtle Beach, SC State/Regional 3 Cut Bonus July 9-12 Trans-Mississippi Championship Maridoe Golf Club Carrollton, TX National 5 July 11-14 The Players Amateur Berkeley Hall Club Bluffton, SC National 5 July 11-14 CGA Carolinas Amateur Governors Club Chapel Hill, NC State/Regional 6 Cut Bonus July 11-14 Eastern Amateur Elizabeth Manor Country Club Portsmouth, VA National 3 July 17-20 Southern Amateur Chenal Country Club Little Rock, AR National 6 July 18-21 British Open Royal Portrush Northern Ireland International 10 Sectional Qual/Cut Bonus July 24-26 Northern Amateur Sand Creek Country Club Chesterton, IN National 5 July 24-27 Porter Cup Niagara Falls Golf & Country Club Lewiston, NY National 6 June 24-27 Palmetto Amateur Palmetto Golf Club Aiken, SC National 5 TBD Cardinal Amateur Sedgefield Country Club (Dye) Greensboro, NC National 5 July TBA N.C. Players Championship Tanglewood Park/Oak Valley Advance, NC State/Regional 1 Top 5 July 27-28 Triad Amateur Golf Classic High Point CC (Willow Creek) High Point, NC State/Regional 2 Top 10 July 30-August 3 Western Amateur Point O’ Woods Benton Harbor, MI National 6 July 31-August 4 CGA North Carolina Amateur Match Play Catawba Country Club Newton, NC State/Regional 4 Stroke Play Medalist Bonus August 1-4 SCGA South Carolina Amateur Thornblade Club Greer, SC State/Regional 5 August 6-9 Canadian Amateur Duncan Meadows Golf Course British Columbia International 7 Cut Bonus August 7-9 CPGA Carolinas Open Greensboro Country Club (Farm) Greensboro, NC State/Regional 4 Cut Bonus August 7-10 Canadian Mid-Amateur Toronto Golf Club Ontario International 5 Cut Bonus August 13-19 U.S. Amateur Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, NC International 9 Sectional Qual/Medalist/Match Play September 14-19 U.S. Mid-Amateur Colorado Golf Club Parker, CO International 8 Sectional Qual/Medalist/Match Play September TBD Crump Cup Pine Valley Golf Club Pine Valley, NJ National 2 September 20-22 CGA North Carolina Mid-Amateur Club at Irish Creek Kannapolis, NC State/Regional 4 Cut Bonus October 3-7 Middle Atlantic Amateur Laurel Hill Golf Club Lorton, VA National 3 October 4-6 CGA North Carolina Four-Ball Country Club of Landfall Wilmington, NC State/Regional 2 October 4-6 SCGA South Carolina Mid-Amateur Palmetto Hall Hilton Head, SC State/Regional 4 October TBD Eagle Point Amateur Invitational Eagle Point Golf Club Wilmington, NC State/Regional 1 Top 10 December TBD CCNC Amateur Country Club of North Carolina Pinehurst, NC State/Regional 2 December 17-20 Dixie Amateur Heron Bay Golf Club Coral Springs, FL National 3 December TBD South Beach International Amateur Miami Beach Golf Club Miami Beach, FL National 5 December TBD CGA Carolinas Young Amateur State/Regional 2 December TBD Patriot All-America Wigwam Golf Resort Litchfield Park, AZ National 5 Not Held in 2019 Azalea Invitational Country Club of Charleston Charleston, SC National 5 Not Held in 2019 World Amateur Team International 8 Qualifier
**New Events rankings points may be considered only for next year
Bonus Points: British Amateur Match Play 20 points 8 British Amateur Sectional 10 points 8 British Open Cut 30 points 10 British Open Sectional 20 points 10 Canadian Amateur Cut 10 points 7 Canadian Mid-Amateur Cut 10 points 5 Carolinas Amateur Cut 5 points 6 Carolinas Mid-Amateur Cut 5 points 5 CPGA Carolinas Open Cut 5 points 4 CPGA NC Open Cut 5 points 4 CPGA SC Open Cut 5 points 3 European Amateur Cut 10 points 8 Masters Cut 30 points 10 North Carolina Amateur Cut 5 points 5 North Carolina Match Play Stroke Play Medalist 5 points 4 North Carolina Mid-Amateur Cut 5 points 4 SCGA South Carolina Amateur Cut 5 points 5 SCGA South Carolina Mid-Amateur Cut 5 points 4 South Carolina Amateur Match Play Stroke Play Medalist 5 points 4 U.S. Amateur Match Play 25 points 9 U.S. Amateur Sectional 10 points 9 U.S. Amateur Stroke Play Medalist 10 points 9 U.S. Mid-Am Match Play 20 points 8 U.S. Mid-Am Sectional 10 points 8 U.S. Mid-Am Stroke Play Medalist 10 points 8 U.S. Open Cut 30 points 10 U.S. Open Local 10 points 10 U.S. Open Sectional 20 points 10 U.S. Public Links Match Play 20 points 8 U.S. Public Links Sectional 10 points 8 U.S. Public Links Stroke Play Medalist 10 points 8 U.S. Senior Open Cut 30 points 8 U.S. Senior Open Sectional 15 points 8 U.S. Men's State Team Cut 10 points 6 *U.S. Four-Ball Sectional (2015) 10 points 5 *U.S. Four-Ball Stroke Play Medalist (2015) 10 points 5 *U.S. Four-Ball Match Play (2015) 15 points 5 World Amateur Team (make USA team) 10 points 8 PGA Tour Tournament (make field) 15 points 10 PGA Tour Tournament Cut 25 points 10
2019 Carolinas Team Selection Criteria: Carolinas Amateur Champion (1 Spot Auto) Carolinas Mid-Amateur Champion (1 Spot Auto) Carolinas Four-Ball Champions (2 Spots Auto) 8 spots via rankings as of a set date 2 Captain's Picks ^must have played in either a CGA or SCGA Championship proper within the last 12 months to be eligible
2019 Tar Heel Cup Team Selection Criteria: Top 7 eligible North Carolina players via Carolinas Men's Rankings at end of 2018 calendar year plus 1 Captain’s Pick ^must have played in either a CGA or SCGA Championship proper within the last 12 months to be eligible
Carolinas Men's Point Matrix Stroke Play Match Play Place Points Place Points 1 75 1 75 2 50 2 50 3 45 T3 (Semis) 42.5 4 40 T3 (Semis) 42.5 5 36 T5 (Qtrs) 30.5 6 32 T5 (Qtrs) 30.5 7 28 T5 (Qtrs) 30.5 8 26 T5 (Qtrs) 30.5 9 24 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 10 22 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 11 20 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 12 19 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 13 18 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 14 17 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 15 16 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 16 15 T9 (Rd of 16) 19 17 14 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 18 13 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 19 12 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 20 11 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 21 10 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 22 9 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 23 8 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 24 7 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 25 6 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 26 5 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 27 4 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 28 3 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 29 2 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5 30 1 T17 (Rd of 32) 7.5
Event Points Formula: Place Points + Bonus Points x Multiplier = Event Total Points
Examples: Stroke Play: Finish 5th at Carolinas Amateur Championship 36 points (5th place) + 5 bonus points (making cut) x 6 multiplier = 246 total points
Match Play: Quarterfinals at U.S. Amateur Championship 30.5 points (T5 Quarterfinals) + 10 points (sectional qualifying bonus) + 25 points (match play bonus) x 9 multiplier = 589.5 total points