California Amateur Championship

About the tournament

The Championship is open to amateur golfers who have established current indexes of 4.4 and are members in good standing of the Southern California Golf Association, the Northern California Golf Association, or the Public Links Golf Association of Southern California. Nonexempt players must qualify. An entrant may play in only one qualifying event, even if the golfer belongs to clubs in both Southern California and Northern California. The 18-hole qualifying rounds will determine the qualifiers.

The championship field will play 36 holes of qualifying at a Northern or Southern California Location, with the low 32 golfers from that combined field moving on to match play (with a playoff, if necessary, to determine the final spots). Two rounds each of 18-hole match play will follow on Thursday and Friday and the 36-hole final match will be on Saturday.

The location will rotate yearly between Northern and Southern California locations.

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Tournament Facts

FormatStroke Play

CategoryMen

Eligibility

Qualifying events at various sites throughout California. Enter with your regional golf association (www.scga.org or www.ncga.org) Note: The Associations each have different closing deadlines for entry.

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Past Champions & Results

18 years on record · 2008–2025

2025 Champion

Jacob Goode

Runner-upEvan Liu

2025 Results

WinnerJacob Goode

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