In order to receive an exemption, players are required to register for that tournament prior to the closing date and must meet all eligibility requirements unless indicated otherwise. When exemptions are determined an e-mail invitation will be sent to remind players to submit their entries.
NCGA Top Players
NCGA Points Lists
2009 NCGA Exemptions From Qualifying
For all individual events, all past champions prior to 2004 are exempt for life. Champions after 2004 are exempt for 10 years, and champions in senior events are exempt for 5 years.
Four-Ball Championship – The top 10 teams and ties from the preceding year, with the same partner must meet eligibility requirements. Each exempt team is required to register prior to the closing date.
Master Division Championship – The top 10 and ties from the preceding year. The following current NCGA Champions are exempt if they meet age eligibility requirements: Public Links, Valley Amateur, Amateur Stroke Play, Senior, Amateur Match Play and CGA Senior. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Master Division Four-Ball Championship – The top 10 teams and ties from the preceding year, with the same partner. Both partners must meet eligibility requirements. Since there is no qualifying for the Championship, the exemption is for a spot in the championship field. Each exempt team is required to register prior to the closing date.
Public Links Championship – The top 4 finishers in the Championship Flight from the preceding year. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Amateur Match Play Championship – Players who reached the quarter-finals in the preceding year, the top 10 and ties from the preceding year’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship, the following current NCGA Champions: Public Links, Senior, Junior, Master Division, Valley Amateur, Valley Senior and players who reached the quarter-finals of the CGA in the current year. Exemptions are also granted to the top 15 players on the preceding year’s final NCGA Points List. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Amateur Stroke Play Championship – The top 10 and ties from the preceding year, players who reached the quarter-finals of the Amateur Match Play of the preceding year and the following current NCGA Champions: Public Links, Senior, Junior, Master Division, Valley Amateur and Valley Senior Amateur. Players who reached the quarter-finals of the CGA in the previous year are also exempt. Exemptions are also granted to the top 15 players on the preceding year’s final NCGA Points List. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Valley Amateur Championship – All past champions of the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley, the top 10 and ties from the preceding year and the following current NCGA Champions: Public Links, Junior, Master Division, Amateur Stroke Play and Amateur Match Play. Exemptions are also granted to the top 10 players on the preceding year’s final NCGA Points List. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Valley Amateur Senior Championship – All past champions of the Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley, the top 5 and ties from the preceding year and the current CGA Senior, NCGA Senior, Senior Match Play and Master Division Champions. Exemptions are also granted to the top 5 players on the preceding year’s final NCGA Senior Points List. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Senior Championship – The top 5 and ties from the preceding year, the Senior Valley Amateur Champion, the Senior Match Play Champion, Master Division Champion and the CGA Senior Champion. Exemptions are also granted to the top 15 players on the preceding year’s final NCGA Senior Points List. Each exempt player is required to register prior to the closing date.
Senior Four-Ball Championship – The top 5 teams and ties from the preceding year, with same partner. Both partners must meet eligibility requirements. Since there is no qualifying for the Championship, the exemption is for a spot in the championship field. Each exempt team is required to register prior to the closing date.
Women’s and Senior Women’s Amateur Championship – All past NCGA Women’s and Senior Women’s Amateur Champions receive a 10-year exemption.
NCGA Junior Player Exemptions
All exempt players must meet tournament eligibility requirements and register prior to the closing date. A spot will be held for those players who earn an exemption based on the tournaments below marked with an *. 2009 Junior Championship Exemption List.
Junior Championship
• NCGA Junior Past overall boys and girls champions
• NCGA Junior Flight winners
• NCGA Junior Players of the Year 2008
• Top 5 on 2008 NCGA Boys point list not otherwise exempt
• Top 5 on 2008 NCGA Girls point list not otherwise exempt
• Top 3 on the 2008 NCGA Boys 12-13 point list
• 2009 CGA Amateur Qualifiers
• 2009 USGA Junior Championship Qualifiers*
• 2009 USGA Girls Championship Qualifiers*
• 2008 CIF Girls Individual Champion
• 2009 CIF Boys Individual Champion*
• Winners of NCGA Junior Tour championships from 9/1/2008 through 5/31/2009 for which low handicap players were eligible (including Boys 12-13 winners in 2008)
• Top 50 in Golfweek Rankings as of May 1, 2009
• Semifinalists at 2009 CWAC Girls Junior Championship*
• Presidential Invitation: The committee may select five players who do not fall into any of the previous categories.
Northern California Junior Players Championship
• Previous year NCGA Junior Champions
• Overall winners of NCGA Junior Tour open or low-handicap championships in 2009
• Top five players from previous year’s JGANC Points Lists.
• Presidential Invitation: The committee may select five players who do not fall into any of the previous categories.
NCGA Junior Tour Championships
• All players who have won an NCGA Junior Tour tournament in the twelve months prior to the tournament in question will be allowed a three-day preregistration period that will start at 8:00 am on the Friday before the opening of general registration. Once general registration opens, these players will have no special entry privileges.
• NCGA Junior Players of the Year in 2008 have preregistration privileges for all 2009 Junior Tour tournaments.
CGA Exemptions From Qualifying
For all individual events, past champions prior to 2003 are exempt for life. Champions from 2003 on are exempt for 10 years. CGA Exemptions – Updated 3/3/2009
CGA Senior Exemptions From Qualifying
1. Past CGA Senior Amateur Champions (beginning in 2003 this is a 10-year exemption):
| 2008 – Jeff Burda 2007 – Gary Vanier 2006 – Steve Bogan 2005 – Bob Olds 2004 – Rob Thompson 2003 – Joe Dudley 2002 – Ted Lyford 2001 – Roly Lamontagne |
2000 – Mike Riley 1999 – Tom Eastlack 1998 – Jim McMurtrey (95,94) 1997 – Cliff Davis 1996 – Paul Spengler 1993 – Paul Ladin 1992 – Chuck Weil |
2. 2008 CGA Senior Amateur Championship (Top 10 finishers):
| Bob Fleming Topper Owen Herb Jensen Rob Thompson* Rob Adolph Ben Whipple |
Jeff Burda* Steve Hakes Jim Knoll Doug Johnson Howie Knodt Don Baker |
3. 2008 US Senior Amateur Match Play Qualifiers:
Howie Knodt*
Frank Abbott
Mitch Voges
Dan Bieber
Kemp Richardson
Randy Reznicek
4. 2009 NCGA Senior Amateur Championship (top 5 finishers):
5. 2009 NCGA Senior Match Play Champion:
6. 2009 SCGA Senior Amateur Championship (top 10 finishers):
7. 2009 SCGA Senior Match Play Champion:
8. 2008 NCGA Senior Points List (top 10 finishers):
Jeff Burda*
Doug Johnson
Jim Knoll*
Bob Fleming*
Mark Miller
Chris McKenna
Herb Jensen*
Gary Vanier*
Rob Thompson*
Frank Abbott*
9. 2008 SCGA Senior Points List (top 5 finishers):
Howie Knodt*
Boyd Martin
Clark Heath
Warren Caves
10. Special Exemptions as selected by the CGA Board of Directors:
* Signifies being exempt from a previous category
Team Selection Criteria
Because of various intercollegiate eligibility concerns, current members of any intercollegiate golf team will not be considered for any NCGA selected team events during the school year. This is to prevent any intercollegiate golfer from jeopardizing their intercollegiate eligibility.
CGA North Team – 6 Players
Defending CGA Champion (if NCGA)
Current NCGA Amateur Match Play Champion
Current NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Champion
Captain’s Choice (1)
CGA Senior North Team – 4 Players
Defending CGA Senior Champion (if NCGA)
Current NCGA Senior Champion
Captain’s Choice (1)
Remainder of CGA and CGA Senior Team will be selected from an abridged Points List and Senior Points List respectively which starts immediately following the Four-Ball Championship in the prior year through the Four-Ball Championship in the current year.
Hanna – Wehrman Cup Matches – 10 Players
Current CGA Champion (if NCGA)
Current NCGA Amateur Match Play Champion
Current NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Champion
Captain’s Choice (2)
Staedler-Jetter Senior Cup Matches – 14 Players
Current CGA Senior Champion (if NCGA)
Current NCGA Senior Champion
Captain’s Choice (2)
*Super Seniors (4) selected by Team Captain
*Age 65 or older
Remainder of Hanna-Wehrman and Staedler-Jetter Senior Team will be selected from the Points List and Senior Points List respectively.
PCGA Team – 3 Players
Selected by PCGA Trustees with concurrence of NCGA President
USGA State Team – 3 players
(Odd Years)
Current CGA Champion
NCGA & SCGA Amateur Champions
Seaver Cup – 8 Players (2 Seniors)
(Odd Years)
Selected by NCGA members of the CGA Board of Directors