The cost to play in NCCGA regional tournaments is $695 for team dues, with each additional team from your club costing $300. Green fees vary by tournament and are a separate expense. These must be paid to the NCCGA by the 10-day entry deadline, as payment will not be accepted at the golf course.

Students playing as individuals will pay the per-person tournament fees and are not required to pay team dues. If annual dues are not paid in full and participants from your club register individually, they will compete only as individuals and will not be eligible to post a team score.

Many club teams receive funding assistance from their school and may set their own dues structure. This could mean a student pays nothing or pays a set amount, such as $200, to join the club, which covers all expenses.

Other costs to consider include lodging, travel, team gear, and practice time. The NCCGA recommends that club teams set a budget each school year based on the number of members. The NCCGA does not provide travel accommodations; all lodging and travel expenses are the responsibility of the participants.

All NCCGA teams must pay dues to remain in good standing and will be denied entry to events until dues are paid.

Club golf teams and all individual students who are members of the NCCGA receive the opportunity to play in tournaments regionally and nationally, discounts on equipment and apparel, and opportunities to take on leadership roles within the association, such as the Student Advisory Board. Upon paying team dues, club presidents will receive a supply of golf balls from our partners at Srixon. Custom NCCGA awards are presented to the top finishers at each event.

The tournament fee includes 36-holes of tournament golf, range balls (if the course has a range), a golf cart (if the tournament is a riding event), and Srixon balls (sent to your club president once annual dues have been paid). You will also have the ability to qualify for the Spring National Championship from your Regional Events, National Qualifiers, and the Pinehurst Open.

A big benefit of playing club golf versus varsity is the low level of commitment. The NCCGA runs four Regional Events per school year, 10-12 National Qualifiers across the country, the Pinehurst Open in December, and then a National Championship for qualified teams and individuals. Each tournament is a Saturday-Sunday event meaning almost all competing teams miss no class time.

The weekly schedule for a club team differs from club-to-club, but most teams do not have mandatory practices or events on a weekly basis. Many club teams will simply have 2-3 tee times available for anyone who wants to practice/play. This provides flexibility for each individual student to juggle other priorities such as academics, other clubs, or greek life.

Most club golf teams have a home course relationship set-up with a local golf course. These relationships vary from school-to-school, but typically involve either playing for free, or paying a nominal daily/semesterly fee to use the course at certain times.

For some schools that don’t have access to a course, the members of the club will travel to the closest course that will help them, or rely on paying out of pocket to play.

The practice schedules are differ from team-to-team. Some teams hold optional practices daily, some once a week, and some rely on students to practice on their own before tournaments.

Yes. One of the benefits of club golf is the low commitment, and this means the students can do other activities outside of it. The NCCGA has had varsity baseball, hockey, and football players also play club golf. Many students are members of multiple clubs, as well as the President of their Fraternity/Sorority while still playing club golf.

The NCCGA tournaments take place during the entire school year, with the Spring National Championship taking place at the end of April each year.

Check to see if your college has a club golf team by clicking this link. If there is already a team on campus, you will automatically be connected with the club president. If there is not a team on your campus, please fill out the prospective team form, and the NCCGA team will explain how we can help you start a club golf team on campus.

If you have not heard from your club president, you should follow up with them, contact your campus recreation department to check for an updated contact, or send a message to the team on Instagram if they have an account.

Recreational golfers are still welcome to play in our events, as well as join their school's club golf team. Many club teams offer a recreational component, such as scramble events or time at the driving range.

To learn more about the club golf teams at a certain school find the college team page. For all questions, please click on the chat bubble in the bottom right corner of our homepage.

A club golf team at any school can have anywhere from 5 to over 100 members, with no set limit. Most teams have both competitive and recreational rosters. Teams typically select a smaller group of players to represent the club at NCCGA tournaments, but B, C, and D teams can also compete if the additional team dues of $300 are paid, along with the corresponding tournament invoice.

The NCCGA operates regional tournaments on a “Play 8 Count Five” format. Therefore club teams can send a minimum of 5, maximum of 8 players to represent the club at a regional tournament. The top 5 scores each day compose the team score.

Note: Clubs can elect to bring an “A”, “B”, "C", or "D" team to tournaments. This allows the club to send up to 32 players to an event. If an event receives more entries than the capacity of the event, the following priority will be followed, and any team or player not confirmed into the event will be refunded.

1. A teams from within the region
2. 8 individuals from within the region entering who are not from active teams
3. B teams from the club hosting the event
4. A teams from outside the region
5. B teams
6. C teams
7. D teams

Within the above categories, the earliest entry will have the highest priority
B, C, and D teams from within the region will have priority over B, C, and D teams from outside the region.

For some schools, it is simply asking who is available and taking the first 8 people. Other teams hold 1, 2, or 3 rounds of tryouts to determine their competitive roster. It all depends on how large the club is, and how the Club President operates the club.

Men and women are allowed to compete on the same team in NCCGA competition. Women will play from a shorter yardage.

Schools may create gender-specific teams, but only if teams for all genders are represented. For example, if UNC Chapel Hill fields both a men's and a women's club golf team, the women's team would play from the shorter tees but still compete directly against other teams.

Some clubs will hold their own intrasquad tournaments in an effort to involve recreational golfers and raise money for club operations. These tournaments are operated independently of the NCCGA and don't affect qualifying for the NCCGA National Championship.

Similar to the regional tournaments, the National Championship and Pinehurst are 2-day, 36-hole team stroke play events (18 holes both days). The Pinehurst Open only takes place during the fall semester.

Entry into the Spring National Championship will strictly be for qualified teams and individuals. Entry into the Pinehurst Open is on a first-come-first-served basis. The winner of the Spring National Championship will gain priority entry into the Pinehurst Open, along with any club that hosts an NCCGA tournament.

Please click this link for more information on qualifying.

Full details on all NCCGA Rules and Eligibility related items can be found here.

The Liability Release and Tournament Participation Terms can be found here. For all questions, please click on the chat bubble in the bottom right corner of our homepage.