The cost to play in NCCGA regional tournaments are $500 team dues and tournament green fees per player. Each additional team from your club will cost $200. Those are the only costs charged by the NCCGA.

A student playing as an individual would pay the per person tournament fees and not be required to pay for team dues.

A portion of club teams receive funding assistance through their school and institute a dues structure for the club. This means a student might not pay anything, or might pay a team $100 dues to join the club and that covers all their expenses.

Other costs clubs must consider: lodging, travel, team gear (if applicable), practice time, etc. The NCCGA usually recommends club teams set a budget of $2,000-$3,000 for a semester, depending on how many club members you have. This provides extra money for travel expenses, and leaves room for team polos (for example). *All NCCGA teams must pay dues to remain in good standing and will be denied entry to events until paid up.

Club golf teams and all individual students that 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.  Upon paying team dues, teams receive a supply of golf balls from our partners at Srixon. Awards are presented to the top finishers at each event:

• Custom wooden NCCGA license plate for the lowest individual score overall
• Custom wooden NCCGA license plate for the lowest team score overall
• Custom wooden NCCGA bag tags for the top 5 individuals

The tournament fee includes 36-holes of tournament golf, range balls (if course has a range), golf cart (if tournament is a riding event), a sleeve of Srixon golf balls, and awards!

A big benefit of playing club golf versus varsity is the low level of commitment. The NCCGA runs two or three regional tournaments each semester and then a National Championship for qualifying 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 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 fall and spring college semesters.

The NCCGA does not run any summer events. However, our sister tour PGA Team Golf is a summer tour for young adult golfers in major cities across the country. Similar to the NCCGA, PGA Team Golf is team-based and hosts weekend tournaments throughout the summer: Learn more about PGA Team Golf.

Check to see if your college has a club golf team. If there is already a team on campus, our staff will introduce you to the team president. If there is not a team on your campus, please fill out the prospective team form and our leadership team will explain how we can help you start a club golf team on campus!

Does your college have a club team?

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 given school can have anywhere from 5-100+ members (there’s no limit). Most club golf teams have both a competitive and recreational roster. Teams will select a smaller number of players to represent the club at competitive NCCGA tournaments.

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 a tournament exceeds our projected/contracted capacity, A teams will get entry priority, followed by B, C, D, etc. A teams will get entry priority on a first come, first serve basis. There may be instances where the NCCGA will allow entry to more than 32 players, depending on capacity.

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 the more forward tees, but would still compete on the same leaderboard as the other competitors.

Schools have the option to create gender-specific teams, but only if both genders are represented. (i.e., UNC Chapel Hill fields a men’s club golf team AND a women’s club golf team). In this case, the women’s team would all play from the shorter tees, but still play directly against the 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 National Invitational Tournament are 2-day, 36-hole team stroke play events (18 holes both days). The National Invitational only takes place during the fall semester.

The spring championship occurs in late April and the fall championship/invitational occurs in late November/early December. The best teams and individuals across the country qualify each semester: Qualifying Rules

Learn more about how teams and individuals qualify for the National Championship and the National Invitational Tournament - Qualifying Rules

The Fall 2024 Nationals are located at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, NC on December 7-8, 2024. The planning for the Spring 2025 Nationals is currently underway, and the NCCGA Team will provide more information once the details are finalized.

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.