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Tri-Cities Amateur Tour

Created to determine the top players in the area through a Point System.  Players earn points for participating in local Invitational tournaments and state events.  The players with the most points will be seleted to compete vs the PGA team in the Tri-Cities Cup Matches at the end of the year. 

How to Earn Points

Invitationals

Tillinghast, Link Hills, East TN Amateur, Lonesome Pine, Ridgefields
1st-10th:  50, 35, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13 points
Rest of Field:  3 points

Tri-Cities Four-Ball Championship
Championship Division: 1st (50), 2nd (35), 3rd (25), 4th (20), rest of field (10)  

Tennessee Golf Association Championships

State Open, State Amateur, Mid-Amateur
1st-20th:  100, 60, 48, 46, 44, 42, 40, 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15   –   10 (making the cut)

Four-Ball
Winners – 50 points, Runners Up – 35 points, Semis – 25 points, Quarters – 20 points, Rd of 16 – 15 points, Rd of 32 – 10 points, Rest of Field – 5 points

Match Play
Winner – 75 points, Runner Up – 50 points, Semis – 35 points, Quarters – 25 points, Rd of 16– 20 points, Rest of Field – 10 points

Junior Amateur
1st-25th:  50, 30, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 points

Mid-Amateur Four-Ball
1st-10th:  50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 – rest of field 5 points

Senior Division

Senior Four-Ball
Winners – 50 points, Runners Up – 30 points, Semis – 20 points, Quarters – 15 points, Rest of Field – 5 points

Senior Match Play
Winner – 50 points, Runner Up – 25 points, Semis – 20 points, Quarters – 15 points, Rd of 16 – 10 points, Rest of Field – 5 points

Senior State Amateur
1st-20th:  100, 60, 48, 46, 44, 42, 40, 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14 points
Make the cut – 10 points, Rest of Field – 5 points

Senior State Open
1st-20th:  100, 60, 48, 46, 44, 42, 40, 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14 points
30th-50th:  10 points, Rest of Field – 5 points

Super Senior Events

SS Four-Ball
Winner – 50 points, ​Runner Up – 30 points, Semis – 20, Rest of Field – 10

SS Match Play
Winner – 50 points, Runner-Up, 25 points, Semis – 20 points, Quarters – 15 points, Rd of 16 – 10 points, Rest of Field – 5 points

SS Amateur Championship
1st-5th: 50, 30, 25, 20, 18, Make Cut – 15 points, Rest of Field – 10 points

Tennessee Golf Association State Qualifiers

State Open, State Junior, State Amateur, Mid-Amateur
Successful Qualifiers:  10 points
Rest of Field:  5 points

USGA Championship

U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Junior, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, USGA Senior Amateur, Four-Ball
Successful Qualifiers:  25 points (additional 25 points for making the cut; additional 10 points for
each winning match)

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Ten Amateur players (6 Regular Division and 4 Senior Division) will be selected for the 2024 Tri-Cities Cup Match Team. The 10 Amateurs and 10 Professionals will face off in a one-day, 27-hole, Ryder Cup format on October 23rd at Johnson City Country Club.  The amateur selections will be based off of the points standings and  two captain picks.

2024 Events and Schedule

EventDateRegistration
Tri-Cities Four-Ball @ Pine OaksJune 1-2March 1st
Link Hills InvitationalJune 15-16Contact Club
East Tennessee AmateurJune 28-30Contact Club
Lonesome Pine InvitationalJuly 20-21Contact Club
Ridgefileds InvitationalJuly 26-28Contact Club
Tillinghast InvitationalAugust 3-4Contact Club

2024 Tri-Cities Cup Match Teams

October 23 @ Johnson City Country Club

Professionals

Bryan Bentley

Dylan Jones

Ethan Burger

Bruce Bowen

Chris Smith

Evan Sturgill

Euggie Jones

Chris Woods

Chris Stacy

Allen Fennell

Amateurs

Lucas Armstrong

Brandon Worley

Tory Davis

Lawrence Largent

Ben Treadway

Matt Bowers

Cary Daniels

Bart Hartsell

Tony Gouge

Matt Brown

2024 Results