SoCal PGA Teams
Honors Matches
Since 2007, the Honors Matches showcase the best amateurs of Southern California that represent the SCGA and take on the SCPGA professionals in the 16-person teams. Team SCPGA is selected based on current season Section Player of the Year points. Of the 16 person team, 4 are men 50 & under, 4 are men 50 & over, 4 are women 50 & under and 4 are women 50 & over. All are chosen from the Section PoY standings. Participants must be a Class A member. The Matches are held on the even years.
December 11 – 12, 2024 | San Gabriel Country Club
California Cup
The California Cup was first played in 2015 and is a biennial team match featuring the Southern California PGA verses the Northern California PGA. The 8 player team will be made up of the top PGA professionals in the state of California with two days of competition. The first day will be four ball matches followed by singles on the final day. Team SoCal will be made up of the Section Champion and the top 7 players on the Section Player of the Year standings; must be a Class A member. These matches are held in December and rotate every two years from the North and South.
SCPGA/NCPGA Senior Cup Matches
The Senior Challenge Cup is an annual invitational competition developed by Jack O’Keefe, SCPGA and Rick Jetter, NCPGA that pits a 24 player team from SCPGA against a 24 player team from the NCPGA. The two-day competition begins with day 1 contested in a four-ball format over the Santa Maria Country Club while day 2 finishes with 24 individual matches contested over the Rancho Maria Golf Club. Invitations for the team are based upon achieving 50 years of age, participation in the Senior Division events, past “Cup” participation, Senior POY and Super Senior POY points, and special invitations by the Committee. The team shall be made up of seniors and a required minimum of 6 super seniors (65 years and over).
July 31 – August 1, 2023 | Rancho Maria GC & Cypress Ridge GC
APA North/South Cup Matches
The top 12 players from the APA Player of the Year points are selected to compete against the Northern California PGA’s top Associates over two days of matches. The NCPGA and SCPGA alternate hosting the matches on odd years.
Contact
Max DeSpain
Director of Competitions
mdespain@pgahq.com
951-331-4735