Seacoast amateur golf championship

The Seacoast’s Premier Golf Championship Since 1981

Welcome

Welcome to the Seacoast Amateur Golf Championship website.   The Tournament Committee hopes this site will assist the local golfing community in getting tee times and results for the coming year’s tournament.  To access information just click on the links on the left.

YEAR STARTED:

The event was started in 1981 from the Rochester Invitational generated by Mike Miller. Rochester hosted their event for two years.

 

After the initial two years, then Portsmouth Country Club (PCC) Golf Pro, Tony Loch had always talked about the idea of a Seacoast Amateur event with John Bottomley, a member of Abenaqui Country Club.  Together they gathered a group that included Champ Allard, Glenn Guillemette, Walt Jackson, and Mike Miller. These individuals talked about expanding the tournament to 54 holes and incorporating area courses to host the event. At this time Abenaqui Country Club, Wentworth By The Sea (WTBS) Country Club, and PCC joined Rochester Country Club (RCC) in the host rotation. Cochecho Country Club (CCC) Pease Golf Club and York Golf and Tennis eventually joined to host the tournament.

The Ledges joined the rotation in 2001. Breakfast Hill Golf Club joined the rotation in 2006. The Links at Outlook Golf Course and The Oaks golf links will joining the rotation in future years. This brings a total of eleven (11) local seacoast golf courses that will host this prestigious event.

 

A large reason for the success of this tournament was the need for a major sponsor and Fosters Daily Democrat has been there since the inception and continues to support the tournament. Additional funds were needed which generated the selling of "Scoreboard Sponsorships". The "Scoreboard Sponsorships" are funded by each host course. This year a total of six (6) sponsors along with each host club have created the necessary funds to run the tournament.

 

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Championship is to determine the best golfer in the seacoast area. This golfer does not have to be a member of any of the host courses, but must play the majority of their golf at one of these courses.

 

There is also a team competition, The Kay Stulb Memorial Championship. The three (3) low scores from each Club's representatives in the field are counted each day of competition. The low total after three (3) rounds will determine the Team Champion.

Along with the individual and team competition, there is a senior competition, The Tony Loch Senior Championship, for those 55 years of age or older

 

FIELD:

The field has expanded to 90 players. The entire field plays the first two (2) rounds (36 holes) and the field is cut to low 48 scores and ties after the second day.

 

ENTRY POLICY:

Entries are currently being accepted from the following seacoast golf courses: Abenaqui Country Club, Breakfast Hill Golf Club, Cochecho Country Club, Exeter Country

Club, Farmington Country Club, The Ledges Golf Course, The Links at Outlook Golf Course, Nippo Lake Golf Club, Pease Golf Course, The Oaks Golf Links, Portsmouth Country Club, Rochester Country Club, Rockingham Country Club, Sunningdale Golf Club, Wentworth By The Sea Country Club, and York Golf & Tennis Club. Players must be active, current year, dues paying member or must satisfy the Committee that they play a majority of their golf at one of the above facilities.

 

All players must meet the USGA index requirement of 5.9 or less at time of sign-up.

The top fifteen (15) finishers from last year's tournament are exempt into the field each year.

Starting in 1999, Past Champions receive a five (5) year exemption. In 2007 the winner of the Tony Loch Senior Championship will receive a one year exemption.

The low three (3) handicap indexes from all eleven (11) Host Clubs achieve entry into the tournament.

 

The Committee reserves ten (10) spots to be awarded to applicants that will help ensure that the strongest possible field is competing in the Championship.

The remainder of the field is drawn randomly by lottery. Entry deadline and lottery is determined on a yearly basis.