Seacoast amateur golf championship

The Seacoast’s Premier Golf Championship Since 1981

Unites States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has served as the national governing body of golf for the U.S., its territories and Mexico since its formation in 1894. It's a non-profit organization run by golfers for the benefit of golfers. The Association sponsors a variety of programs that benefit everyone who plays the game, from conducting 13 national championships each year, to writing and interpreting the Rules of Golf, to funding turf grass and course maintenance practices, to supporting grassroots programs through its “For the Good of the Game” initiative.

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New Hampshire Golf Association

The New Hampshire Golf Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the ideals and traditions of the game of golf in New Hampshire, was established in 1905. Currently the association is made up of 100 member clubs and more than 18,000 golfers. The NHGA provides a number of services to the golfing community in New Hampshire, including:

· Providing USGA handicaps through         USGA/GHIN Handicap Systems to 18,000 + golfers.

· Providing course ratings and measuring services to all New Hampshire Golf Clubs.

· Supporting the Richard D. McDonough Golf Scholarship Foundation, which provides college scholarships to deserving young men and women who work at New Hampshire Golf Clubs.

· Act as Liaison between NH Clubs and all state, regional and national golf associations.

· Provide communications to our clubs and members through the internet and the association news letter Season.

· Conduct several state tournaments, including NHGA Amateur, NHGA Stroke Play, NH Open, NHGA Mid-Amateur, NHGA Junior Boys and NHGA Seniors Championships.

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Maine  State Golf Association

The purpose of the Maine State Golf Association is to represent, promote and serve the best interests of amateur golf in Maine, and to sponsor a scholarship fund. In 2006, we will be conducting more than 130 days of tournament golf for players of many ability levels. We also offer USGA GHIN Handicapping services, as well as slope ratings of member golf courses, and golf education. We serve as the State of Maine’s official representative of the United States Golf Association.

The control and management of the MSGA and its activities are entrusted to the Board of Directors, whose policies are implemented by the MSGA staff. The officers and other members of the executive committee are elected every year at the annual meeting, held in October by member club representatives. Club representatives, who act as the voice of their clubs to the MSGA as well as the voice of the MSGA to their clubs, may bring any ideas, suggestions for changes, questions or comments to the annual meeting for discussion and possible consideration. The MSGA staff is always available as a resource for club representatives as well.

Membership in the MSGA is available to any golf club or association meeting acceptable USGA standards in Maine. Individual membership in the MSGA is also available and helps us to meet our mission of promoting golf. For more information on becoming a member of the MSGA either as a club or as an individual, please contact our office. We would be more than happy to welcome you and your club to our membership lists.

New Hampshire Women’s Golf Association

The New Hampshire Women’s Golf Association’s objective is to promote, stimulate, organize, and maintain interest and activity in golf among women in the state of New Hampshire

The NHWGA provides the USGA/GHIN handicap system for all women in the state of New Hampshire.  We also provide course rating services to all NH courses.  

Women’s Maine Golf Association

Welcome to the Women's Maine State   Golf Association.      

The WMSGA was founded in 1926 to promote the sport of golf to the women and junior girls of Maine.

The WMSGA includes approximately 80 member clubs and hundreds of women throughout the state.

Along with the Maine State Golf Association and The Southern Maine Women's Golf Association, the WMSGA serves as Maine's representative of the United States Golf Association.