Tournament Registration Details
The General Manager or Head Golf Professional at each participating Club is responsible for committing Club teams to the event during the Host Professional Registration Period. Once the 40-team field is filled, additional entries will be placed on a priority waitlist. Should space in the field become available, Clubs on the will be notified and given the option to accept a spot in the committed field.
Once the field is set, Members on all teams committed in the tournament field will be required to complete an online player registration via the Golf Genius Champions Classic Tournament Portal. The Host Golf Professional will notify Members when the Member registration period opens.
- Teams consist of a Host PGA Professional or Club Representative and four amateur players (any combination of gender or age).
- The initial Member Entry Deadline for teams NOT staging a local club qualifier is Monday, March 31, 2025.
- The secondary Member Entry Deadline for teams STAGING a local club qualifier is Friday, August 1, 2025.
Package Costs
- Single Occupancy / One Player – One Bed in a Room – $6,500 per person
- Double Occupancy / Two Players – Two Beds in a Room - $5,600 per person
- Single Golfer + Non Golf Guest / One Player & Guest – One Bed in a Room - TBA per couple
Tournament Format
- 54-Hole Team Tournament
- Daily Format: Shamble – Team Quota Revised Each Day
- Teams will be assigned a Round 1 Point Quota based on the combined handicaps of the four amateur players
- A Team’s daily score will be determined using 3 of the 5 best gross scores based on modified Stableford scoring system.
- 2nd and 3rd Round Point Quotas will be adjusted based on whether teams exceed or fall short of their prior round quota
- The team with the highest point differential over their quota after three rounds of play will be Tournament Champions.
- Tee Assignments
Men Tees (6,500-6,800 yard target)
Senior Men Tees / Women Professional Tees (6,000-6,300 yard target)
Women Tees (5,200-5,500 yard target)
Getting There
Pinehurst Resort is located 75-minutes from the Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) and 2-hours from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Both airports are served by major airlines and car rental companies.
Attending players can book Airport Shuttle service from both airports directly through Pinehurst Resort – Visit the link below for rates.
Pinehurst Resort
80 Carolina Vista
Pinehurst, NC
855-235-8507 Main Resort Phone Number
To view travel information, including airport shuttle rates, driving directions to the resort, and more, click the button below.
Entry Terms & Conditions
Invited Host Professionals or Club Representatives are solely responsible for registering their teams for the event. Once a Host Professional submits his/her registration, the club has 14-days to cancel its commitment to the event. After that, the club is committed to field a team at the minimum team entry cost of (4) double occupancy member registration packages. Once directed to register during the Member Registration period, Members participating on teams in the committed tournament field will have their club account billed within 30 business days from when their registration is submitted.
A complete summary of Tournament Entry Terms and Conditions and the Player Event Waiver is provided above the online registration form. To successfully submit the player registration, a member must acknowledge that he/she has read the Terms and Conditions and agrees to them.
THIS COMPLETE TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE IS LIMITED TO 40 TEAMS. SPOTS IN THE FIELD WILL BE CONFIRMED ON A FIRST-TO-SIGN-UP BASIS. Once capacity is reached a waitlist will be established to backfill any cancelations and/or fill additional places in the field on a space-available basis pending Pinehurst Resort’s room and golf occupancy levels.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Members may cancel their registration for a refund prior to the initial April 1, 2025 entry deadline. After April 1, 2025, all Member entries will be final. Member cancelation(s) does not release their club’s team commitment to the event and the club is responsible for replacing the canceling player(s). After the April 1, 2025 entry deadline, there will be no refunds for registered player cancelations unless the member or the member’s club provides a fully paid substitute to replace the canceling member(s). All cancelation requests must be submitted to the Director of National Tournaments in writing. Refunds for entry charges billed to member accounts will be made within 30-business days from when the member’s cancelation request is approved by the Director of National Tournaments.