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JAMESVILLE, N.Y. – Headlined by the long-awaited returns to Glens Falls Country Club and Binghamton Country Club, as well as a landmark debut for the Country Club of Buffalo, the New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is pleased to announce its 2026 championship slate, featuring 20 state-level championships across New York State’s premier venues, including four major championships that will once again serve as direct pipelines to USGA national stages.

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The Majors

All four NYS major championships have once again been designated as USGA Exemption events, with the winners of each earning an automatic berth into the corresponding USGA national championship:

NYS Men’s Amateur Champion → U.S. Amateur

NYS Women’s Amateur Champion → U.S. Women’s Amateur

NYS Boys’ 18U Junior Amateur Champion → U.S. Junior

NYS Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Champion → U.S. Girls’ Junior

NYS Men’s Amateur Championship | July 7-9, Glens Falls CC

The NYS Men’s Amateur, entering its 103rd iteration in 2026, returns to Glens Falls CC for the first time in 64 years. Established initially as a nine-hole course, it was designed by Donald Ross in 1912 before he returned eight years later to add the second nine. Glens Falls has previously hosted seven NYSGA championships, including four majors (1960 Women’s Am, 1962 Men’s Am, 2002 Boys’ & Girls’ 18U Junior Am), a pair of Men’s Mid-Amateurs (the inaugural site in 1984, 2009) and the 2002 Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur. 

NYS Women’s Amateur Championship | July 20-21, Pinehaven CC

The 96th NYS Women’s Amateur heads to Pinehaven CC, long-standing host of the Epson Tour’s Twin Bridges Championship. The Club has welcomed three major championships (1998 & 2008 Men’s Am, 2002 Women’s Am). Twenty-four years ago, when Pinehaven hosted its last Women’s Amateur in 2002, Megan Grehan made history as the youngest-ever champion at 13 years old. Additionally, Pinehaven has hosted two Senior Women’s Amateur championships (1991, 2021). 

NYS Boys’ & Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Championship | June 30-July 1, Cavalry Club

Central New York’s Cavalry Club plays host to its fourth-ever NYS championship, the 84th NYS Boys’ & 63rd Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Championships. The Club, which underwent extensive renovations in 2022, has previously hosted a Men’s Amateur championship (1971), a Women’s Senior Amateur (1994) and most recently the 2019 Men’s Senior Amateur. The Club’s rich history traces back to 1904, born from the response to the Spanish American War as the mounted Cavalry Troop. Initially established as a cavalry training facility, then renamed to the Troop Farm and later becoming the Cavalry Veterans of Syracuse, Inc. in 1946, the Club has since evolved into a social club and award-winning golf course that is celebrating its 60-year anniversary in 2026. 

The Mid-Am’s

NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship | October 5-7, CC of Buffalo

The 42nd NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship will be held at the Country Club of Buffalo, marking the first NYS championship hosted in the Club’s storied 137-year history. The Donald Ross design, known for its iconic volcano green on the par-3 sixth hole (known as “Pulpit”), has hosted numerous USGA championships, including the 1931 U.S. Women’s Amateur won by three-time and inaugural NYS Women’s Amateur champion and LPGA founder, Helen Hicks.  In addition, it hosted the 1912 U.S. Open, when it was located at what is now Grover Cleveland GC. The Club is also set to host the 2027 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. 

NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship | July 20-21, Pinehaven CC

Running concurrently with the NYS Women’s Amateur, the 17th NYS Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship heads to five-time NYS championship host, Pinehaven CC. Carved through the pine barrens of the historic Pine Bush Preserve area of Albany County, Pinehaven backs up to a 3,400 acre plot of protected land, managed by the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission. The Rick Jacobson design opened in 1960 and has undertaken a number of course renovation projects over the years. 

More Junior Golf

NYS Boys’ & Girls’ 14U Junior Amateur Championships | July 30-31, Cortland CC

Cortland CC is set to host its first NYS championship since the 2001 Women’s Amateur as it welcomes the 69th Boys’ & 4th Girls’ 14U Junior Amateur Championships in July. Founded in 1913 by Theodore Wickwire (prominent in Cortland’s local history), Cortland has previously hosted three additional NYS championships, including the 1956 Women’s Senior Amateur, 1956 Women’s Amateur and 1987 Men’s Senior Amateur. The course was designed by Willard G. Wilkinson, who helped work on the designs of Winged Foot Country Club and Baltusrol Country Club under the tutelage of legendary A.W. Tillinghast. 

Senior Slate

NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Championship | September 23-24, Mahopac GC

Mahopac GC will host its first-ever NYS championship with the 69th NYS Men’s Senior Amateur. Located on the northern shore of Lake Mahopac, the 1913 Devereaux Emmet design was initially a six-hole course built by Thomas Bendelow in 1893, known as the "Johnny Appleseed of American Golf" and one of the sport’s most prolific course designers. Five years later, Mahopac Golf Club was formed, and later on in 1913, Emmet would extend the property to its present-day 18-hole golf course. 

NYS Men’s Super Senior Championships | July 30-31, Bellevue CC

The 30th Men’s Super Senior & 4th Legends Amateur Championships head to Bellevue CC, which held the first unofficial NYS Open (called the Bellevue CC Open) in 1920 and was won by Walter Hagen. The 1916 Donald Ross design has previously hosted three NYS Men’s Amateur Championships (1936, 1975, 2014), two Men’s Mid-Amateurs (1989, 2000), a Men’s Senior Amateur (1993), four Boys’ 18U Junior Amateurs (1941, 1943, 1956, 1963) and a Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur in 1963. 

NYS Women’s Senior Amateur Championships | August 18-19, Binghamton CC

Binghamton CC, one of the first 25 golf clubs organized in the United States, will host the 73rd Women’s Senior Amateur & 19th Super Senior Amateur Championships. It joins Wolferts Roost in Albany as one of just two A.W. Tillinghast designs in upstate New York. Tillinghast is known for designing some of America’s toughest championship venues, including Bethpage State Park’s Black Course. The Club has previously hosted the 1950 Men’s Amateur, 1952 Women’s Amateur, 1950 Men’s Senior Amateur, 1961 Women’s Senior Amateur, and the 1974 Boys’ 18U & 14U Junior Amateur Championships. 

Team/Co-Ed Golf

NYS Amateur Mixed Team Championships | August 3, Shaker Ridge CC

Shaker Ridge CC welcomes its fifth NYSGA championship in August, and first since the 2021 Men’s Mid-Amateur with the 13th Amateur & Senior Amateur Mixed Team Championships. Designed by Jim Thompson in 1929 and the property formerly served as the home of the North Family of Shakers for generations, the Club has additionally hosted the 2004 Men’s Mid-Amateur and 1997 Boys’ 18U & 14U Junior Amateur Championships. 

NYS Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships | May 17-18, Leatherstocking GC

NYS Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships | June 1-2, Leatherstocking GC

Leatherstocking GC hosts a pair of Four-Ball championships this summer with the 15th Men’s Amateur, 14th Senior Amateur & 4th Super Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships, as well as the 8th Women’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships. The historic property located in Cooperstown is owned and operated by the neighboring Otesaga Hotel, and known for tricky greens, deep grass bunkering and an exhilarating finishing stretch over Otsego lake. The 1909 Devereux Emmet layout has previously hosted 12 team events, including nine Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships from 2013-2022, the 2023 Amateur Mixed Team Championships and the 2024 & 2025 Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships. 

Registration for the NYSGA’s 2026 championship slate & Amateur Series is open. Find your event and click here to register.