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JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The New York State Golf Association (NYSGA) is pleased to announce the New York State Amateur Golf Championship schedule for the 2025 tournament season! 

The NYSGA annually conducts 20 state championships, held at top member clubs throughout the Empire State, from May – October.

For a second consecutive year, USGA Championship exemptions will be awarded to four of our NYSGA champions: NYS Men's Am (U.S. Am), NYS Women's Am (U.S. Women's Am), NYS Boys' 18U Junior (U.S. Junior) & NYS Girls' 18U Junior (U.S. Girls' Junior).

Related: Championship Schedule

The 102nd edition of the NYSGA’s flagship tournament, the NYS Men’s Amateur Championship, will be contested at Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, July 8-10. The venerable Walter Travis design has hosted six previous Men’s Amateur titles in 1946, 1953, 1958, 1968, 1988 & 2007. The course also held the Men’s Mid-Amateur in 1998 and 2017, and four NYS Women’s Amateur championships in 1932, 1950, 1977 and 2018. Established in 1897, the historic Utica area club was the NYSGA’s founding site in 1923.

The 95th NYS Women’s Amateur & 16th Mid-Amateur Championships will be hosted by Long Island’s St. George’s Golf & Country Club in Setauket, July 14-15. This will be the first time the classic Devereux Emmet club will open its doors to a NYSGA championship. The 1917 masterpiece has hosted various Metropolitan and Long Island Golf Association Championships over the years, including most recently the 2022 Met Junior and 2024 Long Island Amateur.

The 83rd NYS Boys’ & 62nd Girls’ Junior 18U Amateur Championships will be hosted by McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton, July 1-2. This 1921 Devereux Emmet design has welcomed various state championships over the last century, including the Men’s Amateur in 1926 and 1982, the Men’s Senior Amateur in 1976 and 1978, a Men’s Mid-Amateur in 1993, and Women’s Amateur in 1974 and 1987, along with the 2022 Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur. It hosted one previous Boys’ Junior, Sub-Junior (previous name of the 14U), and Girls’ Junior Amateurs in 2011. The Saratoga Springs area venue has been the host of the NYSPHSAA Girls’ Golf Championships in recently years.

The 41st NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship will be hosted by The Country Club of Troy in Troy, October 3-5. The 1925 Walter Travis gem has welcomed many NYSGA championships in the past including the 1940 Women’s Amateur, 1941 Men’s Senior, 1961 NYS Boys’ 14U, and four Men’s Amateurs in 1941, 1959, 1984 and 2006. This will be the club’s first time hosting the Mid-Amateur and will be celebrating their centennial anniversary this year.

The 68th NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Championship will be hosted by Brookfield Country Club in Clarence, September 9-10. The 1927 William Harries layout has hosted a slew of previous championships including the 1948 Men’s Amateur and Men’s Senior (when they were played simultaneously), the 1964 Women’s Senior, the Men’s Mid-Amateur in 1991 and 2006, and most recently the 2016 NYS Men’s Senior & Super Senior Amateur Championships.

The 72nd NYS Women’s Senior Amateur & 18th Super Senior Amateur Championships will be hosted by Columbia Golf & Country Club in Claverack, August 19-20. The design credited to Hal Purdy (1961) and (more recently) Rick Jacobson features small undulating greens and picturesque views of the nearby Catskill Mountains. This will be the club established in 1919's first time hosting a NYSGA championship.

The 14th NYS Men’s Amateur, 13th Senior Amateur & 3rd Super Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships will return to the award-winning golf courses at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, May 18-19. For a fourth consecutive year, we will be utilizing Shenendoah Golf Club designed by Rick Smith and Kaluhyat Golf Club designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The three championship fields will play one competitive round on each golf course. Kaluhyat previously hosted the 2015 NYS Men’s Amateur, and Shenendoah was the venue for the 2006 PGA National Club Professional Championship.

The 7th NYS Women’s Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships will once again be held for at Leatherstocking Golf Course at the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown, June 2-3. The classic 1909 Devereux Emmet design hosted the Men’s Four-Ball nine years in a row from 2013-2022, along with two Women’s Amateurs in 1958 and 1962, Men’s Amateur in 1964, Men’s Senior in 1972, and a Men’s Mid-Amateur in 2001. Most recently, the gorgeous lakeside course hosted the NYS Amateur & Senior Amateur Mixed Team in 2023. Last year, the format was shifted from 18 holes to 36 holes of four-ball stroke play.

The 12th NYS Amateur & Senior Amateur Mixed Team Championships will be hosted by Seven Oaks Golf Club in Hamilton on August 12.  The Colgate University course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in the late 1950’s, has hosted its share of NYS championships in the past including two Men’s Amateurs in 1993 and 2001, the Women’s Amateur in 1983, Girls’ Juniors in 1967, 1975, and 1988, and the Boys’ Junior & Sub-Junior in 1971 and 1978 (before the three junior championships were combined in 1998). The last five NYS Boys’ & Girls’ Junior Amateurs were hosted by Seven Oaks from 2016-2021 (no tournament in 2020). It most recently held the Men’s Mid-Amateur in 2022.

The 68th NYS Boys’ & 3rd Girls’ 14U Amateur Championships and 28th NYS Men’s Super Senior & 2nd Legends Amateur Championships host venues and tournament dates will be announced later (Planning on February 1st announcment) once they are confirmed.

The NYSGA would like to thank the leadership and staff at each of this year’s host club venues for their support of the association in helping our organization to continue the tradition of great amateur golf competition in the Empire State. 

2025 NYSGA Championship Schedule (By Date)

May 18-19, 2025
14th NYS Men’s Amateur & 13th Senior, & 3rd Super Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships
Turning Stone Resort & Casino - Kaluhyat GC & Shenendoah GC, Verona, N.Y.

June 2-3, 2025
7th NYS Women's Amateur & Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships
Leatherstocking Golf Course, Cooperstown, N.Y.

July 1-2, 2025
83rd NYS Boys’ & 62nd Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Championships
McGregor Links Country Club, Wilton, N.Y.

July 8-10, 2025
102nd NYS Men’s Amateur Championship
Yahnundasis Golf Club, New Hartford, N.Y. 

July 14-15, 2025
95th NYS Women’s Amateur & 16th Mid-Amateur Championships
St. George’s Golf & Country Club, East Setauket, N.Y.

August 12, 2025
12th NYS Amateur & Senior Amateur Mixed Team Championships
Seven Oaks Golf Club, Hamilton, N.Y.

August 18-20, 2025
72nd NYS Women’s Senior & 18th Super Senior Amateur Championships
Columbia Golf & Country Club, Claverack, N.Y.

Sept. 8-10, 2025
68th NYS Men’s Senior Amateur Championship
Brookfield Country Club, Clarence, N.Y.  

Oct. 3-5, 2025
41st NYS Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Country Club of Troy, Troy, N.Y.

28th NYS Men’s Super Senior & 3rd Legends Amateur Championships
To Be Announced on Feb. 1 

68th NYS Boys’ & 3rd Girls’ 14U Amateur Championships
To Be Announced on Feb. 1