Strength of field
This perennial sellout attracts top juniors, college players, and seasoned amateurs each year, with recent champions including Stanford commit Edan Cui (2024) and Kavi Marez, who won the 2025 edition in a playoff.
AGC Christmas Classic
OpenStroke Play
AmateurGolf.com 2026 Christmas Classic in Monterey
About the tournament
Founded by two-time California State Amateur Champion Casey Boyns over 20 years ago, the Christmas Classic is one of AmateurGolf.com's most popular events and typically sells out. The 36-hole stroke-play competition returns to Old Del Monte Golf Course, the oldest course west of the Mississippi, with multiple divisions spanning Championship, Senior, Mid-Am, Super Senior, Women, and Net play.
2025 Recap:
Tournament Facts
FormatStroke Play
DivisionsOpenMixed · Men · Mid-Am · Senior · Super Senior · Women
Holes362 rounds
Field104players
Entry fee$375
CutNo cut
Eligibility
Championship: ages 15+ with USGA index <4.5; Senior Championship: ages 50+ with index <8.0 (55+ for NCGA points); Mid-Am: ages 25–49; Super Senior: ages 65+; Women welcome; Net division open to men and women (90% of low index).
The Field
7 playersChampionship2
- Chadley JamesClovis, CA
- Luke CoyleRedwood City, CA
Senior Championship4
- Tony RalphSunnyvale, CA
- Barry SoicherMill Valley, CA
- Jeff FosterModesto, CA
- George RenzAromas, CA
Mid-Am1
- Jordan HashimotoDanville, CA
Strategic Insight
Expected cut lineNo cutAfter 36 holes
Course expectations
Old Del Monte's classic inland Monterey layout demands smart course management with pinched fairways, doglegs that ask you to pick a side, and small greens where bad approach angles rarely yield easy pars.
Weather risk
December conditions in Monterey can bring cool mornings, soft light, and occasional frost delays—recent editions have seen lightning-fast greens and firm turf that reward precision.
Organizer contact
- Organizer
- AmateurGolf.com
- Contact page
- https://www.amateurgolf.com/tour
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Past Champions & Results
22 years on record · 2004–2025Defending Champion
Kavi Marez
-7 (141)
Runner-upJackson Suh · lost by Won in one-hole playoff
2025 Results
| Pos | Player | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavi MarezCarmichael, CA | 68 | 73 | 141 |
| 2 | Jackson SuhBellevue, CA | 71 | 70 | 141 |
| 3 | Zachary HawkinsPebble Beach, CA | 70 | 72 | 142 |
| 4 | Jed DyRancho Santa Fe, CA | 78 | 66 | 144 |
| 5 | Noah Goeckeritzalpine, UT | 77 | 67 | 144 |
| 6 | Will HardyWalnut Creek, CA | 70 | 74 | 144 |
| 7 | Kailer StoneAlameda, CA | 73 | 72 | 145 |
| 8 | Yuheng LiPebble Beach, CA | 71 | 74 | 145 |
| 9 | Alexander ThuPalo Alto, CA | 76 | 70 | 146 |
| 10 | Eddie Zhangsaratoga, CA | 73 | 73 | 146 |
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