Country Club of Charleston • Charleston, SC
This championship has been dominated by consistent ball-strikers in recent years, with champions like Garrett Risner (2023-24) and Josh Martin (2018-19) successfully defending their titles in the stroke play era.
2026: B.J. Boyce won
Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State • Raleigh, NC
2026: Rich Wills won (70-69-66 (71))
Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club • Southern Pines, NC
Last year: Elliott Grayson won at 72-72-66=210
Pinehurst Resort and Country Club - Course 2 • Pinehurst, NC
As an Elite Amateur Golf Series event with deep historical prestige, the North & South delivers a unique format test: two strokes-gained qualifying rounds followed by a five-match gauntlet on one of amateur golf's most demanding stages. Seeds 20–32 routinely upset top qualifiers, rewarding patient scrambling and mental toughness over pure ball-striking.
2026: Joshua Bai won
Mimosa Hills Country Club • Morganton, NC
Mid South Club • Southern Pines, NC
2026: Sydney Roberts won at E
The Honors Course • Ooltewah, TN
2024: Joseph Deraney won
Forest Lake Club • Columbia, SC
2025: John O'Brien won at -3
Pinehurst Resort & C.C. • Village of Pinehurst, NC
Pinehurst No. 2's domed greens will separate contenders from pretenders; short-game wizardry and course management trump raw distance, and a path through this bracket demands resilience through thirty-six holes of knockout match play in a single week.
2026: Mary Miller won
Mimosa Hills Country Club • Morganton, NC
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club • Maricopa, AZ
Last year: Landon Ashcraft won at 64-70-69=203
Palmetto Golf Club • Aiken, SC
Last year: Nate Gahman won at 71-66-67=204
Greystone Golf Club • Dickson, TN
Longleaf Golf & Family Club • Southern Pines, NC
2024: Samantha DeBusk won at -2
Carmel Country Club - South Course • Charlotte, NC
2026: Sean O'Donnell won at -8
Country Club of Salisbury • Salisbury, NC
Hillandale Golf Course • Durham, NC
2025: Tom Jannace won at -5
Memphis Country Club • Memphis, TN
Last year: Payne Denman won at 64-65-76-66=271
Keith Hills Golf Club • Buies Creek, NC
2025: Brett McLamb won at -11
North Course • Charlotte, NC
The tournament's rotating venue format—featuring Pine Lake, Cedarwood, and Carmel Country Clubs in 2026—ensures competitors must adapt their strategy across three distinctly different tests over consecutive days, rewarding versatility and mental stamina.
