The Christmas tree is back in the garage, the wrapping paper has (mostly) stopped multiplying, and if you’re a competitive amateur golfer… your “New Year, New Me” resolution probably lasted about as long as a sleeve of balls in a January crosswind. Welcome to the month where the calendar flips and the tee sheet fills up immediately.
January has become one of the busiest stretches in amateur golf—championships, invitationals, college starts, juniors, seniors, and a surprising number of qualifiers. Below is a complete list of every event in our database that starts in January, so you can plan your early-season schedule (or at least your excuses).
Key January Headliners
New Year’s Invitational — The year opens with a classic at St. Petersburg Country Club. It’s the perfect early measuring stick: no long runway, no “I’m still easing into it,” just tournament golf right out of the gate. Event page
AmateurGolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur (WAGR Points) — One of the biggest January developments: the Silicon Valley Amateur presented by Callaway Golf is now a World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points event, hosted at the iconic Stanford University Golf Course. With WAGR points on the line, the stakes rise early—and so does the incentive to start the year sharp. Event page
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- New Year's Invitational — St. Petersburg Country Club, Saint Petersburg, FL (01/02/2026–01/04/2026)
- Future Champions Collegiate Series Season Opener — The Links at Lakehouse (formerly St. Mark GC), San Marcos, CA (01/02/2026–01/04/2026)
- Coral Canyon Amateur Championship — Coral Canyon Golf Course, Washington, UT (01/02/2026–01/03/2026)
- Florida Southwest Amateur Series (January) — Ibis Landing Golf Club, Lehigh Acres, FL (01/03/2026–01/04/2026)
- Florida Winter Amateur — Royal St. Cloud Golf Links, Saint Cloud, FL (01/03/2026–01/05/2026)
- Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship — Biltmore Golf Course, Coral Gables, FL (01/03/2026–01/06/2026)
- Nipomo Amateur Championship — Monarch Dunes, Nipomo, CA (01/03/2026–01/04/2026)
- Oro Valley Arizona Senior Championship — The Views Golf Club, Oro Valley, AZ (01/03/2026–01/04/2026)
- Plantation Senior Invitational Golf Tournament — Plantation G&CC (Bobcat Course), Venice, FL (01/03/2026–01/05/2026)
- Women's Orlando International Amateur Championship — Mission Inn Resort (El Campeon), Howey In The Hills, FL (01/04/2026–01/06/2026)
- Carolinas Young Amateur Championship — Talamore Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC (01/05/2026–01/06/2026)
- Florida Winter Series - Innisbrook — Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, FL (01/05/2026–01/06/2026)
- Jones/Doherty Women's & Senior Women's Amateur Championship — Coral Ridge Country Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL (01/05/2026–01/09/2026)
- McClure Cup at Black Horse — Bayonet Black Horse (Bayonet), Seaside, CA (01/05/2026–01/07/2026)
- Monday Qualifier - Korn Ferry Tour Panama Championship — Indian Spring Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL (01/05/2026)
- Verandah Senior Invitational — Verandah Golf Club (Old Orange), Fort Myers, FL (01/05/2026–01/07/2026)
- Australian Master of the Amateurs — Southern Golf Club, Keysborough, Australia (01/06/2026–01/09/2026)
- Saguaro Amateur — Talking Stick Golf Club (O'odham), Scottsdale, AZ (01/06/2026–01/08/2026)
- Sonoran Amateur — Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa, AZ (01/06/2026–01/08/2026)
- Women's Australian Master of the Amateurs — Southern Golf Club, Keysborough, Australia (01/06/2026–01/09/2026)
- Open Qualifier - Korn Ferry Tour Astara Bogota Championship — Eagle Trace Golf Club, Coral Springs, FL (01/07/2026)
- Patsy Hankins Trophy — Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (01/07/2026–01/09/2026)
- Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy — Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (01/07/2026–01/09/2026)
- Women's South Atlantic Amateur (The SALLY) — Oceanside Country Club, Ormond Beach, FL (01/07/2026–01/10/2026)
- LIV Golf Promotions – Qualifying — Black Diamond Ranch (Ranch Course), Lecanto, FL (01/08/2026–01/11/2026)
- Mexican Women's Amateur Championship — Yucatan Country Club, Merida, Mexico (01/08/2026–01/11/2026)
- South American Amateur Championship — Golf Club Nordelta, Buenos Aires, Argentina (01/08/2026–01/11/2026)
- South American Women's Amateur Championship — Golf Club Nordelta, Buenos Aires, Argentina (01/08/2026–01/11/2026)
- St. George Amateur Championship — St. George Municipal Golf Course, Saint George, UT (01/08/2026–01/09/2026)
- Arizona Women's State Medallion Tournament — Oakwood Country Club, Sun Lakes, AZ (01/09/2026–01/11/2026)
- Copa de Andalucia — Montecastillo Golf & Sports Resort, Cádiz, Spain (01/09/2026–01/12/2026)
- Jones Cup Invitational — Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island, GA (01/09/2026–01/11/2026)
- Women's Copa de Andalucia — Sherry Golf Jerez, Cadiz, Spain (01/09/2026–01/12/2026)
- Bell National Series - Kiawah Resort Girls Classic — Kiawah Island Resort (Oak Point), Kiawah Island, SC (01/10/2026–01/11/2026)
- Central Gauteng Mid-Amateur Open — Silver Lakes Country Club, Pretoria, South Africa (01/11/2026)
- AmateurGolf.com 2026 Silicon Valley Amateur presented by Callaway Golf — Stanford University Golf Course, Palo Alto, CA (01/12/2026–01/14/2026) • WAGR points event
- Heron Creek Senior Invitational — Heron Creek Golf & CC, North Port, FL (01/12/2026–01/14/2026)
- Northern Texas PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am — DragonRidge Golf & CC, Henderson, NV (01/12/2026–01/13/2026)
- South Australian Junior Amateur — Kooyonga Golf Club, Lockleys, Australia (01/12/2026–01/13/2026)
- Australian Men's Amateur Golf Championship — Western Australian Golf Club, Yokine, Australia (01/13/2026–01/16/2026)
- Australian Women's Amateur Golf Championship — Wanneroo Golf Club, Neerabup, Australia (01/13/2026–01/16/2026)
- Latin America Amateur Championship — Lima Golf Club, Lima, Peru (01/15/2026–01/18/2026)
- ANNIKA Invitational Junior (AJGA) — Heathrow Country Club, Heathrow, FL (01/16/2026–01/20/2026)
- Free State Open — Maccauvlei Golf Club, Vereeniging, South Africa (01/16/2026–01/18/2026)
- Gateway Senior Invitational — The Club at Gateway, Fort Myers, FL (01/16/2026–01/18/2026)
- Golfweek Senior Player of the Year Classic — ChampionsGate (International), Davenport, FL (01/16/2026–01/18/2026)
- Hurricane City Amateur Golf Tournament — Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT (01/16/2026–01/17/2026)
- Junior Dubai Desert Classic — Emirates Golf Club (Majlis), Dubai, UAE (01/16/2026–01/18/2026)
- First Coast Amateur (Jacksonville) — The Deerwood Country Club, Jacksonville, FL (01/17/2026–01/19/2026)
- Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour - 9th Linville Cup — Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC (01/17/2026–01/19/2026)
- Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour - RecruitPKB Championship — Country Club of Columbus, Columbus, GA (01/17/2026–01/19/2026)
- Sunday Swing Shootout — Diablo Creek Golf Course, Concord, CA (01/17/2026–01/19/2026)
- Copper Cup — El Niguel Country Club, Laguna Niguel, CA (01/19/2026–01/20/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #7 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Twin Oaks Golf Course, San Marcos, CA (01/19/2026)
- Society of Seniors Jack Hesler Golf Tournament — Marsh Creek Country Club, Saint Augustine, FL (01/19/2026–01/22/2026)
- Women's International Four-Ball Championship — Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, Ocala, FL (01/19/2026–01/20/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #1 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Industry Hills GC (Eisenhower), City of Industry, CA (01/20/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #2 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Enagic GC at Eastlake, Chula Vista, CA (01/20/2026)
- Avondale Amateur Medal — Avondale Golf Club, Pymble, Australia (01/20/2026–01/23/2026)
- Florida Winter Series - World Golf Village — World Golf Village (Slammer & Squire), St. Augustine, FL (01/20/2026–01/21/2026)
- Women's Avondale Amateur — Avondale Golf Club, Pymble, Australia (01/20/2026–01/23/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #3 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Enagic GC at Eastlake, Chula Vista, CA (01/21/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #5 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Industry Hills GC (Eisenhower), City of Industry, CA (01/21/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #4 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Enagic GC at Eastlake, Chula Vista, CA (01/22/2026)
- Pre Qualifier #6 - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open — Industry Hills GC (Eisenhower), City of Industry, CA (01/22/2026)
- Battle of LA — Rancho La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, CA (01/23/2026)
- Bell National Series - Palmetto Girls Classic — Aberdeen Country Club, Longs, SC (01/24/2026–01/25/2026)
- Free State Senior Open — Parys Golf & Country Estate, Parys, South Africa (01/24/2026–01/25/2026)
- South Carolina Tournament of Champions — TPC of Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, SC (01/24/2026–01/25/2026)
- The Memorial Invitational — Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Summerfield, FL (01/24/2026–01/25/2026)
- PDI Intercollegiate — Eagle Creek Golf Club, Orlando, FL (01/25/2026–01/27/2026)
- South African Amateur Golf Championship — Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria, South Africa (01/25/2026–01/30/2026)
- South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship — George Golf Club, George, South Africa (01/25/2026–01/30/2026)
- Florida Winter Series Four-Ball - Lake Jovita — Lake Jovita G&CC (South), Dade City, FL (01/26/2026–01/27/2026)
- Match in the Desert — Superstition Mountain (Prospector), Apache Junction, AZ (01/26/2026–01/27/2026)
- Monday Qualifier - Korn Ferry Tour Argentina Open — Indian Spring Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL (01/26/2026)
- Monday Qualifier - PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Classic — Mission Viejo Country Club, Mission Viejo, CA (01/26/2026)
- National Invitational Men's College Golf Tournament — Tucson National Golf Resort, Tucson, AZ (01/26/2026–01/27/2026)
- Northern Texas PGA Players Tour at Castle Hills — The Lakes at Castle Hills, Lewisville, TX (01/26/2026–01/27/2026)
- Southwestern Invitational Collegiate — Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, CA (01/26/2026–01/28/2026)
- The Match Play — Lake Jovita G&CC (South), Dade City, FL (01/26/2026–01/27/2026)
- Women's Sea Best Intercollegiate — San Jose Country Club, Jacksonville, FL (01/26/2026–01/27/2026)
- New South Wales Men's Amateur Championship — Oatlands Golf Club, NSW, Australia (01/27/2026–01/31/2026)
- New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship — Oatlands Golf Club, NSW, Australia (01/27/2026–01/31/2026)
- Open Qualifier - Korn Ferry Tour Astara Chile Classic — Hammock Creek Golf Club, Palm City, FL (01/28/2026)
- Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship — Penina Hotel & Golf Resort, Portimao, Portugal (01/28/2026–01/29/2026)
- Sand Hollow Senior Amateur Championship — Sand Hollow Resort, Hurricane, UT (01/28/2026–01/29/2026)
- Sand Hollow Amateur Championship — Sand Hollow Resort, Hurricane, UT (01/30/2026–01/31/2026)
Start the Year with Momentum
January is where momentum gets built—whether that means stacking competitive reps, sharpening before spring, or grabbing early WAGR points. If you’re mapping out the first month, start with the New Year’s Invitational and the now-boosted AmateurGolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur at Stanford.
Happy New Year—and remember: the only acceptable leftover from Christmas is confidence. Everything else belongs in the fridge.
