AmateurGolf membership · from $99/year
Strength of field. Course expectations. Last year’s results. Schedule alerts. AG Tour event eligibility. Membership turns AmateurGolf from a directory into a decision tool.
6,000+
Upcoming tournaments tracked
50,000+
Members since 2001
12,000+
Articles in the archive
All 50
States covered with editorial
Pricing
Most members start with the annual plan. Lifetime is the deal if you know you'll be competing for the long haul. California players can add a USGA-recognized handicap. Instructors and college coaches: the Coach plan sponsors up to 5 players under one membership.
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The toolkit serious amateur golfers use to plan their season — and decide what to enter next.
Pick your term
Auto-renews each year. Cancel anytime from your account.
For California players
Everything in Member, plus a USGA-recognized handicap from your California association.
Pick your association
Auto-renews each year. Your state association handicap is active immediately.
Build a team
Sponsor up to 5 players. Build their schedules. Push events to their queue. All under one membership.
Just want to read & follow?
Read every article and follow the action — full live leaderboards and the top 100 of every ranking.
Not ready to compete? Reader is just $25/yr to read every article and follow live scores and rankings.
Payments processed by Recurly. All prices in USD. Membership covers AmateurGolf access only — tournament entry fees are billed separately by event organizers.
What you get
Six concrete things membership unlocks. Every one of them is gated on the public site, and every one of them shows up where you need it — on the tournament you’re weighing.
Strength of field. Course expectations. Weather risk. Expected cut line. Every event you're considering, decoded.
Seen on: Tournament detail pages
Winner, runner-up, margin, cut line, scoring history. Year-over-year trends so you know what it actually takes.
Seen on: Every tournament with a previous edition
Watch leaderboards as rounds unfold. Get a push when registration opens for an event on your schedule, or when spots are running low.
Seen on: Live tournaments and your schedule
Build your season across multiple series and qualifiers. We surface conflicts, travel windows, and points opportunities.
Seen on: My Schedule
Complete national and state rankings beyond the Reader top 100. Per-event point breakdowns. Methodology you can audit. POY race tracking.
Seen on: Rankings
Members are eligible to enter every event on the AmateurGolf.com Tour — open singles, four-balls, senior, mid-am, and member-guest formats across the country.
Seen on: AG Tour
Text alerts when registration opens for events you follow, and again before the deadline closes. Members add deadline and live-leaderboard texts on top.
Seen on: Account → Notifications
Feature comparison
Anyone can browse tournament listings, leaderboards, and the top of the rankings. Reader ($25/yr) unlocks every article, full live leaderboards, and the top 100 of each ranking. Member unlocks the full competitor toolkit; Member + California adds a USGA-recognized handicap.
| Feature | Reader | Member | Member + California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament listings + basic facts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Live leaderboards | Full | Full | Full |
| Articles & analysis | Full archive | Full archive | Full archive |
| Ad-free reading | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| National & state rankings | Top 100 | Complete | Complete |
| Player profiles | Public view | Full record | Full record |
| Per-event ranking results | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tournament overview | First paragraph | Full overview | Full overview |
| Strength of field analysis | — | Yes, per event | Yes, per event |
| Course expectations | — | Yes, per event | Yes, per event |
| Expected cut line | — | Yes | Yes |
| Last year results | — | Yes | Yes |
| Schedule builder | — | Yes | Yes |
| Registration open alerts (SMS) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deadline alerts (SMS) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Live leaderboard alerts (SMS) | — | Yes | Yes |
| AG Tour event eligibility | — | Yes | Yes |
| USGA-recognized handicap | — | — | SCGA, NCGA, or both |
| Counts as state association dues | — | — | Yes |
Common questions
Both are USGA-recognized state golf associations. SCGA covers Southern California, NCGA covers Northern California. Pick the one that matches where you play most often — or get both if you compete in events across the state. Your handicap is portable either way, but your association membership funds the regional events you're likely playing.
Not from us. The Member + California tier is specifically for California players. Members elsewhere typically already have a handicap through a local club or another state association. Tour eligibility and our membership tools don't require a handicap from us. If you'd like AmateurGolf to offer a handicap partnership in your state, let us know.
Yes. Upgrade from Member to Member + California at any time from your account settings. We'll prorate the difference for your current period.
Yes. One payment, no renewals, no rate increases, no expiration. The $100 Two-Man Links credit is single-use and good for one calendar year from purchase. The membership itself doesn't expire — if you stop competing for a decade and come back, your account is still active.
Yes. Reader, Annual, 6-month, and 3-year plans all cancel from your account settings and keep access through the end of the paid period. Member + California cancellations also stop the state association renewal at the end of the current term. Lifetime doesn't renew, so there's nothing to cancel.
No. Membership unlocks AmateurGolf's tools, data, articles, and AG Tour event eligibility. Entry fees for the events themselves go to each organizing body and are paid separately at registration.
They stay in your account. If you re-subscribe later they're all there. You just lose access to gated content while your membership is inactive.
Reader ($25/yr) is for fans who want to read and follow: every paywalled article ad-free, full live leaderboards with scoreboard links, and the top 100 of each ranking with player profiles. Member ($99/yr) adds the competitor toolkit — the complete rankings beyond the top 100, every player's full record and per-event ranking results, strength-of-field and cut-line analysis, the Schedule Builder, and AG Tour event eligibility. You can upgrade from Reader to Member anytime and we'll prorate what you've paid.
Anyone can browse tournament listings, live leaderboards, and the top of the rankings without an account. Most articles are paywalled — reading the full archive starts at the $25 Reader plan. There's no free account to sign up for; you join at the plan that fits.
Join 50,000+ amateur golfers who’ve been using AmateurGolf to pick their schedule for two decades. Most members start with the annual plan at $99.