The Christmas tree is back in the garage, the wrapping paper has (mostly) stopped multiplying, and if you\u2019re a competitive amateur golfer\u2026 your \u201cNew Year, New Me\u201d 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. <\/p>\n
January has become one of the busiest stretches in amateur golf\u2014championships, 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).<\/p>\n
Key January Headliners <\/p>\n
New Year\u2019s Invitational \u2014 The year opens with a classic at St. Petersburg Country Club. It\u2019s the perfect early measuring stick: no long runway, no \u201cI\u2019m still easing into it,\u201d just tournament golf right out of the gate. Event page<\/a> <\/p>\n AmateurGolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur (WAGR Points) \u2014 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\u2014and so does the incentive to start the year sharp. Event page<\/a> <\/p>\n Find Events Near You <\/p>\n Quick Tournament Search by State <\/p>\n Tap a state to jump into the full By-State calendar. Looking for somewhere else? Use the full directory. <\/p>\n More states available in the full directory. <\/p>\n Full January Tournament List <\/p>\n We\u2019re keeping this list ultra-compact for easy scrolling on mobile. Want tournaments near you? Browse tournaments by state \u00bb <\/a> <\/p>\n New Year’s Invitational \u2014 St. Petersburg Country Club, Saint Petersburg, FL (01\/02\/2026\u201301\/04\/2026)Future Champions Collegiate Series Season Opener \u2014 The Links at Lakehouse (formerly St. Mark GC), San Marcos, CA (01\/02\/2026\u201301\/04\/2026)Coral Canyon Amateur Championship \u2014 Coral Canyon Golf Course, Washington, UT (01\/02\/2026\u201301\/03\/2026)Florida Southwest Amateur Series (January) \u2014 Ibis Landing Golf Club, Lehigh Acres, FL (01\/03\/2026\u201301\/04\/2026)Florida Winter Amateur \u2014 Royal St. Cloud Golf Links, Saint Cloud, FL (01\/03\/2026\u201301\/05\/2026)Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship \u2014 Biltmore Golf Course, Coral Gables, FL (01\/03\/2026\u201301\/06\/2026)Nipomo Amateur Championship \u2014 Monarch Dunes, Nipomo, CA (01\/03\/2026\u201301\/04\/2026)Oro Valley Arizona Senior Championship \u2014 The Views Golf Club, Oro Valley, AZ (01\/03\/2026\u201301\/04\/2026)Plantation Senior Invitational Golf Tournament \u2014 Plantation G&CC (Bobcat Course), Venice, FL (01\/03\/2026\u201301\/05\/2026)Women’s Orlando International Amateur Championship \u2014 Mission Inn Resort (El Campeon), Howey In The Hills, FL (01\/04\/2026\u201301\/06\/2026)Carolinas Young Amateur Championship \u2014 Talamore Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC (01\/05\/2026\u201301\/06\/2026)Florida Winter Series – Innisbrook \u2014 Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, FL (01\/05\/2026\u201301\/06\/2026)Jones\/Doherty Women’s & Senior Women’s Amateur Championship \u2014 Coral Ridge Country Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL (01\/05\/2026\u201301\/09\/2026)McClure Cup at Black Horse \u2014 Bayonet Black Horse (Bayonet), Seaside, CA (01\/05\/2026\u201301\/07\/2026)Monday Qualifier – Korn Ferry Tour Panama Championship \u2014 Indian Spring Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL (01\/05\/2026)Verandah Senior Invitational \u2014 Verandah Golf Club (Old Orange), Fort Myers, FL (01\/05\/2026\u201301\/07\/2026)Australian Master of the Amateurs \u2014 Southern Golf Club, Keysborough, Australia (01\/06\/2026\u201301\/09\/2026)Saguaro Amateur \u2014 Talking Stick Golf Club (O’odham), Scottsdale, AZ (01\/06\/2026\u201301\/08\/2026)Sonoran Amateur \u2014 Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa, AZ (01\/06\/2026\u201301\/08\/2026)Women’s Australian Master of the Amateurs \u2014 Southern Golf Club, Keysborough, Australia (01\/06\/2026\u201301\/09\/2026)Open Qualifier – Korn Ferry Tour Astara Bogota Championship \u2014 Eagle Trace Golf Club, Coral Springs, FL (01\/07\/2026)Patsy Hankins Trophy \u2014 Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (01\/07\/2026\u201301\/09\/2026)Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy \u2014 Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (01\/07\/2026\u201301\/09\/2026)Women’s South Atlantic Amateur (The SALLY) \u2014 Oceanside Country Club, Ormond Beach, FL (01\/07\/2026\u201301\/10\/2026)LIV Golf Promotions \u2013 Qualifying \u2014 Black Diamond Ranch (Ranch Course), Lecanto, FL (01\/08\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)Mexican Women’s Amateur Championship \u2014 Yucatan Country Club, Merida, Mexico (01\/08\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)South American Amateur Championship \u2014 Golf Club Nordelta, Buenos Aires, Argentina (01\/08\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)South American Women’s Amateur Championship \u2014 Golf Club Nordelta, Buenos Aires, Argentina (01\/08\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)St. George Amateur Championship \u2014 St. George Municipal Golf Course, Saint George, UT (01\/08\/2026\u201301\/09\/2026)Arizona Women’s State Medallion Tournament \u2014 Oakwood Country Club, Sun Lakes, AZ (01\/09\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)Copa de Andalucia \u2014 Montecastillo Golf & Sports Resort, C\u00e1diz, Spain (01\/09\/2026\u201301\/12\/2026)Jones Cup Invitational \u2014 Ocean Forest Golf Club, Sea Island, GA (01\/09\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)Women’s Copa de Andalucia \u2014 Sherry Golf Jerez, Cadiz, Spain (01\/09\/2026\u201301\/12\/2026)Bell National Series – Kiawah Resort Girls Classic \u2014 Kiawah Island Resort (Oak Point), Kiawah Island, SC (01\/10\/2026\u201301\/11\/2026)Central Gauteng Mid-Amateur Open \u2014 Silver Lakes Country Club, Pretoria, South Africa (01\/11\/2026)AmateurGolf.com 2026 Silicon Valley Amateur presented by Callaway Golf \u2014 Stanford University Golf Course, Palo Alto, CA (01\/12\/2026\u201301\/14\/2026) \u2022 WAGR points event Heron Creek Senior Invitational \u2014 Heron Creek Golf & CC, North Port, FL (01\/12\/2026\u201301\/14\/2026)Northern Texas PGA Las Vegas Pro-Am \u2014 DragonRidge Golf & CC, Henderson, NV (01\/12\/2026\u201301\/13\/2026)South Australian Junior Amateur \u2014 Kooyonga Golf Club, Lockleys, Australia (01\/12\/2026\u201301\/13\/2026)Australian Men’s Amateur Golf Championship \u2014 Western Australian Golf Club, Yokine, Australia (01\/13\/2026\u201301\/16\/2026)Australian Women’s Amateur Golf Championship \u2014 Wanneroo Golf Club, Neerabup, Australia (01\/13\/2026\u201301\/16\/2026)Latin America Amateur Championship \u2014 Lima Golf Club, Lima, Peru (01\/15\/2026\u201301\/18\/2026)ANNIKA Invitational Junior (AJGA) \u2014 Heathrow Country Club, Heathrow, FL (01\/16\/2026\u201301\/20\/2026)Free State Open \u2014 Maccauvlei Golf Club, Vereeniging, South Africa (01\/16\/2026\u201301\/18\/2026)Gateway Senior Invitational \u2014 The Club at Gateway, Fort Myers, FL (01\/16\/2026\u201301\/18\/2026)Golfweek Senior Player of the Year Classic \u2014 ChampionsGate (International), Davenport, FL (01\/16\/2026\u201301\/18\/2026)Hurricane City Amateur Golf Tournament \u2014 Sky Mountain Golf Course, Hurricane, UT (01\/16\/2026\u201301\/17\/2026)Junior Dubai Desert Classic \u2014 Emirates Golf Club (Majlis), Dubai, UAE (01\/16\/2026\u201301\/18\/2026)First Coast Amateur (Jacksonville) \u2014 The Deerwood Country Club, Jacksonville, FL (01\/17\/2026\u201301\/19\/2026)Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour – 9th Linville Cup \u2014 Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines, NC (01\/17\/2026\u201301\/19\/2026)Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour – RecruitPKB Championship \u2014 Country Club of Columbus, Columbus, GA (01\/17\/2026\u201301\/19\/2026)Sunday Swing Shootout \u2014 Diablo Creek Golf Course, Concord, CA (01\/17\/2026\u201301\/19\/2026)Copper Cup \u2014 El Niguel Country Club, Laguna Niguel, CA (01\/19\/2026\u201301\/20\/2026)Pre Qualifier #7 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Twin Oaks Golf Course, San Marcos, CA (01\/19\/2026)Society of Seniors Jack Hesler Golf Tournament \u2014 Marsh Creek Country Club, Saint Augustine, FL (01\/19\/2026\u201301\/22\/2026)Women’s International Four-Ball Championship \u2014 Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, Ocala, FL (01\/19\/2026\u201301\/20\/2026)Pre Qualifier #1 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Industry Hills GC (Eisenhower), City of Industry, CA (01\/20\/2026)Pre Qualifier #2 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Enagic GC at Eastlake, Chula Vista, CA (01\/20\/2026)Avondale Amateur Medal \u2014 Avondale Golf Club, Pymble, Australia (01\/20\/2026\u201301\/23\/2026)Florida Winter Series – World Golf Village \u2014 World Golf Village (Slammer & Squire), St. Augustine, FL (01\/20\/2026\u201301\/21\/2026)Women’s Avondale Amateur \u2014 Avondale Golf Club, Pymble, Australia (01\/20\/2026\u201301\/23\/2026)Pre Qualifier #3 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Enagic GC at Eastlake, Chula Vista, CA (01\/21\/2026)Pre Qualifier #5 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Industry Hills GC (Eisenhower), City of Industry, CA (01\/21\/2026)Pre Qualifier #4 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Enagic GC at Eastlake, Chula Vista, CA (01\/22\/2026)Pre Qualifier #6 – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open \u2014 Industry Hills GC (Eisenhower), City of Industry, CA (01\/22\/2026)Battle of LA \u2014 Rancho La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, CA (01\/23\/2026)Bell National Series – Palmetto Girls Classic \u2014 Aberdeen Country Club, Longs, SC (01\/24\/2026\u201301\/25\/2026)Free State Senior Open \u2014 Parys Golf & Country Estate, Parys, South Africa (01\/24\/2026\u201301\/25\/2026)South Carolina Tournament of Champions \u2014 TPC of Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, SC (01\/24\/2026\u201301\/25\/2026)The Memorial Invitational \u2014 Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Summerfield, FL (01\/24\/2026\u201301\/25\/2026)PDI Intercollegiate \u2014 Eagle Creek Golf Club, Orlando, FL (01\/25\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)South African Amateur Golf Championship \u2014 Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria, South Africa (01\/25\/2026\u201301\/30\/2026)South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship \u2014 George Golf Club, George, South Africa (01\/25\/2026\u201301\/30\/2026)Florida Winter Series Four-Ball – Lake Jovita \u2014 Lake Jovita G&CC (South), Dade City, FL (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)Match in the Desert \u2014 Superstition Mountain (Prospector), Apache Junction, AZ (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)Monday Qualifier – Korn Ferry Tour Argentina Open \u2014 Indian Spring Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL (01\/26\/2026)Monday Qualifier – PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Classic \u2014 Mission Viejo Country Club, Mission Viejo, CA (01\/26\/2026)National Invitational Men’s College Golf Tournament \u2014 Tucson National Golf Resort, Tucson, AZ (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)Northern Texas PGA Players Tour at Castle Hills \u2014 The Lakes at Castle Hills, Lewisville, TX (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)Southwestern Invitational Collegiate \u2014 Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, CA (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/28\/2026)The Match Play \u2014 Lake Jovita G&CC (South), Dade City, FL (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)Women’s Sea Best Intercollegiate \u2014 San Jose Country Club, Jacksonville, FL (01\/26\/2026\u201301\/27\/2026)New South Wales Men’s Amateur Championship \u2014 Oatlands Golf Club, NSW, Australia (01\/27\/2026\u201301\/31\/2026)New South Wales Women’s Amateur Championship \u2014 Oatlands Golf Club, NSW, Australia (01\/27\/2026\u201301\/31\/2026)Open Qualifier – Korn Ferry Tour Astara Chile Classic \u2014 Hammock Creek Golf Club, Palm City, FL (01\/28\/2026)Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship \u2014 Penina Hotel & Golf Resort, Portimao, Portugal (01\/28\/2026\u201301\/29\/2026)Sand Hollow Senior Amateur Championship \u2014 Sand Hollow Resort, Hurricane, UT (01\/28\/2026\u201301\/29\/2026)Sand Hollow Amateur Championship \u2014 Sand Hollow Resort, Hurricane, UT (01\/30\/2026\u201301\/31\/2026)Start the Year with Momentum <\/p>\n January is where momentum gets built\u2014whether that means stacking competitive reps, sharpening before spring, or grabbing early WAGR points. If you\u2019re mapping out the first month, start with the New Year\u2019s Invitational<\/a> and the now-boosted AmateurGolf.com Silicon Valley Amateur at Stanford<\/a>. <\/p>\n Happy New Year\u2014and remember: the only acceptable leftover from Christmas is confidence. 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