Welcome to the

Vermont Amateur Qualifying Site

 

THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR ALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR THE VERMONT AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
SELECT THE DIVISION "QUALIFIER" YOU WISH TO ENTER.

 

EXEMPT PLAYERS MAY REGISTER INTO THE VERMONT AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTLY (see list below)

 

Eligibility:

  1. Vermont Resident – Any male amateur golfer, as of the day of the tournament, who is a legal resident of Vermont and is a member in good standing, of a member club of the Vermont Golf Association, with an active GHIN handicap issued by that club.

OR

  1. Non-Vermont Resident  – Any male amateur golfer, as of the first day of the tournament, who is not a legal resident of the State of Vermont, but has been a member in good standing of any Vermont Golf Association member club for the past three years, has an active GHIN handicap issued by a Vermont Golf Association member club and has posted a minimum of 10 rounds of golf in the last 12 months outside of the major championships at any VGA member club.  (Revised April 2015)*

 

*This eligibility requirement affects the major tournaments only, which are the Vermont Amateur, Mid-Amateur and the Senior Amateur Championships. If you are playing in the major championships, your options are to post scores you may have missed from last year or play enough rounds this year to fulfill the requirements by the first day of the tournament. This also includes any players in the Vermont Amateur who are exempt from qualifying.


Format: Individual 18 hole stroke play qualifier (4 total qualfiers).


Entry Fee: $90.00. Successful qualifiers will be charged the addtional entry fee of $90.00 upon advancing to the Vermont Amateur Championship.

 

PLEASE NOTE:  Players may register for only 1 qualifier.


Registration:  On-line registration opens March 1, 2024. 

 

Qualifying Sites:  
Mt. Anthony Country Club Monday June 9, 2025
Country Club of Barre Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Neshobe Golf Club Sunday, June 21, 2025
Williston Golf Club Thursday, June 26, 2025

  
Cart Policy: Carts are not mandatory.


Entry Deadline: Entries must be received by the deadline (June 8th at 11:59pm).  Late entries will NOT be accepted as the number of qualifiers advancing from each qualifying site is dependent on the total number of entries received at the entry deadline.

 

Practice Rounds: Please contact the course at which you'll be competing at for practice round availability. 

Tee Times/Pairings: Tee times will be posted on the event portal as soon as practicable after the close of entries. They will also be emailed out to all participants.

Dress Code: Appropriate golf attire - collared shirts - no denim.  If in doubt, please call the pro shop.

Cancellations: Cancellations can be made on line prior to the close of entries and will be refunded in full less a 3% credit card processing fee. After the close of entries and prior to the start of the tournament, entry fees will be refunded less a $25.00 pp cancellation fee but you must contact the VGA office to cancel. No refunds will be given after the start of the tournament.

Conditions/Schedules: The VGA reserves the right to alter any of the conditions and schedules herein. The decision of the VGA in any matter shall be final. 

 

The following players are EXEMPT from Qualifying:

 

2023 Vermont Amateur TOP 20 and TIES:

Bryson Richards Michael Walsh Austin Giroux Max Major
Taylor Bellemare Cody Semmelrock Evan Russell Eric Lajeunesse
Troy Evans Troy Goliber  Lucas Politano Garren Poirier
Cory Jozefiak Brody Yates Mathew Smith Alex Leonard
Ryan Bloomer Nick Ojala  Nelson Eaton Jackson King
Mitchell Evans 

 

2023 VGA Player of the Year TOP 20:

Max Major Bryson Richards Austin Giroux  Cody Semmelrock

Troy Goliber 

Garren Poirier  Taylor Bellemare Ryan Porter 
Michael Walsh Luke Hopkins Brody Yates

Bryan Smith

Evan Russell Mathew Smith Ryan Bloomer Charels McNeeley
Mike Coakley Ryan Kohler  Chad Bullock Nathan Godbout

 

2023 VGA Senior Player of the Year Top-5

Kim Perry  Jason Balch David Arakelian Greg Well Bryan Laselle

 

2023 VGA Junior Player of the Year Top-3

Jacob Lowe Garret Cameron Mattie Serafin

 

Additional Exemptions

2023 Amateur Champion Bryson Richards
2022 Amateur Champion N/A
2021 Amateur Champion

Bryson Richards

2023 Mid-Amateur Champion

Max Major

2023 Senior Amateur Champion David Arakelian
2023 Junior Stroke-Play Champion Luke Gronbeck
2023 Junior Match-Play Champion Evan Marchessault
Burlington Country Club, Club Champion TBD
2023 Vermont Open Low VGA-Am TBD
2022 New England Am Winner (Must Meet VGA Criteria) N/A
2022 New England Am Winner (Must Meet VGA Criteria) N/A
2021 New England Am Winner (Must Meet VGA Criteria) N/A
Any person who qualified for an individual USGA Championship in the last calendar year. Evan Russell
Top 5 non-exempt players- Manchester Country Club Spring Classic

Matthew Nelson

Thomas Deck

Walker Allen

Caleb Keyes

David Grebe

Mark Massucco

Top 5 non-exempt players- Country Club of Vermont Stoke Play Series 

Matthew Bacsardi

Cameron O'Connell

Travis Luck

David Gerhardt

Riley Richards