The 64th edition of the Jacksonville Amateur presented by Synovus will be hosted by Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville July 24-26 and registration for the event is in full swing.
To this point, there has been an overwhelming contestant response to take part in the Jacksonville Area Golf Association’s premier championship. It will also be the first time Timuquana Country Club will host the 54-hole individual stroke play event, which will have a cut take place to half the field and ties coming after 36 holes. Synovus returns as presenting sponsor this year after partnering with the event last year for the first time.
The field size for the tournament will be a maximum of 96 of Northeast Florida’s top amateur golfers whose primary residence is in one of the nine counties that surround Jacksonville – Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Nassau, Putnam, Flagler, Columbia, Suwannee and Baker.
Interested male golfers must have a current certified USGA index of 2.9 or less to qualify and all contestants must be at least 16 years of age or under the age of 60 on or prior to the first round getting underway on July 24.
Registration for all entries will remain open until July 1 at 5 p.m. and the entry fee to compete is $375.
Not only are bragging rights on the line during the prestigious tournament, but World Amateur Golf Ranking points will also be awarded to the top finishers.
The top 24 and ties will also be awarded merchandise certificates to the Timuquana Country Club golf shop totaling $5,760, assuming there is a full field of 96 players.
There are two categories for players to enter during the Jacksonville Amateur with the exempt and open categories.
For the exempt category, entrants are those players who fill at least one of the following requirements:
· Jacksonville Amateur champion (2020 – 2024)
· Made the cut in the 2024 Jacksonville Amateur
· Members of the 2025 Underwood Cup Amateur Team
· 2025 JAGA Senior Amateur champion
· Top 10 finisher at 2025 JAGA First Coast Amateur
· Two North Florida Junior Golf Tour champions (TBD and subject to age restrictions)
Those eligible for the open category are players who meet the general entry requirements of age, handicap, and hometown.
Open entrants will be screened by the tournament committee for inclusion in the field based on recent performance, past participation in JAGA events, members of a JAGA club and their golf resume.
If needed, a qualifier will be held to help decide the field on Sunday, July 13 at Eagle Harbor Golf Club.
The qualifier possibility was implemented in response to last year’s record-breaking number of entries. Adam Waller of Jacksonville and Valdosta State University won last year’s title at Jacksonville Golf and Country Club.
The Jacksonville Amateur was first played in 1962, and it is JAGA’s second oldest championship, only behind the JAGA Senior Amateur, which dates back to 1958.
