Directors Cup Champions, and the 2026 Season Starts Now

Send us a text Golfweek Amateur Tour rolls into the new year with momentum, fresh storylines, and two Directors Cup champions who brought the heat all weekend. In this episode, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha walk through the biggest updates across Golfweek Amateur Tour, including the first major tour merger of the year, new golf tournaments on the schedule, and an inside look at how champions actually close out three-day stroke-play events. This is Amateur Golf Competition the way everyday golfers want it, honest, competitive, and full of the camaraderie that makes the Golfweek Amateur Tour the strongest Golf Community in the country. A-FLIGHT: BRANDON PETERSON TAKES THE DIRECTORS CUPBrandon Peterson breaks down the win, the windy final round at Hampton Hall, and the mental game required when the greens refuse to cooperate. He also drops the headline announcement: the North Central Florida Tour and Jacksonville are merging to form the North Florida Tour, with new venues, smarter routing, and a Senior Amateur Tour counterpart to match. B-FLIGHT: SHANE McADAMS GRINDS OUT A DIRECTOR’S CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN TAMPAShane McAdams joins the show to unpack his roller-coaster weekend: cold putter, sharp ball-striking, and a tee-box mix-up that would’ve derailed most players. Instead, he walked away as the B-Flight Champion and now rolls into 2026 with Tampa’s strongest schedule yet, including Ritz-Carlton Members Course and Innisbrook Copperhead. North Florida’s New Era and Tampa’s 2026 Upgrade North Florida Tour debuts with 14 stacked events. Cabot Citrus Farms returns with no caddie requirement, a huge pace-of-play win. New Tour Directors step in across multiple markets with fresh ideas and bigger goals. Tampa, Orlando, Hilton Head, Jacksonville, every region steps up its Competitive Golf Events. Whether you're chasing the National Championship, picking your next Golfweek Amateur Tour or Senior Amateur Tour golf tournaments, or just trying to level up your season, this episode is the perfect jump-start. Registration for the 2026 Golfweek Amateur Tour season is officially open. https://amateurgolftour.net Support the show Podcast HomepageGolfweek Amateur TourSenior Amateur TourFacebookYouTubeSrixonJondo Sunglasses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices