The SDGA Associate Membership program was created to provide golfers, who are not members of an SDGA member club, the eligibility required to compete in SDGA events. All proceeds from this membership program go to the SDGA Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships area junior golfers.
To be eligible for the SDGA Associate Membership, applicants MUST be a current resident of one of the following counties: Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga, Madison, Oswego, Oneida, Seneca, Tompkins, and Wayne County east of Route 14.