Durham County Stroke Play Championship

The Durham County Stroke Play Championship is an amateur golf tournament organized by the Durham County Golf Union. The event is conducted as a 36-hole stroke play competition, typically held over one or two days. The tournament is open to male golfers with a maximum handicap index of 5.4 who are members of affiliated clubs within the Durham County Golf Union. The championship often serves as a qualifier for the County Match Play Championship, with the lowest gross scores advancing. In the event of ties for the championship, sudden-death playoffs resolve the winners. The competition exemplifies high-level stroke play and awards individual trophies to top performers.