RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals, Muscle Shoals, AL
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL (July 5, 2021) – The Alabama Golf Association’s 89th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship and 3rd Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship will take place at the RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals in Muscle Shoals, AL, June 6-8, 2021. This week, 35 players will compete for the Women’s State Amateur title. There will be eight golfers playing in the Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship Division and seven golfers within the Tournament Division.
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This year marks the first time the RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals has hosted the Women’s State Amateur Championship and Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship.
Julie Baker of Hoover returns to defend her Women’s State Amateur Championship title. Baker won the title in 2020 at the Huntsville Country Club, in Huntsville. Susan West of Tuscaloosa, the 2020 Alabama Senior Women’s Player of the Year, won the 2nd Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship in 2020 at the Huntsville Country Club.
The 89th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship entries are open to any female amateur golfer who is a legal resident of Alabama and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club. There will be two divisions: Championship and Tournament. Players must select their division during online registration.
The 3rd Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship entries are open to any female amateur golfer who is a legal resident of Alabama and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at an AGA member club. Players must have reached their 50th birthday by July 6, 2021. There will be two divisions for each event: Championship and Tournament. Players must select their division during online registration.
Championship Facts
89th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship
● Yardage:
Championship Division: 6289 yards, par 36-36-72
Tournament Division: 5531 yards, par 36-36-72
● Course & Slope Rating:
Championship Division: 76.0/138
Tournament Division: 71.8/129
89th Alabama Women’s State Amateur Championship Format:
● 18 holes of gross individual stroke play to determine seeding within each Division.
● Championship Division will be cut to the low 16 players from the stroke play qualifier, and the remaining players will be placed into flights according to the number of entries within the division. A tie for the last qualifier’s place in the Championship Division will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole playoff. Players are responsible for making themselves available at the scoreboard for playoff instructions. The playoff holes and their order of play will be determined by the Committee.
● Tournament Division players will be divided into flights of four (4) to compete at match play based on qualifying round score. USGA recommended scorecard playoff procedure (last 9, last 6, etc.) will be used to decide a flight break tie.
● Match Play Seeding: General numerical draw will be used. For purposes of determining places in the draw, ties in qualifying rounds for the #1 seed in the Championship Flight will be decided by USGA recommended scorecard playoff procedure (last 9, last 6, etc.) and all others will be decided by lot.
● Match Play stipulated round is 18 holes. In the event of a match standing all square after 18 holes, the stipulated round is extended on a hole-by-hole basis until a winner is determined.
● In each division, all players that lose in round one will be placed in a consolation flight.
● Overall Champion is the Championship Division winner.
3rd Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship
● Yardage:
Championship Division: 5531 yards, par 36-36-72
Tournament Division: 5249 yards, par 36-36-72
● Course & Slope Rating:
Championship Division: 71.8/129
Tournament Division: 70.2/126
3rd Alabama Women’s State Senior Match Play Championship Format:
● 18 holes of gross individual stroke play to determine seeding.
● Championship Division will be cut to the low 8 players from the stroke play qualifier and the remaining players will be placed into flights according to the number of entries within the division. A tie for the last qualifier’s place in the Championship Division will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole playoff. Players are responsible for making themselves available at the scoreboard for playoff instructions. The playoff holes and their order will be determined by the Committee.
● Senior Tournament players will be divided into flights of four (4) to compete at match play based on qualifying round score. USGA recommended scorecard playoff procedure (last 9, last 6, etc.) will be used to decide a flight break tie.
● Match Play Seeding: General numerical draw will be used. For purposes of determining places in the draw, ties in qualifying rounds for the #1 seed in the First Flight will be decided by matching scorecards according to the USGA recommendation shown in the Committee Procedures section within the Rules of Golf – “Matching Scorecards”.
● Match Play stipulated round is 18 holes. In the event of a match standing all square after 18 holes, the stipulated round is extended on a hole-by-hole basis until a winner is determined.
● All players that lose in round one will be placed in a consolation flight.
● Senior Champion is the Senior Championship Division winner.
Championship Schedule
Monday, July 5, 2021
All Day: Registration and practice rounds.
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Women’s State Amateur | 7:30 a.m. – 1st Round, 18-hole stroke play qualifier for all divisions to determine positions for match play.
Women’s State Senior Match Play | 18-hole stroke play qualifier to determine positions for match play.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Women’s State Amateur | 7:30 a.m. – Championship Division: (AM) Round of 16. (PM) Quarterfinals and Consolation Quarterfinals. Tournament Division: (AM) Semifinals.
Women’s State Senior Match Play | Senior Championship Division: (AM) Round of 8. (PM) Semifinals. Senior Championship Division Flights and Tournament Division: (AM) Semifinals.
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Women’s State Amateur | 7:30 a.m. – Championship Division: (AM) Semifinals and Consolation Semifinals. (PM) Final and Consolation Tournament Division: (AM) Finals and Consolation Finals.
Women’s State Senior Match Play | Senior Championship Division: (AM) Finals and Consolation Finals. Senior Championship Division Flights and Tournament Division: (AM) Finals and Consolation Finals.
About the Alabama Golf Association (AGA)
The Alabama Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1915 whose mission is to serve and promote amateur golf in Alabama. AGA membership consists of over 115 member clubs represented by over 21,000 individuals. The activities and services of the Alabama Golf Association are governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Alabama golfers who wish to serve the game and the association through service.
AGA is the USGA's liaison for golf in Alabama conducting national championship qualifying, administering the USGA Handicap system including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating and education. The AGA annually conducts 23 championships and team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. The AGA also conducts Alabama high school golf championships and assists with many collegiate events including the SEC Men's Golf Championship. In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the AGA Women's Scholarship Fund that is dedicated to assisting young female golfers in higher education and supports the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation.
Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the Southern Amateur Championship and Southern Junior Championship, in conjunction with the Board of Directors of the Southern Golf Association.
For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.
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