87th Women's Amateur Championship

COMPETITION: An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round will be played on Monday. The defending Champion automatically qualifies unless she chooses to compete for the Medalist prize.  Fifty-six players will advance to match play.  The low 16 players form the Championship flight.  Other qualifiers form the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth flights.   In the event of ties for the last place in the Championship flight or the last place in the last flight, there will be a hole-by-hole play-off at the conclusion of the qualifying round.  Match play begins on Tuesday.  Those defeated in the first match of the Championship flight will form the First flight.  On Wednesday the Championship and First flights will play a morning match and an afternoon match; all other flights play a morning match only.  Final matches for all flights will be on Thursday.

ELIGIBILITY:  This tournament is open to female amateur golfers who are residents of Maryland or resident members of member clubs of the MSGA with a USGA INDEX of 20.0 or less as of June 1, 2008. 

ENTRIES:

1.        Entry fee is $80.00.  Properly completed application, entry fee and USGA Index as of June 1, 2008 must be submitted to and received by the MSGA office no later than July 5, 2008. Make checks payable to MSGA-WD.   NO REFUNDS AFTER JULY 11th.

               2.     ENTRIES DATED AFTER JULY 5, 2008 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED-ENTRIES MAY BE REFUSED BY THE MSGA-                

               WD OR HOST CLUB AT ANY TIME.  PROPER ATTIRE REQUIRED:  JEANS SHORTS, SHORT SHORTS AND

                DENIM CLOTHING NOT PERMITTED.  DRESS CODE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

3.      The MSGA-WD Officer in Charge shall assign pairings and starting times.

                4.      Starting times may be obtained on July 8, 2008 by calling the host club’s Pro shop at 301-261-0119or on the MSGA web

                         site at www.msga.org.

5.      Shoes with metal or traditionally designed spikes are prohibited.  Penalty for breach:  Disqualification.

PRIZES: The Champion’s name will be engraved on the permanent MSGA trophy.  Prizes will be awarded to the Medalist, Champion, Runner-up and Semi-finalists in the Championship Flight, and the winners and runners-up of each flight.  All prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of play on Thursday.