MEMO

TO:                          U.S. Women’s Amateur Sectional Qualifying Competitors at Sapona CC

FROM:                    Tiffany Priest, Carolinas Golf Association

DATE:                    June 22, 2006

TOPIC:                   2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Sectional Qualifying Player Information

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Starting Time

Please check the enclosed pairing sheet for your starting time on Thursday, July 6.  Play will begin from the 1^st and 10^th tees. Remember that you must walk in all phases of the championship and that you are responsible for providing your own caddie/cart driver.  Caddies will NOT be available at Sapona CC. Players must walk but you may carry your own bag during the qualifying round. Caddies will be allowed to rent a cart for the qualifying round at this site. However, caddies may have to share carts during the qualifying round.

USGA Policies

The USGA prohibits the use of cellular phones during qualifying and championship rounds.  Also, the USGA does not allow spectator carts during qualifying rounds or the championship proper. Traditional metal spikes are not allowed at Sapona.  The penalty for non-compliance is disqualification.  The "One-Ball" rule will be in effect.  Electronic Measuring Devices are not allowed at USGA qualifiers.

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Sapona Country Club Information

Head Golf Professional: Jeff Biggers; Superintendent: Keith McKenzie

Golf Shop Phone: 336-956-6246

Golf Shop Hours: 7:00am-7:00pm

Practice Facility Hours: 7:00am-7:00pm

Course Rating: 75.3/146 (6120 yards, par 71)

Locker Room: Players will have access to the women's locker room located in the clubhouse.

Dress Code: Shirts must have collars, shorts are allowed but must be Bermuda length, and no denim. Policy is for both players and caddy/cart drivers.

Practice Round/Cart Fees/Food and Beverage

You are entitled to one complimentary practice round (not including cart fee) on Wednesday, July 5. You must call the Sapona golf shop one week prior to schedule a practice round tee time. Make sure to identify yourself as a U.S. Women's Amateur Championship qualifying participant. It would be helpful if you make your own game before calling.

There is a mandatory $20.00 cart/range fee for the practice round and includes range fee for July 6. Cart fee for caddies/cart drivers on July 6 is $20.00. Make sure to check-in with the golf shop when you arrive and pay your appropriate fees! Sapona only accepts MC/VISA only for Golf shop purchases and Cash only for food and beverage purchases.

Course Yardage (White/Blue Tees)

Lodging

Lodging is available at the Holiday Inn Express - Lexington. Located south of Lexington off I-85 at exit 91.  Hotel is approximately 15 minutes from Sapona CC. A rate of $80.00 plus tax per night is offered online at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/home

Qualifying Spots

7 qualifying spots and 2 alternate positions. There are 62 competitors in the field.

Qualifying Schedule

Wednesday, July 5             Official practice round. Must call golf shop in advance to schedule a tee time.

Thursday, July 6                 Qualifying round: 18 holes of stroke play. Playoffs for qualifying spots and alternates immediately following play.

Directions to Sapona CC

From I-85 North, exit onto Bus. 85 North, take exit 86 for hospital, turn left, club is on right.  From Lexington GC, go out Fairway Drive by first hole, turn right on Fairview.

Pace of Play Policy

A player who is discovered taking more than 40 seconds is subject to a warning and will be so advised.  The player will be notified that exceeding 40 seconds on one more occasion will result in a penalty of one stroke.  A third violation will result in a two-stroke penalty, followed by disqualification. A player’s time to play begins when she has had a reasonable opportunity to reach her ball and when it is the player’s turn to play and can do so without interference or distraction.  Penalties are applied individually, but more than one competitor in a group may be penalized.

Call me at the CGA office if you have any questions or e-mail me at tpriest@carolinasgolf.org. Good luck!

Important Phone Numbers

United States Golf Association         908-234-2300                         Carolinas Golf Association             910-673-1000

Sapona Country Club                         336-956-6246                          Holiday Inn Express                        336-243-2929

ALPHA LIST

Barrett, Taylor, York, SC - 8:57  #1                                                               Worley, Blythe, Greenville, NC - 8:48  #1

Barringer, Leigh Ann, Rockingham, NC - 9:51  #1                                    Yun, Hannah, Bradenton, FL - 9:06  #10

Billings, Kristen, Wilmington, NC - 8:48  #10

Birmingham, Molly, Cornelius, NC - 8:57  #10

Bools, Abby, Hickory, NC - 9:15  #1

Bowman, Mary Kathryn, Winston-Salem, NC - 8:57  #10

Cantwell, Holly, Morristown, TN - 8:30  #10

Carland, Kandy, Etowah, NC - 9:33  #1

Carr, Corrine, Pinehurst, NC - 9:06  #1

Cheves, Emily, Apex, NC - 9:24  #1

Coble, Laura, Augusta, GA - 9:51  #10

Crane, Sydney, Jamestown, NC - 8:30  #1

Creed, Erica, Kernersville, NC - 9:51  #1

Davison, Pam, Holly Springs, NC - 9:24  #10

Forsey, Shayla, Morristown, TN - 9:42  #1

Garahan, Katie, Rock Hill, SC - 9:24  #1

Garcia, Yayoi, Mexico - 9:06  #10

Goins, Mandy, Frankfort, KY - 9:33  #10

Granville, Melanie, Laurinburg, NC - 9:24  #10

Gunter, Courtney, Matthews, NC - 9:15  #10

Haverty, Paige, Greenville, NC - 8:57  #1

Hayashida, Kiara, Peru - 9:42  #10

Hester, Sara, Fort Mill, SC - 8:57  #10

Hill, Angie, Canton, OH - 9:42  #10

Hovda, Ashley, Big Stone Gap, VA - 9:15  #10

Hudson, Martha, Black Mountain, NC - 9:24  #1

Hunt, Lauren, Little River, SC - 10:00  #1

Ingram, Rachel, Jonesborough, TN - 8:39  #10

Kester, Kim, Grand Rapids, MI - 9:33  #10

Laney, Ann, Charlotte, NC - 9:06  #10

Link, Jennifer, Mooresville, NC - 9:24  #10

Littman, Amber, Stoney Creek, NC - 9:15  #1

Macwhinnie, Kelly, Pittsburgh, PA - 8:48  #10

Maness, Ann, Galivants Ferry, SC - 9:51  #10

Mayer, Virginia, Charlotte, NC - 8:39  #10

Miller, Katie, Jeannette, PA - 9:42  #1

Millican, Adrienne, Fuquay Varina, NC - 8:39  #1

Moore, Patty, Charlotte, NC - 10:00  #1

Mori, Camila, Chile - 9:33  #1

Mylton, Ashley, Charlotte, NC - 8:39  #1

Nance, Jaime, Myrtle Beach, SC - 9:51  #10

Perlman, Jaclyn, North Wales, PA - 9:33  #1

Plomaritis, Molly, Eden, NC - 8:39  #1

Rapp, Emily, Greenville, SC - 9:42  #1

Ray, Lucille, Rock Hill, SC - 10:00  #1

Simons, Maggie, Raleigh, NC - 9:42  #10

Simons, Whitney, Aiken, SC - 9:06  #1

Simpson, Emily, Rutherfordton, NC - 8:48  #1

Smith, Lauren, Salisbury, NC - 8:30  #10

Steward, Jessica, Wake Forest, NC - 9:15  #10

Strandberg, Kathleen, Greensboro, NC - 8:39  #10

Street, Emily, Forest City, NC - 8:48  #10

Sturm, Sarah, Spartanburg, SC - 8:48  #1

Sylvan, Whitney, Columbia, SC - 8:57  #1

Venable, Lea, Simpsonville, SC - 9:51  #1

Vincent, Jessie, Burlington, NC - 8:30  #1

Wagstaff, Stephanie, Asheville, NC - 9:33  #10

Walker, Brittany, Mocksville, NC - 9:06  #1

West, Stephanie, Rock Hill, SC - 9:15  #1

White, Erin, Conway, SC - 8:30  #10

 Pairings and Tee Times

#1

8:30   Jessie Vincent, Burlington, NC; Sydney Crane, Jamestown, NC

8:39   Ashley Mylton, Charlotte, NC; Adrienne Millican, Fuquay Varina, NC; Molly Plomaritis, Eden, NC

8:48   Sarah Sturm, Spartanburg, SC; Emily Simpson, Rutherfordton, NC; Blythe Worley, Greenville, NC

8:57   Paige Haverty, Greenville, NC; Taylor Barrett, York, SC; Whitney Sylvan, Columbia, SC

9:06   Brittany Walker, Mocksville, NC; Whitney Simons, Aiken, SC; Corrine Carr, Pinehurst, NC

9:15   Abby Bools, Hickory, NC; Amber Littman, Stoney Creek, NC; Stephanie West, Rock Hill, SC

9:24   Martha Hudson, Black Mountain, NC; Emily Cheves, Apex, NC; Katie Garahan, Rock Hill, SC

9:33   Camila Mori, Chile; Kandy Carland, Etowah, NC; Jaclyn Perlman, North Wales, PA

9:42   Shayla Forsey, Morristown, TN; Katie Miller, Jeannette, PA; Emily Rapp, Greenville, SC

9:51   Erica Creed, Kernersville, NC; Leigh Ann Barringer, Rockingham, NC; Lea Venable, Simpsonville, SC

10:00   Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC; Lucille Ray, Rock Hill, SC; Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC

#10

8:30   Holly Cantwell, Morristown, TN; Lauren Smith, Salisbury, NC; Erin White, Conway, SC

8:39   Rachel Ingram, Jonesborough, TN; Virginia Mayer, Charlotte, NC; Kathleen Strandberg, Greensboro, NC

8:48   Kristen Billings, Wilmington, NC ; Emily Street, Forest City, NC; Kelly Macwhinnie, Pittsburgh, PA

8:57   Sara Hester, Fort Mill, SC; Molly Birmingham, Cornelius, NC; Mary Kathryn Bowman, Winston-Salem, NC

9:06   Hannah Yun, Bradenton, FL; Ann Laney, Charlotte, NC; Yayoi Garcia, Mexico

9:15   Ashley Hovda, Big Stone Gap, VA; Jessica Steward, Wake Forest, NC ; Courtney Gunter, Matthews, NC

9:24   Melanie Granville, Laurinburg, NC; Jennifer Link, Mooresville, NC; Pam Davison, Holly Springs, NC

9:33   Mandy Goins, Frankfort, KY; Kim Kester, Grand Rapids, MI; Stephanie Wagstaff, Asheville, NC

9:42   Maggie Simons, Raleigh, NC; Kiara Hayashida, Peru; Angie Hill, Canton, OH

9:51   Laura Coble, Augusta, GA; Ann Maness, Galivants Ferry, SC; Jaime Nance, Myrtle Beach, SC