Starting Time

Please check the enclosed pairing sheet for your starting time on Thursday, July 5.  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 4. 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 $25.00 cart/range fee for the practice round and includes range fee for July 4. Cart fee for caddies/cart drivers on July 5 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 $90.00 plus tax per night is offered online at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/home.

Qualifying Spots

14 qualifying spots and 2 alternate positions. There are 112competitors in the field.  As soon as the qualifying spots are announced it will be updated on our website at www.carolinasgolf.org.

Qualifying Schedule

Wednesday, July 4             Official practice round. Must call golf shop in advance to schedule a tee time.

Thursday, July 5                 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!

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mportant 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

Ahn, Michelle, Chapel Hill, NC - 8:20  #10                                                  Lamb, Blair, Flat Rock, NC - 9:50  #10

Almond, Sarah, Albemarle, NC - 1:00  #1                                                   Lance, Ashley, Franklin, TN - 8:20  #10

Appleton, Christie, Seaford, VA - 9:40  #10                                                 Leach, Martha, Hebron, KY - 9:20  #1

Ardina, Dottie, Philippines - 9:10  #10                                                         Leeper, Alison, Chapel Hill, NC - 9:40  #1

Ardoin, Kyndall, Minden, LA - 8:00  #1                                                         Leineweber, Megan, Baltimore, MD - 8:00  #10

Arena, Samantha, Lansdale, PA - 12:40  #10                                            Lindenschmidt, Kelse, Cincinnati, OH - 9:30  #1

Arena, Victoria, Lansdale, PA - 8:50  #1                                                      Littman, Amber, Stoney Creek, NC - 9:20  #1

Barrett, Taylor, York, SC - 8:50  #1                                                                Maness, Ann, Union, SC - 1:30  #1

Beltran, Brittany, Concord, NC - 8:30  #1                                                    Mayer, Virginia, Charlotte, NC - 12:50  #1

Blackwelder, Mallory, Versailles, KY - 8:40  #10                                        Miller, Monica, Ft Lauderdale, FL - 1:20  #10

Bools, Abby, Hickory, NC - 12:50  #10                                                         Mooney, Ashley, Port St Lucie, FL - 9:50  #10

Bowman, Mary Kate, Winston-Salem, NC - 1:10  #10                              Moore, Meghan, Bahama, NC - 9:50  #10

Brady, Chris, Charlotte, NC - 9:30  #10                                                       Moore, Patty, Charlotte, NC - 1:20  #10

Brenny, Katie, Raleigh, NC - 12:30  #1                                                        Murata, Miho, Champions Gate, FL - 1:30  #10

Brodd, Jillian, Knoxville, TN - 8:00  #10                                                       Mylton, Ashley, Charlotte, NC - 8:10  #1

Buccilla, Andrea, Dublin, OH - 9:00  #10                                                     Nance, Jaime, Myrtle Beach, SC - 9:10  #1

Carland, Kandy, Etowah, NC - 9:00  #10                                                    Nielson, Calle, Nashville, TN - 1:10  #1

Carpenter, Rachel, Suffolk, VA - 8:40  #1                                                    O'Donnell, Catherine, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - 8:40  #1

Cheves, Emily, Apex, NC - 8:30  #10                                                           Ortiz De Pinedo, Mai, Spain - 1:00  #1

Concolino, Jacqui, Orlando, FL - 8:00  #10                                                Paolini, Brielle, Virginia Beach, VA - 8:50  #10

Crane, Sydney, Jamestown, NC - 8:20  #1                                                 Park, Ri Hyang, Hilton Head Island, SC - 9:10  #1

Creed, Erica, Kernersville, NC - 1:10  #10                                                  Rankin, Alex, Anderson, SC - 9:00  #1

Cruse, Natalie, England - 12:40  #1                                                            Ray, Lucille, Rock Hill, SC - 8:20  #1

Doughtie, Lauren, Suffolk, VA - 8:30  #10                                                   Rhodes, Jordan, San Antonio, TX - 1:20  #1

Drouin, Veronique, Canada - 12:30  #1                                                      Ritter, Jaime, Davie, FL - 1:30  #1

Eisenhower, Kennie L, Newport, TN - 12:40  #1                                       Rodriguez, Cyna Mari, Philippines - 9:00  #10

Elliot, Sarah, Dove Canyon, CA - 1:10  #1                                                   Roig, Kyle, Pembroke Pines, FL - 12:40  #1

Ernst, Austin, Seneca, SC - 1:40  #10                                                         Ross, Hunter, Manakin Sabot, VA - 1:30  #10

Estes, Colleen, Cary, NC - 1:20  #1                                                             Ruppe, Cayci, Gaffney, SC - 8:40  #1

Forsey, Shayla, Morristown, TN - 8:40  #10                                                Saleeby, Joanna, Raleigh, NC - 1:40  #10

Garahan, Katie, Rock Hill, SC - 12:50  #10                                                Schepperle, Abigale, Birmingham, AL - 9:00  #1

Goins, Mandy, Frankfort, KY - 9:50  #1                                                         Schepperle, Candace, Birmingham, AL - 12:30  #10

Goodwin, Laura, Birmingham, AL - 1:20  #1                                              Shaw, Alejandra, Chile - 1:30  #1

Granville, Melanie, Pinehurst, NC - 8:10  #10                                            Simons, Maggie, Raleigh, NC - 12:50  #1

Grilli, Michelle, Pikesville, MD - 8:30  #1                                                      Simons, Whitney, Aiken, SC - 9:20  #1

Gunter, Courtney, Matthews, NC - 9:10  #1                                                Simpson, Emily, Rutherfordton, NC - 8:20  #1

Hardison, Faith, Williamston, NC - 9:00  #1                                               Simpson, Kristen, Norfolk, VA - 8:20  #10

Harvey, Misha, Forest, VA - 12:50  #10                                                        Smith, Kristie, Australia - 12:50  #1

Harvey, Sarah, Forest, VA - 1:10  #10                                                          Smith, Lauren, Salisbury, NC - 1:00  #10

Hayashida, Kiara, Hilton Head Island, SC - 8:10  #1                               Stephens, Haley, Greer, SC - 12:30  #1

Herbert, Sarah, Pendleton, SC - 9:40  #1                                                   Steward, Jessica, Mystic, CT - 9:30  #1

Hester, Sara, Fort Mill, SC - 12:40  #10                                                       Stewart, Angela, Greenville, NC - 12:40  #10

Hetzel, Mallory, Summerville, SC - 8:10  #10                                             Sturm, Sarah, Spartanburg, SC - 8:50  #10

Hill, Kristen, Weston, FL - 9:20  #10                                                            Swaney, Madelle, Marietta, OH - 8:50  #1

Hilton, Stacy, Lexington, NC - 9:30  #10                                                      Sylvan, Whitney, Columbia, SC - 9:50  #1

Hollandsworth, Jessi, Floyd, VA - 9:20  #10                                               Taylor, Katie, Talbott, TN - 1:00  #10

Hunt, Lauren, Little River, SC - 1:00  #1                                                      Teague, Lori, Taylorsville, NC - 1:00  #10

Huxford, Patti, Cumming, GA - 8:30  #10                                                    Thomas, Christina, Cleveland, OH - 9:20  #10

Ikeda, Chihiro, Philippines - 9:30  #10                                                        Ulep, Megan, Belmont, NC - 1:10  #1

Ingram, Rachel, Jonesborough, TN - 8:00  #1                                          Vincent, Jessica, Burlington, NC - 9:10  #10

Jandel, Emma, Dayton, OH - 8:10  #10                                                       Vincent, Kristin, Burlington, NC - 9:40  #1

Jarman, Michelle, Wilmington, NC - 9:40  #10                                          Wagstaff, Stephanie, Asheville, NC - 8:30  #1

Johnson, Katie, Lexington, KY - 1:30  #10                                                  Walshe, Alison, Westford, MA - 1:20  #10

Johnson, Meg, Lexington, KY - 8:00  #1                                                      Weaver, Taylor, Spartanburg, SC - 9:50  #1

Johnson, Whitney, Greenville, NC - 9:40  #10                                           Weder, Maggie, Greenville, NC - 12:30  #10

Kester, Kim, Grand Rapids, MI - 8:50  #10                                                 Wright, Kendall, Duluth, GA - 8:10  #1

Kim, Stephanie, Bayside, NY - 9:30  #1

Kirkham, Elizabeth, Cincinnati, OH - 8:40  #10

Koh, Cheong Ja, Charlotte, NC - 1:40  #10

Kwak, Emily, Silver Spring, MD - 9:10  #10

PAIRINGS AND TEE TIMES

#1

8:00    Meg Johnson, Lexington, KY; Kyndall Ardoin, Minden, LA; Rachel Ingram, Jonesborough, TN

8:10    Kendall Wright, Duluth, GA; Ashley Mylton, Charlotte, NC; Kiara Hayashida, Hilton Head, SC

8:20    Lucille Ray, Rock Hill, SC; Sydney Crane, Jamestown, NC; Emily Simpson, Rutherfordton, NC

8:30    Stephanie Wagstaff, Asheville, NC ; Michelle Grilli, Pikesville, MD; Brittany Beltran, Concord, NC

8:40    Catherine O'Donnell, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Rachel Carpenter, Suffolk, VA; Cayci Ruppe, Gaffney, SC

8:50    Taylor Barrett, York, SC; Madelle Swaney, Marietta, OH; Victoria Arena, Lansdale, PA

9:00    Alex Rankin, Anderson, SC; Faith Hardison, Williamston, NC ; Abigale Schepperle, Birmingham, AL

9:10    Courtney Gunter, Matthews, NC; Ri Hyang Park, Hilton Head, SC; Jaime Nance, Myrtle Beach, SC

9:20    Amber Littman, Stoney Creek, NC; Whitney Simons, Aiken, SC; Martha Leach, Hebron, KY

9:30    Jessica Steward, Mystic, CT; Stephanie Kim, Bayside, NY; Kelse Lindenschmidt, Cincinnati, OH

9:40    Sarah Herbert, Pendleton, SC; Alison Leeper, Chapel Hill, NC; Kristin Vincent, Burlington, NC

9:50    Mandy Goins, Frankfort, KY; Taylor Weaver, Spartanburg, SC; Whitney Sylvan, Columbia, SC

12:30    Katie Brenny, Raleigh, NC; Haley Stephens, Greer, SC; Veronique Drouin, Canada

12:40    Kyle Roig, Pembroke Pines, FL; Kennie Eisenhower, Newport, TN; Natalie Cruse, England

12:50    Kristie Smith, Australia; Virginia Mayer, Charlotte, NC; Maggie Simons, Raleigh, NC

1:00    Mai Ortiz De Pinedo, Spain; Sarah Almond, Albemarle, NC; Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC

1:10    Sarah Elliot, Dove Canyon, CA; Megan Ulep, Belmont, NC; Calle Nielson, Nashville, TN

1:20    Jordan Rhodes, San Antonio, TX; Laura Goodwin, Birmingham, AL; Colleen Estes, Cary, NC

1:30    Alejandra Shaw, Chile; Jaime Ritter, Davie, FL; Ann Maness, Union, SC

#10

8:00    Jacqui Concolino, Orlando, FL; Megan Leineweber, Baltimore, MD; Jillian Brodd, Knoxville, TN

8:10    Emma Jandel, Dayton, OH; Mallory Hetzel, Summerville, SC; Melanie Granville, Pinehurst, NC

8:20    Michelle Ahn, Chapel Hill, NC; Kristen Simpson, Norfolk, VA; Ashley Lance, Franklin, TN

8:30    Emily Cheves, Apex, NC; Patti Huxford, Cumming, GA; Lauren Doughtie, Suffolk, VA

8:40    Mallory Blackwelder, Versailles, KY; Shayla Forsey, Morristown, TN; Elizabeth Kirkham, Cincinnati, OH

8:50    Brielle Paolini, Virginia Beach, VA; Sarah Sturm, Spartanburg, SC; Kim Kester, Grand Rapids, MI

9:00    Kandy Carland, Etowah, NC; Cyna Mari Rodriguez, Philippines; Andrea Buccilla, Dublin, OH

9:10    Jessica Vincent, Burlington, NC; Dottie Ardina, Philippines; Emily Kwak, Silver Spring, MD

9:20    Christina Thomas, Cleveland, OH; Kristen Hill, Weston, FL; Jessi Hollandsworth, Floyd, VA

9:30    Chris Brady, Charlotte, NC; Chihiro Ikeda, Philippines; Stacy Hilton, Lexington, NC

9:40    Whitney Johnson, Greenville, NC; Michelle Jarman, Wilmington, NC ; Christie Appleton, Seaford, VA

9:50    Meghan Moore, Bahama, NC; Blair Lamb, Flat Rock, NC; Ashley Mooney, Port St Lucie, FL

12:30    Candace Schepperle, Birmingham, AL; Maggie Weder, Greenville, NC

12:40    Sara Hester, Fort Mill, SC; Samantha Arena, Lansdale, PA; Angela Stewart, Greenville, NC

12:50    Abby Bools, Hickory, NC; Misha Harvey, Forest, VA; Katie Garahan, Rock Hill, SC

1:00    Lauren Smith, Salisbury, NC; Lori Teague, Taylorsville, NC; Katie Taylor, Talbott, TN

1:10    Erica Creed, Kernersville, NC; Mary Kate Bowman, Winston-Salem, NC; Sarah Harvey, Forest, VA

1:20    Alison Walshe, Westford, MA ; Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC; Monica Miller, Ft Lauderdale, FL

1:30    Katie Johnson, Lexington, KY; Miho Murata, Champions Gate, FL; Hunter Ross, Manakin Sabot, VA

1:40    Cheong Ja Koh, Charlotte, NC; Joanna Saleeby, Raleigh, NC; Austin Ernst, Seneca, SC