U.S. Women's Amateur Championship

Sectional Qualifying

Sapona Country Club, Lexington, NC

July 9, 2008

Tee Times and Player Information

49 players for 6 spots and 2 alternates

 

Starting Time

Please check the enclosed pairing sheet for your starting time on Wednesday, July 9th.  Play will begin from the 1st tee. Remember that sectional qualifying is 18 holes, that you must walk in all phases of the Open 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.  Electronic Measuring Devices are not allowed. 

The “One-Ball” rule will be in effect. USGA Hard Card Rules sheet is available online at  www.carolinasgolf.org/rules/rulessheetsusgaqualifier.pdf.

Sapona Country Club Information

Head Golf Professional: Marshall Stott; 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: 77.2/143 (6323 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 Tuesday, July 8. You may 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 9. Cart fee for caddies/cart drivers on July 9 is $25.00. 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 or food and beverage purchases.  If you play prior to July 8 – the fee will be $30.00 per person.

Course Yardage (Blue/Green Tees)

Hole

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Out

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

In

Total

Tee Color

Blue

Blue

Green

Blue

Blue

Green

Blue

Blue

Blue

 

Blue

Green

Blue

Green

Green

Green

Green

Green

Green

 

 

Yardage

536

391

163

399

375

358

148

381

366

3117

391

392

354

168

335

500

151

408

507

3206

6323

Par

5

4

3

4

4

4

3

4

4

35

4

4

4

3

4

5

3

4

5

36

71

 

Lodging

Lodging is available at the Comfort Suites - Lexington. Located south of Lexington off I-85 at exit 91.  Hotel is approximately 15 minutes from Sapona CC. A rate of $96.00 plus tax per night is offered online at http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/Availability?sid=uu5Kg.GmwzmgQAwg.5

Qualifying Spots

6 qualifying spots and 2 alternate positions. There are 49 competitors in the field.  As soon as the qualifying spots are announced it will be updated on our website at www.carolinasgolf.org.

Qualifying Schedule

Tuesday, July 8                  Official practice round. Must call golf shop in advance to schedule a tee time.

Wednesday, July 9             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                           Comfort Suites                                336-357-2333

 

ALPHA LIST

Ahn, Michelle, Chapel Hill, NC - 9:21   Moore, Patty, Charlotte, NC - 8:09
Barrett, Taylor, York, SC - 9:57   Mylton, Ashley, Charlotte, NC - 8:36
Bools, Abby, Hickory, NC - 8:00   O'Donnell, Catherine, Ponte Vedra, FL - 9:39
Brown, Ginny, Austin, TX - 9:21   Overbey, Madison, High Point, NC - 8:18
Cheves, Emily, Apex, NC - 8:45   Page, Stefanie, The Woodlands, TX - 9:39
Chua, Jean T, Malaysia - 10:06   Phillips, Garrett, St Simons Island, GA - 9:03
Coble, Laura, Augusta, GA - 9:03   Rankin, Alex, Anderson, SC - 8:36
Collins, Eleana, Pinehurst, NC - 8:54   Rapp, Emily, Simpsonville, SC - 9:39
Crane, Sydney, Jamestown, NC - 9:57   Reece, Brandy, Boonville, NC - 8:09
Creed, Erica, Kernersville, NC - 10:15   Ruppe, Cayci, Gaffney, SC - 8:54
Ernst, Austin, Seneca, SC - 8:36   Saleeby, Joanna, Raleigh, NC - 9:21
Estes, Colleen, Cary, NC - 10:06   Saleeby, Julie, Raleigh, NC - 9:30
Few, Meredith, Aiken, SC - 9:12   Simons, Whitney, Aiken, SC - 9:48
Forsey, Shayla, Morristown, TN - 9:48   Smith, Lauren, Salisbury, NC - 9:30
Granville, Melanie, Pinehurst, NC - 9:03   Stewart, Angela, Greenville, NC - 8:54
Gwyn, Cindel, Calabash, NC - 8:27   Strandberg, Julia, Greensboro, NC - 8:18
Hardison, Faith, Jamesville, NC - 10:24   Strandberg, Kathleen, Greensboro, NC - 8:27
Hilton, Stacy, Lexington, NC - 9:48   Street, Emily, Forest City, NC - 10:15
Hunt, Lauren, Little River, SC - 10:24   Teague, Lori, Taylorsville, NC - 9:12
Ingram, Rachel Ann, Jonesborough, TN - 8:27   Vincent, Kristin, Burlington, NC - 10:24
Johnson, Whitney, Greenville, NC - 8:45   Wagstaff, Stephanie, Asheville, NC - 8:18
Link, Jennifer, Mooresville, NC - 9:12   Weaver, Taylor, Spartanburg, SC - 9:57
Maness, Ann, Union, SC - 10:06   Weder, Maggie, Greenville, NC - 8:45
Mayer, Virginia, Charlotte, NC - 9:30   Woodard, Dawn, Greer, SC - 8:00
Moore, Meghan, Bahama, NC - 10:15    

Pairings and Starting Times

#1  

 8:00     Dawn Woodard, Greer, SC; Abby Bools, Hickory, NC 

 8:09     Brandy Reece, Boonville, NC; Patty Moore, Charlotte, NC 

 8:18     Madison Overbey, High Point, NC; Stephanie Wagstaff, Asheville, NC; Julia Strandberg, Greensboro, NC 

 8:27     Kathleen Strandberg, Greensboro, NC; Rachel Ann Ingram, Jonesborough, TN; Cindel Gwyn, Calabash, NC 

 8:36     Austin Ernst, Seneca, SC; Alex Rankin, Anderson, SC; Ashley Mylton, Charlotte, NC 

 8:45     Whitney Johnson, Greenville, NC; Emily Cheves, Apex, NC; Maggie Weder, Greenville, NC 

 8:54     Angela Stewart, Greenville, NC; Eleana Collins, Pinehurst, NC; Cayci Ruppe, Gaffney, SC 

 9:03     Laura Coble, Augusta, GA; Melanie Granville, Pinehurst, NC; Emily Rapp, Simpsonville, SC

 9:12     Jennifer Link, Mooresville, NC; Lori Teague, Taylorsville, NC; Meredith Few, Aiken, SC 

 9:21     Michelle Ahn, Chapel Hill, NC; Ginny Brown, Austin, TX; Joanna Saleeby, Raleigh, NC 

 9:30     Lauren Smith, Salisbury, NC; Virginia Mayer, Charlotte, NC; Julie Saleeby, Raleigh, NC 

 9:39     Catherine O'Donnell, Ponte Vedra, FL; Stefanie Page, The Woodlands, TX; Garrett Phillips, St Simons Island, GA 

 9:48     Shayla Forsey, Morristown, TN; Stacy Hilton, Lexington, NC; Whitney Simons, Aiken, SC 

 9:57     Taylor Barrett, York, SC; Taylor Weaver, Spartanburg, SC; Sydney Crane, Jamestown, NC 

 10:06     Colleen Estes, Cary, NC; Ann Maness, Union, SC; Jean T Chua, Malaysia,  

 10:15     Erica Creed, Kernersville, NC; Emily Street, Forest City, NC; Meghan Moore, Bahama, NC 

 10:24     Lauren Hunt, Little River, SC; Kristin Vincent, Burlington, NC; Faith Hardison, Jamesville, NC