Nebraska Women’s Match Play Championship

Enter this Championship Online Beginning April 1 at 8 a.m. CDT

Entry Deadline: 5 pm CDT on July 13

Divisions

Championship Division
Comprised of entrants with an up-to-date Handicap Index of 6.0 or less and those that declare Championship. Golfers will participate in an 18-hole stroke play qualifier to determine the 16-player Championship match play bracket. Remaining golfers will be placed in the Founders bracket for match play.

Non-Championship Division (Senior Gross Flight and Net Flights)
Senior Gross Flight is reserved for those golfers 49 and older with an up-to-date Handicap Index of 6.0 or less and any others meeting the age requirement that declare Senior Gross. They first compete in an 18-hole stroke play qualifier to determine seeds for the match play portion.

Net Flights will be comprised of those golfers with an up-to-date Handicap Index exceeding 6.0 that choose not to declare for either the Championship Division or Senior Gross Flight. These golfers will be flighted based on Handicap Index and begin play with an 18-hole qualifier to determine seeds in their respective match play brackets. Both the qualifier and subsequent matches will be based on Net scoring.

Eligibility

Non-Championship Division
Entrant must be a member of NWAGA or a female member of Nebraska Junior Golf. Entrant must also be a resident of Nebraska (see below) with an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index® issued by a “member club” of the Nebraska Golf Association. All players must conform to the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by the United States Golf Association and The R&A.

Championship Division
Entrant must be a member of NWAGA or either a) a female member of Nebraska Junior Golf or b) a college student as defined in item c or d of the residency clause below. Entrant must also be a resident of Nebraska (see below) with an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index® issued by a “member club” of the Nebraska Golf Association. All players must conform to the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by the United States Golf Association and The R&A.

Residency: An individual is considered a resident of Nebraska if they: a) maintain either a primary or a secondary residence in Nebraska, or b) are an active duty member of the United States Military stationed in Nebraska, or c) are a student physically attending college in Nebraska within a time period four-months prior to the event, or d) are a graduate of a Nebraska high school attending an out-of-state college. If these criteria are in question, the NWAGA Tournament Committee shall render any final decision.

Code of Conduct

NWAGA or NGA may reject an entry application, revoke an accepted application, expel from the Championship and/or suspend a player from future championships if the player engages in conduct detrimental to the integrity and image of the game of golf and/or public confidence in the NWAGA or NGA. Such conduct may include, but is not limited to, damage to the golf course or the player's equipment, verbal or physical abuse of spectators, officials, volunteers, or staff, blatant or excessive profanity, disorderly behavior, failure to abide by club rules, or any other unbecoming conduct.

Entry Fee

Entry fee of $105 must be paid by every player. Entry fee will be refunded regardless of reason if the NGA or NWAGA is notified (402-505-4653, x103) before the close of entries. After the close of entries, fee will be refunded in the event of a medical condition, if requested before the first day of competition. No refund for any reason after that. A $15 service charge will be deducted from all refunds.

In addition to golf, entry fee includes use of the practice facility and player luncheons on Monday and Tuesday.

Entry Period

Online applications only. Entries open at 8 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Entries must be received no later than 5 p.m. CDT on Monday, July 13. Entries may be accepted after the deadline, if field is not full, at the discretion of NGA/NWAGA. Entries may no longer be accepted once groupings have been announced.

Players

Link below to access a current list of entries received by the NWAGA/NGA for the 97th Nebraska Women's Match Play Championship.

List of Entries

Live scoring will be available here during the championship.

Pairings will be posted here following the deadline.

Championships

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