Welcome to the 2024 San Francisco City Women's Championship, presented by AmateurGolf.com.
Thank you for playing in one of the most popular and historic city championships in the country. Below is some important information for players:
SCHEDULE
For the Championship division, qualifying consists of one 18-hole stroke play round on Fri Mar 15, after which the lowest 16 scorers will be seeded accordingly in the Women's Championship Flight. Contestants with the 17th through 32nd lowest scorers will be seeded accordingly in the Juli Inkster Flight. Match play begins Sat Mar 16.
For the Senior division, qualifying will consist of one 18-hole stroke play round, from which the low 8 scorers will advance to the Women’s Senior Championship Flight.
All Women's Championship match play rounds will be played at TPC Harding Park. The first round of match play for the Inkster Flight and Women's Senior will be played at Presidio, and all other match play rounds played at TPC Harding Park.
Schedule:
Fri Mar 15: Stroke play qualifying, Presidio
Sat Mar 16: First round of match play, Championship/Harding Park, Inkster/Presidio, Senior/Presidio
Sun Mar 17: Quarterfinals, Championship and Inkster, Harding Park
Sat Mar 23: Semifinals, all divisions, Harding Park
Sun Mar 24: 36-hole Championship final, 18-hole Inkster final, 18-hole Senior final, Harding Park
STARTING TIMES
Pairings will be released to this portal no later than Sunday, March 10. Play will be off the #1 and #10 tees between 8:00am and 10:00am. Match play tee times will be emailed to players as soon as possible after each round, and they will also be available at the tournament portal for SF City Match Play and on the San Francisco City tournament website.
TEES
At Presidio, both divisions will be playing the Blue tees at ~5800 yards; at Harding Park, both divisions will be playing the Red tees at ~5900 yards. Exact yardages will be subject to weather and course conditions.
QUALIFYING SPOTS
For the Women's Championship, there will be exactly 16 stroke play qualifying spots into the Women's Championship match-play bracket, and exactly 16 qualifying spots into the Inkster Flight match-play bracket. For the Senior division, there will be exactly 8 stroke play qualifying spots into the Women's Senior match-play bracket.
TIE-BREAKERS
Women's Championship bracket:
A playoff will be conducted to break any tie for the final qualifying spot(s) immediately after completion of play. In the event of a playoff, a player must be present in order to retain her right to participate in the playoff.
Inkster Flight and Women's Senior brackets:
In the case of a tie for the final qualifying spot, there will be a card-off to determine who advances to match play. The card-off tiebreakers will be: holes 10-18, then if still tied holes 13-18, then holes 16-18, then hole 18.
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SCORING
All scoring will be electronic using Golf Genius. We encourage you to download the app if you don't have it already. Each group will be given a unique GGID to use when entering scores and we will verify at the scoring table after the round.
SCORE POSTING
We will post scores to GHIN for the stroke play round.
PRACTICE
Practice rounds are not included in the tournament entry fee, and players must contact the golf course to arrange a practice round. Practice rounds are available at the course subject to the San Francisco City and County approved green fee rates and current reservation system requirements.
The practice areas at Presidio and Harding Park will open at 6:45am.
CADDIES/TRANSPORTATION
The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Women’s Championship and Inkster Flights (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies).
For the Women's Senior division, the use of carts is optional, and players may walk, use a push/pull cart, have a caddie, or ride in a golf cart. Contestants wanting to use a golf cart will be charged the appropriate fees posted at the golf course. Golf carts will be subject to course conditions at the time of play, i.e., cart path only, 90 degree rule, etc.
SPECTATOR POLICY
Please relay this policy to any spectators you may wish to bring with you to the course.
Disruptive or inappropriate behavior contrary to the good conduct of the tournament in the determination of the Committee will not be tolerated. NO SPECTATOR CARTS.
- Please remain on or near car paths wherever possible
- Please stay at least 10 paces away from putting greens and teeing areas
- Do not talk to players during the round. Any conversation could be viewed as advice
- Make sure cell phones are on silent.
- Pictures are permitted; however, do not take pictures during a player’s stroke or routine. Make sure your flash is turned off
- Keep up with the players you are following. Do not follow behind players in the fairway as you could be preventing groups from playing
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS
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We'll use email to communicate any weather issues or other last-minute changes.
Thank you for playing in the "The City"!
The San Francisco City Tournament Committee