122ND UTAH STATE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Jeremy Ranch Golf & Country Club

September 1-5, 2020

 

ENTRY FEE

$215 per player.

• $80 for qualifying.
• $135 to advance to the championship.

 

FORMAT

36-hole stroke play qualifying.  Following the stroke play qualifying, the field will be cut to the low 32 players, who will then compete in match play.

 

FIELD SIZE

144 Players.

 

ELIGIBILITY

All entrants must be members of the UGA and must have a USGA handicap index of 9.9 or lower as of July 31st, 2020.

 

STARTING TIMES

Starting times will be e-mailed to players and posted online by August 27th at 4:00pm.  The UGA will take no starting time requests.

 

PRACTICE ROUNDS

Each player will receive one complimentary practice round.  Additional information regarding practice rounds will be posted soon.

 

REGISTRATION FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PROPER

If you qualify for the Championship, then your card will automatically be charged $135, and you will be placed in the Championship field.  You no longer will need to register for the Championship once you qualify.

 

CADDIES & CARTS

Caddies are permitted.  Carts are permitted for contestants through local qualifying, championship stroke-play qualifying, round of 32 matches and round of 16 matches.  *Contestants and caddies reaching the quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals will be required to walk. (Please view the State Am Cart Policy for details and instruction on how)
* Please note the UGA may adjust this policy during any stage of the championship.

 

MATCH PLAY COMMITMENT

Any player who intends to withdraw from the tournament during any portion of match play must do so before the match play field is determined. Failure to do so may result in sanctions against the player.

 

REFUNDS & WITHDRAWALS  

If a player withdraws prior to the registration deadline the player will receive a refund minus a $20 cancelation fee.  After the deadline, the player will receive a 50% refund.  No refunds will be issued if a player withdraws/no-shows on the day of the event. A business day starts at 12:01 am of that day.   In team competitions, if a player needs a substitute for his original partner after the field has closed; he must arrange to get the substitute. Any substitute must meet all eligibility requirements of the specified competition. The UGA must be notified of any substitutions prior to the start of the tournament.

 

 

UTAH STATE AMATEUR QUALIFYING

 

ENTRY DEADLINE

All entries for qualifying and exempt players must be received at the UGA office no later than 4:00 pm MST on July 31st.

 

QUALIFYING SITE ASSIGNMENTS

Players may compete at any qualifying site of their choice; registration is on a first come first serve basis. Please note that all qualifying sites are limited to the first 84 players, if a player’s desired site is full he may choose to be placed on the waitlist (determined in registration date order) or he may register for another site on a space available basis. Players will not be placed on a waitlist if they are currently active in another qualifying field. Players May only sign up for one qualifier (Exception: Last Chance Qualifier).  Waitlists may be capped.

 

QUALIFYING

A total of 144 players will advance to the finals. The number of qualifying spots at each site will be determined by percentage, each field's percentage will be the same. There will be playoffs immediately following play at each site to determine the final qualifying spots and alternates for the Championship.  Players must be present, ties will not be taken.*

*The UGA reserves the right to extend the field at any time.

 

ALTERNATE INFORMATION  

Two alternates will be determined from each qualifying location.  Alternate order will be determined by 1) the playoff for the final spot, or 2) a playoff for the two alternate positions. If the alternates are not present for the playoff they will be determined by lot. 

How alternates will advance to the Championship:

 

1)  If a player qualifies for the State Amateur and subsequently withdraws the next available alternate from that players qualifying location will be selected.  If the two alternates from the players qualifying location are unavailable or have already been placed in the field the next available alternate on the championship allocation will be selected.

 

2)  In the case that an exempt player withdraws from the championship the first available alternate from the championship allocation schedule will be selected.

 

 

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