Championship Details

 

Date: June 20-22, 2023

 

Course: Wing Point Golf & Country Club, Bainbridge Island, WA

 

Entry Fee: $220

 

Entry Includes: One hosted practice round, three rounds of competition, tee gift, range balls, lunch following second round play, crystal awards for top finishers and a merchandise payout.

 

Entry Deadline: June 6, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

 

Eligibility (Amateur): Entries are open to female amateur golfers who: (1) have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index issued by a WA Golf member club not exceeding 16.4, and (2) are members in good standing of a WA Golf member club.

 

Eligibility (Mid-Amateur): Entries are open to female amateur golfers who: (1) meet the below age requirements, (2) have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index issued by a WA Golf member club not exceeding 40.4, and (3) are members in good standing of a WA Golf member club

 

Age (Amateur): No age requirements.

 

Age (Mid-Amateur): Players must have reached their twenty-fifth birthday by June 20, 2023.

 

Field Limit: Field will be limited to the first 48 qualified Amateurs and the first 24 qualified Mid-Amateurs. Entries will be accepted according to the time of receipt of entry and entry fee in addition to exempt players.

 

This championship runs concurrently with the Senior and Super Senior Women’s Amateur which has a field limit of 48. WA Golf reserves the right to modify either field limit after the entry deadline to achieve a full field of 120 players.

 

Schedule: 54-hole stroke play (gross only). In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole playoff.

 

Practice Round: All players will be allowed one complimentary practice round prior to the championship.

 

Caddies: A player may provide her own caddie. Host club caddies will not be available.

 

Carts (Amateur): The Local Rule prohibiting the use of motorized transportation as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect.

 

As a general rule, players and their caddies must walk the course at WA Golf Championships. But consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disabled player or caddie may be permitted to use a golf cart as an accommodation to his or her disability. As required by the ADA, WA Golf will evaluate such requests on a case-by-case basis. The required form entitled Golf Cart Request Form (as well as additional important information for first time and subsequent requests for a cart) is available at the following link: wagolf.org/policies

 

Carts (Mid-Amateur): Players may ride in a golf cart. Cart fees are $25 per player, per day. Fees will be collected during registration.

 

Lodging: WA Golf has partnered with Book Your Block to negotiate discounted hotel rates for players and guests. Hotels rooms can be booked online after selecting the applicable Championship from the dashboard on the link below: WA GOLF – BOOK YOUR BLOCK DASHBOARD

 

Exempt Players (Amateur): All past Washington Women’s Amateur Champions in addition to the following players: Montgomery Ferreira, Brooke Gelinas, Darcy Habgood, Jiye Ham, Grace Lee, Lauryn Nguyen, Kendal Nicholson

 

Exempt Players (Mid-Amateur): All past Washington Women’s Mid-Amateur Champions in addition to the following players: Taya Battistella, Brooke Henderson, Denise Kieffer, Marianne Li, Karen Madison, Kristin Strankman,

 

WA Golf Performance Points (Amateur): Awarded to Champion (100), Runner-up (75), Top-5 (50), Top-10 (25), Top-15 (15), and Top-20 (5) finishers

 

WA Golf Performance Points (Mid-Amateur): Awarded to Champion (50), Runner-up (25), and Top-5 (5) finishers
**Points may be adjusted based on field size

 

Exemptions (Amateur): Champion earns an exemption into the following events:

• Lifetime exemption into the Washington Women’s Amateur Championship
• 2024 Washington Women’s Champion of Champions
• 2024 Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur Championship

Exemptions (Mid-Amateur): Champion earns an exemption into the following events:

• Lifetime exemption into the Washington Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
• 2024 Washington Women’s Champion of Champions
• 2024 Pacific Northwest Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship

Women’s Referral Program: Anyone who played in a WA Golf Women’s Championship in 2021 or 2022 is eligible to receive a $25 rebate by inviting a new player. New players (must not have played in the WA Golf Championship they are registering for in 2021 or 2022) who register will also receive the $25 rebate. New players should indicate the player that referred them during the online registration process. Rebates are limited to one per person, per championship.

 

All rebates will be issued in the form of a $25 merchandise certificate redeemable in the host club golf shop. Rebates will be distributed during player registration at each championship.