ELIGIBILITY: Open to female amateur golfers who have reached 39 years of age or older by June 3, 2024.  Participants must maintain a residence in the state of Iowa. Must be a member of the IGA. Individual members are tracked through their enrollment at an IGA Member Club (via GHIN). 

 

FIELD: The field will be limited to the first 32 players. Additional entries will be placed on a waitlist until we can fill a full bracket (8 players). Entries will be on a first come first served basis.  

 

FORMAT: Contestants will play a nine-hole stroke play qualifying round in the morning of June 3.  After lunch, matches will begin within flights of eight.  All matches are 9-hole matches. Winners will play the morning of June 4, as will losers in the consolation bracket.  Tuesday afternoon matches will be between winners of the morning matches in their respective brackets.

 

PAIRINGS, TEE TIMES: Entry confirmation & pairings will be emailed from the IGA office after the entry deadline. Pairing information will NOT be sent via standard mail to those who do not provide an email address. Pairings will also be made available on the IGA website, www.iowagolf.org.

 

PRACTICE PRIVILEGES: Players are responsible for scheduling their own tee times with the host club. Practice privileges are limited to entrants only.  

 

WITHDRAWALS AND REFUNDS: Entry fees will be refunded if the IGA office is notified on or before Thursday, May 23, 2024. After May 23, fees will be refunded only in event of injury or illness. There will be a $20.00 service charge on all refunds.

 

REGISTRATION: Registration for this event will open one hour before the shotgun start on Monday, June 5th. Please be present and ready to play 20 minutes prior to the starting time so that you can hear necessary announcements prior to heading out to your starting hole.

 

ENTRIES — FORM, FEE, CLOSING DATE: Entrants are solely responsible for securing fees by the due date. You must enter online using a credit card at www.iowagolf.org up to the deadline or until a field limit is met, whichever comes first. Entries must reach the IGA office by 11:59 P.M., May 23 and must be accompanied by the appropriate fee ($125). Late, unsigned or incomplete applications are not acceptable and will be returned. There will be no exceptions!

 

CONDITIONS, SCHEDULES: Once the match play bracket has been announced or published any player(s) that withdraws from the competition results in a forfeit of their match (bracket remains as published). The IGA reserves the right to alter any of the conditions and schedules herein as needed. This may include, but is not limited to, suspending play to a following day, or canceling current or future rounds. The decision of the Tournament Committee in any matter shall be final. Under any circumstances, all possible attempts will be made to complete the event in the scheduled number of rounds.

 

GOLF BALLS; DRIVER HEADS: Only brands of golf balls on the most current USGA List of Conforming Golf Balls and driver heads on the most current USGA List of Conforming Driver Heads may be used. Updated lists may be found on the USGA website at www.usga.org or by contacting the USGA Equipment Standards Department at (908) 234-2300. 

 

PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Players will be neat in appearance with respect to normal personal grooming and clothing at any IGA sponsored championship.  Appropriate golf attire is required (e.g. no short shorts, blue jeans or blue jean shorts, midriff tops, tank tops, halter tops, sports bras, gym shorts, leotards, undershirts).  Soft spikes are required for all IGA championships.

 

PACE OF PLAY: In accordance with Rule 5.6b(3) the IGA has adopted pace of play guidelines that include the maximum period of time allotted to complete a stipulated round, number of holes and/or strokes. These guidelines and the resulting penalties will be made available to every competitor in advance of the championship.

 

RULES OF GOLF: Play will be governed by the Rules of Golf. Local rules on scorecards do not apply. Decisions concerning the rules will be settled by the Rules Committee assigned by the IGA and those decisions will be final.