Alexander Cup
Awarded to the Amateur Champion
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Field:
Limited to the low 144 players. Foreign entries are welcome.
Format: Match Play. Tournament played at scratch. 36-hole
stroke-play qualifying round. Low 64 qualifiers shall constitute the
Championship flight with the final round being 36 holes. All other
players will qualify into flights of 16 with the final round being 18
holes. No consolation.
Entry Requirements: Entries are open to amateur female golfers who
(1) have an up-to-date 18-hole USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 10.4
under the USGA Handicap System, (2) are members of a golf club,
organization or association that is a current WWGA member.
Caddies: Players shall walk at all times. A player may provide
her caddie, carry her bag or employ a club caddie, if available. A
player may caddie for another player.
Awards: W. A. Alexander Cup – Champion;
‘Babe’ Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Trophy – Finalist;
Margaret Lenz Trophy – Medalist;
Augustus Maschmeyer Cup – four players from the same state; Derby Cup –
two players from the same club.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Field: Limited to
128 players. Foreign entries are welcome
Format: Match Play. Tournament played at scratch. 18-hole stroke-play
qualifying for match play. Low 32 qualifiers shall constitute the Championship
flight with the final round being 18 holes. All other players will qualify into
flights of 16 players with the final round being 18 holes. Consolation in all
flights.
Entry Requirements: Entries are open to amateur female golfers who (1)
have an up-to-date 18-hole USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 22.4 under the USGA
Handicap System, (2) are girls 18 years of age or younger who will not have
reached 19 years of age by the date of the Finals of the Championship, (3) are
not college or university students. Note: A golf club, organization or
association affiliation is not a requirement.
Caddies: Players shall walk at all times. A player may provide her
caddie, carry her bag or employ a club caddie, if available. A player may
caddie for another player. Exception: A player is prohibited from having
her parent, guardian, relative, any golf professional or golf coach serve as her
caddie during a stipulated round in the Championship.
Awards: Icely Cup - Champion; Upchurch Trophy - Finalist; Marion Miley
Bracelet - junior player having the lowest combined gross score from the
qualifying rounds of the current year’s WWGA Amateur and Junior Championships.
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Field:
Limited to 120 players.
Format: Stroke Play (54 holes). Tournament played at gross and net.
36-hole qualifying round to establish flights.
Entry Requirements: Entries are open to amateur female golfers who
(1) have an up-to-date 18-hole USGA Handicap Index
not to exceed 22.4 under the USGA Handicap System, (2) have reached 50
years of age by the first day of the Championship, (3) are members of a
golf club, organization or association that is a current WWGA member.
Caddies: The Committee shall determine the status of caddies and
automotive transportation.
Awards: Alice Dye Trophy – Champion; Medalist; Flights (gross and
net); Club Team Event; Super Senior Event.
(NOTE: The Senior Championship
will not be played in 2008)
WWGA PAST CHAMPIONS
Patty Berg - 8 time winner; JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Clifford
Ann Creed, Beth Daniel, Moira Dunn, Dot Germain, Betty Jameson, Catherine
Lacoste, Pat Lesser, Nancy Lopez - 4 time winner; Carol Ann Mann, Debbie Massey,
Marion Miley, Dorothy Page, Grace Park, Betsy Rawls, Pearl Sinn, Louise Suggs,
Kathy Whitworth, Mickey Wright, Babe Zaharias, and Kellee Booth...to name a few.
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