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National Championships Conducted by the USGA

The USGA State Team Championship is only one of many national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.  Below is the complete list of the thirteen national championships conducted each year:

U.S. Open
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Amateur Public Links
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Girls' Junior
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Women's Amateur
U.S. Amateur
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
U.S. Mid-Amateur
USGA Senior Amateur
USGA Senior Women's Amateur

Two other events, the Men's and Women's State Team Championships, are conducted every other year.

The USGA also helps conduct three international competitions -- the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup matches, and the World Amateur Team Championships.

For more information about future USGA championships or on how you can participate in a national championship, be sure to visit the USGA's web site at www.usga.org and select "Championships" from the menu.

 

  
Championship Facts
PAR AND YARDAGE – The Lewis and Clark Course at The Country Club of St. Albans will be set up at 7,150 yards and will play to a par of 35-36—71.

THE COUNTRY CLUB OF ST. ALBANS (LEWIS AND CLARK COURSE) – Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish designed the course, which opened in November 1992. A second course, Tavern Creek, opened in May 1998.

HOLE BY HOLE – 7,150 yards, par 35-36—71

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Lewis and Clark USGA Course Rating® is 74.3. Its USGA Slope Rating® is 137.

COURSE CHARACTERISTICS – Fairways will be cut to 1/2 of an inch, while the teeing grounds, putting-green approaches, aprons and collars around the green will be cut to 3/8 of an inch.

The intermediate cut (5-foot width) of rough will be mowed at 1¾ inches, with the primary rough cut to 3 to 3½ inches.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – The field of golfers will play 18 holes on each of three stroke-play rounds Sept. 23-25 (Wednesday-Friday). The two lowest scores from each three-person team constitute the team score for each round. The three-day total is the team’s score for the championship. Any first-place ties will be broken by the final-round score from the team’s non-scoring player. If the teams are still tied, the tiebreaker will be the second-round score from the team’s non-scoring player.

ADMISSION IS FREE – The general public is invited to attend the championship. Admission and parking are free of charge.

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