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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 – Sycamore Hills Golf Club will be set up at 6,095 yards and will play to a par of 36-36—72.

SYCAMORE HILLS GOLF CLUB – Jack Nicklaus designed the golf course, which opened in 1989. The course meanders through property first deeded by Andrew Jackson in 1835 and features mature trees, gentle hills and the Aboite River.

HOLE BY HOLE – 6,095 yards, par 36-36—72;

COURSE AND SLOPE RATING – Sycamore Hills will have a USGA Course Rating® of 76.9 and a USGA Slope Rating® of 140.

COURSE CHARACTERISTICS – Green speeds for the USGA Women’s State Team Championship will be maintained at 10˝ to 11 feet on the USGA Stimpmeter.

There will be three cuts of rough, starting at 1 inch around the teeing grounds and fairways. The intermediate will be cut to 2˝ inches, with the primary rough being cut to 3 inches.

Fairways will be cut between .325 of an inch and .400 of an inch, with teeing grounds cut to .25 inches. Collars around the green will feature a 30-inch width and will be cut to .325 inches.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – The field will play 18 holes on each of three stroke-play rounds Sept. 1-3 (Tuesday-Thursday). 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 are 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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