20th Southeastern Challenge Match

Southeastern Challenge Match is a tri-state biennial competition between Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The men’s Southeast Challenge Match debuted at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, in 1989 as an event intended to promote goodwill and competition between the best amateur players, playing as a team, from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

Teams

Each team from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama consists of:

• Two players 55 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.
• Two players 50 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.
• Seven players 25 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.
• One player 21 years of age and older as of the first day of the match.

Team Selection

Each state may select its team by whichever method they choose. The FSGA team is determined as follows:

• (1) Senior player with the highest point totals from the Senior Two Year Points List as of September 20th
• (1) Senior player selected by the FSGA Championship Committee
• (5) Mid-Amateur players with the highest point totals from the Two Year Points List as of September 20th
• (2) Players 50 and older selected by the FSGA Championship Committee
• (2) Mid-Amateur players selected by the FSGA Championship Committee
• (1) Amateur player 21 and older selected by the FSGA Championship Committee

The FSGA Championship Committee will begin to make its team selections as early as Monday, September 11th following the Mid-Amateur Four-Ball Championships for players who have locked up their position, leaving spaces for anyone qualifying for the 2023 US Mid-Amateur Championship an opportunity to have those points count towards making the team.

Championship Format

Day 1

• Afternoon Practice Rounds
• Team Dinner

Day 2

• Morning Four-Ball Matches
• Afternoon Foursome Three-Ball Matches

Day 3

• Morning Three-Ball Matches

Championship Field Size

36 players; 12 players from each state.

Scoring

Each match is played as an 18 hole stipulated round.

• One point for a win
• One-half point for a match ending all square
• No points for a loss

Event History