Tournament Summary |
Format: 72 holes of individual gross stroke play |
Eligibility: Florida Resident |
Handicap: Florida GHIN 7.0 or less |
Entry Fees: Qualifying - $100 | Exempt - $220 |
Qualifying Fee | Championship Fee | Exempt Fee |
$100.00 | $145.00 | $220.00 |
Late entries are subject to a $10 late entry fee should the entrant gain acceptance into the field.
Wednesday, June 24th
Thursday, June 25th
Friday, June 26th
Saturday June 27th
7:30 AM - 9:27 AM - Round three tee times off of #1 and #10 on the Quarry Course
Sunday June 28th
Those individuals who advance to the Championship through qualifying must pre-register and remit an additional $145 either online at the FSGA website at www.fsga.org or by check to the FSGA office for advance payment of Championship Fees. Payment must be received by Thursday, June 18th by 3:30 pm, or the individual will be withdrawn from the Championship.
To Pre-Register:
Qualifying Entry Fees - Requests for qualifying entry refunds received prior to entry closing date will be honored (less $20 per entry administrative fee). Requests received after the closing date will be honored (less 50% of entry fee). No requests will be honored within two days of the scheduled start date of the qualifier.
Championship Fees & Exempt Entry Fees - Requests for refunds of Exempt or Championship fees prior to the pre-registration deadline will be honored (less $20 per entry administrative fee). No requests will be honored after the pre-registration deadline (See pre-registration date displayed on this page).
The golf courses will be set-up at approximately 6,900-7,400 yards.
18 holes of stroke play at 14 qualifying sites. During qualifying, each player must use a golf cart. Caddies are acceptable, but he/she may not ride in a golf cart or carry the player's clubs. Players are responsible for cart fees for all practice rounds.
Seventy-two holes was not enough for the second year in a row at the Amateur Championship. Four players finished tied at the conclusion of 72 holes at three under par. Ben Reichert, Jordan Batchelor, Colin Kresl & Rhett Pooley all tee'd off in sudden death, vying for the crown. Reichert would be the only one to successfully find the green in regulation on the 18th hole in sudden death. After the other three players made two bogeys and one double-bogey, Reichert was faced with just having to two-putt from 8 feet. His birdie try narrowly missed, but he was able to clean up for par and take home the 102nd Amateur. Click here for the previous year's results.
During qualifying and the Championship proper, each player must use a golf cart which is included in the Qualifying and Championship Entry Fees.
Players must pay for practice round cart fees at qualifying sites and at the Championship.
Practice rounds are available one week prior to the Championship on a space available basis and after 12:00 PM the weekend prior. The cost of the practice round, including range balls and cart, is $35. Please call Black Diamond at 352-746-3446 to arrange a practice round time.
A player may not practice on the competition course before or between rounds. Penalty for first breach: General Penalty. Penalty for second breach: Disqualification.
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Winner
Top five and tied finishers
Top fifteen and tied finishers
Player's making the cut
Exemptions Earned After 2017
Beginning in 2018, the Winner will receive the exemptions above but will receive a 25-year exemption into the Amateur Championship rather than a lifetime exemption. This exemption to the Amateur will not be lost in the event a player turns professional and subsequently has his amateur status reinstated by the USGA. Winners of the 2017 Amateur and prior years are grandfathered in under the prior policy and receive a lifetime exemption, except that consistent with the prior exemption rules, they would lose their lifetime exemption if they turned professional. Winners prior to 2018 that do turn professional, will retain their exemption for 25 years, which may used if their amateur status is reinstated.
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Black Diamond Ranch
3125 West Black Diamond Circle
Lecanto, FL 34461
(352) 746-3446
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