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2020 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Fast FactsQuail Creek Country Club, Naples, Fla.

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Incoming Duke University freshmen Erica Shepherd and Megan Furtney won the 2019 title in Jacksonville, Fla., last April. (USGA/Darren Carroll)

   
Championship Venue Quail Creek Country Club
Opened 1981
Architect Arthur Hills
Dates of Championship April 25-29
Field Size 64 sides
Eligibility Each member of the side cannot have a USGA Handicap Index that exceeds 14.4
Entries Accepted 379 sides
Yardage/Par 6,390 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change)
Course Fact The championship will utilize the second nine of the Creek Course (first nine) and second nine of the Quail Course (final nine)
Sectional Qualifying Qualifying to take place at 29 sites between Aug. 20, 2019 and March 17, 2020
Exempt Sides (6) Erica Shepherd/Megan Furtney (2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball champions)
Alexa Pano/Amari Avery (2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists)
Rachel Heck/Sadie Englemann (2019 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists)
Casey Weidenfeld/Jillian Bourdage (2019 U.S. Women's Amteur Four-Ball runners-up)
Mary Ellen Shuman/Sammi Lee (2017 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball runners-up)
Kaleiya Romero/Paris Hilinski (Both members inside Top 400 of Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking)
2019 Championshipn Incoming Duke University freshmen Erica Shepherd, of Greenwood, Ind., and Megan Furtney, of South Elgin, Ill., defeated Floridians Jillian Bourdage and Casey Weidenfeld, 2 and 1, at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla. It was Shepherd's second USGA title, followingg her win in the 2017 U.S. Girls' Junior. 
Quote "This is Megan’s first time making it all the way through something this big, and I think she handled it great. She looks like she’s won a USGA championship before.”-- Erica Shepherd
Hole by Hole (Yardages and Par subject to change)
Hole 1:
390 yards (par 4)
Hole 2: 405 yards (par 4)
Hole 3: 508 yards (par 5)
Hole 4: 138 yards (par 3)
Hole 5: 382 yards (par 4)
Hole 6: 391 yards (par 4)
Hole 7: 171 yards (par 3)
Hole 8: 522 yards (par 5)
Hole 9: 381 yards (par 4)
OUT: 3,288 yards (par 36)
Hole 10:
372 yards (par 4)
Hole 11: 528 yards (par 5)
Hole 12: 318 yards (par 4)
Hole 13: 424 yards (par 4)
Hole 14: 400 yards (par 4)
Hole 15: 152 yards (par 3)
Hole 16: 371 yards (par 4)
Hole 17: 175 yards (par 3)
Hole 18: 362 yards (par 4)
IN: 3,102 yards (par 35)
TOTAL: 6,390 yards (par 71)
Fast Fact Quail Creek was scheduled to host the 2017 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, but damage from Hurricane Irma forced the competition to be moved to Champions Golf Club in Houston. This will be the club's first USGA championship. 
Schedule of Play Saturday, April 25 (18 holes, stroke play)
Sunday, April 26 (18 holes, stroke play)
Monday, April 27 (Round of 32, match play)
Tuesday, April 28 (Round of 16/quarterfinal matches)
Wednesday, April 29 (Semifinal/Championship match)
Match-Play Cut 32 sides will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play
Future Site 2021: Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas/April 24-28