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 |