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2018 Usga Org USGA Championships Prepared by Mark Hill – Senior Director, Competitions 1 Presentation Overview This presentation is intended to provide a very general overview of the following: - The USGA, including its mission, core values and core strategies - USGA Championships - U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship 2 W H O W E A R E Overview Not-for-profit Headquarters Founded in 1894 Organization Liberty Corner, By five American For more than 120 years, the USGA (501c3) New Jersey golf clubs has been committed to the best interests of golf, and all those who 350 15 650,000 8,000 1,100 love and play it. Full-time -Member USGA Member Volunteer employees volunteer Members Clubs Committee Executive Members Committee 3 Our mission The USGA promotes and conserves the true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions. We act in the best interests of the game for the continued enjoyment of those who love and play it. 4 W H O W E A R E Our core values Our core values enable our mission and shape our culture – defining how we carry ourselves with one another, with our partners and allied associations, with golf facilities (including USGA championship host sites and member clubs and courses) and with individual USGA members and all golfers and fans. Lead Serve Inspire We embody the spirit of the We listen to, and leverage, We create opportunity game through integrity, diverse perspectives from the through shared passion and a transparency, candor and golf community; we collaborate commitment to excellence. respect. and encourage healthy debate. 5 O U R W O R K Our core strategies Championships Governance Provide the very best Clarify and define the players in the world the Rules of the game opportunity to compete worldwide for a championship Golf Facilities Golfer Engagement Advance the Serve golfers long-term viability through programs that of golf build engagement with the game 6 Championships As noted in the previous slide, conducting championships is one of the USGA’s core strategies, and the following slides provide a general overview of all USGA championships, followed by detailed insight into the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Open Championship • 2018 marks the 118th annual championship • First conducted in 1895 • Open to professionals, and amateurs with a Handicap Index® of 1.4 or less • Champions include Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Koepka 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Women’s Open Championship • 2018 marks the 73rd annual championship • First conducted in 1946 • Open to any female professional, and any amateur with a Handicap Index® of 2.4 or less • Champions include Betsy Rawls, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Mickey Wright, Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie, Brittany Lang, and Sung Hyun Park 9 CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Senior Open Championship • 2018 marks the 39th annual championship • First conducted in 1980 • Open to any golfer 50 and older who is a professional, or an amateur with a Handicap Index of 3.4 or less • Champions include Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin, Colin Montgomerie, Gene Sauers, and Kenny Perry 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship • 2018 marks the inaugural championship • Open to any female golfer 50 years and older • 72 holes of stroke play 11 CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur and team competitions We conduct 10 amateur championships and 5 international competitions to provide the world’s best amateurs with the ultimate test of golf in the amateur game. 8 5 2 U.S. amateur International U.S. amateur championships competitions championships of individual and matches for two-player competition teams 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS USGA amateur championships U.S. Amateur U.S. Junior Amateur U.S. Amateur U.S. Mid-Amateur U.S. Senior Amateur Four-Ball • First played in 2015 • First played in 1948 • First played in 1895 • First played in 1981 • First played in 1955 • Along with the • Open to amateur • Oldest USGA • 3.4 USGA • Open to amateur Women's Four-Ball, golfers 18 years old or championship Handicap limit golfers 55 years old or the first USGA younger • 2.4 USGA Handicap • Open to amateur older championship added • 4.4 USGA Handicap limit golfers 25 years old or • 5.4 USGA Handicap since 1987 limit • Champions include older limit • 5.4 USGA Handicap • Champions include Bob Jones, Phil • Champions • Champions include limit Johnny Miller, Tiger Mickelson, Jack include Jim Holtgrieve, William C. Campbell, Woods and Jordan Nicklaus, Arnold Jay Sigel and Nathan O. Gordon Brewer and Spieth Palmer and Tiger Smith Marvin "Vinny" Giles Woods 13 {Month Day, Year} CHAMPIONSHIPS USGA amateur championships U.S. Women's Amateur U.S. Girls' Junior U.S. Women's Amateur U.S. Women’s U.S. Senior Four-Ball Mid-Amateur Women’s Amateur • First played in 1895 • First played in 2015 • First played in 1949 • 5.4 USGA Handicap • First played in 1987 • First played in 1962 • Along with the Four- • Open to amateur limit • 9.4 USGA • Open to amateur Ball, the first USGA golfers 18 years old or • Champions Handicap limit golfers 50 years old or championship added younger include Glenna Collett, • Open to amateur older since 1987 • 9.4 USGA Handicap JoAnne Gunderson golfers 25 years old or • 18.4 USGA Handicap • 14.4 USGA Handicap limit Carner, Juli Inkster older limit limit • Champions include and Lydia Ko • Champions include • Champions include Mickey Wright, Nancy Carol Semple Alice Dye, Carol Lopez and Lexi Thompson, Ellen Port Semple Thompson Thompson and Meghan Stasi 14 {Month Day, Year} CHAMPIONSHIPS International cup matches Walker Cup Match Curtis Cup Match • First played in 1922 • First played in 1932 • Teams consist of 10 amateur golfers • Teams consist of eight amateur golfers from USA and Great Britain & Ireland from USA and Great Britain & Ireland • Foursomes and singles format • Foursomes, four-ball and singles • USA leads overall series 36-9-1 format • USA leads overall series 28-8-3 15 {Month Day, Year} CHAMPIONSHIPS Other international competitions Latin America Amateur Women’s World Amateur Team World Amateur Team • First played in 2015 Championship Championship • Field consists of 108 players from • First played in 1964 • First played in 1958 Latin America • Biennial international amateur • Biennial international amateur • 5.4 USGA Handicap limit team golf competition team golf competition • Champion receives an exemption • Team USA has won 13 of the 27 • Team USA has won 15 of the 30 into the U.S. Amateur and any competitions competitions other USGA amateur • Individual champions include • Individual champions include Jack championship for which he is Catherine Lacoste, Nancy Lopez Nicklaus, Rickie Fowler and Jon eligible and Juli Inkster Rahm 16 {Month Day, Year} CHAMPIONSHIPS USGA championship host sites – 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Chicago Golf Club (Ill.) U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Norwood Hills C.C. (Mo.) U.S. Senior Open The Broadmoor (Colo.) U.S. Women’s Amateur U.S. Senior Amateur Golf Club of Tennessee (Tenn.) Eugene Country Club (Ore.) Curtis Cup Match U.S. Girls’ Junior Quaker Ridge Golf Club (N.Y.) Poppy Hills (Calif.) U.S. Open U.S. Amateur Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (N.Y.) Pebble Beach (Calif.) U.S. Junior Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club (N.J.) U.S. Mid-Amateur Charlotte Country Club (N.C.) U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball El Caballero C.C. (Calif.) U.S. Women’s Open Shoal Creek (Ala.) U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Orchid Island (Fla.) U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Jupiter Hills Golf Club (Fla.) 17 CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Launched in 1981, the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship is for amateur golfers of at least 25 years of age and provides a formal national championship for the post-college amateur, for whom the game is truly an avocation. One of the USGA’s most successful championships in terms of overall entrants (over 4,300 entrants in 2017), the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship boasts an impressive list of past champions, including Jim Holtgrieve, Jay Sigel, Nathan Smith, and 2017 champion (and Massachusetts native) Matt Parziale. Interesting notes about the Championship: -Winner receives exemption into following year’s U.S. Open Championship, and is traditionally invited to compete in the following year’s Masters Tournament. -A total of 4,386 individuals entered the 2017 Championship, representing all 50 states and 21 countries. -Has been conducted at America’s finest venues, including past U.S. Open Championship hosts Bellerive Country Club, Atlanta Athletic Club and Matt Parziale – 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Hazeltine National Golf Club. 18 CHAMPIONSHIPS U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Important details regarding the 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship: • Championship dates: September 25-30 (Saturday-Thursday), with practice rounds September 23-24 • Starting field of 264 players, which are cut to 64 players for match play after two rounds of stroke play • Two golf courses utilized during stroke play (132 players on each course), with one golf course (Sankaty Head Golf Club) utilized for match play • USGA would require exclusive utilization of Miacomet Golf Club from Wednesday, September 22 through Sunday, September 26 (5 days) Schedule of Events • Wednesday, September 22 Both golf courses closed for final preparation and maintenance • Thursday, September 23-Friday, September, 24 Practice rounds (both golf courses) for 264 players • Saturday, September 25-Sunday, September 26 Rounds one and two of stroke play (both golf courses) for 264 players • Monday, September 27-Thursday
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