PO Box 4306, Helena MT 59604-4306 (406) 458-3359 June 2017 - Volume 7, Issue 6

USGA’s PLAY9 Program Successful June Tournaments Mike Sweeney, USGA Director, Regional Affairs - West 6/2/17 Copper Cup Since 2014, the USGA’s PLAY9 program has been actively Old Works GC (Anaconda) educating and rallying golfers around the concept of the 6/2/17 - 6/4/17 nine-hole round as an important, yet simple, solution Montana State Match Play Champ to address busy lifestyles and everyday lives. PLAY9 is Green Meadow CC (Helena) important to the game and its health in that it promotes a 6/3/17 time-friendly option to engage with the game. Breast Cancer Prairie Farms GC (Havre) The USGA will once again host official PLAY9 Play Days usga.org/play9 | 6/3/17 on the ninth day of each month (May 9 through Octo- © 2017 United States Golf Association Chrome Bar ber 9), and any club or facility is also encouraged to host Stillwater GC (Columbus) 6/3/17 PLAY9 on the ninth, or any other day that may work best for them. Drive, Chip, & Putt Clinic - Juniors Missoula CC (Missoula) The USGA PLAY9 website has been updated athttp://www.usga.org/play-9. 6/3/17 html. New content will be posted to this PLAY9 hub throughout the spring and Sidney Scramble summer. We know that many clubs will be conducting and supporting PLAY9 Sidney CC (Sidney) throughout the summer, and we’re encouraging all to ...Continued on the next page 6/3/17 St. Joseph’s Centennial Scramble Polson Bay GC (Polson) TWO Aces In ONE Round! 6/3/17 Trestle Creek Open Trestle Creek GC (St. Regis) 6/3/17 - 6/4/17 2-Man Steamboat Signal Point GC (Fort Benton) 6/3/17 - 6/4/17 PNWPGA Junior PGA Championship Canyon Lakes GC (Kennewick, WA) 6/4/17 Two Person Scramble Canyon River GC (Missoula) Jan Pisko, Jan Quessenberry, Mary Exner - Hole #12 Jan Quessenberry and Mary Exner - Hole #16 6/5/17 Montana State Jr Divisional District 4 On Thursday, May 25, Jan Quessenberry was playing golf at Eagle Bend Golf Lake Hills GC (Billings) 6/5/17 Club with three of her close friends - Jan Pisko, Mary Exner, and Irene Turley. PNWPGA (WMC) Pro-Am After an uneventful front nine, and tired of the wind, she considered stopping. Larchmont GC (Missoula) However, her friends encouraged her to continue. 6/5/17 RMSPGA (YC) Pro-Am When she came to hole #12, she knocked her ball in the hole from the tee with Valley View GC (Bozeman) her 3 metal - a hole-in-one!! Then, arriving at the ...Continued on the next page 6/6/17 PLAY9 ... from previous page TWO ACES ... from previous page Wacky Women’s Invitational keep the USGA PLAY9 team in- 16th hole, using her 7 iron, she hit Cottonwood Hills GC (Bozeman) formed of any interesting storylines another Ace! Two in one round! 6/7/17 about golfers, facilities, and person- Pretty amazing - especially after scor- Montana State Jr Divisional District 5 Sidney CC (Sidney) alities so that they can follow up and ing a hole-in-one in California this 6/8/17 - 6/25/17 highlight these stories. Please use the past March. vTour THE RAINMAKER SWING hashtag #PLAY9Golf when posting Register at msgavtour.golfnet.com any of your own stories to your social “It’s still hard to believe that I’ve been 6/9/17 media feeds. lucky enough that to get 3 hole-in- Farm and Ranch ones is the last two months. I just Marias Valley GC (Shelby) For any facilities or clubs interested wonder why, after 50 years of playing 6/9/17 in hosting a PLAY9 day or promoting golf, it happened all at once. I think Grizzly Athletic Association 9-hole rounds, please check out the that is probably enough for a lifetime. Canyon River GC (Missoula) online toolkit which contains promo- My foursome was not playing well 6/9/17 Par 3 Tournament tional tools to help set up your event, on the front 9 that day, and I sug- Livingston GC (Livingston) and other useful information: http:// gested that we just quit and go have a 6/9/17 - 6/11/17 www.usga.org/content/usga/home- cocktail. I’m certainly glad they didn’t Bud Light Women’s Open Golf Tourn page/play-9/play9-toolkit.html. listen to me!!!!” Forsyth CC (Forsyth) 6/10/17 307 Tourney Congratulations to our newest Stillwater GC (Columbus) Ace Club Members! 6/10/17 Drive, Chip, & Putt Clinic - Juniors Did you get a hole-in-one? Go to www.msgagolf.org to see Missoula CC (Missoula) how to get your MSGA Hole-in-One Certificate! 6/10/17 Eagle Falls Men’s Association John Egan, 5/30/17, Whitefish Lake GC, Hole #3 S, 140 yds, 9 Iron Eagle Falls GC (Great Falls) Eric Dirk, 5/29/17, Meadow Lark CC, Hole #4, 133 yds, Pitching Wedge 6/10/17 Jan Quessenberry, 5/25/17 (#1), Eagle Bend GC, Hole #12, 124 yds, 3 Metal ECCS Scramble Jan Quessenberry, 5/25/17 (#2), Eagle Bend GC, Hole #16, 101 yds, 7 Iron Madison Meadows GC (Ennis) Brandon Trust, 5/26/17, Whitefish Lake GC, Hole #16 S, 125 yds, 9 Iron 6/10/17 Dave Streeter, 5/22/17, Whitefish Lake GC, Hole #15 S, 159 yds, Clev. Hybrid 3i IB/Nemont Scramble Mike Spint, 5/10/17, Whitefish Lake GC, Hole #15 N, 143 yds, 6 Iron Scobey GC (Scobey) Robert Padilla, 9/26/15, Judith Shadows GC, Hole #13, 105 yds, Sand Wedge 6/10/17 No Lights Athletic Schol Foundation Prairie Farms GC (Havre) Reflections From Boatwright Orientation 6/10/17 Lauren Hausauer, USGA Boatwright Intern Ryder Cup vs Glasgow Airport GC (Wolf Point) As the MSGA Boatwright Intern, I had the opportunity to travel 6/10/17 - 6/11/17 Glacier Bank 2 Person Better Ball to New Jersey to the USGA Boatwright Intern Orientation. This Polson Bay GC (Polson) orientation was designed to train and equip interns from around 6/10/17 - 6/11/17 the nation so that we can better serve our own state and regional Hankook Lisac’s Tire Hitchcock Mem golf associations. Butte CC (Butte) 6/10/17 - 6/11/17 The orientation was incredible and Old Works Amateur gave me the opportunity to network with other Old Works GC (Anaconda) interns, learn information from the USGA, and 6/11/17 share some of the successes of the MSGA with Dick Seddon Memorial Scramble other organizations. 2017 USGA Boatwright Interns Buffalo Hill GC (Kalispell) 6/11/17 Two Lady Best Ball There were several speakers at the orientation who presented strategies to get Canyon River GC (Missoula) more people involved in golf, especially juniors. I grew up playing in the MSGA 6/12/17 Junior Golf Programs, and I am very passionate about finding ways to give back Junior Clinic and introduce more juniors to golf. I spoke with Beth Major, the head of com- Canyon River GC (Missoula) munity outreach for the USGA, to get ideas for how ...Continued on the next page - 2 - BOATWRIGHT ... from previous page 6/12/17 the MSGA can promote junior golf. She was eager to speak with me and we Montana State Jr Divisional District 1 discussed programs such as The First Tee, LPGA/USGA Girls Golf, PGA Junior Missoula CC (Missoula) 6/12/17 League, Special Olympics, Youth on Course, and Montana State Jr Divisional District 2 Drive, Chip, and Putt. All of these programs help Meadow Lark CC (Great Falls) introduce juniors to golf, help them learn golf rules 6/12/17 and etiquette, and give them the opportunity to Montana State Jr Divisional District 3 compete. Riverside CC (Bozeman) 6/12/17 I also learned from the crew in charge of setting up PNWPGA (WMC) Pro-Am the courses for USGA championships, such as the Northern Pines GC (Kalispell) U.S. Open. I learned how to use course conditions, USGA Golf House 6/12/17 hole locations, and teeing grounds to ensure that RMSPGA (YC) Pro-Am Bridger Creek GC (Bozeman) the tournament is a complete and ultimate test of golf. I will share this informa- 6/13/17 tion with the MSGA and we will consider how to make our own tournament Battle of the Bars courses the best that they can be. Red Lodge Mtn GC (Red Lodge) 6/13/17 In addition, they spoke about how they organize other tournament necessities Missoula Junior Golf Tour such as volunteers, rules officials, player registration, player hospitality, and Hamilton GC (Hamilton) transportation. I am the captain of the Montana Girls Junior America Cup 6/13/17 team, and the Montana team will be responsible for hosting the national tourna- PNWPGA (WMC) Pro-Pro ment in 2020. Information from these speakers will be very helpful as I work Meadow Lake Golf Resort with the MSGA to host the GJAC tournament. 6/13/17 - 6/16/17 CSGA High School Academy Missoula CC (Missoula) At the Boatwright Orientation, I also had the op- 6/14/17 - 6/15/17 portunity to visit the USGA Testing Center and the Big “I” Junior State Qualifier USGA Museum. My favorite exhibit in the museum Bridger Creek GC (Bozeman) was the Arnold Palmer Center. The main display was 6/15/17 “Gratitude,” a portrait by Jim Chase. From a distance, MT Senior Olympics the portrait looks like a black and white drawing of Polson Bay GC (Polson) Arnold Palmer. However, as you get closer, you can 6/16/17 see that the portrait is Bobcat Scramble made of words. Jim Eagle Falls GC (Great Falls) 6/16/17 Chase, inspired by CASA for Kids Scramble Arnold Palmer’s dedica- Village Greens GC (Kalispell) “Gratitude”, Portrait of Arnold tion to the game and 6/16/17 - 6/18/17 great attitude, used Airport Golf Club 2-Man Tourney facts and quotes from Palmer’s life to create his Airport GC (Wolf Point) masterpiece. This portrait shows that playing the 6/16/17 - 6/18/17 game of golf is so much more than the score on Father Son Tournament USGA Equipment Test Center your scorecard. Indian Springs Ranch GC (Eureka) 6/16/17 - 6/18/17 I have played golf for as long as I can remember. My brother, Connor, got me Rocky Mtn Oyster Men’s Open Tourn Forsyth CC (Forsyth) hooked on the game. Through years of competing as an individual, for Boze- 6/17/17 man High School, and for Montana State University, I learned how to set goals, Bud Light Tourney be honest, and persevere through challenges. Jawbone Creek CC (Harlowton) 6/17/17 Golf has given me incredible opportunities, and my goal as the MSGA’s Boat- Drive, Chip, & Putt Clinic - Juniors wright Intern is to give back to the game. Missoula CC (Missoula) 6/17/17 Heck Hockey Fundraiser In 1991, the USGA established the P.J. Boatwright Jr. Internship Program. This program is de- signed to give experience to individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in golf adminis- Anaconda Hills GC (Great Falls) tration, while assisting state and regional golf associations in the promotion of amateur golf, on 6/17/17 a short-term, entry level basis. Men’s Roundup Tournament Plentywood GC (Plentywood) - 3 - May Tournament Recap 6/17/17 Nick Dietzen, MSGA Communications Director Mixed Couples Signal Point GC (Fort Benton) Lake City Open (Polson Bay Golf Course) 6/17/17 Recent college graduate and defend- Museum of the Beartooth ing Montana State Amateur champion, Stillwater GC (Columbus) Ryan Porch, cruised to a first-place 6/17/17 finish in the professional division of Natalie Patrick Memorial Prairie Farms GC (Havre) the Lake City Open held at Polson 6/17/17 - 6/18/17 Bay Golf Course. Porch, who recently 87th Annual Oilfield turned professional after a standout collegiate career Marias Valley GC (Shelby) at the University of Idaho, was tied after day one with 6/17/17 - 6/18/17 Ryan Malby following a round of 65. Porch backed Farmers State Bank Open up the seven-under-par performance with another Hamilton GC (Hamilton) 65 en route to a championship total of 130 (-14), six Joey Moore, Ryan Porch 6/17/17 - 6/18/17 shots clear of runner-up Malby. Hunthausen Classic Green Meadow CC (Helena) Jason Lehtola, Cory Prugh, and Polson Bay’s Director of Golf, Roger Wallace, 6/17/17 - 6/18/17 UM Western Fundraiser tied for third place at 137. Jim Mee was just outside the top five, finishing sixth Beaverhead GC (Dillon) at 138. Billings West High School sensation Joey Moore captured the amateur 6/18/17 championship with a two-day total of 132 (-12). Moore, who had the tourna- 38th Annual Bulldog Open ment’s low round with an opening 64, closed with 68. Steve Prugh took home Whitefish Lake GC (Whitefish) low senior professional honors with a total of 146 (+2). 6/18/17 Father’s Day Scramble U.S. Open Local Qualifier (Missoula Country Club) Polson Bay GC (Polson) Fresh off his victory at the Lake City Open, Ryan Porch of Kalispell put a 64 (-7) 6/18/17 on the board during local qualifying for the U.S. Open Championship at Mis- US Open 4 Person soula Country Club. Aaron Crawford of Canada also qualified thanks to a 68, Livingston GC (Livingston) 6/19/17 and moves onto sectional qualifying. The two qualifiers are on a quest to play in PNWPGA (WMC) Pro-Am the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills. Polson Bay GC (Polson) 6/19/17 Tyler Carlson of Clarkston, Washington, shot 69 and earned first alternate sta- RMSPGA (YC) Pro-Am tus. Mitchell Fox of Canada also posted 69 and was the second alternate. Thank Riverside CC (Bozeman) you to Missoula Country Club for hosting the qualifier and to Helena’s Gerard 6/19/17 Poore for volunteering and running the qualifier. Wheat Montana Junior Tour Bridger Creek GC (Bozeman) Barnett Memorial (Missoula Country Club) 6/19/17 - 6/20/17 Dirk Cloninger picked up a third Barnett Memorial Championship as the home Montana State Junior Championship Marias Valley GC (Shelby) course member bested Billings West standout Joey Moore on the first sudden- 6/19/17 - 6/22/17 death playoff hole at the Missoula Country Club. After finding himself tied with Junior Golf Program Moore after three rounds, Cloninger, a veteran of the Red Lodge Mtn GC (Red Lodge) tournament sank a 10-foot birdie putt to earn his third 6/20/17 victory at the Barnett – his first in 15 years (Cloninger Missoula Junior Golf Tour won in 1992 and 2002). Larchmont GC (Missoula) 6/21/17 Kalispell's Logan Iverson, a recent graduate of Colo- Buffalo Hill Ladies Invitational rado State, took a four-stroke lead into Monday's third Buffalo Hill GC (Kalispell) and final round of the 54-hole event. 6/21/17 PWGA Ladys Invite Polson Bay GC (Polson) Cloninger was tied for eighth place, five strokes back, 6/22/17 but some home course knowledge and a birdie-birdie Village Greens Ladies Invitational Connor Sproull, Dirk Cloninger finish gave Cloninger a final round 67 (-4) and eventu- Village Greens GC (Kalispell) ally landed him in a tie for first. He opened with 68, 6/22/17 - 6/24/17 struggled to 77 on day two, but rallied with his bogey-free 67 on day three for a Mondak API total of 212. ...Continued on the next page Sidney CC (Sidney) - 4 - 6/23/17 RECAP ... from previous page 4th Annual Ice House Open Moore, Montana's State AA champion last fall, started Big Sky GC (Big Sky) 6/23/17 with 71, followed by 73, and closing with 68 to also Glow Ball arrive at one under for the tournament at 212. Ben- Livingston GC (Livingston) nett MacIntyre of Helena and Missoula’s Joe Johnston 6/23/17 finished tied for third at 215 followed by Missoula’s Bob Quad Cup Hasquet at 216 good for fifth. For the men’s top 20, Marias Valley GC (Shelby) click here. 6/23/17 - 6/24/17 Lewistown Charity Golf Classic The women's title went to Morgan Morgan O’Neil, Connor Sproull Pine Meadows GC (Lewistown) O'Neil of Laurel. The Rocky Moun- 6/23/17 - 6/25/17 tain College product fired rounds of 79-83-77 for a total of Jamboree Laurel GC (Laurel) 233 to win by four strokes over the University of Montana’s 6/24/17 Teigan Avery (237). Anna DeMars was third at 239, Jackie Ag Classic Tournament Mee came in fourth at 242, and Sydni Rose was fifth at 245. Plentywood GC (Plentywood) The men's senior winner was Steve Bell and the women's 6/24/17 senior winner was Sheryl Alexander. For the women’s top Drive, Chip, & Putt Clinic - Juniors Sheryl Alexander finishers, click here. Missoula CC (Missoula) 6/24/17 Ben Graham Memorial Mineral County Chamber of Commerce (Cabinet View Golf Course) Trestle Creek GC (St. Regis) Libby’s brother and sister combo of Jim Mee 6/24/17 NEMHS Charitable Foundtn Fundraiser and Jackie Mee were low scorers at the Ben Airport GC (Wolf Point) Graham Memorial, with Jim taking home the 6/24/17 professional trophy with a two-round total WMCPGA Junior Championship of 140 (-4). Jackie fired a 154 as an amateur. Mission Mountain GC (Ronan) Kalispell’s Logan Lindholm claimed the ama- 6/25/17 teur trophy with a one-over-par 145. Ryggs Jackie Mee, Jim Mee, Ryggs Johnston Memorial 4-Person Red Ball Johnston was low junior at 143. Signal Point GC (Fort Benton) 6/26/17 PNWPGA (WMC) Pro-Am State High School Golf Recap Class B & C Missoula CC (Missoula) Nick Dietzen, MSGA Communications Director 6/26/17 RMSPGA (YC) Pro-Am Class B - Boys Briarwood GC (Billings) Libby’s Ryggs Johnston set forth a goal of winning four state championships 6/26/17 during his high school career. Two years in and the prep standout is half way Wheat Montana Junior Tour home. The sophomore opened the State Class B championships in Shelby at Big Sky GC (Big Sky) Marias Valley Golf Course with an 11-under-par 61 and followed up with a 67 6/26/17 - 6/29/17 for a total of 128 (-16). Johnston, who already owned the Junior Golf Program Red Lodge Mtn GC (Red Lodge) all-class Montana record, bested his previous mark by 6/27/17 three shots. Junior Optimist Tournament Eagle Falls GC (Great Falls) Despite the margin of victory, Missoula Loyola's Bucky 6/27/17 Crippen (71-71) turned in a solid performance that would Missoula Junior Golf Tour have won during many previous seasons with 142 (-2), The Highlands GC (Missoula) followed by Huntley Project's Colton Hudson (69-74) in 6/27/17 third, who also broke par with a 143 (-1). Peter Brown of PNWPGA (WMC) Assistants Champ Colstrip shot 146 (73-73) for fourth and Bryce Mocabee Canyon River GC (Missoula) Kylie Esh, Ryggs Johnston of Shepherd came in fifth with 149 (76-73). 6/28/17 Ladies Guest Day Missoula CC (Missoula) Missoula Loyola took home the team championship maintaining their opening 6/28/17 round lead and finishing with 642. Townsend pushed Loyola for the state tro- Ladies Tournament phy, finishing just three shots behind at 645 for second place, and Colstrip was Plentywood GC (Plentywood) one shot back of Townsend at 646, good for ...Continued on the next page - 5 - 6/28/17 - 6/29/17 HIGH SCHOOL ... from previous page RMSPGA Junior PGA Championship third place. For results, click here. Bridger Creek GC (Bozeman) 6/29/17 Class B - Girls Ladies Invitational Beaverhead GC (Dillon) Missoula Loyola's Kylie Esh was the winner on the girls side after shooting a 6/29/17 - 7/1/17 stellar opening round 70, she closed with 76 for 146, to easily claim a state title. 81st Annual July 4th Tournament Esh’s teammate, Katie Fagg, took second with a total of 159 (83-76) and Shelby’s Whitefish Lake GC (Whitefish) Skyler Martin came in third at 160 (83-77). Defending champion Tanna Camp- 6/29/17 - 7/16/17 bell of Big Timber finished in fourth at 163 (84-79) and Sydney Rochford of vTour DAWN PATROL CHALLENGE Three Forks rounded out the top five with 164 (85-79). Register at msgavtour.golfnet.com 6/30/17 The Three Forks girls successfully defended their state title with a score of 714. Quarter Backs Club Shelby was second in 741 at their home course and Missoula Loyola was third Canyon River GC (Missoula) with 757. The second round of play was postponed due to rain and severe weather. For results, click here. RAFFLE WINNER PICS Class C - Boys The 2016 Trip-of-the-Month Raffle With one hole remaining in each of their careers, Reed Wasson, of Harlowton, had some great trip prizes, one of withstood a late flurry from McKinley Nicholas, of Seeley-Swan, to win the which was to Maui, Hawaii. Bette Class C state championship at Seeley Lake’s Double Arrow Reiser won the Maui trip from the Golf Course. Nicholas, the defending champion, clawed August drawing. Here are pictures back from two shots down with three to play to tie Wasson from her vacation that she took with going into the final hole. Wasson finished in style with a a friend later in the year. birdie on the eighteenth hole and with it a state champion- ship by virtue of his two-day score of 161 (81-80).

Nicholas claimed second at 162 (82-80) and last year’s run- ner-up Garret Woldstad, of Harlowton, finished third at 166 Reed Wasson (80-86). Kyle Frye of Manhattan Christian was fourth at 169 (87-82) and McKinley’s younger brother Malachai Nicholas finished fifth at 171 (88-83). The Nicholas brothers helped Seeley-Swan to the state title with a team score of 514 over the two days. Manhattan Christian finished second (529) and Harlowton was third (534). For results, click here.

Class C - Girls Sunburst’s Katara Ryan won the girls individual medal with a score of 192 (103-89), besting her first round performance by 14 shots. Ryan was Sunburst’s only participant in the tournament, two years removed from having won the team title. Ryan bested Great Falls Central’s Chelsey Schraner’s 197 (94-103) by five shots. Jillian Frye of Manhattan Chris- tian came in third at 200 (104-96), followed by Hannah Schweitzer’s 209 of Belt (103-106), and Madisson Wasson of Katara Ryan Harlowton’s 210 (111-99) rounded out the top five. Man- hattan Christian easily won the girls team title with a score of 635, with Belt claiming second (679) and Chinook taking third (695). For results, click here.

Donna Timmerman and Bette Reiser Try the MSGA Sales for the 2017 Raffle have begun, Smartphone APP. with more great prizes! ALL pro- Search for “MSGA GOLF” ceeds go to benefit Junior Golf in in the Apple or Montana. Raffle information can be Android Stores. found at www.msgagolf.org/raffle- fundraiser. msgagolf.org/golf-etiquette-101 - 6 - COUNTRY CLUB OF DETROIT TO HOST 2020 U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

The Country Club of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, is the host site for the 66th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. The club will host its third USGA championship, and its first since the 1954 U.S. Amateur, won by Arnold Palmer. The dates of the championship are Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2020.

“The Country Club of Detroit and state of Michigan have always been supportive of amateur golf and the USGA is appre- ciative of this steadfast relationship,” said Stuart Francis, USGA Championship Committee chairman. “We are confident that a course where two U.S. Amateurs have been contested will provide a comprehensive examination as we identify the best senior amateur player.”

“The Country Club of Detroit has had a long and storied tradition in amateur golf, and it is a great honor to have been awarded the 2020 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship,” said Dainforth B. French Jr., club president. “We are excited and proud to showcase our wonderful club, which was founded more than a century ago, and a championship golf course, now restored to its original design, to a national audience.”

USGA ACCEPTS MORE THAN 2,600 ENTRIES FOR 38TH U.S. SENIOR OPEN CHAMP.

The USGA announced that it has accepted 2,680 entries for the 38th U.S. Senior Open Championship, scheduled for June 29-July 2, 2017 at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Massachusetts. Twelve past champions are among the 83 players who are currently fully exempt into the championship.

“We look forward to bringing the U.S. Senior Open Championship to Salem Country Club for the first time since 2001 and adding another chapter to the club’s storied history,” said Stuart Francis, USGA Championship Committee chairman. “The U.S. Senior Open is considered senior golf’s most coveted championship. The number of entries demonstrates the great interest in competing for the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy.”

The U.S. Senior Open is open to professional golfers, and amateurs with a Handicap Index not exceeding 3.4 who are 50 years of age at the start of championship play. The USGA accepted entries from golfers in 48 states, including 81 from Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, as well as 25 foreign countries. The record for entries was established in 2002, when 3,101 golfers applied to play.

CEDAR RAPIDS COUNTRY CLUB TO HOST 2019 U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Country Club is the host site for the 58th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. Scheduled for August 24-29, 2019, this will be the first USGA championship hosted in Cedar Rapids and the third in Iowa.

“The USGA is proud to add Cedar Rapids Country Club as a championship site and is excited to engage with the Cedar Rapids community for the first time,” said Stuart Francis, USGA Championship Committee chairman. “We’re confident the Donald Ross design will provide a comprehensive examination for competitors, and that the club will be a terrific host for the family, friends and fans who attend the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.”

“On behalf of all the members and staff at Cedar Rapids Country Club, I would like to thank the United States Golf As- sociation for accepting our invitation to host the 2019 U. S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship,” said Anne Parmley, club president. “We are honored to host this championship, and excited to share our recently restored Donald Ross golf course, club and friendly community with the world’s best senior female amateur golfers.” NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE Want to see something in the newsletter? First played in 1962, the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Contact Nick Dietzen at: is open to female amateurs who reach their 50th birth- [email protected] day on or before the first day of the championship, and (406) 459-3459 have a Handicap Index not exceeding 18.4. SUBSCRIBE - 7 -