| Sept. 14-19, 2019 | Forest Highlands Golf Club | Flagstaff, Ariz. Course Setup The Forest Highlands Country Club’s Meadow Course, located at 9,995 feet above sea level, will be set up at 6,393 yards and play to a par of 72. Based on the setup, the Course Rating™ is 75.1 and the Slope Rating® is 151. Forest Highlands Meadow Course Hole by Hole Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Par 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 36 Yards 365 188 310 369 519 403 411 172 506 3,24 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 TotalPar 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 36 Yards 394 152 508 396 536 289 389 127 359 3,150 Note: Yardages subject to change. About Forest Highlands Golf Club Forest Highlands features two championship courses – the Canyon Course, designed in 1986 by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf, and the Meadow Course, designed in 1999 by Weiskopf. Both courses have been used in past USGA championships. The Canyon Course, known for its hilly natural terrain and pine-lined fairways, hosted the 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur, won by Dave Womack, and the 1996 U.S. Junior Amateur, won by Shane McMenamy. The more traditional Meadow Course, which encompasses lakes, wildflowers and scenic wetlands, hosted the 2014 U.S. Girls’ Junior, won by Princess Mary Superal. The Meadow Course was also used as the companion stroke-play course during the 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Admission Admission is free. Tickets are not required for this championship and spectators are encouraged to attend. Entries The USGA accepted 388 entries for the 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. The record for entries, 533, was set in 2000. The championship is open to female amateur golfers who have reached their 25th birthday by the first day of the championship and have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 9.4. Entries closed on July 24. Championship Field A starting field of 132 players will compete in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. Following 18-hole rounds of stroke play on Sept. 14-15, the field will be cut to the top 64 players for match play. Five 18-hole rounds of match play will determine the finalists, who will square off in an 18-hole championship match. Sectional Qualifying Sectional qualifying, played over 18 holes, was conducted at 33 sites nationwide and at one site in Mexico between July 29 and Aug. 19. To view qualifying results, visit usga.org/womensmidam. Exempt Players The following 22 players are fully exempt into the 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: Michelle Butler (2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur semifinalist) Kelsey Chugg (2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion; 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur runner-up) Clare Connolly (2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Lauren Greenlief (2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion; 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Mary Jane Hiestand (2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur runner-up) Julia Hodgson (2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Amanda Jacobs (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) Gretchen Johnson (2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur semifinalist) Shannon Johnson (2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur runner-up) Tara Joy-Connelly (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s Amateur Golf Ranking) Ina Kim-Schaad (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) Martha Leach (2009 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion) Marissa Mar (2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur semifinalist) Courtney McKim (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) Ellen Port (2011 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion) Julia Potter-Bobb (2013, 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion) Margaret Starosto (2014 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion) Meghan Stasi (2010, 2012 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion; 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur quarterfinalist) Susan West (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) Corey Weworski (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) Dawn Woodard (Among top 25 age-eligible points leaders in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) Sue Wooster (2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur runner-up; 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur runner-up) Schedule of Play Practice rounds will take place Sept. 12-13, and the championship schedule is as follows:Sept. 14 (Saturday): First round, stroke play Sept. 15 (Sunday): Second round, stroke play Sept. 16 (Monday): Round of 64, match play Sept. 17 (Tuesday): Round of 32 and Round of 16, match play Sept. 18 (Wednesday): Quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, match playSept. 19 (Thursday): 18-hole championship final, match play What the Winner Receives:A gold medal and custody of the Mildred Prunaret Trophy for one yearExemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur ChampionshipsExemption from qualifying for the next U.S. Women’s Open ChampionshipExemption from qualifying for the next two U.S. Women’s Amateur ChampionshipsExemption from qualifying for the next two U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championships, if otherwise eligible 2018 Championship Shannon Johnson, 35, of Norton, Mass., who was the runner-up in 2016 and a semifinalist in 2017, claimed the title with a 1-up victory over defending champion Kelsey Chugg, of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the 18-hole final at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo. Championship History The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship originated in 1987 and was created to provide a national competitive arena for female amateurs age 25 and older. In 2017, the USGA announced that the winner of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will receive an exemption into the following year’s U.S. Women’s Open Championship.The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Trophy is a sterling Revere bowl. Mildred Prunaret, who served as chairman of the USGA Women’s Committee from 1959-63, presented it in 1987. Future U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Sites Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2020: Berkeley Hall Club, Bluffton, S.C. USGA Championships at Forest Highlands Country Club 1996 U.S. Junior Amateur (Shane McMenamy) 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Dave Womack) 2014 U.S. Girls’ Junior (Princess Mary Superal) USGA Championships in Arizona The 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be the 16th USGA championship conducted in Arizona. The 2019 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be the third U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur contested in Arizona. The Grand Canyon State also hosted U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs in 1991 at Desert Highlands Golf Club in Scottsdale, and in 2007 at Desert Forest Golf Club in Carefree. The state’s first USGA championship was the 1966 U.S. Senior Amateur at Tucson National Golf Club, won by Dexter H. Daniels. The most recent USGA championship was the 2014 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, which took place at Forest Highlands Golf Club. |
