Women’s Amateur Championship

The 144-player field will be selected as follows (if qualified applicant received by deadline):  (A) Past SDGA individual champions since 2000; (B) The low 16 scorers from 2017 Championship; (C) Through an 18-hole qualifying round from the remaining pool of entrants held Aug. 9 at Elmwood GC beginning at 8 a.m. If total number of entries received does not exceed 144, no qualifying round will be conducted, and all qualified applications will be accepted. Championship is flighted after 36 holes. Size of field determines number of flights with minimum of 8 players in a flight.

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Men’s Amateur Championship          

The 144-player field will be selected as follows (if qualified applicant received by deadline):  (A) Past SDGA Men’s Amateur champions from 2000-2017; (B) Low 50 finishers and ties from 2017 Men’s Amateur Championship; (C) Top 10 finishers and ties from 2018 Two-Man Championship regardless of flight; (D) Top 16 finishers from 2018 Men’s Match Play Championship; (E) Top 10 finishers and ties from 2018 Men’s Mid-Amateur and 2017 Men’s Senior championships regardless of flight; (F) 2018 SDGA Junior and Adult-Junior champions; (G) 2017 SoDak Cup team members; (H) Top 5 finishers and ties from 2017 Mid-Amateur Two-Man Championship regardless of flight; (I) Top 3 finishers and ties from 2017 Senior Two-Man Championship regardless of flight; (J) Qualifiers and alternates from 2018 local qualifying for U.S. Open and  2018 U.S. Amateur championships; (K) 2017 Class AA and Class A boys high school golf individual champions and 2018 Class B boys high school individual champion. The SDGA reserves the right to offer a limited number of special exemptions to players not meeting any of the above criteria. All other entrants will participate in an 18-hole qualifying round Thursday, August 9 at Elmwood GC beginning at 8 a.m. if the total number of entries exceeds 144. If the total number of entries does not exceed 144, there will be no qualifying round and all qualified applicants will be accepted. Players play in the same groupings the first two days and the field is flighted after Day 2 scores with low 20 and ties making up the Championship Flight.

Welcome to the 2018 SDGA Amateur Championship

@ Elmwood Golf Course, Sioux Falls

August 10-11-12

ELIGIBILITY POLICY

At the time of registration for a championship, a player must have an active GHIN number on file at a member golf club of the South Dakota Golf Association that offers the GHIN Service to all its members;  AND

At the time of registration for a championship, a player must have posted a minimum of five (5) 18-hole scores in the previous 12 months at the South Dakota golf club in which he/she lists on the tournament application where his/her GHIN number is active