Preview: 23rd Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (July 26, 2021) -- The Carolinas Golf Association will conduct the 23rd Carolinas Women’s Match Play Championship at Gaston Country Club in Gastonia, N.C. from July 27-29, 2021.

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | Starting Times | Scoring | History

Top Ranked 50 Carolinas Women in the Field: 

• No.7 Jodee Tindal of Rock Hill, S.C.

• No.10 Mallory Fobes of East Bend, N.C.

• No. 14 Emily Dunlap of Greenville, S.C.

• No. 15 Dawn Woodard of Greer, S.C.

• No. 19 Gracyn Burgess of Lexington, S.C.

• No. 21 Jessica Spicer of Bahama, N.C.

• No. 24 Kathryn Carson of Mooresville, N.C.

• No. 26 Victoria Ladd of Greensboro, N.C.

• No.40 Calista Rice of Mars Hill, N.C.

• No. 42 Lea Venable of Simpsonville, S.C.

• No. 47 Sasha Hayes of Winston - Salem, N.C.

Past champions in the field (1):

Dawn Woodward, Greer, S.C., 2012, 2013

Not far from Gastonia, Gaston Country Club offers terrific views and challenging play for golfers at every skill level. Well-groomed fairways and greens keep Gaston Country Club difficult yet friendly. It is an Ellis Maples design. 

Championship is conducted at 18 holes of stroke play qualifying to determine flights and seeding for match play. The championship flight will consist of the Top 32 qualifiers and will compete for the overall championship title. Players who do not qualify for the championship flight are flighted according to the number of entries and seeded based on qualifying score. This championship has only one division and there are no consolation matches. When a player loses a match, she is eliminated from the competition. Prizes are awarded to the overall champion, finalist and stroke play medalist. Merchandise is awarded to all flight winners and finalists, and semifinalists in the championship flight.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has reached her 13th birthday by July 23, 2019, maintains a residence in North Carolina or South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has an active GHIN® USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club.

 

Schedule of rounds:

Monday July 26: 

Practice Rounds Available

Tuesday July 27: 

18 Holes Stroke Play Qualifying beginning at 8:00 a.m. Cut to 32 for Championship Flight Match- Play. Round of 32 Matches - Shotgun Start (around 2:30 p.m.)

Wednesday July 28: 

Round of 16 Matches in Championship Flight and first round matches for other flights beginning at 8:00 a.m. Quarterfinal Matches in Championship Flight and second round matches for other flights beginning around 12:30 p.m.

Thursday July 29: 

Semifinal Matches in Championship Flight and final matches for other flights beginning at 8:00 a.m. Final Match in Championship Flight beginning around 12:30 p.m.

 

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.     

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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