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SC Jr. Match Play Goes to Dataw Island
COTTON DIKE COURSE AT DATAW ISLAND CLUB TO HOST
38th SC JUNIOR MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has announced that the Cotton Dike course at Dataw Island Club in St. Helena Island, SC will host the 38th SC Junior Match Play Championship on July 7-10, 2015. An anticipated field of 144 juniors golfers, 32 girls and 102 boys, will compete on the Tom Fazio designed course that hosted the 2013 Carolinas Senior Four-Ball, the 2014 Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball along with many other prestigious amateur and professional events.
Located just east of the historic waterfront town of Beaufort, SC in the heart of the sea islands, the private residential community of Dataw Island offers superlative golf and tennis, a full service deep water marina, excellent club facilities and gracious homes including golf course homes, marsh front homes, and water front homes, all in the casual lifestyle and abundant natural beauty found in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Once a prosperous sea island cotton plantation, Dataw Island is now a successful gated community of 1100 properties offering its residents the best in coastal, island living. Both Dataw Island and Beaufort, SC consistently rank high in nationally published lists of preferred places to live.
A series of dikes, created to generate more planting ground for 18th century plantation cotton fields, influenced the Cotton Dike course by Tom Fazio. Jenkins Creek flows by nearly half of the 18 holes, between emerald fields and fairways. In 2011 the Cotton Dike course was completely renovated and now plays better than ever. It has regained its place as one of the Lowcounty’s finest courses.
Registration for this annual championship opens on May 18th at 8 pm.
DATES
July 7-10, 2015
July 7-10, 2015
FORMAT
The championship format is match play with an 18 hole stroke play qualifier (Tuesday, July 7th) to determine the seeding for match play. The top 15 girls and top 63 boys from the stroke play qualifier will advance to match play. Defending girls’ champion Morgan Cox of Easley, SC and defending boys’ champion RJ Bartolomucci of Hilton Head Island, SC will be seeded number one for match play. Once a player loses a match, they are eliminated from the tournament.
YARDAGES
Boys will compete at approximately 6,761 yards, par 72 (72.9 / 136)
Girls will compete at approximately 5,707 yards, par 72 (72.8 / 127)
AGE DIVISIONS
There are no age divisions. Players will compete in divisions based on their gender.
ELIGIBILITY
Entry is open to any female amateur golfer ages 12-18 as of July 10, 2015, who has not started college, is a legal resident of South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.3.
Entry is open to any female amateur golfer ages 12-18 as of July 10, 2015, who has not started college, is a legal resident of South Carolina, is a member in good standing of a club which is a member of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) and has a current USGA Handicap Index® at a CGA member club that does not exceed 18.3.
PRIZES
Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists, quarterfinalists, and the medalist.
Trophies are awarded to the champion, runner-up, semifinalists, quarterfinalists, and the medalist.
DATAW ISLAND CLUB INFORMATION
HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Dave Britton
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Brian Hollingsworth
HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Dave Britton
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Brian Hollingsworth
ARCHITECT: Tom Fazio
FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass
GREENS: Mini Verde Bermuda grass
FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass
GREENS: Mini Verde Bermuda grass