North Carolina Senior Women's Amateur Preview

Four-time NC Senior Women's champion Patty Moore of Charlotte. [+]

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (April 7, 2017) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) will conduct the 14^th North Carolina Senior Women's Amateur Championship from April 18-19 at Wilson Country Club in Wilson, N.C.

Related: Championship Web Site | Full Field of Players | History

Starting Times (available by 4/14) | Hole-by-hole scoring

• Defending champion Patty Moore of Charlotte, an 18-time CGA champion, has won this event four times (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016). A twelve foot birdie putt on the final hole at Carolina Trace Country Club secured a one stroke victory last year.

• 2016 Carolinas Senior Women's Player of the Year Kim Briele of New Bern. Briele won this event in 2015 and captured the 2016 Carolinas Senior Women's Amateur.

• Pat Brogden of Garner is a three-time NC Senior Women's champ (2007, 2010, 2012). Brogden has finished runner-up in this event four times, including last year at Carolina Trace Country Club.

• Angela Stewart of Greenville, the 2011 champion, finished runner-up in 2015 and tied for fourth last year after holding the lead following first round play.

The North Carolina Senior Women's Amateur Championship is contested at 36 holes of stroke play with a Championship division and a Carolinas division (shorter course). Players have the option to compete in either division. The champion of the tournament will be named from the Championship Division only.

Scoring will be provided by the CGA throughout the championship, offering 9 and 18-hole updates. Live updates will also be available on the CGA’s official Twitter, @cgagolf1909. Continue to visit the CGA website throughout this championship and all year long for complete championship coverage including scores, interviews, photos, and recaps.

About Wilson Country Club

Wilson Country Club was opened in May 1915 on the site that is currently known as Willow Springs Country Club. The club grew at a rapid rate following WWII and the size of the membership eventually grew too large for its initial home. Unable to expand the facilities, the club moved across town to its current site in 1973. Mr. William Byrd designed the new layout that we are so proud of today. Mr. Byrd designed and remodeled over 100 golf courses during his career which spanned nearly five decades. His Wilson Country Club design still receives rave reviews for its beauty and overall playability. The club has hosted nine Carolinas Golf Association majors including the 2010 NC Men’s Amateur.

Wilson Country Club underwent a renovation in 2005 to modernize the course and improve the putting surfaces. The renowned architect Mr. John Lafoy was chosen to do the renovation and work began in May, 2005. John Lafoy has redesigned over 100 golf courses throughout the country and has redesigned many classic layouts, including those of architects A.W. Tillinghast, Alistair Mackenzie, Seth Raynor, Charles Blair MacDonald and numerous Donald Ross designs. The redesign of Wilson Country Club has certainly made it one of the finest golf courses in North Carolina.

Championship Quick Facts

Event: 14th North Carolina Senior Women's Amateur Championship

Playing Dates: April 18-19

Host Site: Wilson Country Club, Wilson, N.C.
Approx 5,600 yards (Championship), Par 36-36--72

Defending Champion: Patty Moore of Charlotte, N.C.

Format: 36-holes stroke play.

Eligibility: Any female amateur golfer who has reached her 50th birthday by April 18, 2017, is a legal resident of North 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:

Tuesday, April 18:      Round 1. 18 holes of stroke play (tee times).

Wednesday, April 19: Final Round. 18 holes of stroke play (shotgun).  Awards ceremony and luncheon immediately following play.
 

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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