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Entry is open to Illinois residents with a handicap of 40 or less,
or a scoring average of 120 or less. Entrants must be less than 19
years old and must not have begun college.
The format for the tournament is 36-hole stroke play. Play is in
foursomes. Carts and caddies are not allowed. A disabled contestant
may petition for an exception. Play will begin at 8 a.m. each day.
Spectators are welcome.
Schedule:
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Monday, July 31 --
Practice round
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Tuesday, Aug. 1 --
Qualifying round: 18-hole stroke play. Players will be placed in
flights according to their handicap index.
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Wednesday, Aug. 2 --
Final 18-hole stroke play. Players will be placed in flights
according to their gross scores on Tuesday.
There were 72 entries by July 11, with 38 entrants having handicap
indexes of 10 or less. Thirteen-year-old Lauren English of
Bloomington, with an index of 0.6, had the lowest USGA
handicap of the entrants.
Below is a list of entrants as of July 11. Registration is open
until the field is full. Additional information and
registration forms are available at
www.iwga.org.
[To download Adobe Acrobat Reader for the PDF
file, click here.]
The American Junior Golf Association recognizes the IWGA State
Junior Championship in the association's performance-based entry
system. A successful tournament finish by a competitor in non-AJGA
events, such as the state junior tournament, offers entrants an
opportunity to earn their way into AJGA events, either through
tournament exemptions or accumulating performance stars.
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Ellen Boeye, Moline, is president of IWGA and
Marlene Miller, Lake Bluff, is chairman of the junior tournament.
About IWGA
Founded in 1933, the IWGA is an all-volunteer organization
devoted to advancing golf opportunities for the women and girls of
Illinois by conducting state championship tournaments and through
fundraising to support charitable contributions to individuals and
organizations that embody the spirit of amateur golf
In addition to running three state championship tournaments each
year, the all-volunteer IWGA, through its charitable giving,
actively supports women's golf teams from Illinois public colleges,
the Evans Scholars Fund, programs for veterans and the Susan G.
Komen Fund. Annually, IWGA awards the Julia Dodds Scholarship to an
outstanding junior golfer.
Funding for these and other charitable contributions comes
primarily from clubs and associations sponsoring an annual Victory
Tournament. Grants totaled more than $24,000 in 2005 and over
$900,000 in the 65-year history of the Victory Tournament.
A list of IWGA board members, past tournament results and entry
forms for all tournaments are available at
www.iwga.org.
[Illinois Women's Golf
Association news release] |
