USGA Senior Amateur Championship
USGA Senior Amateur Championship
USGA Senior Amateur Championship
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Sr. <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
4 <strong>USGA</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
Entries<br />
Open to amateur golfers who have reached their 55th<br />
birthday on or before Sept. 12, 2009, and who have<br />
a <strong>USGA</strong> Handicap Index not exceeding 7.4. Entries<br />
close July 22.<br />
Starting Field<br />
156 players<br />
Schedule of Play<br />
• Saturday, Sept. 12 — First round, stroke play (18 holes)<br />
• Sunday, Sept. 13 — Second round, stroke play (18 holes)<br />
After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64<br />
scorers, who will advance to match play.<br />
• Monday, Sept. 14 — First round, match play (18 holes)<br />
• Tuesday, Sept. 15 — Second round, match play<br />
(18 holes), Third round, match play (18 holes)<br />
• Wednesday, Sept. 16 — Quarterfinals, match play<br />
(18 holes), Semifinals, match play (18 holes)<br />
• Thursday, Sept. 17 — Final, match play (18 holes)<br />
Sectional Qualifying<br />
18 holes stroke play, scheduled at 51 sites, from<br />
Aug. 10-20.<br />
Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying<br />
• Winners of the <strong>USGA</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong><br />
the last 10 years (1999-2008)<br />
• Runners-up of the <strong>USGA</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
<strong>Championship</strong> the last three years (2006-2008)<br />
• Semifinalists of the <strong>USGA</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
<strong>Championship</strong> the last two years (2007-2008)<br />
• Quarterfinalists from the 2008 <strong>USGA</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
<strong>Championship</strong><br />
• Any player who qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open<br />
<strong>Championship</strong><br />
• From the 2008 U.S. Open <strong>Championship</strong>, those<br />
returning scores for 72 holes<br />
• From the 2009 U.S. <strong>Senior</strong> Open <strong>Championship</strong>, any<br />
amateur returning a 72-hole score<br />
2009 Conditions of Play<br />
• Winners of the U.S. <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong> the last<br />
15 years or 15 years from the time the player becomes<br />
age eligible<br />
• Runners-up of the U.S. <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong> the<br />
last three years (2007-2009)<br />
• Quarterfinalists from the 2009 U.S. <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
<strong>Championship</strong><br />
• From the U.S. <strong>Amateur</strong> Public Links <strong>Championship</strong>,<br />
winners in 2008 & 2009 and the runner-up in 2009<br />
• From the U.S. Mid-<strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong>, winners<br />
in 2007 & 2008 and the runner-up in 2008<br />
• Playing members of the two most current United<br />
States and Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup teams<br />
(2007 & 2009)<br />
• Playing members of the two most current United<br />
States World <strong>Amateur</strong> teams (2006 & 2008)<br />
• Winners of the British <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong> the<br />
last five years (2005-2009)<br />
• Winner of the 2009 British <strong>Senior</strong> Open <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
<strong>Championship</strong><br />
• Winner of the 2009 Canadian Men's <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong><br />
<strong>Championship</strong><br />
• Special exemptions as selected by the <strong>USGA</strong><br />
The Champion Receives<br />
• A gold medal and custody of the Frederick L. Dold<br />
Trophy for the ensuing year. The runner-up receives<br />
a silver medal: the other semifinalists and medalist<br />
receive bronze medals<br />
• An exemption from local qualifying at the next U.S.<br />
Open <strong>Championship</strong><br />
• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the next<br />
U.S. <strong>Senior</strong> Open <strong>Championship</strong>, if still an amateur<br />
• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the next<br />
two U.S. <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong>s<br />
• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the next<br />
two U.S. Mid-<strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong>s<br />
• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the next<br />
10 <strong>USGA</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Amateur</strong> <strong>Championship</strong>s<br />
• An exemption from sectional qualifying at the next<br />
two U.S. <strong>Amateur</strong> Public Links <strong>Championship</strong>s, if<br />
other wise eligible
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