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WWATC
4 Women’s World Amateur Team
Conducting Organization
The International Golf Federation, previously known as the
World Amateur Golf Council, which comprises national governing
bodies of golf in 122 countries and international professional
tours, conducts the Women’s World Amateur Team
Championship. The IGF is the International Federation for golf
in the International Federation for golf for the International
Olympic Committee (IOC).
Host Organization
The Turkish Golf Federation is the host.
The Teams
May be two or three players per team.
Format
72 holes stroke play; 18 holes played on each of four days.
Scoring
In each round, the total of the two lowest scores by players
from each team constitutes the team score for that round. The
four-day total is the team’s score for the championship.
2012 Conditions of Play
Schedule of Play
• Thursday, Sept. 27 — First round (18 holes)
• Friday, Sept. 28 — Second round (18 holes)
• Saturday, Sept. 29 — Third round (18 holes)
• Sunday, Sept. 30 — Fourth round (18 holes)
Miscellaneous
Players must be amateur golfers under the Rules of Amateur
Status of either The R&A or the United States Golf Association.
Players must be citizens of the country represented.
Sites
The championship is rotated biennially among three geographic
zones: Asia-Pacific, American and European-African.
The 2014 championship will be played in Karuizawa, Japan.