Alexander Cup
Awarded to the Amateur Champion
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Field:
Limited to the low 144 players. Foreign entries are welcome.
Format: Match Play. Tournament played at scratch. 36-hole stroke-play
qualifying round. Low 64 qualifiers shall constitute the Championship flight
with the final round being 36 holes. All other players will qualify into flights
of 16 with the final round being 18 holes. No consolation.
Entry Requirements: Entries are open to amateur female golfers who (1) have
an up-to-date 18-hole USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 10.4 under the USGA Handicap
System, (2) are members of a golf club, organization or association that is a
current WWGA member.
Caddies: Players shall walk at all times. A player may provide her
caddie, carry her bag or employ a club caddie, if available. A player may
caddie for another player.
Awards: W. A. Alexander Cup – Champion;
‘Babe’ Didrikson Zaharias Memorial
Trophy – Finalist;
Margaret Lenz Trophy – Medalist;
Augustus Maschmeyer Cup – four players from the
same state; Derby Cup – two players from the same club.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Field: Limited to 128 players.
Foreign entries are welcome
Format: Match Play. Tournament played at scratch. 18-hole stroke-play qualifying for
match play. Low 32 qualifiers shall constitute the Championship flight with the
final round being 18 holes. All other players will qualify into flights of 16
players with the final round being 18 holes. Consolation in all flights.
Entry Requirements: Entries are open to amateur female golfers who (1)
have an up-to-date 18-hole USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 22.4 under the USGA
Handicap System, (2) are girls 18 years of age or younger who will not have
reached 19 years of age by the date of the Finals of the Championship, (3) are
not college or university students. Note: A golf club, organization or
association affiliation is not a requirement.
Caddies: Players shall walk at all times. A player may provide her
caddie, carry her bag or employ a club caddie, if available. A player may
caddie for another player. Exception: A player is
prohibited from having her parent, guardian, relative, any golf professional or
golf coach serve as her caddie during a stipulated round in the Championship.
Awards: Icely Cup - Champion; Upchurch Trophy - Finalist; Marion Miley
Bracelet - junior player having the lowest combined gross score from the
qualifying rounds of the current year’s WWGA Amateur and Junior Championships.
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Field:
Limited to 120 players.
Format: Stroke Play (54 holes). Tournament played at gross and net. 36-hole
qualifying round to establish flights.
Entry Requirements: Entries are open to amateur female golfers who
(1) have an up-to-date
18-hole USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 22.4 under the USGA Handicap System, (2) have
reached 50 years of age by the first day of the Championship, (3) are members of
a golf club, organization or association that is a current WWGA member.
Caddies: The Committee shall determine the status of caddies and automotive
transportation.
Awards: Alice Dye Trophy – Champion; Medalist; Flights (gross and net); Club
Team Event; Super Senior Event.
WWGA PAST CHAMPIONS
Patty Berg - 8 time winner; JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Clifford
Ann Creed, Beth Daniel, Moira Dunn, Dot Germain, Betty Jameson, Catherine
Lacoste, Pat Lesser, Nancy Lopez - 4 time winner; Carol Ann Mann, Debbie Massey,
Marion Miley, Dorothy Page, Grace Park, Betsy Rawls, Pearl Sinn, Louise Suggs,
Kathy Whitworth, Mickey Wright, Babe Zaharias, and Kellee Booth...
to name a few.
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