The U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur is one of thirteen
United States Golf Association
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the rule ...
national championships. First played in 1987, it provides amateur women over the age of 25 an opportunity to compete for a national championship. Entrants must have a
handicap index of 9.4 or lower.
The major amateur tournament in the U.S. for women, the
U.S. Women's Amateur, is dominated by women under age 25, many with hopes of becoming
tournament professionals.
The winner wins an invitation to the
U.S. Women's Open, and if she will turn 50 by the time of the ensuing
U.S. Senior Women's Open, she is automatically eligible for that tournament.
Winners
Source
^ Originally scheduled for Quail Creek Country Club in
Naples, Florida
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but moved due to course damage caused by
Hurricane Irma
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.
Multiple winners
*4 wins:
Ellen Port,
Meghan Bolger Stasi
*3 wins:
Sarah LeBrun Ingram
*2 wins:
Carol Semple Thompson,
Julia Potter
Future sites
Source
References
External links
*{{official website, 1=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2022/u-s--women-s-mid-amateur.html
Amateur golf tournaments in the United States
Women's golf tournaments in the United States
Women's Mid-Amateur