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National Championships Conducted by the USGA

The U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship is only one of many national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.  Below is the complete list of the thirteen national championships conducted each year:

U.S. Open
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
U.S. Amateur Public Links
U.S. Girls' Junior
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Women's Amateur
U.S. Amateur
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
U.S. Mid-Amateur
USGA Senior Amateur
USGA Senior Women's Amateur

Two other events, the Men's and Women's State Team Championships, are conducted every other year.

The USGA also helps conduct three international competitions -- the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup matches, and the World Amateur Team Championships.

For more information about future USGA championships or on how you can participate in a national championship, be sure to visit the USGA's web site at www.usga.org and select "Championships" from the menu.

 

  
Championship Facts

PAR AND YARDAGE – Desert Forest Golf Club will play at 6,209 yards with par of 37-36—73.

WHO CAN PLAY? – The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship is open to female amateur players who will have reached their 25th birthday on or before Sept. 29, and who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 9.4.

ARCHITECT – Desert Forest, widely considered the first desert-style course ever built, was designed by Robert "Red" Lawrence and opened in 1962. Lawrence carved the course from existing desert landscape, with virtually no soil having been removed or shaped during course construction. There are no fairway bunkers or water hazards on the course.

COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – The USGA Course RatingTM for Desert Forest Golf Club is 76.5; Slope Rating® is 143.

COURSE LAYOUT – The fairways will measure .500" in height. The intermediate rough will measure 1.0 inch with a width approximately 6 feet (with adjustments as needed). Depending on density, the primary rough will stand at approximately 1.75 inches high. The goal is to have the putting greens run 10.5-11 feet on the USGA Stimpmeter.

TICKETS – Admission for all six days of the championship is free of charge. Spectators are invited to walk the fairways behind the players, but no cameras are allowed during the days of competition.

 
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