The 91st Amateur Championship
will be played at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta. Designed by George Fazio, the
Hills Course opened in 1970 and features hilly fairways and golf holes woven
through forests of pine, oak and palmetto. The first two days, players will
compete on the Hills and Village Course with the final two days on the Hills.
Jupiter Hills hosted the US Amateur in 1987 and last year's Four-Ball
Championship and US Open Sectional Qualifying.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to
amateur golfers who must be (1) a resident of Florida (reside in Florida at
least 4 months per year, have otherwise established legal residency or graduated
from a Florida high school and presently attending an out-of-state college); or
(2) a member of a FSGA member club; or (3) a military personnel or a dependant of a military personnel based in Florida
on active duty.
ENTRY FEE: $110 ($120 - players who do not have an active FSGA/GHIN
Handicap). Qualifying Fee includes Entry Fee and cart fee. Those individuals who
advance to the Championship through qualifying must pre-register and remit an
additional $125 either online at the FSGA website at www.fsga.org or by check to
the FSGA office for advance payment of Championship Fees. Payment must be
received by Friday, June 13 by 3:30 pm, or the individual will be withdrawn from
the Championship. Championship Fee includes cart fees for all competitive
rounds.
EXEMPT PLAYER'S FEE: $200 ($210 - players who do not have an active FSGA/GHIN
Handicap). Exempt Fee includes Championship Fee and Entry Fee for those
individuals eligible for exemption. (See below)
EXEMPTIONS: Players in the following categories will be eligible for
exemption provided they meet all entry and eligibility requirements.
- Previous Amateur Champions
- Top 10 & tied from last year’s Amateur Championship
- Top 20 & tied from last year’s final Player of the Year Rankings
- Last year’s Boys Junior Champion (16-18 age division)
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Last year’s Boys Junior Champion (13-15 age division)
- Last year’s Match Play Champion
- Last year’s Public Links Champion
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Last year’s Mid-Senior Champion
- Current year’s Senior Champion (senior division)
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Previous three year’s Mid-Amateur Champions
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Last year’s Mid-Amateur Semifinalists
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Current year’s final Winter Series
- Mid-Senior Points leader
- Current year’s final Winter Series Senior Points leader
- Last year's FHSAA Boys Class 1A Individual Champion
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Last year's FHSAA Boys Class 2A Individual Champion
HANDICAPS: No higher than 11.4.
QUALIFYING: 18 holes stroke play at 13 sites. During
qualifying, each player must use a golf cart. Caddies are acceptable, but he/she
may not ride in a golf cart or carry the player’s clubs. Players are responsible
for cart fees for all practice rounds.
CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT: Seventy-two holes of individual stroke
play. All players play eighteen holes each on the Hills Course and the Village
Course on Thursday, June 19th and Friday, June 20th. The field will
be cut to the low seventy and ties after thirty-six holes. The final thirty-six
holes will be played on the Hills Course. The lowest score for 72 holes will be
the Champion. If necessary, there will be a three hole aggregate score play-off
for champion. If the play-off results in a tie, play will immediately continue,
hole by hole. It is the player’s responsibility to be present for any playoff.
On the Village Course, the starting tees that will be used for the Championship
are #1 and #8.
TRANSPORTATION TO THE VILLAGE 8th HOLE: All players
starting their round on Thursday or Friday on the 8th hole of the Village Course
should allow for a 15 minute drive to the starting tee. The FSGA will have
a player registration tent set up near the
practice green behind the South driving range. All three players in the group
should arrive at this tent 20 minutes before the tee time so they can follow a
Committee member out to the 8th tee.
CARTS: During qualifying and the Championship proper, each player must use a golf
cart.
PRACTICE ROUND CART FEES: Players are responsible for practice round
cart fees at qualifying sites and at the Championship Proper.
PRACTICE ROUND
AND PRACTICE FACILITY INFORMATION: Practice rounds are available one week
prior to the Championship on a space available basis on the Hills Course.
Practice rounds are restricted to after 12:00 PM on the weekend prior to the
Championship.
Practice rounds
on the Village Course will be available starting Tuesday, June 17th
on a space available basis.
All players must
take a cart and the cost of the practice round, including range balls and cart,
is $25 plus tax. Players are allowed one practice round per course at the $25
plus tax rate. The cost for any additional practice rounds is $129 plus tax
including cart. Only exempt and qualifying participants may play practice
rounds. Alternates are not extended practice privileges.
Starting times
for your practice round can be arranged by calling the club. The golf shop
telephone number is (561) 746-5228. On Tuesday & Wednesday, all golf
carts must be returned by 6:00 PM.
You may not
make your practice round tee time before groupings are made. Groupings
will be made on Tuesday, June 10th and faxed to the club that
morning.
Players
MUST use the appropriate driving range for the course you are playing
that day during the Championship:
- Hills Course -
use the North driving range
-
Village Course -
use the South driving range
Players will be
allowed to practice after their practice round on Tuesday & Wednesday and after
each competitive round. The practice facilities will close at 6:00 PM each
day. Any players playing a practice round before Tuesday, June 17th,
will be allowed to use the practice facility before your round only.
CONDITIONS; SCHEDULES – The FSGA Championships Committee/on-site Rules
Committee reserves the right to alter any of the conditions, provisions and/or
schedules. The decision of the Championships Committee/on-site Rules Committee
in any matter will be final.
CHAMPIONSHIP PACE OF PLAY:
Click here to
read the Championship Pace of Play Policy.
HARD CARD; LOCAL RULES AND CONDITIONS OF COMPETITIONS:
Click here to read
the Hard Card and additional Conditions of Competitions.
CHAMPIONSHIP POLICIES:
Click here to read the withdrawal, dress code, caddie and spectator and
other policies.
ALTERNATE PROCEDURES:
Click here
here for alternate procedures.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Click on the link for hotels in
the Jupiter area. Then click on the hotel icon. The FSGA does not have a host
hotel.
Click here
SPECTATORS AND CADDIES:
Spectators and caddies are always
welcome at FSGA Championships. Only players are allowed to ride in carts. If a
player employs a caddie, the caddie MUST walk and the player’s
clubs must remain on the golf cart. Spectators and caddies are encouraged
to arrive at the Jupiter Hills Club with the player they are planning on
following. Parking is very limited at the club.
PARKING PASS:
Please display the parking pass on the dash board of your car the entire week of
the Championship.
ON-SITE REGISTRATION:
There will a registration table set up in front of the men’s locker room at the
Jupiter Hills Club to pick up your tee gift and player information the day
before the Championship from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. This is NOT a mandatory
registration. Tee gifts and player information will be available for pick up
before the competitive rounds for players not playing a practice round on
Wednesday. If we have received your payment for your Championship fees by
Friday, June 13th you have pre-registered for the Championship.
DRESS CODE: Gentlemen are required to have
shirts tucked in and hats worn properly while on the golf course. The wearing
of a mock turtle neck shirts designed for golf is
NOT
permitted. All shirts must have
a collar.
Remember that you are a guest of Jupiter Hills Club. Entries
are subject to rejection or withdrawal at any time (including during the event).
The reason for withdrawal may include improper attire and/or unbecoming conduct.
- Players are to change their shoes in the locker room; not in the
parking lot.
- Players are encouraged to use the services of the clubhouse
including the buffets and grill room for food and beverage as well as the locker
room and its services.
- Gentlemen are prohibited from wearing their hats while in the club
house.
- Jupiter Hills Club strictly prohibits the use cell
phones, ear pieces & blackberry’s etc, on the golf course and in the club house.
Leave your cell phone in your car.
METHOD OF PAYMENTS:
Jupiter Hills Club accepts cash and
Visa/MasterCard for payment.
DIRECTIONS TO JUPITER HILLS CLUB:
(561) 746-5228
From the North
I-95 South to exit #96 – Hobe Sound. Continue
east to US Highway One; turn right onto US One, heading south about 5 miles. We
are south of Jonathan Dickenson State Park on the right side of the road.
From the South
I-95 north to Indiantown Rd. in Jupiter – exit
#87A or Florida’s Turnpike north to Jupiter – exit #116
Head east on Indiantown Rd. to US Highway One.
Left on US One heading north. Continue through Village of Tequesta and past
County Line Road. We are one mile north of County Line Road on the left hand
side of the road.
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Matthew Galloway, of Valrico, fired a
69-70-70-71--280 at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club to win the 90th Amateur
Championship.
Judson Eustaquio fired a course record 4-under par 66 in the final round to win the 91st Florida State Amateur Championship at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta on June 19-22. 
Third round leader Garrett Morrison, 34, of Orlando, fell to second place after carding a final round 73. Morrison shot a 72-69 in the first two rounds and led after three rounds shooting even par. For the Championship, Morrison finished six back from Eustaquio with a 286 total. Three players tied for third place shooting a four-round total of 290. Robbie Wight, 21, of West Palm Beach, shot a 74-70 and finished with a pair of 73’s on the weekend. Eustaquio’s teammate at Florida Southern, Danny Evelyn, 20, of Wellington, also tied for third with rounds of 74-77-68-71. David Johnson, 21, of Palm Bay,carded a 72-75-67-76 for a share of third place. 
