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The state of Florida has 659 high schools.
Currently 442 of those schools have golf programs. The schools are divided by
population into two Classes- Class A (student populations from 22-1271) and
Class 2A (student populations from 1272-4071). Both Class A and Class 2A are
broken down into 16 Districts.
In Florida the high school golf season is in the fall. The season starts in
early August and ends the second week in November. High school matches are 9
holes and are usually played on weekdays after school. The District and Regional
tournaments are 18 hole competitions and the State Finals is a 36 hole event.
To decide the state champions in each Class, teams compete within their District
where the top four teams and two low individuals (not on one of the top four
teams) advance to the Regional Tournament. Within each Class there are eight
Regional Tournaments. Two teams from each Regional Tournament and the low two
individuals advance to the State Finals. At the State Finals approximately 85 junior golfers
compete in each of the four classes. The Florida State Golf Association is in
charge of the on course tournament administration for the FHSAA State Golf
Finals.
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