Amateur Championship

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Started in 1914, the Florida State Amateur Championship is the oldest continuous sporting event in the state of Florida. Played this year at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge and at Metrowest Country Club, the Amateur will again decide the top amateur in the state of Florida. Past champions of the Amateur include Bob Murphy, Jerry Pate, Buddy Alexander and PGA Tour players David Peoples, Chris Couch and Barry Cheesman. Bay Hill Club has been the site of PGA Tour events since 1979.

Originally designed by Dick Wilson and Joe Lee in 1961, the course was redesigned by Mr. Palmer in 1980. Metrowest Country Club is a masterpiece of traditional golf course architecture by Robert Trent Jones Sr. Unlike most in central Florida the course features 100-foot elevations that gracefully rolls among water hazards and expansive bunkers to form a fair, yet demanding test of golf.

ENTRY FEE

$100. ($90 for online entry.) Those individuals who advance to the Championship, including exempt players, must pre-register and remit $50 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 Payment must be received by Monday, June 16, or the individual will be withdrawn from the Championship.

EXEMPTIONS

The following are exempt to the championship:

• Former State Amateur champions
• Top 10 from the 2002 State Amateur
• 2002 Match Play Champion
• 2002 Mid-Senior Champion
• 2002 Junior Champion (regular division)
• 2003 Senior champion
• 2003 Winter Series gross point leader
• 2002 Mid-Amateur semifinalists
• 2002 Public Links Champion
• Top 20 from 2002 Player-of-the-Year rankings

An exempt player shall meet all entry requirements and must submit a complete entry prior to deadline.

QUALIFYING FORMAT

18 holes stroke play at 13 sites

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

72 holes stroke play, cut to low 70 plus ties after 36 holes.

COURSES

The Bay Hill Club and Metrowest Country Club alternately the first 36 holes. The Bay Hill Club for the final 36 holes after the feild is cut to the low 70 and ties.

CARTS

During qualifying, each player must rent and use a golf cart. Caddies are acceptable, but he/she may not ride in a golf cart or carry their clubs. Players are responsible for cart fees for all practice rounds. Those individuals who advance to the Championship, including exempt players, must pre-register and remit a Championship fee which includes cart fees for all competitive rounds.

DEFENDING CHAMPION

Ty Harris, Tampa, carded 71-65-70-74--280 to win by four strokes at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in Orlando.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Arrangements have been made at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge for $96 per night for a single and $109 for double occupancy. Call (407) 876-2429 and identify yourself as an FSGA competitor for reservations. Additional arrangements have been made at the Radisson Hotel Orlando for $99 per night. Call (800) 327-2110 by June 4 and identify yourself as an FSGA competitor for reservations.

HANDICAP

No higher than 11.4