USGA Men's State Team

The USGA Men’s State Team Championship, as well as the Women’s State Team Championship, grew out of the Association’s Centennial celebration in 1995. It was believed that a new championship, one in which each state could be represented by non-college, amateur golfers, was a good way to cap the USGA’s year-long birthday celebration.

Each state was invited to send three players; 46 states and Puerto Rico responded and sent teams to compete at Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando, Fla., in 1995, and 50 states and Puerto Rico sent teams to compete at SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Fountain Hills, Ariz., in 1997. Since 2001, 52 teams — all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia — have participated.

Eligibility

Invitation only.

Championship Format

• 54 holes of individual stroke play
• The two lowest scores of each team will count in each round
• After 36 holes, the field is cut to the 21 lowest scoring teams and ties

Teams

The FSGA selects a three player team to represent Florida in this biannual competition. The team selections will include:

• The current Amateur Champion

• One player with the highest point total from the Two Year Points List as of August 18, 2016

• One player selected by the FSGA Championship Committee

Eligibility - Under NCAA guidelines, collegiate players may not compete in the State Team Championship or risk the loss of their NCAA eligibility, however, junior players are eligible.  Any designated selections which are not filled due to ineligibility or other reason will be selected by the FSGA Championships Committee.

Exemptions Earned from this Tournament

Players

• Next year's Mid-Amateur Championship (odd years only)

The Country Club of Birmingham - Alabama

The Country Club of Birmingham, in Birmingham, Ala., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2016 USGA Men’s State Team Championship. The club’s second USGA championship will be contested Sept. 28-30.

“The USGA looks forward to returning to the Country Club of Birmingham for the 2016 USGA Men’s State Team Championship,” said Diana Murphy, USGA vice president and Championship Committee chairman. “Based on the club’s rich history of contributing to amateur golf, we are confident it will provide a fantastic environment for this biennial team championship that brings together amateur players from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.”

Founded in 1898, the Country Club of Birmingham relocated from its original site in North Birmingham to Shades Valley, where two 18-hole courses were designed in 1926 by renowned architect Donald Ross. The 2016 USGA Men’s State Team Championship – the sixth USGA championship contested in Alabama – will use the West Course.