81st Women's Kentucky
State Amateur Championship

Miller Memorial Golf Course
Murray, KY

Open to women who are:
Legal residents of Kentucky and,
Members of clubs belonging to the Women's Kentucky State Golf Association

Each contestant may play one free practice round between June 1 - 18 (cart fee of $15.00 is not included). You MUST call for a tee time for your practice round.

Miller Memorial Golf Course Pro Shop number is: 270-809-2238.

Additional rounds may be played. The cost is $34 for weekday and weekend rounds. This includes the cart. You must call for a tee time.

AFTER May 22 - If you want to know where the tournament tees have been set, go to the Tournament Scorecard for yardage information. The Pro Shop will have this information.

The Women's Kentucky State Golf Association will host the fourth annual Better Ball Tournament on Sunday, June 24 during the practice round for the State Amateur Championship. The purpose of the Better Ball Tournament is to raise money for the Kentucky Golf Foundation - specifically for the new Kentucky Golf House. The Golf House is the home for the KGA-PGA administrative offices and the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame.

Cost: $10 per person / $20 per team to be paid with entry fee.

GAME & RULES : Low Gross and Low Net Prizes will be awarded using 1/4 of combined handicap for low net calculation.

• Open to all participants in the State Amateur Championship.
• Open to non-participants who have an up-to-date handicap index (please send a copy).
• If you do not have a partner and you want to play in this tournament, let Judy Lyle know when you send in your entry and she may be able to pair you with another person.
• The teeing ground will be from the white WKSGA tee markers - EXCEPT – non-WKSGA tournament participants play from the teeing ground where they would normally establish their handicap.
• The ball must be played down everywhere.
• Since this is a tournament within a practice round - for the tournament, use the first ball hit only. That is, if you wish to hit another ball for practice, you cannot record that ball. HONOR SYSTEM!
• Record gross score for each player on each hole on the Better Ball Scorecard provided.
• Scorecard must be signed by both players and dated. Turn in cards to the pro shop after the conclusion of your round
• Better Ball Tournament committee will go over scorecards and determine winners. In the event of a tie, there will be a scorecard playoff.
• Winners will be announced at the Tuesday, June 26 Business Meeting.
• In the event of a rain out - names of the players will be put in a hat and drawn for the prizes. The money will not be refunded.

Application:

To print an application for the Better Ball Tournament from this web site:

Better Ball Tournament Entry Form

The entry form is in Portable Document Format (.pdf) for easy printing.
Follow the above link and then follow the directions for completing the application.

If your internet browser does not support Acrobat Reader you can download it free by following this link:

W.K.S.G.A. Banquet & Business Meeting

This year, we will again hold our Annual Business Meeting in conjunction with the Banquet and Awards Ceremony. The Board strongly feels that all players should be present at this event. It is a time to find out how the Association works and a time to thank our host and honor the players. We recognize that some players and their families will be commuting - however, the player should make arrangements to be present at the meeting!

• Every player must have a current active U.S.G.A GHIN handicap card from a member club. Current is defined as at least 5 scores posted within the last year. Juniors are eligible for free GHIN cards...there is no reason not to have a handicap card! If you have questions regarding the handicap card and how to obtain one, please see your club pro or contact the Kentucky Golf Association.
  
• The tournament will be conducted under U.S.G.A. rules with such exceptions as the Tournament Committee may announce.
  
• Pairings and starting times will be mailed to all contestants approximately one week prior to the tournament. If we have participants who withdraw, the pairings and starting times may change. Make sure to check the starting tee time form when you register for the tournament on Sunday the 18th.
  
• The Championship Flight will consist of the 31 low qualifiers and the defending Champion or the 32 low qualifiers in the event the defending Champion is not entered.
  
• Ties for the last place in the Championship Flight shall be played off, hole by hole. Players thus tied must be available for play at the time of the play-off or forfeit their right to the upper flight. Ties for the last place in other flights will be determined by U.S.G.A. rules.
• Ties for Medalist will receive duplicate prizes.
  
• Contestants who are late for their starting times shall be penalized according to U.S.G.A. rules.
  
• Once a contestant has been paired for match play, she is required to play all matches until eliminated unless withdrawal is approved by the Board of Directors. Non-compliance with this rule will result in a one-year ban from State Tournament participation.
  
• Pace of Play will be strictly enforced. Players who choose to walk will be expected to keep pace of play with others in their group! For rulings on any questions, consult the U.S.G.A. Rules or members of the Rules Committee.

Contestants with caddies - Please specify that you will have a caddie on the entry form. Make sure that you introduce your caddie to the players in your group. If you have any questions regarding use of a caddie or etiquette - please see a Board member or a rules official.

Carts will be available for caddies this year. In order to reserve a cart for the first 3 days of play - the caddie cart fee must be prepaid. Send this money in as part of the entry. (See entry form)

The entry form and entry fee of $100.00 plus other fees should be in the hands of the Executive Secretary, Mrs. Judy Lyle, 104 S. 9th Street, Murray, KY 42071 by Monday, June 11. You may print an entry form from this site. (See Entry Form)

The first 111 entries with the lowest handicaps (112 in the event the defending champion is not entered) will be paired for qualifying. Other entries will be placed on a waiting list and be so notified. Entry fees will be refunded only to those who are on the waiting list and not accepted because of an unusually large number of entries.

Entries will be posted on the web site (sorted by lowest to highest handicap) as they arrive. You may view this section at:

2007 Amateur Entries.

In the event that the field is full - entries received after the deadline will be sorted by the date that they are postmarked and placed on the waiting list.

Entry Fee: $100.00 - includes all social events.

Better Ball Tournament Entry Fee: $10.00 per person or $20.00 per team (if you are playing in this tournament).

Social Fee for non-participants: $40.00 - Tickets for social events must be purchased by June 11 - the entry deadline, in order to give Miller Memorial an accurate number for meals. After that date, arrangements must be discussed with the Pro.

Banquet Meal: You must preorder your meal. This should be completed for the player and each guest that they plan to have at the banquet. Include this form with your entry. (You can print this form - see below)

Cart Fee: $15.00 per person per round.

You must prepay for your carts. If you are planning to ride, please include $45 in addition to the entry fee. If you are planning to walk, you will not be assessed the cart fee. Cart fees will be refunded to anyone who withdraws from the tournament.
Please check the appropriate box on your application. [If you choose to walk - but change your mind during the tournament, it will be up to the Pro Shop as to whether there are sufficient carts.]

Caddie Cart Fee: $15.00 per person per round.

You must prepay for your carts. If you are planning to ride, please include $45 (plus the player cart fee) in addition to the entry fee. If you are planning to walk, you will not be assessed the cart fee. Cart fees will be refunded to anyone who withdraws from the tournament.
Please check the appropriate box on your application. [If you choose to walk - but change your mind during the tournament, it will be up to the Pro Shop as to whether there are sufficient carts.]

Club Storage & Cleaning: There is no club storage at Miller Memorial.

Range Balls: Included in entry fee.

Entry forms may be obtained by writing:
Mrs. Judy Lyle
104 S. 9th St.
Murray,KY 42071-2429

or sending email to jrlyle@murray-ky.net.

The following links are all of the peices of information that go out to the member clubs and individual members.

State Amateur Invitation

State Amateur Entry Form and Banquet Form

Letter to the Members and Participants

2007 Better Ball Tourney

2007 Rally for the Cure Closest to Hole Contest

Everyone participating in the State Amateur is encouraged to
make room reservations early.

TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS:

 AmeriHost Inn
1210 N. 12 th St .

 Phone:
270-759-5910

Make sure to mention WKSGA Golf for
special room rate of $69.00 per night.

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TEAM CUP
The Team Cup will be competed for during the qualifying round. The lowest aggregate gross score that is made by three players representing any one club wins the team cup.

BROWN HOTEL CUP
J. Graham Brown donated the permanent Association Championship Trophy, designated as the Brown Hotel Cup, in 1923. The Cup is on display at Golf House Kentucky in Louisville. The champion may take the Cup home for one month after the tournament then is to return the Cup to the Golf House.

W.K.S.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER-UP CUP
The cup will be presented to the runner-up of the Women's Kentucky State Amateur Tournament. She will have custody of the perpetual cup until the next State Amateur Championship.

SENIOR MEDALIST TROPHY
Any contestant who will have reached her 55th birthday on or before qualifying day is eligible to win the Pendelton Trophy, donated by Winchester Country Club. Entry blanks must be marked to qualify.

JUNIOR MEDALIST
Any contestant who has not reached her 19th birthday on or before qualifying day is eligible to win a special Junior Medalist prize. Entry blanks must be marked to qualify.

CURRANS MEMORIAL LOW NET TROPHY
Trophy donated in memory of Bill Currans by his daughter Anne Farthing in 2003. The trophy will be presented to the player who has the low net score on qualifying day. In the event of a tie, there will be a scorecard playoff. The player MUST have a current active handicap card in order to be eligible.

2006 RECIPIENTS

Brown Hotel Cup................................Krista Burton, Lakewood Country Club

WKSGA Runner-Up Cup...................Jessica Smith, Charlie Vettiner Golf Course

Medalist (72)........................................Beverly Games, Elizabethtown Country Club

Senior Medalist (79)...........................Marsha Bordas, Lone Oak Country Club

Junior Medalist (75)............................Jessica Smith, Charlie Vettiner Golf Course &
...............................................................Lydia Gumm, Lincoln Trail Country Club

Currans Low Net Trophy (83/67)........Megan Foley, Andover Golf & Country Club &
...............................................................Lyndsey Bevill, Henry County Country Club

Team Cup.......................................... Elizabethtown Country Club
..............................................Beverly Games (72), Karisa Akin (76), Kim Hartlage (81)