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Tournament Calendar
The National Scene
Key national and international championships, WGA, WWGA, USGA, plus tour stops in Illinois and vicinity July 9-12 70th U.S. Women’s Open, Lancaster CC, Lancaster, Pa. 9-12 45th John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis 10-12 3rd Encompass Championship, North Shore CC, Glenview 13-17 89th Women’s Western Junior, Hope Valley CC, Durham, N.C. 19-22 144th Open Championship, Old Course, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland 20-25 68th U.S. Junior Amateur, Colleton River Plantation, Bluffton, S.C. 20-25 67th U.S. Girls Junior Amateur, Tulsa CC, Tulsa, Okla. August 3- 8 113rd Western Amateur, Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove 10-16 115th U.S. Women’s Amateur, Portland GC, Portland, Ore. 13-16 97th PGA Championship, Whistling Straits (Straits), Haven, Wis. 17-23 115th U.S. Amateur, Olympia Fields CC (North), Olympia Fields September 9-12 U.S. Women’s State Team, Dalhousie GC, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 12-13 45th Walker Cup, Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Lancashire, England 17-20 112th BMW Championship (Western Open), Conway Farms GC, Lake Forest 24-27 29th Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta, Ga. 26-10/ 1 61st U.S. Senior Amateur, Hidden Creek GC, Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. 26-10/ 1 54th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, Hillwood CC, Nashville, Tenn. October 3- 8 35th U.S. Mid-Amateur, John’s Island C, Vero Beach, Fla. 3- 8 29th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, Squire Creek CC, Choudrant, La. 28-30 11th Presidents Cup, Jack Nicklaus GC Korea, Songdo IBD, Korea
USGA Qualifying
6 7 9 22 31 3 10 10 21 24
www.usga.org; generally conducted locally by CDGA July U.S. Amateur, Ruth Lake CC, Hinsdale U.S. Amateur, Weibring GC at Illinois State, Normal U.S. Amateur, Royal CC of Long Grove U.S. Women’s Amateur, Sportsman’s CC, Northbrook August U.S. Senior Amateur, La Grange CC, La Grange September U.S. Mid-Amateur, Village Links of Glen Ellyn U.S. Mid-Amateur, Crestwicke CC, Bloomington U.S. Mid-Amateur, Glen View C, Golf 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, Mistwood GC, Romeoville 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, Kankakee CC, Kankakee
Illinois PGA
20-22 27 10-11 31-9/ 2 14-15 5-6
www.ipga.com July 66th Illinois Open, Royal Melbourne CC / Hawthorn Woods CC Senior Masters, Onwentsia C August Illinois PGA Senior Championship, Whisper Creek GC, Huntley 93rd Illinois PGA Championship, Medinah CC (No. 1) September Illinois Senior Open, McHenry CC, McHenry October Illinois Players Championship, Eagle Ridge (General), Galena
Chicago District GA
14-16 27-30 17 25-26 2 8 16-18 14
www.cdga.org July 85th Illinois Amateur, Panther Creek CC, Springfield 14th CDGA Senior Amateur, Merit C, Libertyville August 3rd CDGA Super Senior Amateur, Schaumburg GC, Schaumburg 23rd Illinois Mid-Amateur, Flossmoor CC, Floosmoor September CDGA Gross and Net, Heritage Bluffs GC, Channahon 8th CDGA Better Ball of Pairs, Kemper Lakes GC, Hawthorn Woods 29th Illinois Senior Amateur, Ravisloe CC, Homewood 41st CDGA Mixed Championship, Oak Park CC, River Grove
Chicago Women’s District GA 23 10-12 27 9
www.cwdga.org July Better Ball of Pairs, Green Acres CC, Northbrook August 84th CWDGA Championship, Edgewood Valley CC, La Grange Senior Better Ball of Pairs, Big Foot CC, Fontana, Wis. September Tournament of Team Champions, Riverside GC, North Riverside
Illinois Women’s GA
4- 5 15-17
http://iwga.org August 36th Illinois Girls Junior, U. of Illinois GC (Orange), Savoy September 45th Illinois Senior Women’s Amateur, CC of Decatur
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Illinois Junior GA
8-10 20-24 TBA 11
Key tournaments • www.ijga.org July IJGA-CDGA Junior Amateur, Mill Creek GC, Geneva Chick Evans Junior Match Play, Itasca CC, Itasca August Player of the Year Championship, TBA Prep Team Challenge, Fox Run GL, Elk Grove Village
Mid-America Junior Golf Tour
www.ijga.org/majgt July 1- 2 Second City Classic, Ravisloe CC, Homewood 6- 7 U. of Illinois Classic, Stone Creek GC, Urbana 16-17 Sanctuary Classic, Sanctuary GC, New Lenox 20-21 Purdue Classic, Kampen GC, West Lafayette, Ind. 23-24 Kenosha Classic, Kenosha CC, Kenosha, Wis. 27-29 Championship at Illinois State, Weibring GC, Normal August 4- 6 Championship at the Den (boys), The Den at Fox Creek, Bloomington 10-11 Blackstone Classic, Blackstone GC, Marengo September 19-20 Minnesota Open, Legacy GC, Fairbault, Minn. October 24-25 Autumn Open, Mistwood GC, Romeoville
Notable Junior Tournaments
August 2 Southern Illinois GA Junior Players Championship, Rend Lake GC, Whittington
NIMAGA
12 20 3 8- 9 23 12 13 19 3-4
www.nimaga.org July Freedom Open, Sanctuary GC / Broken Arrow GC Summer Scramble, Turnberry CC, Lakewood August August Midweek, Lake Barrington Shores CC, Lake Barrington Club Championship, Buffalo Grove GC / Links at Carillon Two-Man Better Ball, Prairie Bluff GC, Lockport September Patriot’s Day Classic South, Old Oak CC, Homer Glen Patriot’s Day Classic North, Randall Oaks GC, West Dundee NIMAGA vs. Milwaukee, Evergreen GC, Elkhorn, Wis. October NIMAGA Players Championship, Boone Creek GC, Bull Valley