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2018 Women’s State Amateur Championship June 11-14, 2018 Eligibility: The State Amateur is open to female amateurs who are residents of the State of Mississippi for at least 60 days prior to June 11, 2018. All participants in Mississippi Golf Association State Championships are required to have an active GHIN Number through a Licensed Mississippi Member Club. Format: Field is limited to the first 96 accepted entries. An 18-hole qualifying round will be played on Monday, June 11 th , and Match Play begins Tuesday, June 12 th . Qualifier will be contested on two sets of tees/divisions. Players are required to select which division they would like to compete in. Divisions: Championship Division: between 5500 and 6000 yds. (Suggested) The Championship flight qualifier will be limited to a minimum of sixteen (16) players and maximum of twenty-four (24) players (including last years’ champion). If there are not 16 players signed up to compete, the remaining positions will be filled by the next lowest handicaps entered to include ties if required. Regular Division: between 5200 and 5499 yds (Suggested) Interested players will need to select the Regular Division on the entry form, keeping in mind the possibility of having to play in the Championship flight qualifier as stated above. The Regular Division qualifier will be limited to 72 entrants with the lowest handicaps per the most recent GHIN revision prior to the tournament. Qualifying scores will be used to seed the remainder of the flights, starting in the first flight behind those non-selected Championship Division players. After the qualifying round, the low sixteen (16) players will make up the Championship flight and will play the remainder of the tournament (match play) from the existing Championship tee boxes. The players that did not qualify for the Championship flight will automatically be seeded into the First flight according to their qualifying scores, and will play the remainder of their tournament from the Regular Division tees. Refund Policy: If a player withdraws prior to the entry deadline she will receive a full refund, minus a $25.00 administration fee (deducted from the entry fee not including processing fees). If a player withdraws after the entry deadline has passed, the player will not receive a refund Rules and Regulations: All participants agree to abide by the written rules, regulations and dress code found at www.missgolf.org Entry Procedure: All players must apply on this entry form or online at: www.missgolf.org/onlineregistration. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2018 Mississippi Women’s State Amateur $225.00 ($233 for payment by credit or debit card) Deadline: Monday, June 4 th , 2018 at 12:00 pm, noon Division (Circle One): Championship Division First Name: Regular Division Last Name: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Phone: Cell Phone: GHIN Number: Email Address: Date of Birth: / Name on Card: Credit Card Number: Exp. Date: Amount: Yes, I am a Silver, Gold or Platinum member. Please use the $25 tournament credit on file. Please circle one: Visa Mastercard Discover AMEX Cash Check Effective February 1, 2013: All transactions by credit or debit card will include a processing fee. Mail completed entry to: Mississippi Golf Association 400 Clubhouse Drive Pearl, MS 39208 /