TAMPA, Fla. – Entries close for the 57th Florida State Four-Ball Championship at the Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort on May 24 with the Championship being played on July 8-9. First, competitors must attempt to qualify at one of eight sites across the site.
From June 14-28, the Florida State Golf Association will conduct eight qualifying tournaments for amateur golfers trying to advance to the Championship at Innisbrook. Teams of two will play 18 holes of four-ball stroke play in the qualifying in hopes of advancing to the Championship. The Championship will also feature exempt teams who earned exempt status through different categories. In the Championship, participants will play 36 holes of four-ball stroke play in the two-day event on the Copperhead Course, home of the PGA Tour’s Chrysler Championship. In four-ball stroke play, two competitors play as partners, each playing his own ball. The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole.
Last year at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando, Steve Carter and Andy Purnell, of Jacksonville, set a new tournament record shooting a 64-59—123.
Qualifying will take place at the following sites:
June 14 – Gateway G & CC, Fort Myers
June 15 – Queens Harbour Y & CC, Jacksonville
June 16 – Duran GC, Viera
June 27 – Southwood GC, Tallahassee
June 28 – Deer Creek GC, Deerfield Beach
June 28 – Palma Ceia G & CC, Tampa
June 28 – Rio Pinar CC, Orlando
June 28 – Windswept Dunes GC, Freeport
To register for the Four-Ball Championship, please visit www.fsga.org .
Organized in 1913, the Florida State Golf Association is a not-for-profit organization that governs amateur golf in the state of Florida. In addition to conducting 22 championships for amateur golfers in the state, the FSGA is responsible for more than 40 qualifying tournaments for USGA National Championships and the new Florida Junior Tour. The FSGA also maintains the USGA Handicap System, performs course ratings throughout Florida and assists in junior programs and scholarships.
Contact:
Alyson Bartell
(813) 632-3742
abartell@fsga.org
