PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., June 16, 2011 – The EWGA Championship, considered the world’s largest amateur women’s golf competition, will hold its first 2011 semi-final at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel , Florida (near Tampa) on Saturday, June 25.
The EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Association) chapters in the South and Central Florida area that are sending competitors to this semi-final include Brevard County/Space Coast, FL Chapter, Fort Lauderdale Area, Manatee County, Miami-Dade County, Naples, Palm Beach County, Polk County, and Tampa Bay.
From April through July, depending on the area’s golf season, local competitions are held by the more than 120 EWGA chapters found throughout the United States and Canada. At the chapter level, EWGA members compete in individual stoke play in five flights based on USGA handicaps and a scramble team competition. Low gross and low net winners in each flight and the winning scramble team then compete in one of 15 semi-final competitions held throughout the United States. (see locations below).
Semi-final winners will compete in the 36-hole championship finals at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Desert Willow Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif. on October 21-22, 2011. Now in its 16th year, this competition annually attracts over 2400 participants.
“The EWGA Championship is a premier event for women of all playing ability levels. For some of our members who did not grow up playing sports, this is one of their first experiences in competitive play,” says Pam Swensen, CEO of the EWGA. “The growth and continued excellence of the EWGA Championship demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing women with more opportunities through the game of golf.”
In addition to the semi-final competitions, four EWGA Sunday Fun Days presented by Cleveland Golf will be held the following day at the Tampa, Texas, Richmond and Washington venues. Following the EWGA Championship Finals, a charity tournament put on by the EWGA Foundation to benefit the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program is planned at the Indian Wells Golf Resort on Sunday, October 23.
Founded in 1991, the EWGA is dedicated to connecting women to learn, play, and enjoy golf for business and fun. There are currently over 120 chapters throughout the United States with international chapters in Canada. The chapters provide a wide range of golf, social and networking activities for both new and experienced golfers.
The EWGA is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information about the association and its membership, visit www.ewga.com
Dates and locations for the 15 EWGA semi-final competitions (and Fun Day events) include:
June 25, 2011 South & Central Florida: Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
June 26, 2011 Sunday Fun Day presented by Cleveland Golf – Saddlebrook Resort
July 9, 2011 Southern California/Desert Southwest: Glen Annie Golf Club,
Santa Barbara, Calif.
July 16, 2011 Texas: Horseshoe Bay Resort, Horseshoe Bay, Texas
July 17, 2011 Sunday Fun Day presented by Cleveland Golf – Horseshoe Bay Resort
July 23, 2011 Carolinas: Grand Dunes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Northern Florida & Southeast: The Landings, Savannah, Georgia
August 6, 2011 Northern California Area: Bayonet Blackhorse, Seaside, Calif.
Central Plains: Sandia Golf Club, Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 13, 2011 Eastern Midwest: Cattails at Meadowview, Meadowview Marriott,
Kingsport, Tenn.
Chesapeake: Independence Golf Club, Midlothian, Virginia
August 14, 2011 Sunday Fun Day presented by Cleveland Golf – Independence Golf Club
August 20, 2011 Metro Northeast: Crystal Springs, Hamburg, New Jersey
Northeastern: Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
Ohio Valley: Royal American Links, Galena, Ohio
August 27, 2011 Upper Midwest: Wander Springs Golf Course, Greenleaf, Wis.
Upper Mideast: Little Mountain Country Club, Concord, Ohio
Pacific Northwest: Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Pullman, Wash.
August 28, 2011 Sunday Fun Day presented by Cleveland Golf – Palouse Ridge Golf Club
October 21-22, 2011 EWGA Championship Finals
JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Desert Willow Golf Club
Palm Desert, Calif.
October 23, 2011 EWGA Foundation LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Charity Tournament
Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells, Calif.
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