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USGA Announces Tee Times for 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Los Angeles, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2023) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 123rd U.S....
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The 123rd MGA Amateur Championship will be held at StoneRidge Golf Club, Monday through Wednesday, July 20–22. One hundred and fifty-six competitors will play 36 holes — 18 on Monday and 18 on Tuesday. After 36 holes, a cut will be made, and the remaining 60 players and ties will play 18 holes on Wednesday to determine the champion.
At a Glance
| Dates | Monday–Wednesday, July 20–22, 2026 |
| Venue | StoneRidge Golf Club, Stillwater |
| Format | 36 holes of stroke play (18 Monday, 18 Tuesday) · cut to low 60 and ties · 18-hole final round Wednesday |
| Field | 156 competitors |
| Course | 7,013 yards · par 36–36—72 · Course Rating/Slope Rating: 74.1/143 |
| At stake | The winner receives an exemption into the U.S. Amateur Championship, August 10–16, at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. |
Live Scoring will be available on the MGA website at mngolf.org. Follow us for updates, photos, and results — Instagram: MNGolfAssn · X: @MNGolfAssn
The Field
There are a slew of formidable challengers, including four former MGA Amateur champions:
Past Champions in the Field
2007
Bryce Hanstad
Hazeltine National Golf Club
2008
Trent Peterson
Windsong Farm Golf Club
2014
Jesse Bull
Golden Valley Golf & Country Club
2022
Ben Greve
Olympic Hills Golf Club
Notable competitors in the field include:
130 players
As of July 17, there are 130 players in the field with “plus” USGA Handicap Indexes (that is, having an index that is better than scratch), with Sam Udovich atop the list of competitors at +6.6.
50 years apart
The oldest competitor in the field is Patrick Muellerleile, Keller Golf Club, 64 years, 11 months and 19 days; the youngest, Jackson Fogelson, Bemidji Town & Country Club, 14 years, five months and three days.
StoneRidge Golf Club
The 123rd MGA Amateur Championship marks the first time the state amateur championship has visited StoneRidge Golf Club, though the club is no stranger to championship golf. In 2019, Trent Wilcox went wire-to-wire to win the MGA Senior Amateur at StoneRidge, holding off a final-round charge from 2017 champion David Haslerud with three birdies over his last six holes to claim his first state title by two strokes. StoneRidge also hosted the 2022 MGA/PGA Cup Matches, the annual team competition between the state's top amateurs and the professionals of the Minnesota Section PGA that dates to 1977. The professionals claimed a 27.5–12.5 victory, snapping a string of consecutive wins by the amateur side dating to 2014. In addition, the golf club has hosted numerous USGA qualifiers, including local qualifying for the U.S. Open and qualifying for the 2022 U.S. Amateur.
StoneRidge opened for play on July 4, 2000, on farmland in Stillwater. Unlike many of the state's championship venues, StoneRidge is a daily-fee course open to the public, and it has consistently ranked among the top public-access courses in Minnesota, including recognition from Golfweek as the best public course in the Twin Cities.
The golf course architect is Bobby Weed, a former apprentice to Pete Dye who served as the lead architect for the PGA Tour's TPC network of courses. Weed crafted a links-style layout with rolling bentgrass fairways framed by native fescue, rustic and irregular bunkering, and large, undulating greens that offer a variety of challenging hole locations. Playing to just under 7,000 yards at par 72, the wind-exposed design offers a distinctly different test than the tree-lined parkland courses that have traditionally hosted the state amateur.
Course Set Up
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
| Yards | 330 | 521 | 360 | 580 | 462 | 401 | 159 | 369 | 180 | 3,362 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 425 | 511 | 480 | 331 | 193 | 449 | 233 | 556 | 473 | 3,651 |
StoneRidge Golf Club Officials
Joel Burger, General Manager; Mark Hetland, Head Golf Professional; and Dan Kampa, Golf Course Superintendent
Eligibility
To enter the MGA Amateur Championship, a player must be an associate member of the MGA (through membership of an MGA member club) and carry a USGA Handicap Index of 6.4 or lower at the time of entry.
Pairings/Notice to Competitors
Complete pairings and the notice to competitors are available HERE.
About the MGA
Founded in 1901, the Minnesota Golf Association is the governing body over amateur golf in the state, responsible for administering the Rules of Golf, and committed to uphold and promote the game of golf and its values for all golfers in Minnesota. The MGA conducts 23 major amateur championships and 16 USGA qualifying events each year. Thanks to the support of its member clubs and associate members, and the efforts of its volunteers and staff, the MGA provides a variety of services such as handicapping, course rating and measuring, an online golf news and information resource, mngolf.org, and an official publication, The Minnesota Golfer magazine, which benefits all golfers throughout Minnesota.
Thank You to Our Partners
The MGA thanks its partners for their support of golf in Minnesota.
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