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USGA Finalizes 2020 Championship Schedule

120th U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Amateur retain August dates;
four remaining amateur championships canceled; no qualifying to be conducted for
2020 championships

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USGA 2020 챔피언십 일정 확정

제120회 US여자아마추어대회, US아마추어대회 8월로 유지
남은 4개의 아마추어 선수권 대회 취소, 2020 챔피언십 퀄리파잉 취소
리버티 코너, 뉴저지 주

he USGA announced several updates to its 2020 The USGA previously announced the cancellation of
Tchampionship schedule today, as the organization six 2020 championships: the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball,
continues to reconfigure its season due to uncertainty U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, U.S. Senior Open,
surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. Senior Women’s Open, U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S.
The 120th U.S. Women’s Amateur, scheduled for Aug. Junior Amateur.
3-9 at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., and The USGA will thus conduct four championships
the 120th U.S. Amateur, scheduled for Aug. 10-16 at in 2020, all at their originally scheduled sites. In
Bandon (Ore.) Dunes Golf Resort, will be conducted as early April, the USGA announced that the 120th U.S.
scheduled, provided that CDC recommendations and Open will be played at Winged Foot Golf Club in
state and local government guidelines make it possible Mamaroneck, N.Y., from Sept. 17-20, and the 75th U.S.
to do so. Women’s Open will be played at Champions Golf Club
In addition, the USGA announced that the remaining in Houston, Texas, from Dec. 10-13. Testing and robust
four 2020 amateur championships will be canceled: health and safety protocols will be in place at each of
those are the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (which was the four championships.
scheduled Aug. 29-Sept. 3 at Berkeley Hall Club in All four championships will be conducted without
Bluffton, S.C.); U.S. Senior Amateur (Aug. 29-Sept. 3 at qualifying, which means the fields will be filled
Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.); entirely through exemptions. Given continued health
U.S. Mid-Amateur (Sept. 12-17 at Kinloch Golf Club in and safety concerns, as well as the potential burden
Manakin-Sabot, Va., and Independence Golf Club in on Allied Golf Associations and the courses scheduled
Midlothian, Va.); and U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur to host qualifying, conducting hundreds of qualifiers
(Sept. 12-17 at The Lakewood Club in Point Clear, Ala.). across the country for the U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S.
“Throughout this process, our primary focus has Amateur, U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open was not
been the safety and well-being of everyone involved, seen as a viable option.
including our players, volunteers, host club “As you can imagine, this was an incredibly difficult
representatives and staff,” said John Bodenhamer, decision, as qualifying is a cornerstone of USGA
senior managing director of Championships for the championships,” said Bodenhamer. “We take great
USGA. “We have not taken these decisions lightly pride in the fact that many thousands typically
and wish we had more options. But with a continued, enter to pursue their dream of qualifying for a USGA
keen interest in doing what is best for all involved, championship and we deeply regret that they will
although we are extremely disappointed, this is the not have that opportunity this year. But this structure
right decision.” provides the best path forward for us to conduct these

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