25th Women’s Ohio State Senior Amateur
August 21 and 22, 2023
O’Bannon Creek Golf Club
6842 Oakland Rd, Loveland, OH 45140
2022 Champion Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati
FORMAT
The Championship is a 36-hole individual stroke play championship.
Flights: Flights shall be determined by handicaps.
Field: The field is limited to 80 players.
ELIGIBILITY
Invitations are extended to amateur female golfers who (1) maintain a residence in Ohio and (2) have a current GHIN Handicap Index® not exceeding 25.0 at a WOSGA member club or a public course, or a non-member course. The event is an invitational.
Age: The player must have reached their 50th birthday by August 21, 2023, 12:01 A.M. The Player’s date of birth and age are required on all WOSGA entry forms.
Amateur Status: All players must conform to the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by the United States Golf Association and The R&A. If the player is receiving expenses from sources other than family members to participate in this competition, please refer to Rule 4.
Handicap/Priority/Field Size: A player’s eligibility is determined by their GHIN Handicap Index® in effect on the date their entry is submitted. Entries of members of dues-paying clubs shall have priority acceptance until June 1, 2023. After priority entry, all other entries will be first come, first served. If the field is full before the closing date, entrants will be placed on the Wait List kept by WOSGA. WOSGA reserves the right to change field size at any time and select players based on GHIN Handicap Index®.
Code of Conduct: The WOSGA may reject an entry application, revoke an accepted application, expel from the Championship, and/or suspend a player from future championships if the player engages in conduct detrimental to the integrity and image of the game of golf and/or Club or member confidence in the WOSGA. Such behavior may include, but is not limited to, damage to the golf course or the player’s equipment, verbal or physical abuse of spectators, officials, volunteers, or staff, blatant or excessive profanity, disorderly behavior, failure to abide by club rules, violation of the WOSGA’s Sportsmanship Policy or any other unbecoming conduct. See WOSGA
Conditions of Competition and Local Rules, effective January 1, 2023.
Corrections: Under Rule 20.2, if a player is found to be ineligible before, during, or after the competition is final, the competition results will be corrected. There will be no time limit on correcting the competition results when a player who has competed in the competition is found to be ineligible.
Equipment Used for Medical Reasons: WOSGA adheres to the USGA’s Equipment Permitted for Medical Reasons. Players who wish to request permission to use a medical device due to a medical condition or injury and proceed under Rule 4.3b(1) of the Rules of Golf must submit their request via email to contact@wosga.org. The request must be dated no later than three days after the player’s entry form and fee are postmarked. WOSGA must be notified of later diagnosis as soon as possible before the event.
Gender Policy: The WOSGA follows the USGA’s Gender Policy. Documentation must be submitted in triplicate via overnight mail in an envelope marked “Confidential” and addressed to WOSGA Chief Legal Officer, Debra J. McNichols, 48 W. Whittier, Columbus, OH 43206, and be received by WOSGA Counsel no later than three (3) days after the close of entries for the specific championship.
Completion of Play: The competition shall be deemed to have closed when the Championship trophy has been presented or the scores have been certified by the WOSGA Executive Committee.
ENTRIES: PROCEDURE & FORM, REFUNDS, FEE, and CLOSING DATE
Entry Procedure: Contestants can apply online at www.wosga.org or www.ohiogolf.org or the official WOSGA entry blank. Entry fee refund available only for medical reasons after deadline date, August 4, 2023, 11:59 P.M. All refunds are subject to a $15 service fee. Late or incomplete applications not accepted. No telephone or fax entries. Any entry fee paid by a participant on the Wait List who is not accepted into the Championship will be refunded in full. All entries shall be deemed by invitation and are subject to WOSGA Executive Committee acceptance.
Withdraw: Online withdraw through www.wosga.org or www.ohiogolf.org or for a player with paper entry, contact a WOSGA Tournament to withdraw from the Championship. No voicemails will be accepted.
Online Application Questions: Online registration is hosted by the Ohio Golf Association (OGA), 614-698-0014.
ENTRY FEES
$275 for Players with active WHS (GHIN) from 2023 WOSGA Member Clubs
$300 for All Other Players; Must be a Legal Ohio Resident
The entry fee includes cart fees and green fees for the practice round, tournament play, range balls, bag storage on Monday night, prizes, and the Player’s Dinner on Monday and Award’s Luncheon on Tuesday.
ENTRIES CLOSE on August 4, 2023 11:59 P.M.
SCHEDULE
The competition is a 36-hole stroke play event.
Sunday, August 20 Practice Round starting at 1:00 P.M. from #1 tee
Monday, August 21 Check-in with the starter at least 20 minutes and no more than 40 minutes before tee time
First Round. 18 holes, tee times beginning at 8:30 A.M. from #1 tee*
Tuesday, August 22 Second Round. 18 holes, shotgun, tee time to be announced on Monday
*Due to weather conditions, tee times may change, and/or the tournament format/length may be modified at the Tournament Director’s discretion. Tee times available on-site or online at www.wosga.org.
UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
If unforeseen circumstances prohibit tournament play, the WOSGA reserves the right to modify the event’s format, duration, and play dates solely at their discretion and without considering the impact on the field. No refunds shall be issued for shortened or modified events due to unforeseen circumstances, including canceled or incomplete rounds or meals.
PLAYER’S DINNER; CLOSING LUNCHEON
The WOSGA invites all contestants to a reception and dinner on Monday, August 21, 2023. Social Hour with a cash bar begins at 6:00 P.M., followed by dinner at 7:00 P.M. The Closing Luncheon is held immediately following play on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Prizes will be awarded at the closing luncheon. Contestants are guests of the WOSGA. Guests may attend the Player’s Dinner for a fee of $75/person. Players with guests should contact the Tournament Directors before entries close to provide guests’ names and arrange for payment.
PRIZES
Prizes will be pro shop credit. The following prizes will be awarded based on gross score.
- The overall champion, runner-up, 3rd and 4th place regardless of flight. The competitor with the lowest score for 36 holes will be the overall champion.
- No flight prizes will be awarded in the championship flight.
- Flight winner and 2nd place in the First Flight and higher flights.
- Super Senior flight winner and 2nd place.
Overall prize winners through 4th place are not eligible for flight prizes. WOSGA reserves the right to modify the number of prizes awarded based on field size and for weather-shorten events.
RULES OF GOLF; CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION; SCHEDULES; DECISIONS
Play will be governed by The Rules of Golf as approved by the United States Golf Association and R&A Rules Limited. Questions will be settled by the on-site Rules Committee or WOSGA Executive Committee, whose decision will be final. WOSGA’s Conditions of Competition and Local Rules are in effect and available at https://www.wosga.org/policies. The WOSGA Executive Committee reserves the right to alter any of the Conditions, Local Rules, Provisions, and Schedules herein, available at www.wosga.org, or provided as supplemental information for the Championship.
PUBLICITY AND PROMOTION; BROADCASTING
I understand that the WOSGA or its designees, may record, film, photograph, or otherwise capture my likeness, image, voice, biography, references to me, my quoted statements, and my play in the Championship (the foregoing, together with my name, my “Appearance”). In consideration of the opportunity to participate in the Championship, by submitting this Application, I grant (and/or have the authority to grant to the WOSGA in the case of a parent/guardian of a minor or other authorized representative submitting the Application on my behalf) to the WOSGA, and its licensees, successors and assigns, the perpetual, transferable, assignable, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable right to use my Appearance, in whole or in part, in all manner (including exhibition, distribution, reproduction, publication, display, broadcast, transmission or otherwise), and media now known or hereafter invented or discovered, and for any purpose whatsoever. The rights granted herein include, without limitation, the right to use the Appearance, or portions thereof, in promotion of the Championship and future championships through any of the foregoing means of distribution, as well as in the design, manufacture and distribution of merchandise related to the Championship or other championships, that include elements of my Appearance. The WOSGA is not obligated to use my Appearance in any matter, and materials embodying any aspect of my Appearance do not need be submitted to me for approval. I release and discharge the WOSGA, its licensees, successors and assigns from any claims arising from use of my Appearance, including claims for misrepresentation of me, my character, or my person by any means. As between the WOSGA and me, the WOSGA shall own all right, title and interest, including the copyright(s), in and to any works created by the WOSGA, its licensees, successors and assigns, that include all or a portion of my Appearance. This grant shall be binding on my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and the successors and assigns of the WOSGA. I hereby waive all privacy, publicity, defamation, libel, and proprietary rights relating to the Appearance as used by the WOSGA in conjunction with these terms.