61st Connecticut Women's Amateur
July 13-15, 2026 - Torrington Country Club
ELIGIBILITY: In addition to a player's agreement to abide by CSGA Tournament Policies, the following criteria is required:
Female Amateur Golfers Only:
- Holding an active USGA Handicap Index from a CSGA Member Club not exceeding 24.0
- Connecticut Residents must be a bona fide member of a CSGA member club
- Non-residents of Connecticut must be a bona fide member of a CSGA member club
Senior Division:
Senior players have the option to compete in the Senior Division, playing from the designated Senior tees. Senior players must be 50 years of age as of July 13, 2026. Those who choose to participate in the Senior Division will be eligible only for the Senior Division.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
ENTRY FEE: $150 includes lunch on both days of the competition
FORMAT AT CHAMPIONSHIP PROPER: 18-holes of stroke play to be conducted on Monday, July 13th and Tuesday, July 14th. Following round two, the field will be cut to the low 24 players (plus ties) and anyone within eight shots of the 36-hole leader. Those players will play the final round on Wednesday, July 15th. The player with the lowest 54-hole total will be be declared the Connecticut Women's Open Champion and the Connecticut Women's Open Senior Division Champion. A playoff will be conducted for either the overall Champion or Senior Division Champion.
TRANSPORTATION AND CADDIES: Players may walk, carry their own bag, utilize a caddie, a push cart or a golf cart for this Championship.
YARDAGE: All contestants will play the Championship tees at approximately 6000 yards.
PRIZES: The 61st Connecticut Women's Amateur Champion will have her named engraved on the permanent Women's Amateur trophy and be allowed to keep the permanent trophy in her possession until the 62nd Connecticut Women's Amateur is conducted.
WITHDRAWALS & REFUNDS: Refund less $25.00 administrative fee if requested prior to entry deadline. 50% refund after entry deadline and seven days prior to the event. Within seven days prior to the event there will be no refund.
WITHDRAWALS DURING COMPETITION AND/OR NO CARD POLICY: All players are expected to complete the competition which they start. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal during a competition are physical injury, illness, or an emergency. Poor play is not an acceptable reason for withdrawal. A player who withdraws without an acceptable reason or without notifying CSGA personnel will be subject to suspension from future CSGA competitions. If a player is aware of a possibility of withdrawal (e.g. injury) she should notify the CSGA as soon as possible. All players who start a round must return a scorecard personally to CSGA staff or a CSGA official even if they are officially withdrawing. Players who withdraw also must sign and attest that the hole by hole scores are correct for the fellow-competitor's scorecard they were keeping and return that card to the fellow-competitor or another marker in the group. Players who do not follow this policy will be subject to suspension from future CSGA competitions.
Conditions of Entry: By submitting an entry for any CSGA-administered competition, the contestant understands that their participation is at the sole discretion of the CSGA. A contestant may be removed from any competition at the discretion of the CSGA staff or Competitions Committee at any time before or during the competition. Incidents of unbecoming conduct or actions deemed to be detrimental to the image of the CSGA or the “Spirit of the Game” are grounds for such removal and suspension from future CSGA-administered competitions. These include, but are not limited to the following:
1) Willful damage of the golf course or golf course property
2) Club throwing or unnecessary club tossing
3) Offensive or unbecoming language
4) Public criticism of golf course or verbal abuse of CSGA staff, officials, volunteers, host club staff or other contestants
5) Potential endangerment of others
6) Conduct deemed unbecoming