2023 LPGA Amateurs Cup Finals

 October 20-21, 2023

 

 

 

2023 Cup Finals Event Program

 

GGID Code - 23CUPFINALS

 

 

Location

 

RTJ Oxmoor Valley

Ridge & Valley Courses

100 Sunbelt Pkwy

Birmingham, AL 35211

 

 

Registration Fee

 

Player Registration Fee:  $625.00 per player

 

Player Registration Fee Includes: 

  • Cup Entry Fee
  • Two Rounds of Tournament Golf including riding cart
  • Range Balls
  • Players Meeting & Reception Buffet on Thursday
  • Saturday Awards Dinner
  • Player Gift
  • Taxes & Gratuities

 

 

Entry Eligibility and Field Size

 

Registration Notes:

  • All teams MUST qualify through a Regional Cup Qualifier to register for Cup Finals, with the following exception.
  • The 2022 Cup Finals First Place Team is guaranteed a spot in the field.

 

Maximum Field Size:  50 teams

 

Advancement from Qualifiers

 

Qualifier

# of

Teams Playing

# of

Teams Advancing
Northeast 15 8
Midwest 15 8
Great Lakes 13 6
Middle Atlantic 15 8
Atlantic 9 5
Central 7 3
Western 10 5
Southern 13 6

2022 Champions

   1

Total Teams

   50

 

 

Practice Rounds Information

 

 

  • Call the Golf Shop at (205) 942-1177 to reserve tee times
  • Practice Round rate is $82.50 (tax included) per player per round.
  • Range balls are not included with practice round. Cost is $5.00 to $14.00 depending on size of bucket.
  • Practice Round tee times will be released to the public on Sunday, Oct. 8.

 

 

October 17th (Tuesday)

No block reserved. Tee times as available.

 

October 18th (Wednesday)

Ridge Course:

7:20 am, 4:10 and later (Reduced rate of $45 for tee times after 4:00)

 

Valley Course:

7:00am-8:00am

2:50pm and 3:20 and later (Reduced rate of $45 for tee times after 4:00)

 

October 19th (Thursday)

Ridge Course:

No tee times available

 

Valley Course:

4:00pm and later (Reduced rate of $45 for tee times after 4:00)

 


 

Tournament Format & Pairings

 

Tournament Format: 

 

  • Double shotgun starts (8:30 am and 1:30 pm) on 2 courses each day.
    • Round 1 is Four-Ball on 2 courses.
    • Round 2 is Singles on 2 courses.
  • Whichever course is played for Round 1, players will be on the opposite course for Round 2.
  • If a player is in the morning shotgun for Round 1, they will be in the afternoon shotgun for Round 2.  If a player is in the afternoon shotgun for Round 1, they will be in the morning shotgun for Round 2.

 

Finals Pairings:

1. Assuming there is a full field, Four-Ball pairings will be used to divide the team's players into four pairing groups based on the handicap indexes of the partners (the lowest pair in Group A, the highest pair in Group D). This will result in teams having two pairs on each course in each of the four shotgun starts (morning and afternoon) each day.

 

2. This is a Team event; Chapter is not a consideration when we make up pairings. The primary consideration affecting pairings is to create the best matches based on handicaps. Teams from the same Chapter competing in the Finals may have a pairing against each other.

 

3. Every effort is made to prevent Teams from playing against each other more than once, however this cannot be absolutely guaranteed.

 

4. Pairings will be posted a minimum of 2 days prior to the first round.  Until that point, players will not know which rotation (day 1 morning-day 2 afternoon or day 1 afternoon-day 2 morning) they will be in.

 

Important Deadlines

 

Registration Opens:  September 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Registration Deadline: October 6, 2023 at 11:59 PM EDT

Handicap Revision Date: October 7, 2023

Four-Ball Pairings Due: October 9, 2023 - Four-Ball Pairings Form

Substitution Deadline: October 14, 2023 (after this date the substitute's handicap must be within 2 strokes of the withdrawing player's handicap)

 

Player Substitutions

 

  • Team Captains are responsible for managing player substitutions on their team. 
  • The captain shall submit a Substitution Request Form for approval. 
  • Once the substitution has been approved, the team must handle the registration fee by having the incoming player reimburse  the outgoing player.  
  • Please see the Cup Terms of Competition on the Player Documents tab for the detailed Substitution Policy with deadlines.

 

 

 

Refund/Cancelation Policy

 

Credit Cards will be charged once full teams have registered and moved to the Confirmed Roster. Once you've been charged, refunds can be requested for cancelations made prior to the final registration deadline (October 6, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST). A 4% fee will be retained by the Association to cover credit card processing fees.  Cancelations made after the final registration deadline will not be refunded.

 

*In the event of rescheduling or cancelation due to COVID-19 complications, this refund policy may be modified.