Membership
Membership in GWGA is open to all female amateur golfers who were female at birth and are bona fide residents of Georgia for a minimum of sixty days prior to submitting an application and who meet qualifications as specified in the By-Laws. Membership dues for 2010 are $30. Annual membership expires on October 31st of each year.
Members in good standing are eligible to compete in GWGA tournaments. Tournament applications will be posted on this website. Members who join by March 15, 2010 will be included in the annual 2010 Membership Directory.
Click here to print a Membership application and return it with the $30 membership fee per the instructions on the application.
From left to right: Rylie Marchman, Coach Wade Marchman, Mary Helen McElreath, Stephanie Cucci
The GWGA Board of Directors announced the recipients of the GWGA Grants at the July 2009 General Member Meeting. One of the functions of the Georgia Women's Golf Association is to develop, promote, maintain, and protect the best interests of the game of golf among the amateur female golfers throughout the State of
The 2009 GWGA grant has been awarded to Burke County Athletics to help with the upstart of a girls golf team at Burke County Middle School. Above GWGA President-Elect Mary Helen McElreath presents a check to Coach Wade Marchman at the middle school, with future team members Rylie Marchman and Stephanie Cucci present. Coach Marchman said "We will use the Grant to purchase practice equipment and team wear for the girls." This spring will mark the first time Burke County Middle School has fielded a team.
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GEORGIA WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
JUNE 23-25, 2009
IDLE HOUR CLUB MACON, GA
Mariah Stackhouse defeats Dori Carter in a 3-hole playoff to win the 80th Annual GWGA State Championship
Photo courtesy of Macon Telegraph - Beau Cabell photographer
Stackhouse rallies to defend Amateur title
By John Kosater - sports@macon.com
As 15-year old Mariah Stackhouse walked toward the par-3 12th hole at Idle Hour Club for the second time Thursday, she had only one thought: She had to make a birdie.
Stackhouse was at the end of a long day in which she had overcome a five-shot deficit to force a three-hole playoff with Dori Carter. In the playoff, Stackhouse trailed Carter by one shot going to the final hole.
Beau Cabell/The Telegraph
Dori Carter, left, lost the Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship title Thursday to Mariah Stackhouse in a three-hole playoff.
Stackhouse knew a birdie would give her a chance to force another playoff if Carter made a par. And when Carter missed the green off the tee, Stackhouse had her opportunity. She hit her 6-iron to within 8 feet of the hole to put the pressure squarely on Carter.
Carter chipped up to 4 feet and then watched as Stackhouse calmly sank her birdie putt. Carter could not get her tricky putt to fall, and Stackhouse had made up two shots on the final playoff hole to win her second straight Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship.“I was hoping for something good to happen,” said Stackhouse, who shot a 69 to force the playoff. “I knew when she missed the green, I had a shot at keeping the match going. I was thinking that I wanted to be inside 10 feet, and thankfully I was able to do that. I knew I would make that putt. I never really even thought about her missing, though,”
Carter felt confident about the entire hole that cost her the match.
“I hit a decent tee shot that just didn’t draw like I needed it to,” said Carter, who shot 74. “I was a little disappointed with my chip. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. I felt very confident over the putt, and I hit it clean. It just lipped out. It was pretty much how my entire day went.”
Carter’s five-stroke lead was gone by the 11th hole of regulation, when Stackhouse birdied and Carter bogeyed. The two then went back and forth for the rest of the back nine.But Carter took the lead again with a birdie on the 14th only to see Stackhouse answer by a making birdie on the 15th while Carter again. Stackhouse, however, could not hold the lead as she three-putted No. 16 for a bogey and Carter had a par to pull even again.
The par-5 17th was important for Stackhouse. She hit perhaps her worst shot of the tournament on her second shot bur came back to hit a decent third shot and then rolled in a 20 foot birdie putt to stay even as Carter had an easy birdie putt.
When the playoff started, Stackhouse decided to give up her cart and walk the final three holes, despite the 95 degree temperature.
“I thought it would help get me focused,” Stackhouse said. “I have never rode a cart in a playoff before. I think walking helps keep your blood flowing, and I just really needed to be sharp. It was only three holes, so I thought it was the right thing to do.”
Carter’s day was much different that the first two rounds that saw her shoot 69-68.
“I just couldn’t get anything going,” said Carter, who said she is looking forward to a week off. “I knew early that I just didn’t feel as comfortable as I did the first two days. It was a grind all day long. I figured that Mariah was going to make a run at me, and she basically made every putt when she needed to. I thought I had a chance to put her away on the 17th, but she made a great putt. It just wasn’t my day.”
2009 State Amateur Championship Results
2009 State Amateur Forward Results
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USGA Course Rating and Slope Rating for the 2009 GWGA Amateur Championship
Championship Tees: 5805 Yards
USGA Course/Slope Ratings: 74.4/132
Forward Tees: 5217
USGA Course/Slope Ratings: 71.1/125
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The GWGA is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to:
a. To develop, promote, maintain and protect the best interests of the game of golf among the amateur female golfers throughout the State of Georgia.
b. To conduct an annual Championship Tournament and provide recognition of the winners of this event.
c. To conduct other tournaments as determined by the Board of Directors.
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The GWGA Four-Ball Tournament is a 36-hole tournament traditionally held annually at Jekyll Island. . The tournament will be played on the Pine Lake and Indian Mounds courses. Each team consists of two GWGA members with a USGA handicap index of 23.2 or less.
| Year | Dates | Location |
2010 2011 2012 |
April 27-28 April 19-20 April 24-25 |
Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island |
The GWGA Championship Tournament determines the Georgia Women's Amateur Champion. The site of the tournament varies from site to site each year.
| Year | Dates | Location |
2010 2011 2012 2013 |
July 27-29 July 26-28 July 24-26 July 30-Aug 1 |
White Columns, Alpharetta Cuscowilla, Eatonton The Landings, Savannah Glen Arven, Thomasville |