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MAGA schedules
As Covid-19 vaccinations increase at the beginning of the year, there is hope things can get back to normal sooner than later. But one way or another, amateur golf will prevail. To that end, tthe Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association released its 2021 schedule of championships and hosting facilities and - as usual - a number of highlights are to be found. Leading the way is the 31st playing of the MAGA Amateur Championship Aug. 5-7 at historic St. Louis Country Club. The championship was last conducted at SLCC in 2011 and produced a memorable final round, as former SLCC caddie Ryan Penfield out-dueled Skip Berkmeyer down the stretch. Penfield captured the title with his three-day score of 1-over par 214, testament to the challenge presented by the Charles Blair Macdonald masterpiece. For the second season in a row, the MAGA Open (June 17-19) will be conducted at Lake Forest Country Club, where it was success fully played - despite the pandemic - last summer. Other schedule highlights inculde the MAGA Women’s Amateur, set for June 7-8 at St. Clair Country Club, and the East Side Amateur slated for May 15-16 on the bentgrass at Gateway National Golf Links. Entries for all of the MAGA championships open at noon on Mon day, March 1. See the MAGA schedules, USGA championship quali fying and registration information on the following pages. The Metropolitan Amateur Series is a series of six events throughout 2021, which will culminate in a two day series ending champion ship finale. While other MAGA and USGA events are restricted by handicaps, players of all skill levels and ages are encouraged to
For the second season in a row, the MAGA Open (June 17-19) will be conducted at Lake Forest Country Club, where it was successfully played - despite the pandemic - last summer. Other schedule highlights inculde the MAGA Women’s Amateur, set for June 7-8 at St. Clair Country Club, and the East Side Amateur slated for May 15-16 on the bentgrass at Gateway National Golf Links. Entries for all of the MAGA championships open at noon on Monday, March 1. See the MAGA schedules, USGA championship qualifying and registration information on the following pages. The Metropolitan Amateur Series is a series of six events throughout 2021, which will culminate in a two day series ending championship finale. While other MAGA and USGA events are restricted by handicaps, players of all skill levels and ages are encouraged to participate in the Amateur Series. Each Series event will have feature multiple divisions for men and women, including Scratch Open, Net Open, Senior Open, Senior Net and Super Senior Net (65 and Over), Women’s Net. The two day championship final will be an invitational field, with Series members earning points during the six-event season to earn a spot in the championship event. Also new for 2021, all Amateur Series information can be found on the Amateur Series portal, where Registration, Event Information, Tee Sheets, Scoring Results and Season Long Point Standings are presented all in one place. Click on the links at the bottom of the schedules for both 2021 USGA champonship qualifying and Amateur Series events.
2021 MAGA Championships
Championships Location
Old Warson Cup Old Warson East Side Amateur Gateway National Women’s Championship St. Clair Open Championship Lake Forest 9-Hole Championship Ballwin GC Junior Championship Normandie Four-Ball Championship Franklin County Amateur Championship St. Louis Normandie Amateur Normandie Senior Championship Sunset Southern Illinois Amateur Green Hills Thomas O. Sobbe Cup Final Algonquin Mid-America Junior Cup Kansas City, Mo.
* For more information, click https://www.metga.org/maga-championships/
2021 MAGA Championships
Date Entries Close
Old Warson May 1-2 Invitational Gateway National May 15-16 May 5 June 7-8 May 26 Lake Forest June 17-19 June 2 Ballwin GC June 26 June 16 Normandie June 28-29 June 16 Franklin County July 11-12 June 30 Aug. 5-7 July 21 Normandie Aug. 21-22 Aug. 11 Aug. 24-25 Aug. 11 Green Hills Sept. 11-12 Sept. 6 Algonquin Sept. 24 Kansas City, Mo. TBD
https://www.metga.org/maga-championships/ to visit the MAGA website.
2021 USGA Championship Qualif
Championships Location
U.S. Women’s Open Old Hickory U.S. Open Spencer T. Olin U.S. Girl’s Junior Ama. The Legends U.S. Junior Amateur The Legends U.S. Amateur Aberdeeon U.S. Senior Women’s Am. Quincy U.S. Senior Amateur Quincy U.S. Mid-Amateur Kokopelli ‘22 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball St. Albans
* To register for USGA qualifying events, click https://champ-admin.usga.org/player#/apply for associated event.
2021 USGA Championship Qualifying
Location Date Entry Close
Old Hickory May 27 April 14 Spencer T. Olin May 10 April 21 The Legends June 14 May 19 The Legends June 14 May 26 Aberdeeon July 5-6 June 23 Aug. 9 July 14 Aug. 9 July 14 Kokopelli Aug. 16 Aug. 4 St. Albans Aug. 30 Aug. 11
https://champ-admin.usga.org/player#/apply and “register”
