15th NCGA Women’s Amateur Championship | Poppy Hills | July 1-2, 2019

 

The NCGA Women’s Amateur Championship is the association’s premier event for female golfers.  In its short history, the 36-hole stroke play tournament has quickly become a fixture on the competitive calendar due to the caliber of host courses each year.

The 2008 championship saw an increased number of junior and college players competing, with the top three medalists all being collegiate players.  The tournament record of 5-under-par 139 was set in 2016 by champion Camille Orito. Lynne Cowan is the only multiple-year winner, securing titles in back-to-back years 2006 and 2007.

In 2009, for the first time the Women’s Amateur was held at both Poppy Hills and Spyglass Hill golf courses.  The championship also includes a senior division for players aged 50 and over. Lynne Cowan holds the senior women’s 36-hole scoring record with a 144 in 2016. Pat Cornett and Lynne Cowan hold the Senior record with three wins.

Eligibility Information

ENTRIES CLOSE: June 16, 2019

Entry Fee: $150 per player
Field limited to 76 eligible players in the championship division and 24 players in the senior division. All female golfers with a handicap index of 7.4 or less (or 18.4 or less for seniors) are eligible to enter. Format: 36 holes stroke play (18 holes per day).

Exemptions: All past NCGA Women’s and Senior Women’s Amateur champions receive a 10-year exemption.

 

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About Poppy Hills

Poppy Hills, which is owned by the NCGA, underwent an extensive renovation beginning in March of 2013 centered around water conservation, primarily by improving irrigation and drainage. Architect Robert Trent Jones II returned with his design firm, this time creating a firm, fast and fun course that unfolds seamlessly through the stunning Del Monte Forest. Jones reinvented the course architecturally, restoring each hole to its natural elevation along the forest floor, softening doglegs and contours, rebuilding all 18 greens with bentgrass, eliminating rough and introducing native waste areas that reduce irrigated turf by nearly 25%.

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Tournament Recaps

Despite the difficult windy conditions on the back nine, Antonia Malate finished with a bang. Malate played her final seven holes in one-under par, including a 12-foot birdie putt on the final green to cap off her first NCGA title in the Women’s Amateur Championship at Poppy Hills GC. Her final round 79 gave her a two day total of 10-over 154 and a one-shot victory over Arielle Swan-Smith  Read Full 2018 Recap | View 2018 Photo Gallery 

San Jose resident and defending NCGA Women’s Player of the Year Sabrina iqbal is doing her thing again. Iqbal, a junior at Pioneer High, jumped into the lead at this week’s annual NCGA Women’s Amateur Championship, posting a 1-under 71 Monday at par-72 Poppy Hills Golf Course. The winner of this year’s San Francisco City Women’s Championship, Iqbal had an up-and-down that evened out in the end. Read Full 2017 Recap | View 2017 Photo Gallery

It was a record-breaking performance by New Mexico State senior Camille Orito. A day after carding a women’s course record 6-under 66 at Poppy Hills, Orito slowed down with a 1-over 73 at par-72 Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside. Hitting the brakes a bit didn’t matter, however, as Orito cruised to a nine-stroke win in the annual NCGA Women’s Amateur Championship with a championship record two-day score of 5-under 139. Read Full 2016 Recap | View 2016 Photo Gallery

Alameda resident Carly Childs got exactly what she needed from her caddie, and did the rest of the work herself. Playing the new course for the first time, Childs, a senior at Cal, shot a final round 1-over 73 Tuesday at par-72 Poppy Hills Golf Course to win the annual NCGA Women’s Amateur Championship by three over runner-up Sara Banke of Danville. “It feels good,” said Childs, who finished the 36-hole event with a total of 1-over 146. “I’ve been working hard on my swing with my coach, and it paid off.” Read Full 2015 Recap | View 2015 Photo Gallery

 

It was all about Audra at the 10th NCGA Women’s Amateur Championship at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. Audra Kepler, an All-America from CSU-Monterey Bay, fired an impressive 1-under par 72 in Tuesday’s final round to finish with a 4-under par total of 142, the only player to finish under par for the tournament. Playing out of Buchanan Fields GC, Kepler began the round tied with Holly Bare of Sunnyside CC after both carded 2-under 70s on Monday at Del Monte Golf Course.   Read Full 2014 Recap | See 2014 Photo Gallery

 

After impressive rounds at two extraordinarily difficult courses, Paige Lee (eClub Sacramento) carved her name into NCGA history as the 2013 NCGA Women’s Amateur champion. Lee jumped to the top of the leaderboard after carding a one-under-par 72 at Spyglass Hill in the first round and began the final round with a comfortable four-stroke lead … Read Full 2013 Recap

Past Champions

2005	Jenelle Gomez at Poppy Hills	78-71-149
2006	Lynne Cowan at Poppy Hills	73-76-149
2007	Lynne Cowan at Poppy Hills	71-75-146
2008	Ki-Shui Liao at Spyglass Hill	79-79-158
2009	Joanne Lee at Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills	81-73-154
2010	Emily Childs at Poppy Hills & Spyglass Hill	69-78-147
2011	Devon Brown at Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills	70-72-142
2012	Andrea Wong at Poppy Hills & Spyglass Hill	72-74-146
2013	Paige Lee at Spyglass Hill & Spanish Bay	72-75-147
2014	Audra Kepler at Del Monte & Spyglass Hill	70-72-142
2015	Carly Childs at Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills	73-73-146
2016	Camille Orito at Poppy Hills & Black Horse	66-73-139
2017	Sabrina Iqbal at Poppy Hills	71-76-147
2018	Antonia Malate at Poppy Hills	75-79-154

Past Senior Champions

2007	Marianne Towersey at Poppy Hills	76-78-154
2008	Lisa Stanley at Spyglass Hill	81-79-160
2009	Patricia Cornett at Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills	76-80-156
2010	Patricia Cornett at Poppy Hills & Spyglass Hill	77-74-151
2011	Sandra Woodruff at Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills	76-79-155
2012	Marianne Towersey at Poppy Hills & Spyglass Hill	73-76-149
2013	Sandra Woodruff at Spyglass Hill & Spanish Bay	78-77-155
2014	Lynne Cowan at Del Monte & Spyglass Hill	71-77-148
2015	Pat Cornett at Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills	77-75-152
2016	Lynne Cowan at Poppy Hills & Black Horse	71-73-144
2017	Lynne Cowan at Poppy Hills	75-72-147
2018	Jennifer Douglas at Poppy Hills	79-74-153