Women's Golf Coaches Corner
15th Annual Women's Golf National Championships
May 12-15, 2009
Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course, Rapid City, SD
Number of Teams Participating:
Automatic berths are awarded at 1 per 5, 2 per 10
* 16 automatic berths for conferences/independents
* 1 possible host berth
* 3-8 at-large berths
* 27 unaffiliated teams in 4 groupings (4 berths)
o Cal Pac, GSAC (5 teams)
o Chicagoland, KCAC (7 teams)
o KIAC, Mid Central, Gulf Coast (8 teams)
o Midlands, Red River (7 teams)
Format: A four-round tournament consisting of a maximum of 144 golfers. Cmpetition is stroke play. Each team competes with five golfers (minimum of four) and the top four scores posted each day are counted toward the team standings.
The tournament field is cut after 54 holes and reduced to the top 17 teams and 40 individuals (including ties). Pairings and starting times shall be established by the tournament director in consultation with officers of the NAIA-WGCA. There is a $150 per player entry fee. The fee includes five rounds of golf (Monday-Friday) and range balls during the championship week.
Official Credential Party-All Rounds: maximum of 7 (5 players and 2 coach); individual qualifiers will receive a credential for the player and coach.
National Championship Qualifying Tournament Deadline: April 29
National Championship Selection and Seeding Set: May 1
National Championship Final Site Play: May 12-15 (Meadowbrook Municipal Golf Course, Rapid City, SD)
Final Site Team Check-in: 5-6:30 p.m., Sunday, May 10 (MANDATORY for all teams to arrive by check-in)
Final Site Tournament Coaches Meeting: 8:00 p.m., Sunday, May 10 (MANDATORY)
NAIA-WGCA Meeting: 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
Final Site Banquet/Opening Ceremony: 7:00 p.m., Monday May 11 at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn (MANDATORY)
Final Site Airports: Rapid City, SD
Final Site Hotels:
The Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn
505 N. 5th ST
Rapid City, SD 57709
(605) 348-4000 or (888) 465-4329
www.rushmoreplaza.com
Final Site Schedule:
Monday, May 11 Practice Round
9:00 a.m. start; Long Drive Contest
Opening Ceremony at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12 First Day
tee times tbd
Wednesday, May 13 Second Day
tee times tbd
Thursday, May 14 Third Day
tee times tbd
Friday, May 15 Fourth Day
tee times tbd
Spectator Carts:
Golf carts will be reserved ONLY for spectators with documented disabilities. Spectators must send a letter from their physician in order to rent a golf cart each day during the championships. A rental fee will be charged. Letters must be received by the NAIA no later than Monday, May 4 and spectators must bring a copy to the championships. Golf carts must remain on the cart paths at all times.
