Date: September 18, 2018
Author: Golf Australia

Aust Women�s Senior � entries closing soon

Entries close on Monday for the Australian Women’s Senior Amateur Championship to be played at Sandy Creek Golf Club in the Barossa Valley from 22-26 October.

Nearly 90 entries have been received by players from all over Australia and overseas.

Defending champion Robyn Boniface (NZL) will by vying for another title, along with recently named Australian team members Kim Burke (NSW), Pauline Jeffery (ACT), Jacqui Morgan (NSW), Helen Pascoe (Vic), Josie Ryan (Qld) and Sue Wooster (Vic).

Sandy Creek Golf Club is in the Barossa Valley wine region and the picturesque course provides the complete golfing experience, with superbly manicured greens, lush fairways and several holes featuring well positioned water hazards and bunkers.

The Championship is open to women aged 55 years and over, with a maximum handicap of 20.0. It is played over 36-holes qualifying, followed by elimination match play. The leading 16 players qualify for the major championship, with another eight players in four age divisions qualifying for match play flights.

The State Stroke Teams Event will again be played in conjunction with the qualifying rounds, with three players representing their state in the aggregate scratch competition.

Off the course, players will be able to renew friendships at the Welcome Cocktail Reception on Tuesday evening, and conclude with the Presentation Reception on Friday afternoon, all included in the entry fee.

Entries close on 12 pm (AEST) on Monday 24 September.

For further information and to enter: https://www.golf.org.au/event#/competition/1227826/info