U.S. Amateur Four-Ball hopefuls can
breathe a
sigh of relief.
2014 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifying
dates
and locations have been announced by the
USGA.
Slated for May 2-6, 2015, the inaugural
U.S.
Amateur Four-Ball Championships have
gained
an impressive amount of interest and
qualifying
for the event -- to be held at The Olympic
Club in San Francisco -- is indeed a hot
topic.
Several of the qualifying sites have a
history
with the USGA. According to a release from
the association:
Several U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifying
sites
have hosted USGA championships.
Philadelphia
Country Club, in Gladwyne, Pa., has been
home
to four, including the 1939 U.S. Open,
which
was won by Byron Nelson. Bellerive Country
Club in St. Louis, Mo., was the site of the
1965
U.S. Open (won by Gary Player) and 2004
U.S.
Senior Open (won by Peter Jacobsen).
The 2015 U.S. Senior Open will be
conducted
at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento,
Calif.,
another qualifying site for the U.S. Amateur
Four-Ball.
Four courses that have hosted a pair of
USGA
championships are serving as sites for U.S.
Amateur Four-Ball sectional qualifying. Gold
Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.,
hosted the 2006 U.S. Amateur Public Links
and
2011 U.S. Junior Amateur. Pasatiempo Golf
Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., was the host site
for
the 1986 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2004
U.S.
Senior Women’s Amateur. Desert Forest
Golf
Club in Carefree, Ariz., hosted the 1990
U.S.
Senior Amateur and 2007 U.S. Women’s
Mid-
Amateur. Tulsa (Okla.) Country Club hosted
the 1960 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 2008
U.S.
Senior Women’s Amateur.
To be eligible for the U.S. Amateur Four-
Ball, a
player must have a Handicap Index® not
exceeding 5.4, with no age restrictions.
Team
partners will not be required to be from the
same club, state or country, and
substitution
of partners will be permitted until the close
of
entries.
Here's a look at the scheduled 18-hole
qualifiers for the 2015 U.S. Amateur Four-
Ball:
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Hackensack G.C., Oradell, N.J.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, W.Va.
Monday, Aug. 25
Berkshire Hills C.C., Pittsfield, Mass.
Somersett G. & C.C., Reno, Nev.
TalonsCove G.C., Saratoga Springs,
Utah
Tuesday, Aug. 26
Shadow Ridge C.C., Omaha, Neb.
Stonebridge Ranch C.C. (Hills Course),
McKinney, Texas
Thursday, Aug. 28
Gold Mountain G.C. (Olympic Course),
Bremerton, Wash.
Tuesday, Sept. 2
Cascade Hills C.C., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Bluegrass Yacht & C.C., Hendersonville,
Tenn.
Monday, Sept. 8
Colorado G.C., Parker, Colo.
Mill River C.C., Stratford, Conn.
Mayfield Sand Ridge Club (Sand Ridge
Course),
Chardon, Ohio
Monday, Sept. 15
TimberStone G.C., Caldwell, Idaho
StoneRidge G.C., Stillwater, Minn.
Friday, Sept. 19
OGA G.C., Woodburn, Ore.
Monday, Sept. 22
Pinetree C.C., Kennesaw, Ga.
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Paramount C.C., New City, N.Y.
Thursday, Sept. 25
Tulsa C.C., Tulsa, Okla.
Monday, Sept. 29
Highlands of Elgin, Elgin, Ill.
Delaware C.C., Muncie, Ind.
Ravenwood G.C., Victor, N.Y.
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Westmoreland C.C., Export, Pa.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Washington County G.C., Hartford, Wis.
Monday, Oct. 6
Cinder Ridge G.C., Wilmington, Ill.
Kansas City C.C., Mission Hills, Kan.
Ledgemont C.C., Seekonk, Mass.
Bellerive C.C., St. Louis, Mo.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Bay Club at Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett,
Mass.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Heritage Club, Mason, Ohio
Thursday, Oct. 9
Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, N.Y.
Monday, Oct. 20
Argyle C.C., Silver Spring, Md.
Monday, Oct. 27
Riverbend C.C., Sugar Land, Texas
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Honolulu C.C., Honolulu, Hawaii
Monday, Nov. 17
Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club, Ocala,
Fla.
Monday, Dec. 1
Poppy Hills G.C., Pebble Beach, Calif.
Monday, Dec. 8
Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
The Farms G.C., Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
Monday, March 9
Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif.
Thursday, March 12
River Ridge C.C. (Victoria Lakes Course),
Oxnard, Calif.
Tuesday, March 17
Goose Creek G.C., Mira Loma, Calif.
Monday, March 23
Ol’ Colony G.C., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Desert Forest G.C., Carefree, Ariz.
The Fox Club, Palm City, Fla.
Pinewild C.C. (Holly Course), Pinehurst,
N.C.Columbia C.C., Blythewood, S.C.
Saturday, March 28
The Bluffs Golf Resort, St. Francisville, La.
Monday, March 30
Sara Bay C.C., Sarasota, Fla.
Red Hawk G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.
Tuesday, March 31
Spring Creek G.C., Gordonsville, Va.