The Maryland State Golf Association will host the 102nd Women’s Amateur from Monday, July 17th to Wednesday, July 19th, at Argyle Country Club. Argyle Country Club has hosted numerous championships, including the Maryland State Open, Maryland State Amateur Championship, Maryland State Women’s Amateur, and WDCGA Amateur.
Argyle has hosted the Maryland State Women’s Amateur Championship five times, the last being in 2015, where Aneka Seumanutafa came in first place, winning the tournament. The most recent MSGA event held at Argyle Country Club was the Two-Woman tournament in 2022, where Kimbra Benson and Renee Hatcher came out on top.
This tournament is open to female amateur golfers who are members of member clubs of the MSGA with an up-to-date USGA Index of 30.0 or less during the registration period. The handicap index must be at the MSGA member club provided during registration. The Championship Flight will be a 16-player bracket, with the defending champion receiving the first seed unless she opts to compete for the medalist prize. The remaining places will be filled by the players with the lowest scores from the Championship Flight qualifying round and will be seeded by their qualifying round score. Thirty-seven women will compete in this year’s Women’s Amateur, with three past victors, including Clare Connolly (2022, 2017), AnPhi Le (2021) and Corrie Myers (2002). There are also two past Junior Girls Amateur champions competing: Irene Kim (2022, 2021) and Abigail Avallone (2023).
Inside the Field
- Oldest Competitors: Maggie Brady (75), Carol Davies (68), and Karen Fisher (64)
- Youngest Competitors: Zoe Cusack (14), Caitlyn Navaleza (15), Abigail Avallone (15) and Irene Kim (15)
- Average Age: 28.5
- Lowest Amateur Handicap Index: Irene Kim (+6.4), Marie Dean (+5.4), and Abigail Avallone (+2.7)
- Average Handicap Index: 1.5
- 17 MSGA Member Clubs Represented: Argyle Country Club (9), Congressional Country Club (5), MSGA eClub (4), Norbeck Country Club (3), Cattail Creek Country Club (2), USGA/Maryland-DC GC (2), YOC Maryland State Golf Association (2), Baltimore Country Club (1), Breton Bay Golf & Country Club (1), Chartwell Golf & Country Club (1), Chevy Chase Club (1), Hayfields Country Club (1), Swan Point Yacht & Country Club (1), The Country Club at Woodmore (1), University of Maryland Golf Course (1), and Woodholme Country Club (1).
