ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS



The Committee will again utilize our "Exempt Entry" priority player list for this year's Southwestern Amateur and has reserved a minimum of 75 of the 144 spots in the field for "PLAYERS WITH EXEMPT STATUS."  Players with exempt status may either register online by completing the entry form and making payment by credit card or by submitting the entry form by mail and making payment by check made payable to the "Southwestern Golf Association."

All players not having exempt status MUST register in writing by mail. Non-exempt entries MUST contain entry form, players resume, and payment by check or money order for entry. Entries not accepted will be returned or destroyed by the Committee of the Southwestern Golf Association at the conclusion of the event.


The balance of the field after exempt entries will be filled with the best qualified amateur golfers based on the current amateur and junior rankings, verifiable tournament accomplishments, and entrants with the lowest verifiable USGA Handicap Indexes. The maximum USGA Handicap Index allowed to apply may not exceed 1.2. Indexes will be verified and must conform to current USGA or R&A guidelines relative to posting of scores and being a member of a licensed club.

The Committee reserves the right to invite amateurs of national and international reputation, as well as other amateurs "of note" to enter into the Southwestern Amateur. Golf resumes of accomplishment in major tournaments and other competitive records, as well as past participation in the Southwestern Amateur, will also be taken into consideration.

All qualified players are encouraged to apply regardless of the number of "Exempt Entry" titles noted, as some of these players will qualify under more than one title, have turned professional or due to schedule conflicts may not seek exempt status.

Invited contestants may carry their own bag, provide their own caddy or rent a cart.

Each contestant will receive tee gifts, and those returning a 72-hole score are EXEMPT into the 96th Southwestern Amateur to be held in June 2011.

 

 

ENTRY DEADLINES

 

Exempt Status Friday, April 23, 2010

"Exempt Status" players that do not submit their entry by this deadline will then be considered as applying under "non-exempt" criteria or become the first alternate after "Exempt" players withdraw.
 
     
Non-exempt & all others EXTENDED TO MAY 17TH AT 5 PM  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CATEGORIES OF EXEMPTIONS

 

The following categories have been established for the 2010 Southwestern Amateur. Players of national and international reputation and players with the following tournament accomplishments are hereby granted entry pre-approval for this year's event:  All players must maintain their amateur status in accordance with USGA requirements through the conclusion of the 2010 event.

 

A.  Top 30 and ties - Finishers from the 2009 Southwestern Amateur (players returning 72-hole scores)

 

  2009 Champion Travis Woolf  
       

Michael Jensen
Ryan Brooks
David McDaniel
John Catlin
Blake Brown
David Holmes
George Gandranata
Riley Arp
Derek Ernst
Bryce Easton
Nicholas Losole III
Bobby Massa
Matt Bergstrom
Braxton Marquez
Chad Vivolo 		Michael Drake
Spencer Anderson
Austin Graham
Joseph Harrison
Tom Carlson
Michael Wog II
Cole Moreland
Robert Perrott III
Scott Roudebush
Zahkai Brown
Eric Mina
Ben Weatherly
Estanislao Guerrero
Samuel Ewing IV
Brett Spencer 		 
       

B.  Players with National Reputation or Tournament Accomplishments

 

  • Any previous US, British, or current countries national Amateur Champion
  • Member of a previous Walker Cup or Palmer Cup team
  • US Open Player maintaining amateur status
  • US Amateur or US Public Links Amateur round of 16 match play participant in the last 3 years
  • US Mid-Amateur round of 16 match play participant in the last 3 years
  • Top-200 Amateur Men's Ranking as of March 1, 2010
  • Top-200 Men's Collegiate Rankings as of March 1, 2010 or after
  • Top-40 AJGA/Polo Boy's Rankings as of March 15, 2010 or after
  • Polo First Team Junior All-Americans in last 2 years
  • Top 10 and ties from any of the following 2009 Amateur Events:

Northeast Amateur, Porter Cup, Western Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur, Southern Amateur, Dogwood Invitational, Monroe Invitational, Azalea (S.C) Amateur, Pacific Coast Amateur, Jones Cup, North & South Amateur, Scratch Players Amateur, The Pacific Northwest, or Sahalee Players Amateur, Cotton States Amateur, Players Amateur, Southeastern Amateur, or Dixie Amateur.

 

C.  Players with Collegiate Ranking or Tournament Accomplishments

 

  • Any previous NCAA Division I Champion
  • Top-25 Finisher in NCAA Division 1 National Championship in last 2 years
  • Top-10 Finisher in NCAA Division II or NJCAA National Championship in last 2 years
  • Top-10 Finisher of NCAA Division I Regional Championships in last 2 years

 

D.  State Amateur (Stroke Play or Match Play) Champions in last 4 years

E.  Any State Player of the Year from last 3 years

F.   2 Host Club Exemptions (must be submitted through host club Director of Golf)

G.  SWGA Committee Merit Exemptions