Geer-Park Selected to Play in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur
1/14/2019 9:07:00 AM | Women's Golf
EAST LANSING -- Michigan State junior golfer Allyson Geer-Park has been selected to play in the Augusta National Women's Amateur this April. Geer was one of just 72 golfers chosen to play in this prestigious inaugural event.
"I'm so honored by this amazing opportunity and what it means to me and women's golf," Geer-Park said. "It's going to be an amazing experience and something I will be grateful for the rest of my life."
"It's a true honor for Ally to be selected as one of 72 players for the Augusta National Women's Amateur," MSU head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said. "It is a dream of any golfer who loves the game to be on the grounds of Augusta, let alone have the opportunity to play the course. It has been a goal of Ally's to be selected for this event since we heard about it last April and seeing her name on the beautiful green invitation with her name on it is very cool. Ally is a wonderful ambassador for our program and Michigan State University and we are all excited for her."
Augusta National Women's Amateur website
The 54-hole stroke play event will take place April 3-6. The first 36 holes will be contested over two days on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 3-4. A cut will take place following the first 36 holes with the remaining 30 players advancing to the final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
The entire field will get the opportunity to play Augusta National for an official practice round Friday, April 5. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 6 and will feature the top 30 competitors who made the cut.
In the event of a tie after 54 holes, the winner will be decided by sudden-death playoff.
Provided the winner remains an amateur, the 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion will receive an invitation to the next five Augusta National Women's Amateurs, the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, the 2019 Women's British Open, and any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships for which she is eligible for one year.
The entire selection process for the field of 72 is detailed below.
Geer, an honorable mention WGCA All-American and two-time first team All-Big Ten selection, is currently ranked 76th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR INVITATION
- Invitations will be provided to the winners of the following recognized events: U.S. Women's Amateur, Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific, U.S. Girls' Junior, Girls' British Open Amateur Championship, Girls Junior PGA Championship.
- Future champions of the Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship will also receive an invitation for the following five years.
- The top 30 players from the United States of America will be invited who are not otherwise qualified, based on the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the 2018 calendar year (WAGR Week 52 standings).
- After the previous qualifications, the next 30 highest ranked players not otherwise qualified will receive invitations, as listed on the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the 2018 calendar year (WAGR Week 52 standings).
- Remaining positions filled by invitation of the Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship Committee.
"I'm so honored by this amazing opportunity and what it means to me and women's golf," Geer-Park said. "It's going to be an amazing experience and something I will be grateful for the rest of my life."
"It's a true honor for Ally to be selected as one of 72 players for the Augusta National Women's Amateur," MSU head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll said. "It is a dream of any golfer who loves the game to be on the grounds of Augusta, let alone have the opportunity to play the course. It has been a goal of Ally's to be selected for this event since we heard about it last April and seeing her name on the beautiful green invitation with her name on it is very cool. Ally is a wonderful ambassador for our program and Michigan State University and we are all excited for her."
Augusta National Women's Amateur website
The 54-hole stroke play event will take place April 3-6. The first 36 holes will be contested over two days on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 3-4. A cut will take place following the first 36 holes with the remaining 30 players advancing to the final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
The entire field will get the opportunity to play Augusta National for an official practice round Friday, April 5. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 6 and will feature the top 30 competitors who made the cut.
In the event of a tie after 54 holes, the winner will be decided by sudden-death playoff.
Provided the winner remains an amateur, the 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion will receive an invitation to the next five Augusta National Women's Amateurs, the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, the 2019 Women's British Open, and any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships for which she is eligible for one year.
The entire selection process for the field of 72 is detailed below.
Geer, an honorable mention WGCA All-American and two-time first team All-Big Ten selection, is currently ranked 76th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR INVITATION
- Invitations will be provided to the winners of the following recognized events: U.S. Women's Amateur, Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific, U.S. Girls' Junior, Girls' British Open Amateur Championship, Girls Junior PGA Championship.
- Future champions of the Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship will also receive an invitation for the following five years.
- The top 30 players from the United States of America will be invited who are not otherwise qualified, based on the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the 2018 calendar year (WAGR Week 52 standings).
- After the previous qualifications, the next 30 highest ranked players not otherwise qualified will receive invitations, as listed on the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the 2018 calendar year (WAGR Week 52 standings).
- Remaining positions filled by invitation of the Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship Committee.
Congrats to Ally Geer-Park on receiving an invitation to play in the Augusta National Women's Amateur! pic.twitter.com/YmhRWfG8OK
— Spartan Women's Golf (@msuwomensgolf) January 14, 2019
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