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March 24, 2010 - 9:00 pm
 

Women's Senior Amateur Championship set for May 3-4

The Women's Southern Nevada Golf Association's Senior Amateur Championship will be played May 3 and 4 at Boulder Creek Golf Club. The format is 36-hole stroke play and limited to the first 60 paid entries. A $110 entry fee includes golf, cart, range balls, awards luncheon and prizes.

The tournament is open to women at least 50 years of age as of May 3 with a verifiable Southern Nevada issued handicap. There is no handicap index limit, however, the maximum handicap strokes will be 36.

Players will be flighted by age, but first-place gross and net may come from any flight. The prize fund will pay at least one-third of each flight. Entries must be received by April 16.

For more information, contact Sherry Jackson at 451-0745 (before 9 p.m.) or at SherryJackson1@embarqmail.com, or visit the WSGNA Web site at www.wsnga.org.

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