With the Championship golf season fast approaching, the Idaho Golf Association would like to announce some new and exciting changes to not only tournament formats, but to the Championship schedule itself.
The 93rd IGA State Amateur Championship will be held at Falcon Crest Golf Course, July 8th-10th, 2021. This Championship has long had a history of great competition and great champions, and starting in 2021 three notable changes will be made to the tournament format to help continue the tradition of this event being of the highest caliber. The first of these changes will see an adjustment to the payout format, with only gross competition prizes being paid out for the event, eliminating the net payout aspect of the Championship. The field size will also be limited beginning this year to a maximum of 84 players, prioritizing the lowest handicap indexes of registered players. The final change introduces a cut after the second round (dependent on field size) to ensure the highest level of competition on the final day. This change in process not only allows for the highest level of competition to be maintained, it also allows for possible expansion to new venues without bringing the financial burden to participants.
With the changes to the IGA State Amateur beginning in 2021, this creates an opportunity for the introduction of a new Championship to be hosted in the state of Idaho. The Idaho Golf Association is excited to announce that Scotch Pines Golf Course will play host this year to the first IGA Net Amateur Championship, to be contested August 14th and 15th. While this will be the only event of its kind on the Championship schedule for Idaho, many states across the country host net only championships on an annual basis. We believe that this will be both a well-contested event, and will help bring a great concept to IGA Championships. The Net Amateur Championship will provide a flighted championship caliber experience to players of most any handicap level. This event will host both a men’s and women’s field, competing in a 36-hole individual stroke play format, where players are competing for net prizes only.
Finally for the 2021 Season, the Four-Ball Championship will take place June 3rd-5th, 2021 at Boise Ranch Golf Course. Last year the first round of the event was stroke play, which was meant to serve as qualifying round used to seed teams in to a match play format for the remainder of the event. This year the event will take place over the course of three days, with all rounds being played in the stroke play four-ball format, with a possible cut after the second round (depending on the size of field).
The Idaho Golf Association is beyond elated to add a ninth Championship to our schedule, while also introducing changes that we believe will only enhance the experience for our players around the state. We look forward to seeing you this summer, and can’t wait to get started!
View the 2021 Championship Schedule HERE
View the 2021 Tournament Books HERE