Match Play

Kearney -- Number four seed, Kayla Knopik of Papillion walked away the 2009 NWAGA Match Play Champion 1 up against her opponent number two seed, J.C. Steveson of Grand Island. The battle between the Husker golfers took place at the Kearney Country Club Wednesday, July 8. Stevenson went 1 up on hole two then Knopik came back with a birdie on hole four while Stevenson took a par moving the match back to all square. Knopik then took control of the match with another birdie on hole five moving to 1 up. Stevenson began to rally back with pars on holes 16 and 17 while Knopik took bogeys. The match was dormie going into the 18th hole. They both took pars on hole 18 and Knopik finished the match 1 up. The 18 hole match was played in a quick two and half hour pace!

For qualifying results, Match Play semifinal results, and pairings please link below.

Qualifying Results
Final Match Result


MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP & "The NWAGA Challenge" (Four-Ball Match Play Partner Tournament) Firethorn Golf Club Lincoln, NE July 6-8, 2010
Entry Fee/Format	Match Play Championship $95 "The NWAGA Challenge" $250 per 2-person team Entry fee includes; Tuesday night dinner and Thursday awards luncheon. Lunches are available for purchase.
Cart Fee	$16 per seat, per round, MUST reserve with entry. Payment for cart fee will be made at the club. Challenge cart fee is included in the entry fee.
Tournament Field/Format	Match Play Championship no maximum number of entries. "The NWAGA Challenge" s a Net Fou-ball Match Play event and will have a limited field of four flights made up of six two-person teams per flight 48 players (24 teams of two). The tournament will consist of each team playing five nine hole matches (45 holes) which will be called "Races", which allows them to play every team in their flight. Each match is made up of nine available points. A team gets one point for winning a hle, 1/2 point if the hole is tied and no point for losing a hole. the maximum number of points a team can win in any match is six and the minimum is zero. The team with the most points at the end of five races wins their flight.
Challenge Handicap	Maximum individual sloped handicap is 36.
GHIN Transmission Date	June 23
Registration	Tuesday, July 6, times is to be determined.
Starting Times	Match Play Round One Pairings Challenge Groupings All Five Rounds
Practice Rounds	June 22, Tuesday-June 24, Thursday June 29, Tuesday-July 1, Thursday Green fees are $65 and includes mandatory cart. Please call two weeks prior for desired practice round. Call 402-488-2071 to arrange practice round.
Entry Deadline	Entries must be received in office or submitted online no earlier than May 28 and no later than June 28. All entrants will be notified of acceptance, first round pairings, and starting times. If you must withdraw from the tournament it must be done before 5 p.m. on the date of the entry deadline.
Lodging	America Inn Lodge & Suites, 402-435-1600 Holiday Inn Express (South), 402-423-1176 Candlewood Suites, 402-420-0330
Entry Form	ON-LINE EVENT REGISTRATION: NWAGA Championship and Event On-Line Entries PAPER ENTRIES: 2010 NWAGA Match Play Championship 2010 NWAGA Challenge
Touranament Contacts	Yvonne Davenport, 402-489-5949 Johnna Rathje, 402-505-4653 ext. 103
Match Play & Challenge Guidelines	Please link here to view the Match Play and Challenge Guidelines.
2009 Match Play Event Results	Kearney -- Number four seed, Kayla Knopik of Papillion walked away the 2009 NWAGA Match Play Champion 1 up against her opponent number two seed, J.C. Steveson of Grand Island. The battle between the Husker golfers took place at the Kearney Country Club Wednesday, July 8. Stevenson went 1 up on hole two then Knopik came back with a birdie on hole four while Stevenson took a par moving the match back to all square. Knopik then took control of the match with another birdie on hole five moving to 1 up. Stevenson began to rally back with pars on holes 16 and 17 while Knopik took bogeys. The match was dormie going into the 18th hole. They both took pars on hole 18 and Knopik finished the match 1 up. The 18 hole match was played in a quick two and half hour pace! For qualifying results, Match Play semifinal results, and pairings please link below. Qualifying Results Final Match Result
2009 Challenge Event Results	Kearney -- The 2009 NWAGA Challenge took place July 6-8 at the Kearney Country Club. The ladies were preflighted into three different flights each consisting of six teams. The Babe Didrickson Zaharias Flight was won by Debbie Sandstedt of Papillion and Judy Duffy of Omaha. They finished with 26 points taking their flight by storm. The next flight, Kathy Whitworth Flight, was won by a Kearney team Pat Connolly and Jo Baldwin. They also scored high with a whopping 28.5 points. In the Mickey Wright Flight another Kearney team, Carolyn Peterson and Judy Farber, captured first place with a total of 27 points. For the Challenge Results and final points please select the link below. Challenge Results
	Judy Duff and Debbie Sandstedt	Jo Baldwin and Pat Connolly	Carolyn Peterson and Judy Farber
2008 Event Results			Norfolk - Megan Bartlett has not been stopped in 2008, winning two Nebraska Women's State Championships. At the NWAGA Match Play Championship defending champion Anna Christenson of Lincoln tried to fight her way back to defend her title. However, Megan of Grand Island battled back to win the final match one up at Norfolk Country Club. Tuesday, June 8th, Christenson fought off medalist Steph Kolbas of Lincoln with a par on the 20th hole to advance to the finals. Her opponent, Megan Bartlett of Grand Island, defeated J.C. Stevenson of Grand Island 2 and 1 to reach the finals. Bartlett was the championships three seed and had some long matches on her road to the finals. Bartlett defeated Kylie Smith of Omaha in 19 holes in the Round of 16 and in the quarterfinals she went 20 holes with Kayla Knopik. Link here for Stroke Play Qualifying Results. Link here for Match Play Results. Link here for NWAGA Challenge Results.