After four-consecutive years at The Grove Country Club, the Illinois State Women's Amateur will head west to Elgin this June.
Preview
The 2026 slate of CDGA-administered Illinois State amateur championships kicks off next week with the 93rd Illinois State Women's Amateur Championship, slated for June 1-3 at Elgin Country Club. Formerly administered by the Illinois Women's Golf Association (IWGA), the event is open to Illinois residents with a Handicap Index® of 10.4 or below. The champion will earn an automatic exemption into this year's U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Schedule
Monday, June 1
The entire field will play 18 holes of stroke play.
Tuesday, June 2
The entire field will play 18 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the low 20 and ties occurring after the completion of Round 2. The Illinois State Women's Mid-Amateur Champion (age 25 and older) will be crowned following Round 2 if no mid-amateurs advance to the final round.
Wednesday, June 3
The low 20 and ties will play 18 holes of stroke play.
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Championship Information
The Illinois State Women's Amateur Championship, traditionally conducted annually by the Illinois Women's Golf Association, was first played in 1934 at Evanston Golf Club. Conducted as match play through 2023, the event is now a 54-hole stroke play competition contested over three days. Barrington native and Stetson University golfer Bridget Butler captured her first State Women's Am crown in 2025 at The Grove. Also, for the first time in 2025, the Illinois State Women's Mid-Amateur champion was awarded to Dasa Urbankova as the lowest competitor age 25 and up following 36 holes of competition.
The Illinois State Women's Amateur champion earns an automatic exemption into the current year's U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
You must satisfy the age requirement on or before 6/1/2026 to be eligible.
For those who qualify there is no additional entry fee to play in the Championship.
For exempt players, you will need to register under the Championship and pay the appropriate entry fee.
Players will need to complete the registration process to be placed on the waitlist. The credit card used during registration will NOT be charged until you are confirmed into the event.
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