2024 Saguaro Amateur
January 7-10
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
Maricopa, Arizona
www.akchinsoutherndunes.com
REGISTRATION and LIVE SCORING: www.2024SaguaroAmateur.GolfGenius.com or TSASMember.GolfGenius.com
SCORING: GGID is 24SAGUARO in the Golf Genius App
EXEMPT PLAYER DEADLINE IS 11:59 PM MST on Wednesday, November 1
The Saguaro Amateur is a 54 hole, no cut, men’s amateur golf tournament being played at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona, on the southern edge of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Saguaro Amateur is considered as an established national amateur golf championship.
Field:To be eligible you must not be an NCAA prospect still in high school as of January 1, 2024. You must have a handicap index of 3.0 or lower. See exempt criteria for more detailed information.
Saguaro Amateur Sponsorship:We have multiple sponsorship opportunities that include sponsor exemptions. Please contact Roy Edwards at 303-917-4538 or R@saguaroamateur.com immediately if interested.
Player Sponsorship: 1,000 (email info@saguaroamateur.com for more information)
- Includes one exemption (player must meet minimum handicap and prospect restrictions). Exemption can be used up until entry deadline on December 19, 2021, even after wait list formed. All sponsorships do not include entry fee of chosen exempt player.
- Company sponsorship recognition at golf course, on web site, and on social media
Saguaro Amateur Exempt and Entry Criteria
A player is exempt if he fits into one of the following categories and submits his completed entry by November 1, 2023. All players must have completed high school by January 1, 2024, and must have a handicap of 3.0 or lower.
MEMBERSHIP
Beginning this tournament season, all tournament players are required to be members. Memberships start at $35. Please see below for registration and membership information!
Steps to register for our tournaments:
1. Sign up to the Master Roster of the Troon Saguaro Amateur Series at www.tsasmember.golfgenius.com
2. Sign up for the membership level that best suits you (link below):
3. Sign up for individual tournaments
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION CLICK HERE
GENERAL MEMBER: $35-eligible to compete in all 2023-24 Troon Saguaro Amateur Series events
PLATINUM MEMBER: $325-includes 10% tournament discount, exempt category, and exclusive 1-month priority registration windows
SPONSOR MEMBER: $1,325-includes 1 sponsor exemption, 10% tournament discount, exempt category, and 1-month priority registration windows
EXEMPT CRITERIA (Exempt Deadline is NOVEMBER 1, 2023)
-Top 250 Players from the Final 2022-23 Golfweek or Golfstat Collegiate Rankings (Division I) or the most recent 2023-24 ranking to November 1, 2023
-Top 1000 WAGR
-Top 5 finishers from 2022 Patriot All-America
-Top 3 players (not already exempt) in the TSAS points list (must be eligible) at the conclusion of the 2023 Coachella Amateur (must be top 5 overall)
-All former champions of Troon Saguaro Amateur Series events
-All members-in-good-standing of men’s college golf teams in the Pac-12, Big 12, and Mountain West Conferences in 2023-24
-All 2023 champions of major men’s state amateur and mid-amateur championships
-All members-in-good-standing of men’s college golf teams (all levels) in Colorado and Wyoming in 2023-24
-All participants in the men’s 2023 US Mid-Amateur and US Amateur Championships
-Low 20 players and ties from the 2023 Saguaro Amateur
-Active Platinum level members in the Troon Saguaro Amateur Series
-Designated sponsor exemptions (see information sheet at www.SaguaroAmateur.com or contact info@saguaroamateur.com)
Practice Round: Sunday, January 7. You may call Ryan Graham at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes at 520-426-6830 or email him at rgraham@troon.com to schedule your practice round time. The deadline for guaranteed tee times is December 31, 2023. All practice round tee times are the responsibility of the player. Any non-participant patrons who wish to play Southern Dunes during the practice round may only make reservations after December 31st on a space-available basis.
Additional Rounds: Participants and their caddies, families or guests may play additional rounds of golf before or after the event at the club’s Best Available Rate (BAR) that can be booked on the their website at https://www.akchinsoutherndunes.com/book-tee-time/
Yardage/Green Slope Books from PuttView: You can order yardage/green slope books directly from PuttView at: https://puttviewbooks.com/SaguaroAmateur
Registration: There is no registration for this event. All players are responsible for being at their starting holes at the scheduled time.
Entry Fee: The $525 entry fee includes the tournament rounds and a practice round on Sunday, January 7. It includes the use of all practice facilities before and after the rounds on all four tournament days. It also includes a premier tournament gift and a 20% discount on all non-alcoholic food and beverage for you and your guests.
Discounts: All players and their guests will receive a 20% discount off of all food, beverage (non-alcoholic), and golf shop merchandise at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes over the course of the tournament days. The golf course will provide a discount card for you upon arrival.
Caddies and Carts: Players are required to walk. Caddie carts will be available at a TBD cost per bag. Carts will be consolidated to two bags per cart. Participants are not allowed to ride in golf carts at any time. It is a 2-shot penalty for the first offense and disqualification for the second. All cart fees are determined by Ak-Chin Southern Dunes GC.
Spectator Carts: Spectator carts are available on a space-available basis for per round, per cart, and the availability of those carts is the sole decision of the host course. Spectator carts are required to stay on all cart paths at all times. Reservations may only be made the days of the Saguaro Amateur. All spectator cart access and fees are the sole decision of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes.
Host Hotel Information:
Marriott Phoenix Chandler
1600 South Price Road
Chandler, AZ 85286 480-732-1600
Book your group rate for 2023 Saguaro Amateur Jan2023
Booking Deadline: Wednesday, December 20
$149 per night (limited queen/queens but King rooms have a pullout bed)
Transportation: Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club. We will not make starting time accommodations for travel arrangements.
Troon Saguaro Amateur Series Records and Statistics Through Summer 2023
Schedule of Events:
- Sunday, January 7: Practice rounds – call Ak-Chin Southern Dunes at 520-426-6830. Deadline is December 31
- Monday, January 8: First tournament round 9:00-11:10 am off of 1/10 tees
- Tuesday, January 9: Second tournament round 9:00-11:10 am off of 1/10 tees
- Wednesday, January 10: Final tournament round 9:00-11:10 am off of 1/10 tees
Golf Course:
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
48456 West Arizona HWY 238
Maricopa, AZ 85139
480-367-8949
www.golfsoutherndunes.com
Conduct and Attire: Golf spike policy of Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club is in effect at the time of the championship. Proper golf attire is required. Golf shirt must have a collar and either pants or golf shorts are required. All head wear must be worn forward. Any act of unsportsmanlike conduct – including but not limited to: cursing, throwing clubs, damage to the golf course, or other are prohibited. Disqualification with no refund is possible at the sole discretion of the tournament committee.
Pace of Play: We ask that the first two players who hole out proceed immediately to the next tee and hit when ready. Walk ahead and save time when possible. In the practice round, no more than one ball should be played to the green. Play as fast as possible. If you are holding up play during the practice round, you may be asked to leave by the Southern Dunes and/or Saguaro Amateur staff.
Withdrawals and Refunds: All paid entries are subject to a $125 handling fee at all times and for any reason. Refunds minus $125 are available up until December 31, 2023, when there are no refunds for withdrawal or no show for any reason.
Waiting List: When a waiting list forms, credit cards and checks will not be cashed until a player is confirmed entry off of the waiting list. Sponsor exemptions are not subject to the waiting list and can be used up until December 31, 2023.
PAST RESULTS
2023 SAGUARO AMATEUR
www.2023SaguaroAmateur.GolfGenius.com
2022 SAGUARO AMATEUR
www.2022SaguaroAmateur.GolfGenius.com
2021 SAGUARO AMATEUR
www.2021SaguaroAmateur.GolfGenius.com
2020 SAGUARO AMATEUR
www.2020SaguaroAmateur.GolfGenius.com
2019 Saguaro Amateur Results: tsas2018.golfgenius.com