South Mid-Amateur

Forest Creek Golf Club

March 18-20, 2022

General Information
Date: March 18-20, 2022
Host Club: Forest Creek Golf Club
TGA Staff Contact:  Tournament Director - Read Langhenry

Entry & Eligibility Information
Entries Open: January 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Exempt Entry Deadline: February 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Entries Close: March 11, 2022 at 5:00 PM 

Entry Fee: $290 

Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who are 25 years of age or older by the first round of tournament play, and reside in the South Texas region (31’ parallel, Salado, TX and South is the break point). Applicants must have a certified WHS Handicap Index of 8.4 or less. Please reference TGA Policies and Procedures for further details, including Policies and Procedures, and Terms of Competition.

Entry Procedure: The field will be established in the order in which entries are received with a priority for exempt players until the published exemption deadline of Wednesday, February 16 at 5:00 PM. Once the exemption deadline has passed, and if the field is not full, the TGA will fill the remaining spots in the field with waitlisted entries. These entries will be accepted into the field in the order in which they were received. For additional information regarding the wait list and when the number of applicants exceeds the field capacity, please refer to the TGA Policies and Procedures

The TGA reserves the right to select players to be in the field. For exemption request details, please view TGA Policies and Procedures. Exempt players must enter by the published deadline or they will lose their exempt status and spot in the final field.

Championship Information

Format/Field Size: Play will be contested over 54 holes of individual stroke play with no cut. The field is limit 84 players. 

Mid-Master Recognition: In addition to the overall champion, an award will be given to the low Mid-Master finisher. (Mid-Master – any player 40+ years of age)

For complete championship information, click here.

All events will take place at Forest Creek GC, unless otherwise noted. Championship schedule is subject to changes and additions.

Friday, March 18
8:00 AM – Round 1 begins (#1 & #10 Tees)

Saturday, March 19
8:00 AM – Round 2 begins (#1 & #10 Tees)

Sunday, March 20
8:00 AM – Final Round begins (#1 & #10 Tees)
Following Play – Awards Presentation

Provided players are otherwise eligible, exemptions are given to the following: 

a) Top five (5) players (and ties) on 2021 Medalist Hill Country points list;

  • Todd Albert, Austen Fulmer, Blake Benson, Joshua Lim

b) Last five (5) South Mid-Amateur champions;

  • 2021 - Robert Gwin
  • 2020 - N/A
  • 2019 - Devin Young
  • 2018 - Broc Haymon
  • 2017 - Broc Haymon
  • 2016 - Danny Simmerman

c) Last five (5) South Amateur champions;

  • 2021 - Padden Nelson
  • 2020 - N/A
  • 2019 - Cody Banach
  • 2018 - Jacob Davis
  • 2017 - Tim Hamm
  • 2016 - Danny Simmerman

d) Previous year’s South Mid-Amateur Low Mid-Master;

  • Padden Nelson

e) Previous year’s South Senior Amateur champion (Senior Division);

  • David Ortego

f) Top ten (10) finishers (and ties) in previous year’s South Mid-Amateur;

  • Robert Gwin, Todd Albert, Kevin Liberto, John Hunter, Padden Nelson, Clay Fullick, Kurtis Lilley, Brandon Turner, Logan Boatner, Scott Loving, Christian Delacruz

g) Three (3) Host Club exemptions.