Berkeley Hall Club to host 2021 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur tournament

The United States Golf Association announced Tuesday that the Berkeley Hall Club will host the 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 2021.

Berkeley Hall was supposed to the event in 2020 but it was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be played on Sept. 25-30, 2021.

“Berkeley Hall Club and our surrounding community are thrilled that we were able to work with the USGA to ensure the 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship will still be taking place here,” Berkeley Hall Club general manager/COO Adam Kushner said. “The opportunity to host some of the most talented amateur players in the world is something that we have been preparing for, and are glad that it will still be able to come to fruition. After this challenging year, next year’s U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur is something we will all look forward to more than ever.”

The 2021 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be Berkeley Hall Club’s third USGA championship, as the club hosted both the Men’s and Women’s USGA State Team Championships in 2005. The championship will be played on the club’s North Course, a Tom Fazio design that opened in 2001.

The 2005 Women’s State Team was won by a Georgia team led by Laura Coble, who has played in 14 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateurs, including a runner-up finish in 2009. First played in 1987, the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur is open to female amateurs age 25 and older with a Handicap Index not exceeding 9.4.

The USGA also announced the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship will take place at The Lakewood Club in Point Clear, Ala., from Sept. 10-15, 2021.

Both championship fields will consist of 132 players, who will earn entry into the championship via sectional qualifying at sites nationwide or through an exemption category. Players will compete in two rounds of stroke play, after which the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers for match play.

Entries for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur championships will open in the spring of 2021.