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Dates and locations of the 2016 Chicago District Golf Association’s 11 championships are now official, that includes the new CDGA Amateur Four-Ball Championship and the CDGA Sr. Four-Ball Championships, the new team and individual net series, and several USGA qualifiers.

“The 2016 season should be exciting with all the great sites and the launch of our Four-ball championships,” said CDGA Director of Rules and Competitions Nick Scillia.

The 86th Illinois State Amateur Championship is being moved back a week from it’s previous dates over the last three years. This years championship that will be contested from July 19-21, will be held at the St. Charles Country Club. It is the first time the club has hosted the championship since 1945.

“St. Charles is a classic country club layout with tight tree-lined fairways and many small greens,” said Scillia. “The course plays just over 6,800 yards, and the championship will place a premium on precision rather than distance.”

Qualifying for the championship will commence on June 7th, and run through the end of the month.

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The 97th CDGA Amateur Championship the CDGA’s oldest event will be held on one of the districts oldest golf courses. The Calumet Country Club in Homewood, June 27-30. The match play event has been held at the club three times in past years,most recently in 1947.

“Calumet is a vintage Donald Ross design with very challenging greens and narrow fairways,” Scillia said. “Staying in the fairway and placing it in the correct quadrant of the green will be essential. It will be great for match play with some risk-reward holes.”

There will be four qualifiers held in late May and in early June, starting on May 23rd.

New in 2016 are the CDGA Amateur Four-Ball and CDGA Senior Amateur Four-Ball Championships. These are similar to the newly added USGA U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championships. The CDGA versions will be two-man teams. The championship will be held August 1-4 at the Eagle Brook. the Sr. Amateur Four-Ball will be played May 23-26 at the Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club.

THE CDGA will host several USGA qualifiers. The U.S.Open local qualifying is May 9th at Village Links and Illiana CC in Springfield. Another qualifier is May 16th at Exmoor CC.  A U.S. Women’s Open qualifier will be held on May 23rd. On July 12th a U.S. Amateur qualifier will be held on the Weibring Course at Illinois State University, and a qualifier for the USGA Mid-Amateur Championship will be played on August 1st at the Cantigny Golf Links in Wheaton.

For more information on the full CDGA Championship schedule, getting a handicap, enjoy the fantasy golf events, please visit cdga.org.