Tournament Overview
72-hole stroke invitational women's stroke
play
event. Field consists of former Dixie Amateur
Champions, and women invited by the
Tournament Committee. (You may request an
invitation at www.dixieamateur.com).
The first
three rounds of the Dixie are played at Heron
Bay Golf Club and TPC Eagle Trace; those players
who
advance past the 54-hole cut play the final round at
TPC Eagle Trace. New entry options
include a lodging, meal, and practice round
inclusive package at an excellent rate.
Course
TPC at Eagle Trace
1111 Eagle Trace Blvd
Coral Springs, FL 33071-7824
phone: (954) 753-7222
url: tpceagletrace.clublink.com
Full results for this tournament are posted outside AmateurGolf.com.
Click here to view results.
The Dixie Amateur originated in 1924 and
was played at the old Miami Country Club.
South Florida was the “first” great golf
destination and the South Florida golf
scene
has always been rich in talent. The Dixie
Amateur always attracted great amateur
players.
Early winners of the Dixie Amateur
included:
Frank Stafaci, Earl Christianson, Frank
Perpich, Frank Strananhan, Al Besselink,
and
Doug Ford. With the closing of the Miami
Country Club in 1953 the Dixie was
discontinued until 1962.
The tournament has been played
continuously since 1962 at various
courses
around Miami including The Links of Key
Biscayne and The Golf Club of Miami.
During
this period many Champions won the Dixie
Amateur before finding success on the
PGA
Tour. These players include: Andy Bean,
Bruce Fleisher, Nolan Henke, Len Mattice,
Jesper Parnevik, Hal Sutton and Lanny
Wadkins.
From 1990 through 1997 the Dixie
Amateur
Championship was hosted at the
Bonaventure Resort & Country Club in Fort
Lauderdale. During this period, the
tournament was held in December over
the
Christmas break. This move allowed a
greater number of collegiate players to
participate. The Dixie Amateur began
attracting a very strong field at a time of
year when there were no other amateur
events. Golfweek magazine began
awarding
points towards Amateur National Rankings
and a new wave of talent emerged
including
Tiger Woods in 1992 and Sergio Garcia in
1997.
In 1997 the Dixie Amateur created a
Senior
Division for players 50 years and older.
This
attracted a larger audience, increased
exposure and an even stronger field
resulted. Steve Earsley of Stuart, Florida
won
the inaugural event at Bonaventure
Country
Club and successfully defended his title
again
in 1998.
In 1998 the Dixie Amateur moved to Palm-
Aire Country Club in Pompano Beach,
Florida
utilizing the two challenging course
layouts
designed by George and Tom Fazio.
The Oaks and Cypress courses have
hosted
several Florida Opens and in 1999, the
PGA
NIKE Tour’s South Florida Classic. From
1998
to the present, the Dixie Amateur has
continued to grow and develop into one of
the premier amateur golf tournaments.
Hunter Haas was our 2000 Dixie Amateur
Champion. At that time, he was the
number
one ranked amateur golfer in the United
States, had won the USGA Public Links
Championship and was invited and played
in
the 2000 Masters. That year 57 colleges
and
universities were represented in the
tournament.
In December of 2002, the Dixie Amateur
petitioned Golfweek magazine to award
points towards National ranking for the
Senior Division. To comply with the ranking
criteria, the age for the Senior Division
was
changed to age 55 and older. Seniors will
receive National ranking points beginning
in
December of 2003.
The tournament committee added a new
Ladies Division in January of 2003. The
inaugural event attracted 5 of the top 20
nationally ranked Lady Amateurs. The first
"Lady Dixie" Amateur Champion, Meaghan
Francella, defeated Paula Creamer in the
final match. Paula Creamer was the
number
one ranked Junior Girl in the United
States.
In January of 2003 the Dixie Amateur
attracted 257 golfers from as far away as
the Peoples Republic of China, Australia,
New
Zealand and Scotland. There were
students
from 75 colleges and universities along
with
students from 26 different high schools, as
far away as Los Angeles, California.
The Dixie Amateur is unique because of its
history and because it is held at a time
when
the rest of the country is freezing cold.
The
“golfing world” takes a holiday break,
there
are no other amateur golf events to
compete
with, no collegiate tournaments and no
PGA
Tour events to steal the spotlight.
The Dixie Amateur continues as one of the
oldest amateur golf championships in the
country, rich in history and tradition.
PAST CHAMPIONS
2014 Mathilda Cappeliez
2013 Shannon Aubert
2012 Isabelle Lendl
2011 Paula Reto
2010 Paula Reto
2009 Lindy Duncan
2008 Candace Schepperle
2007 Alexis Thompson
2006 Vicky Hurst
2005 Angela Park
2004 Ashley Hoagland
2003 Angela Park
2002 Meaghan Francella
Dixie Amateur Senior Women’s
Champions
2011 Diane Lang
2010 Diane Lang
2009 Diane Lang