Men's & Women's National Championship Format:
Format
Round 1 Stroke Play
Round 2 Stroke Play
Round 3 Stroke Play
Top 15 Advance to Final Round
Round 4 Stroke Play
Top 8 Advance to Match Play
Match Play Quarterfinals (8 teams) and Semifinals (4 teams) are played
Match Play Championship (2 teams)
The 156-person field is comprised of 30 teams for the women's competition and 30 teams for the men's. Additionally, 6 women and 6 men not on those already qualified teams will make the field for the individual championship.
For both the women’s and men’s competitions, players will first compete in three 18-hole rounds of stroke play competition. Following the third round, the field for both the men and women will be cut to the top 15 teams and top 9 individuals not on an advancing team.
The fourth round of stroke play will take place, at which point the individual national champion will be crowned. Also following the fourth round, the field will be cut to the top eight teams to move on to the match-play bracket, which will be seeded in order of finish in stroke play.
A knockout match play competition will then take place to determine the team national champion.
