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4 U.S. Women’s Amateur2012 Conditions of PlayEntriesOpen to female amateurs who have a USGA Handicap Index®not exceeding 5.4. Entries close June 27.Starting Field156 playersSchedule of Play• Monday, Aug. 6 — First round, stroke play (18 holes)• Tuesday, Aug. 7 — Second round, stroke play (18 holes)After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers, whowill advance to match play.• Wednesday, Aug. 8 — First round, match play (18 holes)• Thursday, Aug. 9 — Second round, match play (18 holes);Third round, match play (18 holes)• Friday, Aug. 10 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes)• Saturday, Aug. 11 — Semifinals, match play (18 holes)• Sunday, Aug. 12 — Final, match play (36 holes)Sectional Qualifying• From the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, winners in 2011and 2012 and the runner-up in 2012• From the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, winnersin 2010 and 2011 and the runner-up in 2011• From the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship,winners in 2010 and 2011 and the runner-up in 2011• Playing members of the two most current United States andGreat Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Teams (2010 and 2012)• Playing members of the two most current United StatesWomen’s World Amateur Teams (2008 and 2010)• Winner of the 2012 individual NCAA Division I Women’sGolf Championship• Winners of the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championshipthe last five years (2008-2012)• Winners of the International European Ladies Championship(2010-2012)• Winners of the most current Women’s Mexican Amateur andRoyale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur Championships• From the current Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings,the top 25 point leaders and anyone tying for 25th place asof June 27, 2012) (Must have filed an entry by June 27, 2012.)• Special exemptions selected by the USGA18 holes stroke play, scheduled at 18 sites, between July 2-19.Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying• Winners of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship thelast 10 years (2002-2011)• Runners-up of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship thelast three years (2009-2011)• Semifinalists of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship thelast two years (2010-2011)• Quarterfinalists from the 2011 U.S. Women’s AmateurChampionship• From the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, thosereturning scores for 72 holes• From the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, thosereturning scores for 72 holesWomen’sAmateur• From the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship,winners in 2011 and 2012 and the runner-up in 2012