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Visiting Olathe, Kansas for sporting events

54th ANNUAL 2005 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship

2005 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship May 24-27, 2005 Olathe Prairie Highlands

Key Championship Tournament Highlights

  • Dates: May 24-27, 2005.
  • Made possible by the generosity of Garmin, First National Bank of Olathe, Metcalf Bank, Pepsi, Gilmore & Bell, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Holiday Inn - Olathe, amongst others.
    Valuable Sponsorship Opportunities remain -
    Contact Laura Baldwin for details!


Frequently Asked Questions

Tournament Information

HOSTED BY: 
Olathe Chamber of Commerce

FORMAT:  
72-hole tournament. Field will be cut to top 17 teams and 40 individuals (including ties) after 54 holes. Field size is a maximum of 144 golfers, including team champions, regional medalists, returning All-Americans, and at-large team berths.

TEAM QUALIFICATION:
The team champions from each of the 14 regional tournaments qualify automatically. Individual medalists from each regional tournament and returning All-Americans that do not qualify on a team also qualify. After automatic qualifiers are determined, at-large berths are awarded based on the final top 25 rating up to a maximum of 144 golfers (no partial at-large berths will be awarded).

TOURNAMENT TIMES:
Tuesday-Friday, May 24-27: 
  Morning Wave – 8:00 a.m.
  Afternoon Wave – 12:30 p.m.

OTHER EVENTS:
*Mandatory Practice Round, 10 a.m., Monday, May 23, Prairie Highlands
(Practice round begins at 10:00 a.m.)

*Long Drive Competition, 3:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, Prairie Highlands

*Youth Clinic by Stann Thirst, long time coach of Tom Watson, 4:30 p.m., Monday, Prairie Highlands

*Opening Event, 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, Great Mall of Great Plains

*Championship, Tuesday - Friday, Prairie Highlands

*Championship Awards Ceremony, 3 p.m., Friday, May 27, Prairie Highlands

ADMISSION:
Tournament is open to the public.  Please read these important spectator rules.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Stephen Koranda, Championship Director, Olathe Chamber of Commerce,
142 North Cherry, Olathe, Kansas 66051-0098
(800) 921-5678
 

  • For more in-depth tournament information, click here.

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