Metropolitan Women's Amateur Postponed
Alton, IL - The Metropolitan Women’s Amateur Championship was scheduled for July 1-2 at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course. At the end of June, just days before the championship to begin, a 100-foot wide and 30-feet deep sinkhole opened up in the Alton Park’s soccer complex. This sinkhole swallowed the turf, benches, and an entire light pole. With Spencer T. Olin located within the same park and needing the street that runs by the affected complex, the entire area was closed off and subsequently the course was closed. Until investigations are made and areas of the park are deemed safe from further sinkholes or damage, the course will remain closed. This caused us to postpone the Metropolitan Women’s Amateur due to a closed venue.
With a sinkhole of this size to open in an area filled with mines, a thorough and lengthy investigation has to happen to ensure the safety of all in the area. The golf course continues to remain closed for these ongoing investigations and safety inspections. We at the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association remain in contact with the club’s staff on the subject. We remain dedicated to holding this championship and will provide updates on the rescheduling of this event as soon as we have more information. We will notify all participants that originally signed up upon light of new dates and details, as well as informing all of our female membership of new dates. We are aware that new dates may change the availability of both participants and those who were not previously registered. Once we have new dates, we will open registration again for participants. When we have new information available, we will notify you promptly, so please stay tuned for any new developments!
We, along with Spencer T. Olin, thank you for your patience during this unforeseen time. We could have never seen this coming in our wildest dreams and hope that we can provide a further update in the near future. Until then, keep practicing and we hope to see all of you real soon!