Alternate Information

What happens if an alternate declines a place in the championship?

When an alternate is offered a place in the championship, they are given a specified time to either accept or...

Alternates are permitted to be on-site at the championship in the event of a day-of withdrawal. Prior to the day...

A player may remove themselves from the alternate list at any time. When a player removes themselves from the alternate...

Example 1: A player who qualified at Site X subsequently withdraws from the championship. The 1st Alternate from Site X...

In addition to identifying the successful qualifiers, each qualifying site will identify two alternates (1st and 2nd alternate). Replacement of...

Under the USGA Alternate Procedure, withdrawn players are replaced according to how they earned their place in the field, either...

The reallotment list defines the order of qualifying sites used in the processes described in the USGA Alternate Procedure. It is...

The reallotment list is determined upon the conclusion of the final qualifier for each championship (see “What is reallotment?”). The list...