Men's Amateur Championship

Competion:  18 hole qualifying rounds will be held at Wakefield Valley GC and Argyle CC on Monday, May 1st, and Sparrows Point CC on Tuesday May 2^nd, 2006. The MSGA will make the final course assignments. The number of qualifying places shall be that number required to provide a minimum starting field of 120 players (including the exempt entrants) at the 18 hole qualifying round at Elkridge on Thursday, June 8, 2006. Any ties for the last qualifying score at each site shall advance to the qualifying round at Elkridge. The final qualifying round at Elkridge shall determine a match play field of 32, with the defending champion automatically qualifying unless he elects to compete for the Medalist prize. Ties for medalist and for the last place in the match play field shall be resolved by a sudden death play-off immediately after the conclusion of the qualifying round. Two 18 hole matches will be played on both Friday and Saturday with a 36 hole final match on Sunday.