First Coast Women's Amateur Championship

First Coast Women's Amateur Championship The First Coast Women's Amateur Championship is a golf tournament held in the Jacksonville, FL area. It has two divisions - Amateur and Senior.

For details and entry information, please visit the Jacksonville Area Golf Association website. History -
The First Coast Women's Amateur was first held from 1990-2002 in St. Augustine, FL at the Ponce de Leon Golf Course. The championship attracted the best women golfers in the north Florida area including college players. Previous champions include such notables as: Laura Philo (Wake Forest), Sh

anna Nagy (Florida Southern), Julia Boros (Georgia), Brandi Miller (Miami), Erin Kurcsewski (Tennessee), Katie Quinney (Florida State), Jeanne Cho (Florida), and local mid-amateur standout Susie Fonde. The event was founded by long time Jacksonville area resident Mary Hafeman - a PGA Professional, former LPGA tour professional, UF Hall of Fame athlete and former Curtis Cup player. Unfortunately when the course was closed and then sold for development, Mary relocated and the tournament lapsed. Revival -
In 2012, a group of competitive women golfers representing NFPGA, JWGA, EWGA, JAGA, and private clubs decided to revive the tournament to promote and support women's and junior girls' golf. In that vein, a senior division was added to the championship in addition to trophies to recognize the low scoring high school and collegiate competitors. The event is held on a weekend to enable the working golfers to participate. The newly revitalized event was held in June of 2013 at Deerwood Country Club with 40 players. The championship was won by local resident and University of Central Florida player, Kaitlyn Price, with a score of four under-par. Organization -
The Tournament Committee of women focus on securing sponsors for the event, managing promotional media, and publicizing the event to attract players. With the goal of making the First Coast Women’s Amateur one of the premier amateur events in the area, we enlist sponsors to help defray the cost of greens & cart fees, trophies, tee gifts, etc. while keeping the entry fees reasonable to attract a broader scope of competitors. Additionally, there is an awards reception for the presentation of the trophies on Sunday afternoon after play has concluded. The Jacksonville Area Golf Association (JAGA) agreed to run the tournament and provide the infrastructure such as their website for information, online-entry, and USGA rules officials, Two local LPGA/PGA professionals serve as starters and rules officials.

SAVE THE DATE - July 20, 21, 22, 2026 Jacksonville Golf & Country Club, FL
01/12/2026

SAVE THE DATE - July 20, 21, 22, 2026
Jacksonville Golf & Country Club, FL

On behalf of the FCWA Committee, we are thrilled to announce that this year’s tournament will be hosted at the prestigio...
09/09/2025

On behalf of the FCWA Committee, we are thrilled to announce that this year’s tournament will be hosted at the prestigious Jacksonville Golf & Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Nancy Cox beats the wind and weather to roll in First Coast Women’s Amateur by six shotsStory by Garry Smits, Jacksonvil...
07/24/2025

Nancy Cox beats the wind and weather to roll in First Coast Women’s Amateur by six shots
Story by Garry Smits, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union

It got wet and windy at the Sawgrass Country Club for the final round of the First Coast Women’s Amateur, which played right into Nancy Cox’s hands.

Nancy Cox 2025 First Coast Women’s Amateur Champion
07/23/2025

Nancy Cox 2025 First Coast Women’s Amateur Champion

Corey Weworski 2025 FCWA Senior Champion
07/23/2025

Corey Weworski 2025 FCWA Senior Champion

Kim Bruce 2025 FCWA Senior Field Division Champion
07/23/2025

Kim Bruce 2025 FCWA Senior Field Division Champion

Shan Giordano 2025 FCWA Super-Senior Champion
07/23/2025

Shan Giordano 2025 FCWA Super-Senior Champion

Nancy Cox brings home the 2025 First Coast Women’s Amateur Corey Weworski holds on to win the Senior Championship Divisi...
07/23/2025

Nancy Cox brings home the 2025 First Coast Women’s Amateur Corey Weworski holds on to win the Senior Championship Division Kim Bruce goes wire-to-wire to win the Senior Field
Shan Giordano brings home a victory in Super Senior

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL- Florida Atlantic University brings home back-to-back First Coast Women’s Amateur titles with Nany Cox winning the 2025 Championship division. With scores of 77-70-74, the Ponte Vedra Beach local held off a challenging field and even more demanding conditions to win the Championship division by 6 shots.
Conditions were tough, as they always are, at Sawgrass Country Club’s East/West Course. Cox said that a turning point in her round came on Hole 5 where she hit her ball in the hazard and had to take a drop, before she could hit her shot into the green, the tournament went into a delay. The delay worked in her favor, because she hit a great shot into the green that made her feel confident to finish the round strong. In her acceptance speech she spoke about how great it felt to win at home with so many familiar faces.
In the Senior Championship division, Corey Weworski went wire-to-wire to win by 8 shots over Mary Jane Hiestand. Weworski travelled from Carlsbad, CA to win her first FCWA event. Consistent play over the three days helped Weworski beat a very strong Senior Championship division.
The Senior Field Division was won in commanding fashion by Kim Bruce. She beat her competitors by 15 shots to go wire-to-wire in her division.
With score of 87-86, Shan Giordano of St. Augustine held off to win the Super-Senior Division. Consistent rounds propped her up to win her first FCWA Championship. In a hard-fought battle for second place, Lori Collins of Jacksonville and Janice Wilson of
Pinehurst, NC tied with a total of 177.

More final day pics!
07/22/2025

More final day pics!

Exciting news— the final round of the FCWA has officially begun! 🎉 It's a stunning day for golf here in beautiful Ponte ...
07/22/2025

Exciting news— the final round of the FCWA has officially begun! 🎉 It's a stunning day for golf here in beautiful Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with perfect weather to make this event even more memorable. Sawgrass Director of Golf Nate Marozzi and Head Golf Pro Sydney Mattiace were amazing! They are the best

Monday tournament pictures.
07/21/2025

Monday tournament pictures.

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History - The First Coast Women's Amateur was first held from 1990-2002 in St. Augustine, FL at the Ponce de Leon Golf Course. The championship attracted the best women golfers in the north Florida area including college players. Previous champions include such notables as: Laura Philo (Wake Forest), Shanna Nagy (Florida Southern), Julia Boros (Georgia), Brandi Miller (Miami), Erin Kurcsewski (Tennessee), Katie Quinney (Florida State), Jeanne Cho (Florida), and local mid-amateur standout Susie Fonde. The event was founded by long time Jacksonville area resident Mary Hafeman - a PGA Professional, former LPGA tour professional, UF Hall of Fame athlete and former Curtis Cup player. Unfortunately when the course was closed and then sold for development, Mary relocated and the tournament lapsed. Revival - In 2012, a group of competitive women golfers representing NFPGA, JWGA, EWGA, JAGA, and private clubs decided to revive the tournament to promote and support women's and junior girls' golf. In that vein, a senior and super senior divisions were added to the championship in addition to trophies to recognize the low scoring high school and collegiate competitors. The event is held either on a weekend to enable the working golfers to participate or weekdays depending on course availability. The newly revitalized event was held in June of 2013 at Deerwood Country Club with 40 players. The championship was won by local resident and University of Central Florida player, Kaitlyn Price, with a score of four under-par. Organization - The Tournament Committee of women focus on securing sponsors for the event, managing promotional media, and publicizing the event to attract players. With the goal of making the First Coast Women’s Amateur one of the premier amateur events in the area, we enlist sponsors to help defray the cost of greens & cart fees, trophies, tee gifts, etc. while keeping the entry fees reasonable to attract a broader scope of competitors. Additionally, there is an awards reception for the presentation of the trophies after play has concluded. The Jacksonville Area Golf Association (JAGA) agreed to help FCWA by providing the infrastructure such as their website for information, online-entry, and USGA rules officials, Two local LPGA/PGA professionals serve as starters and rules officials.