Sweetwater Country Club’s Cypress Course in Sugar Land will be the host site for the 26th Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play. Scheduled from Aug. 1-4, the championship will feature the state’s top male amateur golfers ages 25 and older squaring off in a head-to-head, single-elimination competition. This will be the first TGA men’s championship to be held at Sweetwater.

“We are thrilled to have Sweetwater Country Club as a new championship partner,” said Owen Kinney, TGA Tournament Manager. “It is always exciting when we have the opportunity to conduct an event at a spectacular facility for the first time and we are certain it will be a great experience for the players.”

The Cypress Course at Sweetwater Country Club opened in 1982 and was designed by Robert Packard. The layout is highlighted by constant elevation changes, numerous water hazards, and sloping green complexes guarded by deep-faced bunkers. Measuring just under 6,700 yards from the back tees, the strategic par-71 course places a premium on finesse, imagination and shot making, rather than strength.

The 26th edition of the championship begins with an 84-player starting field playing 18 holes of stroke play qualifying on Thursday, August 1, with the lowest 32 scorers advancing to the match play stage of the championship. First- and second-round matches will be played Friday, August 2; quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday, August 3; and the final on Sunday, August 4. All matches are 18 holes.

Starting times for the stroke play qualifying round will be posted on the TGA website no later than July 29. Live scoring updates and daily recaps will also be available online once the action gets underway from Sweetwater Country Club.

At last year’s Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play held at Cross Timbers Golf Course in Azle, Aaron Hickman won the title for the second time in four years by defeating Matthew Sullivan, 2 and 1, in the final. Hickman captured his first Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play crown in 2020 at Willow Brook Country Club in Tyler.

With the victory, Hickman joined Colby Harwell (2017, ’19) and Bob Kearney (1999, 2003) as the only two-time champions in the event’s history. Other notable past winners include Texas Golf Hall of Famers Chip Stewart (2001) and Mike Booker (2013).