Applications are now available online at www.usga.org for the 2006 U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open. Entrants may either apply online or download an entry form and mail it to the United States Golf Association.

Entry forms for the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship and the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship will be available online in mid-March. The remaining eight amateur USGA national championships will be available online during April.

This year for the first time, applications for the Junior Amateur and Girls' Junior can be submitted online by a parent or guardian. Prior to this season, entries for those two championships could only be received by mail due to considerations regarding the entrants being under age. A parent or guardian may also complete an application online for a junior golfer choosing to enter another USGA championship, such as the U.S. Open or the U.S. Women's Amateur.

In another change this year, paper entry forms will not be mailed to the previous year's championship entrants, since more than 70 percent of all entries are now filed online. To receive a paper entry form, call (908) 234-2300.