The on the website a few months ago and in past years first submission/verification was Mid June. Looks like they updated it to mid July, however it is mid July. 🙂
Received this yesterday (Wednesday): With the tournament just over a month away, the next step in your preparation for the World Am will be Club Validation. This first step in validating your Handicap Index for the tournament will take place on Wednesday, July 26th. This initial step is simply to ensure that you keep a valid Handicap Index.