Entry to the MGA Senior Tour is open to amateur golfers who are current Associate Members of the Minnesota Golf Association and whose club is a member club of the MGA. Contestants must reach their 55th birthday of May 1 of the current year or for the Super Senior section, players must reach their 70th birthday within the 2012 calendar year. The USGA Handicap Index limit for the MGA Senior Tour is 24.4 except for the Super Senior section which does not require a handicap index limit. If you are not an MGA Associate Member or not sure if you are give us a call and we would be glad to help you. Please call (952) 927-4643 ext. 978 or directly at (952) 345-3978.

No. There are ten individual events for each section plus one two-day, 36-hole individual event open to all sections*. There are also three two-day, two-man team events open to all sections*.

*All section events are not open to Super Senior members unless they have a dual membership with one of the regular Senior Tour sections.

The MGA Senior Tour is made up of five sections: Southern, Eastern, Western, Northern, and Super Senior.  A player may opt to play in ANY ONE of the sections regardless of where he lives, but he cannot play in more than one of the sections except for Super Senior players who can have a dual membership in one of the other sections. Each section of the tour is limited to 210 members. Applications will be accepted at the Minnesota Golf Association office on a first-come, first-serve basis, beginning with the first Monday in February of the current year.

Individual section event entries are accepted until the event entry deadline. At that time if an event is oversubscribed, a drawing is held to create a wait list. Wait listed players who do not get into the event will not be wait listed in any additional individual section events for the duration of the current season.

All section, two-day events are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Winners in both Net and Gross will be recognized in both the Senior and Master Divisions in Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western events. In Super Senior events there is just one division with winners in both Net and Gross. Merchandise certificates will be awarded as determined by the Tournament Committee.

Of course, the MGA Senior Tour cap, available to tour members only.

In each event, the top eight players in the net and the top eight players in the Gross competition in each section for every event will receive Senior Tour Performance Points.

A player's top four finishes in the Net and Gross competitions will be used to compute his total Net and total Gross performance points for the year. After all events have been played, each section's top four players in the Net and Gross (in each division) for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western sections and the top eight players in the Net and Gross for the Super Senior section will be invited to the Senior Tour Finals. A total of 80 players will be invited to play in the Finals.

The tour membership annual fee is $55 for the Northern, Southern, Eastern or Western section. The Super Senior Tour membership annual fee is $40 or if a player, 70 years and older chooses to be a dual member, he can sign up for the Super Senior section and one other section for an annual membership fee of $80. The annual membership fee for all sections covers all the administrative costs, Tour Handbook, prizes and Tour member's cap. Event fees range from $22.50 - $67.50, and this includes green fees, driving range and prizes. Cart fees are extra in some events.

1. Entry forms, entry deadlines and priority:
Entry forms for all events will be available for printout from our website by mid-February and mailed to Senior Tour players without internet access. We begin accepting event entry forms on March 19. Just like our membership process please do not send or drop off event entry forms prior to the start of event registration on March 19.

Individual section event entries are accepted until the event entry deadline. At that time if an event is oversubscribed, a drawing is held to create a wait list. Wait listed players who do not get into the event will not be wait listed in any additional individual section events for the duration of the current season. 
All Section, two-day events are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

2. Handbook:
Please read your Senior Tour Handbook carefully because it contains information which will answer most of your questions. 

3. Event Pairings and Notice to Competitors
Event pairings will be posted to the Senior Tour website or mailed out to those without internet access no later than a week prior to the event. Registered players will receive an email (or a letter via mail if they don't have an email address) including Pairings, the Notice to Competitors and a Map to the host course.