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Q. Who is eligible to participate?
A. 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.
The USGA Handicap Index limit for the MGA Senior Tour is 24.4. 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.
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Q. Are all the competitions individual?
A. No. The format varies between individual stableford and
stroke play competitions. There are also four 2-man team better ball (Four-ball) events. All but one event includes both Net and Gross
competition in two age divisions, Senior Division (55 - 64) and
Master Division (65 - over).
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Q. How many players can belong
to the Senior Tour?
A. The MGA Senior Tour is made up of four sections: Southern,
Eastern, Western, and Northern. Each section has a 18
events. 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.
Each section of the tour is limited to 225 members.
Applications will be accepted
at the Minnesota Golf Association office on a first-come basis,
beginning February 1 of the current year.
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Q. What happens if too many players
sign up for one event?
A. For individual events, a random draw will be made after the
close of entries. The field for each event is limited to 120
players. After the event, those still on the waiting list will
receive a designation that prevents them from being wait listed
again. That means that, at most, each Tour member will only have to
sit out one oversubscribed event.
For team events, entries
are received on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a team event
has filled, a wait list will be created as more entries come in.
*More details below regarding event entry.
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Q. What type of prizes are awarded?
A. Winners in both Net and Gross will be recognized in both
the Senior and Master Divisions. Merchandise certificates will be
awarded as determined by the Tournament Committee.
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Q. Do I get anything to show my
buddies that I am a MGA Senior Tour Member?
A. Of course, the MGA Senior Tour cap, available to tour members
only.
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Q. What is the Tour Finals all
about?
A. 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 competition and top four players in the Gross
competition (in each division) will be invited to the Senior Tour
Finals. A total of 64 players will be invited to play in the Finals.
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Q. How much is this going to cost?
A. The tour membership annual fee is $55, which covers all the
administrative costs, Tour Handbook, prizes and Tour member's cap. Event
fees range from $30 - $65, and this includes green fees and prizes.
Cart fees are extra in most events.
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Q. How do I enter 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 15. Just like our membership process
please do not send or drop off event entry forms prior to the start
of event registration on March 15.
There is a slightly different process between signing up for
Individual events and signing up for the Two-Day, Two-Man Team
events.
There is priority registration for Two-Man,
Two-Day Team events. With the beginning of event registration on
March 15, all Two-Man, Two-Day Team event entries will be
prioritized as they are received in our office on a first come,
first serve basis. If a team event fills, then a wait list will be
created as additional entries are received in our office.
Unlike the Team events, there is no priority for individual event
registration. You just can't miss an event entry deadline to have an
opportunity to play. For an oversubscribed event we will have a
random drawing to create a wait list for that event. Players will be
notified if they have been selected to the wait list and will be
contacted again if an opening becomes available. All of the event
entry deadlines are listed on our website in each section's schedule
page, as well as, shown on all entry forms.
For those players who are wait listed for an individual event, they
each receive a wait list designation to not be wait listed again for
the rest of the season. This only applies to the individual
event wait lists. For those wait listed any Two-Day, Two-Man event
there is no wait list designation.
2. Handbook:
Please read your Senior Tour Handbook carefully because it
contains information which will answer most of your questions. The
Handbook is available on the
Senior Tour homepage. Be sure to note what year the
Handbook is since we do make changes from year to year.
3. Event Pairings and Notice to Competitors
Within a week after an event's entry deadline, you will receive an email (or a letter via mail if you don't have an email address)
including Pairings, the Notice to Competitors and a Map to the host course.
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