Senior Tour

FAQs - Questions and Answers

1. Who is eligible to participate?
2. Are all the competitions individual?
3. How many players can belong to the Senior Tour?
4. What happens if too many players sign up for one event?
5. What type of prizes are awarded?
6. Do I get anything to show my buddies that I am a MGA Senior Tour Member?
7. What is the Tour Finals all about?
8. How much is this going to cost?
9. How do I enter events?

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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