Entry Descriptions for GSGA Competitions

Format, entry process and fees subject to change by GSGA Rules and Competitons Department.

Note:
Entrants in all GSGA competitions must have their USGA Handicap Indexes issued by a GSGA member club.  Entrants in the Amateur Championship, Mid-Amateur Championship, Junior Championship and Girls’ Championship must also be residents of the state of Georgia. 

Event Name/
Duration

Entry Requirements/Field Size/Format

Entry Fee

Four-Ball
Tournament
3 days

Entries: Open to two-man teams of male amateur golfers who have combined USGA Handicap Indexes of 4.0 and above and a maximum differential of 6 strokes
Field: 96 teams -- 82 teams determined by lottery, three spots reserved for each host club and one spot reserved for each of the previous year's flight winners
Format: 54 holes of flighted, four-ball stroke play

$400

Super Senior Championship
2 days

Entries: Open to male amateur golfers age 65 and older as of the first day of the event
Field: 144 players; low 72 entries by USGA Handicap Index, 72 drawn by lottery.
Format: 36 holes of flighted stroke play. 

$200

Women's
Match Play Championship
3 days

Entries: Open to female amateur golfers
Field: 48, 56 or 64 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: Match play; flighted and seeded by handicap index

$135
Four-Ball
Championship

3 days
Entries: Open to two-man teams of male amateur golfers
Field: 80 teams with the lowest combined USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: 54 holes of four-ball stroke play; field cut to the low 40 teams and ties after 36 holes

$370
Mid-Amateur Championship
3 days

Entries: Open to male amateur golfers age 25 or older as of the first day of the championship
Field: 144 players; non-exempt players enter through one of six statewide 18-hole qualifiers
Format: 54 holes of stroke play; field cut to the low 70 and ties after 36 holes

$135 (qualifier)/$210 (exempt)
Greater Atlanta Women’s Amateur Championship
3 days

Entries: Open to female amateur golfers
Field: 84 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: 54 holes of flighted stroke play
$160
Junior
Championship

3 days
Entries: Open to male amateur golfers between the ages of 14 and 17. A competitor must be at least 14 years old as of the first day of the tournament and not be 18 as of the last day of the tournament.
Field: 144 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: 54 holes of stroke play; field cut to the low 70 and ties after 36 holes

$80

Girls’
Championship

3 days

Entries: Open to female amateur golfers between the ages of 9 and 17.  A competitor must be at least nine years old as of the first day of the tournament and not be 18 as of the last day of the tournament.
Field: Entrants with a USGA Handicap Index of 14.4 or lower compete in the 54-hole stroke play championship.  Entrants with a handicap between 14.5 and 24.4 can choose to participate in the championship or tournament divisions.  All others compete in tournament division.
Format: Stroke play; Championship flight – 54 holes; Tournament division – 18 holes (9 holes each day) and divided into flights based on handicap index.

$50
Top 60
Women's Classic

2 days
Entries: Open to female amateur golfers who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 15.0
Field: 60 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: 36 holes of flighted stroke play

$135

Amateur
Championship

4 days

Entries: Open to male amateur golfers
Field: 156 players; non-exempt players enter through one of 10 statewide qualifiers
Format: 72 holes of stroke play; field cut to the low 70 and ties after 36 holes

 

$140 (qualifier)/$240 (exempt)
Georgia-South
Carolina Junior
Challenge Match

2 days
Entries: Teams from Georgia and South Carolina; composed of the top eight finishers from each state’s junior championship
Field: Eight players per team
Format: Two rounds of singles match play; one team point awarded for each win, half-point for ties

N/A
Georgia-South
Carolina Junior
Girls' Challenge Match

2 days
Entries: Teams from Georgia and South Carolina; composed of the top four eligible finishers from each state’s girls’ championship
Field: Four players per team
Format: Two rounds of singles match play; all scored in Nassau format

N/A
Junior Sectional Challenge Match
2 days
Entries: Teams determined by top point-earners in a series of one-day tournaments held in each of the seven geographic sections
Field: 161 players; 23 from each section.  Players are grouped in age divisions: Boys’ 16-17, 14-15, 12-13 and 11 and under; Girls’ 14-17, 12-13 and 11 and under.
Format: 36 holes of stroke play; points awarded to teams based on individual order of finish

N/A
Senior Women’s Championship
2 days
Entries: Open to female amateur golfers age 50 or above as of the first day of the tournament
Field: 144 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: 36 holes of flighted stroke play

$135
Senior
Championship
3 days
Entries: Open to male amateur golfers age 55 or older as of the first day of the tournament
Field: 144 players with the lowest USGA Handicap indexes
Format: 54 holes of stroke play; field cut to the low 70 and ties after 36 holes

$220
Georgia-Florida
Women's Team
Matches
2 days
Entries: Teams from Georgia and Florida; players selected by their state association based on recent performance
Field: 12 players per team, including two seniors
Format: One round of four-ball matches and one round of singles matches; all scored in Nassau format

N/A
Women’s Team Championship
2 days
Entries: Open to two-person teams of female amateur golfers who have a maximum handicap differential of eight strokes.  Must be 18 years old as of the first day of the tournament
Field: 60 teams - 10 teams with lowest combined USGA Handicap Indexes compete in the Championship flight; remaining teams determined on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Field will be expanded if 80 teams enter, with a maximum of 100 teams.
Format: One round of flighted, four-ball stroke play and one round in scramble format
$300
Public Links Championship
2 days
Entries: Open to male amateur golfers who are members of a GSGA Member Club that is open to public play.  Entrants must not have held privileges since January 1 of the current year at any club that does not permit public play.
Field: 72 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes and 72 drawn by lottery; three exemptions are given to the host club
Format: 36 holes of flighted stroke play


$130
Atlanta Amateur
Match Play
Championship

4 days
Entries: Open to male amateur golfers
Field: 120 players with the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes
Format: Match play preceded by 18-hole stroke play qualifying. Low 31 and defending champion advance.

$140
Team
Championship

2 days
Entries: Open to four-man teams of male amateur golfers who are selected by their GSGA Member Club
Field: First 30 club teams
Format: One round of four-ball stroke play and one round of best three of four individual stroke play

$540
Senior Four-Ball Championship
3 days
Entries: Open to two-man teams of male amateur golfers who are age 55 or older as of the first day of the tournament who have a maximum handicap differential of eight strokes
Field: 96 teams - 48 teams with lowest combined USGA Handicap Indexes compete in the Championship flight; remaining 44 teams are determined by lottery; four spots are reserved for the previous year’s flight winners
Format: 54 holes of flighted, four-ball stroke play

$420
Southeastern
Challenge Match

2 days

Held in even-numbered years
Entries: Teams from Georgia, Florida and Alabama; players determined by their state associations based upon recent performance
Field: 12-man teams consisting of eight mid-amateurs and four seniors
Format: Three rounds – one round of four-ball match play; one round of foursomes (two against two, playing alternate shot); one round of three-ball match play
N/A
Billy Peters Cup Matches
2 days

Held in odd-numbered years
Entries: Teams from the GSGA and Georgia Section, PGA; players determined by recent performance in association events
Field: 16-man teams, including four seniors.  GPGA team includes one touring professional.
Format: One round of four-ball matches and one round of singles matches

N/A