The Masters at Traditions
Monday May 4th , 2026 est 12pm shotgun
Entry Fee is $150 for all
This event is open to all; membership is not required to play so please join us and bring a friend!
All players in the tournament are eligible to win; Prize Pool for both members and non which is Flight winners, cash skins game, and optional side games.
Course Preview
The NAGT Queen City AM Tour proudly hosts a 16 year Cincy Tradition Like No Other where players will play for the most coveted trophy on tour; The Arnie! This event will replicate the feeling of playing in this special major from check in to scoring! Join us on the a drive down Mattnolia Lane to one of the areas top private clubs, exclusively played on our tour! Bobs Box awaits you on #1 for your own ceremonial tee ball! Larry Couchot and our hall of famers await this years enshrinee for a special opening ceremony and Green Jacket enshrinement. Warm up before your round at Dunns Driving Range before testing your skills in Uebels Drive, Chip, and Putt pre tourney contest. Stop by for Facebook live coverage from Beatty’s Cabin. Take a walk down Lepperts Lane as you wind your way around the grounds of Olivers Path. Enjoy the view of Lackeys Lake. Can you survive Kosticks Corner? Or Alonzo's Alley? Tony's Turn? Do you have the iron play to win the Par 3 Contest and take a victory walk on the Gardner, Newsom, and Cobb Bridge? How about cashing in on the Champions Dinner should you walk away with Medalist honors? It all waits and much more. The area’s top players and a field of former Masters Champions are expected to show up and compete for the most coveted major championship on tour! All top finishers will earn a Golf Exchange gift card. The field is playing for Major points in your pursuit of player of the year honors. Our tour and this tournament are OPEN TO ALL; no membership is required to register.
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Tournament Format
Players will compete in a 18 hole stroke play format, gross scoring when competing against players of similar skill level for a flight championship!
Tournament Prizing
All players earn player of the year points by simply participating and finishing your round.We offer prizing for Flight Champions which is a ring from the ring king or a trophy at Major Championships. Top finishers in each Flight or Division earn gift cards from Golf Exchange. You can also opt in to our cash skins game, skills contest which awards Medalists weekly and for season long winners in Overall Gross, Overall Net, Super Senior Net, and Hero(Veteran/First Responders) Net. The Skills contest also features Closest to the Pins and a Par 3 Contest during your round. You can also opt into a raffle and help support NAGT fore Heroes which is a cause that raises money for local tour Heroes which we consider to be military and first responders. Those collections help covers free entry fees, annual memberships, and boost the season long prizing for our Overall NAGT Hero and Honors winner!
The Tournament prize pool on average can exceed $5k in total!
Tournament Entry Fee
Your tournament entry fee includes a greens fee, cart fee, portion of the prize pool which is set at $20 per player, tournament software and website fees, awards, and a small operating fee. Thank you for your support of our local business!
Player Information
Registration Opens at an hour and 1/2 before the first tee time. All players are expected to check in with our staff at least 45 minutes before your tee time.
*Tee Times can be found on the Players Information tab above along with a email and text sent to you before the event. Check all communication on tee times here and subscribe to mobile alerts for any last minute changes.
Arrival, please report to the Red Registration Tent
Registration deadline is 3 days before the event, sign up with a credit card online, or text Matt Johnson at 513-340-1675 to pay cash if prefered at check in.
*If you have a tour credit, please understand that all tour credits must be claimed within a year of being issued and will not be accepted once expired. If you have a tour challenge coin those can be used anytime for entry and or side games, simply present those at check in.
Warm Up, course practice areas
Please refer to the courses website for an offering of all practice facilities, and other amenities. Range balls are not always included with your entry fee so please read the pre event preview the week of the event.
Start of Play, be cart ready with your pairing partners and within earshot of the 1st tee box at least 15 minutes before your tee time. Once the group in front of you tees off, you can make your way to our White Starters tent ready to play. Our director will serve as your starter and share all relevant tournament instructions and local rules.
*Please do not come to the tee box until your tee time so that we can focus on getting all players out in time.
Scoring, at the end of play please report to the blue tent or scorers table for any ruling questions or to hopefully confirm your tournament win! If you are in contention to win your flight please stick around in case you are in a playoff. If tied, you will be sent out for a sudden death playoff.
Flight winners are the only players who should stay and will be awarded on site. All other top finishers, skins, skills, and raffle winners can travel safely back home and don't need to stick around to wait for the rest of the field to finish.
All winners will be shared in our event recap that night and skins cash winners will be paid within 24 hours of the events with Venmo or prefered cash apps. Closest to the Pin winners can stay to collect there prize or pick up at the next event.
The NAGT does our best to "go green" and will not issue scorecards but instead use Live scoring through our tournament software as the official scoring. Players should load the Golf Genius app which will be used to conduct LIVE scoring. Players will receive a GGID code to score and can locate that code on a pre-event pairings email, text, and or cart sign.
OPTIONAL SIDE GAMES; pay at check in with cash or mobile payment.
Pricing per contest below will be shared in your pre event preview.
- Field Skins Game; full field combined. Birdie or Better. Gross scoring. 100% paid back to the players.
- F1-F3 and a F4-F6 Net Skins Game using 75% of your hcp. Eagle or better; 100% paid back to the players.
- Skills Contest; $20 per player offers you a chance to win in a variety of ways during your round in both gross and net formats broken out by full field, tee box, flights, and even Senior, Super Senior, and Veteran/First Responder contests. Compete for National Player of the Year and the Queen City Cup season long points race and prize pools where the #1 ranked player wins FREE golf next season! Par 3 contest, and closest to the pin contests to help honor our Heroes and support local charities.
- Raffle; purchase a chance to win while giving back to a great cause! Become a "Champion Fore Charity" and help out a local Hero!
Tee Boxes-
*In the event the open and or senior players are combined in a flight, seniors will play forward from a shorter yardage to help balance competition. Super Seniors at some events may earn the right to also move up closer to match the shortest mens tee marker.
** Ladies are welcome to compete and will play from the same yaradge as senior players or the next tee box up from the men in flight; not always the ladies tee box depending on the course.
Tee Box assignments will be displayed here 3 days before the event and subject to change should conditions change the day of the event such as course conditions that warrant cart path only rules.
Open Flights are for players 49 years and younger
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Senior Flights are for players 50 years and older
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Matt Johnson
513.340.1675 Text (preferred)
mjohnsongolftour@gmail.com
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Players will be communicated with frequently via email and text outlining a detailed player preview prior to your arrival to help guide and explain anything you need before, during, and after the event. Players will also get a email and text with pairings.
*If you don't see an email or text, please make sure you are not unsubscribed by checking your settings in your player profile. You can opt back in or check here the day of the event.