2019 Arizona Senior Stroke Play Championship
HOST SITE: TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course
17020 N Hayden Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
DATES: May 20 – 21, 2019 (Monday – Tuesday)
ENTRY DEADLINE: 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15.
2019 AGA TOUR Early Bird Pricing –
Starting in 2019 players will receive a discount on tournament entry fees when they register for an event more than 30 days in advance. TPA members will receive a double discount when early registering for AGA Major Championships ($25 TPA discount + Early Bird pricing).
2019 Arizona Senior Stroke Play Championship Pricing:
Early Bird Entry Fee through April 20th: $210
TPA Entry Fee through April 20th: $185
Entry Fee April 21 – May 15: $235
TPA Entry Fee April 21 – May 15: $210
FORMAT: 36-holes of individual stroke play at gross. Net scores will be calculated after the round and posted on the scoreboard. Prizes will be given out to Top gross finishers & top-3 finishers in Net Flight. Cannot win both Net & Gross prizes. Max field size of 112 players.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to Divisional Players (40 years old or older) and all players must have an active membership with an AGA Member Club in order to participate.
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MASTERS DIVISIION: 40 – 54 years old*
SENIOR DIVISION: 55 – 64 years old*
LEGENDS DIVISION: 65+ years old*
**Separate award for low 70+ year-old Legend Player
*Age as of Jan. 1, 2019 dictates a player's Division all season. In this Championship, players may compete in any Division where they meet the minimum age (example: A 70-year-old may play down and compete in the Masters or Senior Division) Any player playing down a Division is eligible to win tournament prizes in the Division he is competing, but will earn Players Cup Points in the Division his age dictates as of 1/1/2019.
TOURNAMENT TEE TIMES:
Monday, May 20
7:30 a.m. shotgun First Round
TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course
Tuesday, May 21
7:30 a.m. shotgun Final Round
TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course
1:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony
PRACTICE ROUNDS: Schedule online: BOOK TPC TEE TIMES ;
Or call the TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course at (480) 585-4334 to schedule a practice round.
PAIRINGS: Official tournament pairings will be emailed to participants by end of day on Thursday, May 16.
DRIVING RANGE: Practice balls will be available on the range one-hour prior to the shotgun start at TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course.
SHOTGUN START: The posted shotgun starting time each day is the time that all play has begun by all groups in the tournament. For this reason, the practice facilities will close, and participants will be called to their carts 20 minutes prior to the starting shotgun time. Be sure to arrive with adequate time to warm up and collect needed materials from the AGA staff prior to the call to the carts.
PAYOUTS: Payouts in the form of merchandise gift cards to Vans Golf Shop will be given to top finishers within each Division at gross and top 3 net scores in each Division; cannot win both net & gross prizes.
Specific payout amounts will be posted prior to final-round scoring. Gift cards will be mailed to top finishers following the Championship.
POSTING SCORES TO GHIN: The Arizona Golf Association staff will post all tournament scores to GHIN following the event. Players should not re-post event scores.
CADDIES: Caddies are permitted for the Championship. They must walk at all times unless there is an available seat in one of the player’s carts. Caddies riding in a cart MUST NOT displace a player.
GOLF CART USE: Players may walk but are permitted to ride in carts and cart fees are covered in the tournament entry fee. Carts will be staged near the practice facilities each morning of the competition. Maximum of two carts per group and maximum of two riders per cart. Click here for AGA's complete golf cart policy.
In addition, the following policies will be enforced:
- Spectator carts are not permitted for insurance reasons, NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Carts are assigned only to contestants. A caddie may use a cart only if a contestant is not displaced by such use.
- Restrictions on cart use for players are at the discretion of the Host Site, and all players are bound by those requirements, subject to withdrawal for violations of that policy. Any such restrictions will be posted at the tournament site.
- Two persons per cart only.
- Carts must be kept on paths if available near greens and tees.
- Any non-player riding with a player is considered a caddie and subject to any potential rules violations.
- Pull carts are permitted as long as not in conflict with the Host Club rules.
Click here for the complete guidelines of AGA’s golf cart policy.
WITHDRAW POLICY: Prior to the Entry Deadline, players may withdraw from a tournament and receive a full refund by completing the withdraw process on the tournament website, calling the AGA office (602) 944-3035 during normal business hours or calling the Withdraw Line at (602) 944-3035 ext. 210 and leaving a message.
After the Entry Deadline has passed, any withdraw will be considered a “late withdraw”. Tournament entry fees will only be returned if the player’s position in the field is filled by an alternate. In any case, a $30 administrative fee will be deducted from any tournament entry fee refund, regardless of the reason for withdrawing.
Click here for the AGA’s complete withdraw policy.