Eligibility: Open to all active CGA Members age 55 and older on or before June 24, 2024.

Registration Opens: Exempt players may register for the championship on March 15, 2024 at 08:00am

Registration Deadline: Sunday, May 05, 2024 at 05:00 PM

Entry Fee: $290.00 for exempt players into the championship. Qualifying fees will be $100.00 per player with an additional $190.00 for successful qualifiers.

Field Size: Maximum of 64 players based on exemptions and successful qualifiers.

Exempt Players: Players who are exempt from qualifying are listed on the exemption list under the "Tournament Information" tab. 

Qualifying: Players that are not exempt into the championship must qualify at 1 of 3 qualifiers. Players are permitted only one qualifying attempt per championship. 

- Qualifier #2

Qualifier Information

- Qualifier #3

Qualifier Information

Format: The CGA Senior Match Play Championship will be played using the PGA TOUR style match play Pod Play system at gross scoring. This means that any player who qualifies for the championship will be guaranteed at least three (3) matches in the championship at RainDance National. After each player is ranked (see below), all players will be distributed into their pod with three (3) other players. This will yield 16 pods of four (4) players. Each player will play all three other players in their pod at least once (see schedule below). The winner of each pod will advance to the Round of 16 and a single elimination knockout round will be played for the duration of the championship
 

Scoring: There will be no playoffs in pod play. Scoring during pod play will be as follows:
Match Won – 1 point | Match Tied – ½ point | Match Lost – 0 Points.

Note: If there is a tie for the pod, a sudden death playoff will be used to determine the pod winner.

Mobile Scoring: Players should use their Golf Genius app to score their match as they play. Please CLICK HERE for instructions. Players will also report the final match status to a member of the committee.

Player Seeding: All 64 players will be ranked 1 – 64. The defending champion will be ranked #1. Exempt players will be ranked next based on their 2023 CGA Senior Player of the Year points standings. The rest of the field of 64 will be made from qualifying players. Qualifying players will be ranked in order of their qualifying score at their given site. Pod seeding is available under the player information tab. 

Pod Structure: The pods will follow the PGA TOUR style of randomized drawing. Once players have been seeded 1 - 64, players will be drawn at random so that each pod will consist of a player ranked 1 - 16 (A Player), 17 - 32 (B Player), 33 - 48 (C Player) and 49 - 64 (D Player). Please CLICK HERE to view the applicable pod rankings once player seeding is established.

Schedule:

• Monday (6/24): Day 1 of Pod Play from 7:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
• Tuesday (6/25): Day 2 of Pod Play from 7:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
• Wednesday Morning (6/26): Day 3 of Pod Play from 7:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
• Wednesday Afternoon (6/26): Round of 16 beginning at 12:45 p.m.
• Thursday Morning (6/27): Quarterfinals from 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
• Thursday Afternoon (6/27): Semifinals from 12:00 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.
• Friday (6/28): Championship match begins at 7:00 a.m - (18 hole match)

Groupings: Players will play in groups of four (4). There will be two matches taking place at each tee time. All players will be grouped by their pod.

Carts: Carts are included for all players in their entry fee for all rounds of the championship. During Pod Play, players will share a cart with another player. During knockout stages, all players will have their own cart. All players are welcome to walk or bring a caddie or push cart.  

Driving Range: The driving range will be made available each morning at 6:00 a.m. at no additional charge to the player.

Practice Round Information: Players may make a tee time at the posted rate on a space available basis. Please call the golf shop: (970) 833-1720

Player Food: Food will be available at the course and is the responsibility of the player. RainDance National will have a limited food menu.