60th Delaware Open Championship
Bayside Resort Golf Club
August 25-26, 2025
Qualifiers:
Heritage Shores – Monday, August 4, 2025
Chesapeake Bay Golf Club – Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Registration Opens: June 23 at 9 a.m.
Registration Closes: July 21 at 11:59 p.m.
Registration Fee: $75 qualifying fee per player; players who successfully qualify will be required to remit an additional Championship fee ($175 amateurs, $200 professionals). The fee for exempt players is $175 (am) and $200 (pro).
Amateur Eligibility: Open to GAP members with a Handicap Index of 7.0 or lower
Professional Eligibility: Open to golf professionals who live in the State of Delaware, or who are employed by/affiliated with a historic DSGA member club. For questions regarding eligibility, please contact Director of Championship Administration, Laura Heien (lheien@gapgolf.org).
Format: 54-hole individual stroke play, two-day event. All players will play 18 holes on Day One. The low 36 scores and ties will advance to Day Two, when the final two rounds will be played.
Ties: Ties for the overall Championship will be decided by a sudden-death playoff.
Exemptions Earned from this Tournament:
Winner - 10-year exemption for the Delaware Open
Top 25 & ties - Exempt for next year's Delaware Open Championship
Carts & Caddies: Cart fees are included in the entry fee. A player bring a caddie for any round of the Championship, however only one seat in the golf cart is guaranteed during Round One. During Round Two and Round Three, both the player and his/her caddie may ride.
Practice Rounds: Practice rounds have been made available Monday-Thursday after 1:00 PM. The rate for a practice round is $85pp inclusive of cart and practice facility. Players may call the golf shop at (302) 436-3400. Cash or credit card are both acceptable forms of payment. PGA Professionals may email Brian Rashley at brashley@troon.com to schedule a practice round.
Club Address: 12021 N Hvn Dr., Selbyville, DE 19975
StrackaLine Booklets: GAP and StrackaLine have teamed up to allow participants to purchase StackaLine Yardage & Greens books at a 20% discount. Please click HERE to order your booklet. All booklets conform to the Rules of Golf and may be used in tournament play.
Event Schedule & Starting Times
Day One: Tee times beginning on No.1, groups of three
Field cut to the low 36 scores and ties
Day Two: Round 2: Tee times based on score beginning on No. 1 - Leaders last, groups of two
All players will have a break between rounds of approximately 45 minutes (lunch provided for players)
Round 3: Tee times based on score beginning at approximately 12:45 p.m. off No. 1 - Leaders last, groups of two