2026 MGA Senior Amateur Championship Qualifying

 

Monday, August 3, 2026 - Friday, August 21, 2026

 

Hastings Golf Club

2015 Westview Dr.

Hastings, MN 55033

(651) 437-4210

 

Deadline for entries: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 11:59 PM

 

Event GGID: 26MGASR

 

QUALIFYING FORMAT

• 18-holes, individual, stroke play.
• Qualifiers will be the players with the lowest total. In the event of a tie for Qualifying/Alternate spots, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff immediately following play.
• Qualifying sites are limited to 84 players.

 

ENTRY FEE

• Qualifying Fee $110.00
• Championship Fee $125.00
• Exempt Player Fee $235
   

REGISTRATION 

• Registration will open on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.  
• Deadline is Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 11:59 PM
• An Exemption List has been created, and spots will be held for those players through the registration deadline.  

 

ANTICIPATED STARTING TIMES

• Qualifying will be held in the morning at selected golf courses. Typically, we will start playing at 7:30 AM for courses in the metro area, outside the metro, play will begin at 8:00 AM.  If a course has over 54 players, we will request play to begin on holes #1 and #10. This is at the host facility's discretion. 

 

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to any amateur golfer:
(1) Who is an MGA Associate Member,

(2) Senior Division, who is at least 55 years of age as of the first day of the Championship, 

      Master Division, who is at least 65 years of age as of the first day of the Championship, 

      Grand Master Division, who is at least 75 years of age as of the first day of the Championship,

(3) Whose Minnesota Handicap Index® is active and does not exceed 7.4 at the time of entry (NOTE: Handicap requirement IS NOT in effect for the Grand Master Division), and
(4) Whose Minnesota Handicap Index® is active and effective on the first day of the Championship.

 

• An entry may be rejected at the discretion of the Committee at any time, including after the competition has closed.

 

      NOTE: For eligibility purposes, an MGA Associate Member through the MGA Join On-Line (JOL) program must have a Minnesota connection in addition to JOL membership to participate. Examples of connections would be a MN resident (permanent or seasonal), a non-resident student at a MN school, and/or a MGA course connection, validated by a course employee and/or score posting record. The Committee's decision on such a connection and eligibility is final.   

 

EXEMPT PLAYER LIST

• The Exempt Player List may be found under the Championship Details tab.

 

 

 

2026 MGA Senior Amateur Championship

Qualifying Information

 

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