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99th Long Island Open Championship
presented by Stifel

Registration opens on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Registration and payment must be submitted by Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

Pairings Information Memo to Players

Host Course Huntington Crescent Club (Show on Map)
City, State Huntington, New York
Date Tuesday, June 6th - Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Registration Opens Wednesday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m.
Registration Deadline Wednesday, May 10th at 5:00 pm
Entry Fee(s) Professionals: $250.00 | Amateurs: $175.00
Format
54-hole Stroke Play Championship.

All players will play 18-holes on Tuesday, June 6th followed by a second 18-holes on Wednesday, June 7th. Following the conclusion of Round 2, the field will be cut to the low 40 players & ties. 18-holes will be played on Thursday, June 8th to determine a Champion.

In the event of a tie for the Championship, a three (3) hole aggregate playoff will be held immediately following play. In the event of a further tie after 3 holes, play will immediately continue hole-by-hole until a champion is determined.

Eligibility


The competition is open to golfers who are:

1) PGA Members in good standing in the Long Island Section.

2) PGA Apprentices, employed at a golf facility in the Long Island section, who are enrolled in the Professional Golf Management (‘PGM’).

3) Professional golfers who are residents of Long Island and not employed outside the Long Island section at the time of the tournament.

4) Amateur members of Long Island MGA Member Clubs or the MGA eClub – Long Island with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.0 under the USGA Rules of Handicapping.

5) Amateur members, applicants for Amateur Reinstatement and Professionals at Long Island MGA Member Clubs with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.0 under the USGA Rules of Handicapping. A professional may not join a club for the sole purpose of entering the LI Open.


Exemption Categories
(if otherwise eligible)


1. All Past Long Island Open Champions

2. Top 30 Low scores and ties in the 2022 Long Island Open.

3. 2023 Long Island Met PGA Championship Semifinalists

4. Top 5 and ties in the 2022 Met PGA Championship, NYS Open and Met Open Championship

5. 2022 Hoffhine Memorial Championship

6. 2022 Met PGA Assistants Champion

7. Top 25 on the Met PGA Player of the Year list from the Long Island Section (Farley Cup)*

8. Qualifiers for the 2023 PGA Championship, U.S. Open Final Qualifier, U.S. Senior Open, & 2022 U.S. Open

9. 2022 Long Island Senior Open Champion and Low Amateur

10. 2022 Long Island Amateur Semifinalists

11. Current Champion and Runner-Up of; Richardson, LI Mid-Am, & Hebron

12. Current Champion of Richardson Senior Division, LI Junior, and LI Senior Am

13. 2022 Met Amateur Championship; all competitors who qualify for match play

14. Top 5 Low scores and ties at the 2022 Ike

15. Top 10 on the 2022 LIGA Player of the Year list

16. 2022 Senior Amateur Player of the Year

17. 2022 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll

18. Qualifiers for the 2022 U.S. Amateur and match play contestants for the 2022 U.S. Mid Amateur.

19. Top 500 WAGR Ranking at the time of entry.

20. Competitors in the most recent Stoddard Trophy Team Matches

21. Past U.S. Open and PGA Champions

22. USGA Champions and members of the Walker Cup team from the past 10 years

23. 2 Professional Representatives from the host club and the Club Champion.

24. LI Open Special Exemptions

*Players who are new to the LI section and would be eligible for an exemption based off of their standing on the prior year Met PGA Player of the Year List are exempt under category 7.

Exempt Players List

History

2022 Results | Photos | History


Championship Registration



98th Long Island Open Championship
Westhampton Country Club
Champion: Reid Howey (Piping Rock Club)


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