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78th MGA Public Links Championship

Registration opens on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Registration and payment must be submitted by Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Pairings Information Memo to Players

Host Course Harbor Links Golf Course
City, State Port Washington, New York (Show on Map)
Date Thursday, June 18, 2026
Registration Opens Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
Registration Deadline Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Entry Fee(s) $80
Format The MGA Public Links Championship is a 36-hole stroke play event. In the event of a tie at the completion of play, the Championship will be decided by a sudden death playoff which will begin immediately at the conclusion of regular play. All players should keep informed as to the time and status of any playoff.

Please note: The MGA reserves the right to alter second round tee times and pairings.
Eligibility

The competition is open to male amateur golfers who reside in the MGA territory and do not have playing privileges at any course (e.g. a golf facility outside of the Met Area) at which the general public is excluded. A person who does not reside in the MGA territory, and who is not a full-time student or employed in the MGA territory, cannot join a club for the purpose of entering the MGA Public Links Championship.

All entrants must have an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 8.0 under the World Handicap System and are subject to the MGA Rules and Regulations.

Exceptions: A public course player may hold incidental privileges at a course at which general public is excluded when such privileges are provided by: (1) an educational institution at which he is a student, or (2) a Federal armed service of which he is a member or retired member, or (3) an industry by which he is employed.

Exemption Categories
(if otherwise eligible)

1. MGA Public Links Champions for the last 5 years

2. Past Champions of: Ike, Met Amateur, Met Open, and MGA Mid-Amateur.

3. Five lowest scores in the 2025 MGA Public Links Championship

4. Reigning Ike, Amateur, Mid-Am, Junior, and Boys & Carter Cup Champions

5. Low Amateur in the 2025 Met Open Championship and 2025 NYSGA Amateur Champion

6. Reigning WGA, NJ Golf and CSGA Public Links Champions as of June 7, 2026

7. Current Champion of the NJ Golf, WGA, NYC, NYSGA, CSGA and LIGA Amateur and Open Championships by June 7, 2026

8. The 2025 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll

9. Anyone exempt for the Met Amateur and/or Met Open Championships will also be exempt to the MGA Public Links Championship

10. Club Champion at the Championship Host Club – Harbor Links Golf Course.

11. Special exemptions as determined by the MGA

Exempt Players List

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