Eligibility
The 2021 OGA Tour Championship is invitation only based off of the season points leaders.
Individual Series
Invitations will be extended to the top 20 players in the Individual Series. If after 20 players we do not have a full field, additional invitations will be extended until 20 players have accepted the invitation.
- Individual: Open Division
- Individual: Senior Division
Partner Series
Invitations will be extended to the top 10 players on the points list. It is assumed, the qualifying player will play with the same partner in the Championship as played with during the season.
If a qualifying player had multiple playing partners during the season, the qualifying player must identify which player he/she would like to play with at the Championship.
If no playing partners are available, the new playing partner must have played in at least 1 OGA Tour event.
If after 10 players on the points list we do not have 10 teams, we will move down the points list until we have 10 teams that have accepted the invitation. A maximum of 10 teams per division will play in the OGA Tour Championship.
- Partner: Open Division
- Partner: Senior Division
Format
Individual Series - 36-hole Individual Stroke Play / Payouts to top Gross and Net Finishers
Partner Series - 36-hole Four-Ball Play / Payouts to top Gross and Net Finishers
Four-Ball: A competition in which two competitors play as partners, each playing his/her own ball. The lower score of the partners is the score for the hole. If one partner fails to complete the play of a hole, there is no penalty.
Fee
$215 per player
Fee Details
Entry Fee Includes:
- Two Competitive Rounds
- Tee Prizes
- Merchandise Certificates for Top Gross and Net Finishers
- Special awards from Jones Sports Co. will be awarded to the Champions and Runners-up
Handicap
Players must have an active Handicap Index to participate in the net portion of the competition. Players may elect to participate without a handicap but are NOT eligible for net competition and will compete in "flight one" of the gross competition. Course Handicaps are reduced according to USGA recommendations.
- For Individual Series events, players receive 95% of Course Handicap to calculate the final Playing Handicap.
- For Partner Series events, players receive 85% of Course Handicap to calculate the final Playing Handicap.
OGA Net Performance Points Adjustment (KTPS)
The OGA Tournament Committee has instituted a policy by which they reserve the right to adjust the Playing Handicap of any competitor in future competitions. This Policy is based on a modification of the Knuth Tournament Performance Points System (KTPS) as licensed from Dean Knuth.
A reduction of a competitor’s Playing Handicap will be based on the following criteria:
High finishes in any Net portion of a 36 hole OGA championship with 81 participants or more in a division during a two year period will be awarded points accordingly: 1st = 12, 2nd = 10, 3rd = 8, 4th = 6, 5th = 4.
High finishes in any Net portion of a 36 hole OGA championship with 40 - 80 participants in a division during a two year period will be awarded points accordingly: 1st = 8, 2nd = 6, 3rd = 4, 4th = 2.
High finishes in any Net portion of a 36 hole OGA championship with 20 - 39 participants in a division during a two year period will be awarded points accordingly: 1st = 6, 2nd = 4, 3rd = 2.
High finishes in any Net portion of a 36 hole OGA championship with 1 - 19 participants in a division during a two year period will be awarded points accordingly: 1st = 4, 2nd = 2.
High finishes in any Net portion of an 18 hole OGA competition (OGA Tour – Individual Series) during a one year period will be awarded points accordingly: 1st = 3, 2nd = 2, 3rd = 1.
High finishes in any Net portion of an 18 hole OGA competition (OGA Tour – Partner Series) during a one year period will be awarded points accordingly: 1 – 9 teams 1st = 3, 10 – 19 teams 1st = 3, 2nd = 2, and 20+ teams 1st = 3, 2nd = 2, 3rd = 1.
Any contestant who accumulates 17 points over the stated period may have their Playing Handicap reduced by 1 stroke for use during the competition.
Any contestant who accumulates more than 17 points during the stated period will have their Playing Handicap reduced an additional 1 stroke for each additional two points accumulated.
