TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY POLICY

 

Alaska State Amateur Championships Eligibility: To compete in the Alaska State Amateur Championships, an applicant must be a resident of Alaska and possess a current AGA handicap from a AGA member club.

 

Eligibility for Other AGA Events: For all other AGA events, both residents and eligible nonresidents may play.

 

Date of Residency: The date for meeting the residency requirement or the nonresident requirement is the entry closing date for each competition.

Alaska Resident: “Alaska resident” is a person who maintains his or her legal place of residence in Alaska. To establish residency for the purpose of AGA eligibility, an applicant must meet one of the criteria listed below in subsections 1-4:

 

  1. Is a person who meets one of the criteria listed in paragraphs (a)-(d):
    1. Has resided in Alaska for thirty (30) consecutive days immediately preceding the date of the entry deadline of the event; or
    2. Holds an Alaska Driver’s License; or
    3. Is registered to vote in Alaska; or
    4. Owns property in Alaska; or
  2. Is a student who physically attended a high school or college in Alaska at any time during the four months before the date of the entry deadline; or
  3. Is a student who graduated from a Alaska high school and who attends an out-of-state college, but remains a legal dependent of a parent or guardian who meets the Alaska residency requirement; or
  4. Is a member of the military who is based in Alaska on active duty as of the date of the entry deadline.
  5. Past winners are exempt from this policy.

Nonresident Requirements: To be eligible to participate in a AGA event other than the Alaska State Amateur Championships, a nonresident shall:

 

  1. Be a dues paying member of a private Type 1 AGA member club and hold an active AGA Handicap Index from that club at the time of entry; or
  2. Be an annual fee paying member of a semi-private or public Type 1 KGA member club and hold an active AGA Handicap Index from that club at the time of entry.

 

 “Annual fee paying member” includes all arrangements whereby a nonresident pays some form of fee or charge for the privilege of playing golf at a discounted rate for either a specified number of rounds or period of time in the current calendar year.

 

 “A Type 1 AGA Member Club” shall include any AGA member club that holds real estate consisting of a golf course.

 

Verification:

 

As a part of the application process, an applicant shall attest on the application that he or she meets either the residency requirements or the nonresident requirements listed above.

 

  1. The AGA has the right, at any time, to request documentation from an applicant verifying that claimed status.
  2. Any falsification or misrepresentation of the facts pertaining to the applicant’s eligibility may result in that person being disqualified, pursuant to Rule 34-1b, stripped of any prize or title, and that person being declared ineligible to participate in any future AGA events.

 

 

 

 

Updates March 2023