Eligibility: Open to all active CGA members.

Registration Opens: Exempt players may register for the championship on March 15, 2024 at 08:00am

Registration Deadline: Sunday, May 05, 2024 at 05:00 PM

Entry Fee: $290.00 for exempt players into the championship. Qualifying fees will be $100.00 per player with an additional $190.00 for successful qualifiers.

Field Size: 64 players based on exemptions and successful qualifiers.

Exempt Players: Players who are exempt from qualifying are listed on the exemption list under the "Tournament Information" tab.

Qualifying: Players that are not exempt into the championship must qualify at 1 of 4 qualifiers. Players are permitted only one qualifying attempt per championship.

- Qualifier #2

Qualifier Information

- Qualifier #3

Qualifier Information

Championship Honor: The 2024 CGA Match Play Championship will be held in the memory of 2011 Champion Michael Lee, who passed away from COVID-19 complications in December of 2020. Michael was a Colorado resident who played his college golf at Colorado School of Mines and will be honored during this year's championship. To view or donate to his foundation page, The Michael Ray Lee Foundation, please CLICK HERE.

Format: The CGA Match Play Championship will be played using the PGA TOUR style match play Pod Play system at gross scoring. This means that any player who qualifies for the championship will be guaranteed at least three (3) matches in the championship at CommonGround Golf Course. After each player is ranked (see below), all players will be distributed into their pod with three (3) other players. This will yield 16 pods of four (4) players. Each player will play all three other players in their pod (see schedule below). The winner of each pod will advance to the Round of 16 and a single elimination knockout round will be played at CommonGround Golf Course. The top 8 players will advance to complete the championship at Lakewood Country Club in a single elimination bracket. 

Championship Schedule: 

• Sunday (6/9): Day 1 of Pod Play at CommonGround GC 
• Monday (6/10): Day 2 of Pod Play at CommonGround GC
• Tuesday Morning (6/11): Day 3 of Pod Play at CommonGround GC
• Tuesday Afternoon (6/11): Round of 16 at CommonGround GC
• Thursday Morning (6/13): Quarterfinals at Lakewood Country Club 
• Thursday Afternoon (6/13): Semifinals at Lakewood Country Club 
• Friday (6/14): The 36-Hole Championship Match at Lakewood Country Club 

Player Seeding: All 64 players will be ranked 1 – 64. The defending champion will be ranked #1. Exempt players will be ranked next based on their 2023 CGA Open points standings. The rest of the field of 64 will be made from qualifying players. Qualifying players will be ranked in order of their qualifying score at their qualifying site.

Pod Assignments/Seeding: The pods will follow the PGA TOUR style of randomized drawing. Once players have been seeded 1 - 64, players will be drawn at random so that each pod will consist of a player ranked 1 - 16 (Player 1), 17 - 32 (Player 2), 33 - 48 (Player 3) and 49 - 64 (Player 4). Pod structure is available to view under the tournament information tab. 

Pod Play Scoring: There will be no extra holes during the pod play portion of matches. Scoring during pod play will be as follows:
Match Won – 1 point | Match Tied – ½ point | Match Lost – 0 Points. 

Note: If there is a tie for the pod winner, a sudden death playoff will be used to break the tie. 

Tee Time Estimates: Will be available under the Tournament Information tab. 

Groupings: Players will play in groups of four (4) during Pod Play. There will be two matches taking place at each tee time. All players will be grouped by their pod.

Walking Only: This is a walking only championship for all players and caddies (Model Local Rule G-6 in effect). Players may choose to carry, have a caddie or use a push cart. NOTE: Push Carts are not permitted at Lakewood Country Club.

Prizes: Merchandise gift certificates are awarded to the winner, runner-up, semi-finalists, quarterfinalists and pod winners. Medals are awarded to players making the quarterfinals and beyond. 

Practice Round Information: 

• CommonGround GC: Tee times are subject to availability, can be made 30 days in advance by calling the golf shop at 303-340-1520. Pricing: CGA Member pricing is available to championship participants when you call to book.  
• Lakewood Country Club: Practice rounds are available to quarterfinal competitors only. Availability on Wednesday June 12th, time TBD. Player who advance from the Round of 16 are strongly encourage to call the golf shop after the conclusion of their last match on Tuesday.
   

Yardage: Available under the Tournament Information tab. 

Food & Beverage: A limited food menu will be available at CommonGround Golf Course for players to purchase. Lakewood Country Club will have food and beverage available to purchase, credit card preferred. 

Score Posting: Scores from match play events will NOT be posted by the CGA. The player may post their own score at the end of a round. Information on the applicable slope/rating for posting purposes will be emailed to players at the conclusion of each round.

Mobile Scoring: Players will use the Golf Genius app to score their match as they play. Players will report the final match status to the scoring area.