BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP LOCAL QUALIFIER 2024
INFORMATION
The 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Qualifier competition will be held at Port Royal Golf Course on Wednesday, September 11th and Thursday, September 12th, 2024.
Three Bermudian golfers will be offered qualifying spots to compete in Bermuda’s sixth annual PGA TOUR event which falls this November 14th to 17th at its host location, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda. Further to the three (3) exemptions into the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, the next three finishers will be granted exemption spots into the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship which will be held this December 2nd - 4th, 2024 at Port Royal Golf Course. These individuals will also be reserve alternatives for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship field. Seventh, eighth and ninth place finishers will be reserve alternatives for the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship.
ELIGIBILITY
Entries are open to Amateur and Professional players and applicants for reinstatement. To be eligible to compete in the local qualifying event, participants must meet the following criteria:
i) Players must possess Bermudian status
ii) Players must be in good standing with the BGA or BPGA and not subject to any disciplinary process or sanction of either association
iii) Amateurs and applicants for reinstatement must have an up-to-date handicap index not exceeding 1.4 under the World Handicap System
Note: A player’s scoring record may not include any scores from before September 1st, 2023
FORMAT
The event is a 36-hole individual stroke play competition. Players will be paired in groups of three and all play will be from the Black tees (6,539 yards; 73.1 / 130).
SCHEDULE
Round 1 – Wednesday, 11th September 2024 – Tee times will begin at 7:30am
Round 2 – Thursday, 12th September 2024 – Tee times will begin at 7:30am
All players must complete an entry form which may be found at www.bermudagolf.org. The entry fee for all players is $150.00. Entries without payment will not be accepted.