The Queen City Cup is our tours season long point’s race that is featured FREE at each event as part of the skills contest.
Players can compete in three divisions each tournament and accumulate QC Cup points up through the tour championship where you can earn a spot in our prize pool and even finish the season as the QC Cup Champion and earn FREE GOLF the following year!
Each event has a point category based on strength of field and importance to the schedule like a local Major Championship verse a City Championship. The top 10 in each division listed below earn a set amount of points while the top 25% of each division will earn a point per player as a strength of field bonus provided, they entered the skills contest. Players who do not participate in the skills contest will not have a chance to earn a point per player but still can earn Top 10 points as part of their entry.
DIVISIONS
Gold Medal:
This is an open division that combines the entire field each week and is awarded by lowest gross score.
Silver Medal:
This is for all players 50 years and older entered the field each week and is awarded by lowest gross score.
Bronze Medal:
This is an NET handicap division using the USGA Rule 3-5 to determine handicap and strokes for the entire field each week and is awarded by lowest NET score.
POINTS
1st 300-2nd 150-3rd 125-4th 100-5th 70-6th 60-7th 50-8th 40-9th 30-10th 20
Classics or Tournament Designations- Standard points above
Championships- 2x the points above
GCGS Majors known as The Greater Cincinnati Grand Slam- 3x the points above
"Pursuit of the Prize Pool!" at the Tour Champ. Valued at $7500!
At our Tour Champ in August the QC Cup concludes with the following format in each division.
Gold-
The Top 25 ranked players heading into our Tour Champ will qualify for the season ending Gold Medal shootout. The lowest 8 scores from the Top 25 at the Tour Champ will earn a spot in the final prize pool valued at $2500!
The Top 8 point leaders going into the Tour Champ will be eligible to win the QC Cup and be crowned champion claiming FREE golf in 2021!
Silver-
The Top 25 ranked players heading into the Tour Champ will qualify for the season ending shootout at the Tour Champ in the Silver Medal Division. The lowest 8 scores from the Top 25 will earn a spot in the final prize pool valued at $2500!
The Top 8 point leaders going into the Tour Champ will be eligible to win the QC Cup and be crowned champion claiming FREE golf in 2021!
Bronze-
The Top 25 ranked players heading into the Tour Champ will qualify for the season ending shootout at the Tour Champ in the Bronze Medal Division. The lowest 8 scores from the Top 25 will earn a spot in the final prize pool valued at $2500!
The Top 8 point leaders going into the Tour Champ will be eligible to win the QC Cup and be crowned champion claiming FREE golf in 2021!
BONUS POOL QUALIFER- the Top 2 ranked players heading into the Tour Champ will automically qualify for a spot in the prize pool regardles of thier finsih at the Tour Champ as a reward for thier regualkr season standing.