105th Met Open Championship
presented by Callaway
Registration and payment must be submitted by Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Pairings Information |
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Host Course |
Mountain Ridge Country Club |
City, State |
West Caldwell, New Jersey (Show on Map) |
Date |
Tuesday, August 18th - Thursday, August 20th, 2020 |
Registration Opens |
Sunday, March 1st at 12:00 a.m. |
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Registration Deadline |
Wednesday, July 22nd at 5:00 pm |
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Entry Fee(s) |
Professionals: $250.00 | Amateurs: $150.00 |
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Format |
54-hole Stroke Play Championship.
All players will play 18-holes on Tuesday, August 18th followed by a second 18-holes on Wednesday, August 19th. Following the conclusion of Round 2, the field will be cut to the low 54 players & ties and all players within eight (8) strokes of the lead. 18-holes will be played on Thursday, August 22nd to determine a Champion.
In the event of a tie for the Championship, a three (3) hole aggregate playoff will be held immediately following play. In the event of a further tie, play will immediately continue hole-by-hole until a champion is determined.
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Eligibility |
The competition is open to golfers who are:
1) Past MGA Open Champions.
2) PGA Members in good standing in the Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Sections.
3) PGA Apprentices, employed at a golf facility in the MGA territory, who are enrolled in the Professional Golf Management (‘PGM’).
4) Head and Assistant Professionals at MGA Member Clubs.
5) Golf Professionals who are bona fide members, with full golfing privileges, at MGA Member Clubs, have a place of residence in the MGA territory, and an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.0 under the USGA Handicap System. A Golf Professional may not join an MGA member club for the sole purpose of gaining entry to the Met Open.*
6) Amateur members and applicants for Amateur Reinstatement at MGA Member Clubs with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.0 under the USGA Handicap System.
7) Golf Professionals or Amateurs, 23 and under, in the immediate family of the Head Golf Professional, General Manager, and/or Head Golf Course Superintendent at MGA Member Clubs with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.0 under the USGA Handicap System.
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History |
2019 Results | Photos | History
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Exemptions |
1. All Past Met Open Champions
2. USGA Champions and members of the Walker Cup Team from the past 10 years
3. 25 lowest scores and ties in the 2019 Met Open Championship
4. 2020 Open Champions of the NJSGA and CSGA and the 2019 Champions of the LIGA and WGA.
5. 2019 Long Island and Westchester PGA Champions
6. 2019 NJ and Met PGA Section Champions, NJPGA Fall Finale and MGA Senior Open Champion
7. 2020 Met Amateur and Ike Champions
8. 2020 NJSGA and CSGA Amateur Champions and 2019 NYSGA Amateur Champion.
9. Past U.S. Open and PGA Champions
10. Top 3 on the 2019 MGA Player of the Year and the current leader on the 2020 MGA Player of the Year list as of Wednesday, July 15
11. Top 5 on the 2019 Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Section Player of the Year lists
12. Qualifiers for the 2019 U.S. Open and 2020 PGA Championship
13. 2019 NYS Open, NYS PGA, and NJPGA Match Play Champions and 2020 NJPGA Charity Clambake.
14. 2019 Hoffhine Memorial Champion
15. Top 500 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the time of entry.
16. Professional representative and current Club Champion at Championship Host Club - Mountain Ridge
17. Special Invitees of the MGA Executive Committee
Exempt Players List
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| Championship Information |
MGA Hard Card |
| USGA Rules of Golf |
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