This event is a one-day 18-hole stroke play competition. In the event of a tie for the last qualifying position(s), all ties will qualify.

Each qualifying site will be allocated a set number of qualifying positions based on the size of the field, which will be communicated prior to the event.

This competition is open to golfers who will have reached their fiftieth birthday by August 26, 2024 who are:

1) Past MGA Open Champions.

2) PGA Members in good standing in the Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Sections.

3) PGA Associates, 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. See below for definition of "Assistant Golf Professional".

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 4.5 under the USGA Handicap System. A Golf Professional may not join an MGA member club for the sole purpose of gaining entry to the MGA Senior 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 4.5 under the USGA Handicap System.