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103rd Westchester Open Championship
presented by Poland Spring
Registration opens on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Registration and payment must be submitted by Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Pairings Information
Memo to Players
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Host Course |
The Tuxedo Club (Show on Map) |
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City, State |
Tuxedo, New York |
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Date |
Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025 |
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Registration Opens |
Monday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m. |
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Registration Deadline |
Wednesday, April 23 at 5:00 p.m. |
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Entry Fee(s) |
Professionals: $250.00 | Amateurs: $150.00 |
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Format |
This event is a two-day 54-hole stroke play competition. All competitors will play 18 holes on Monday, June 9, after which, the field will be cut to the low 40 players plus ties and anyone within 5 shots of the lead. 36 holes will be played on Tuesday, June 10 to determine the Champion.
In the event of a tie for the Championship, there will be a sudden death playoff immediately following the conclusion of regulation play.
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Eligibility |
The competition is open to golfers who are:
1) PGA Members in good standing in the Met Section employed by a club in the nine county area.
2) PGA Associates, employed at a golf facility in the nine county area, who are enrolled in the Professional Golf Management Program.
3) Head and Assistant Professionals at MGA member clubs in the nine county area.
4) Golf Professionals who are dues paying members, with full golfing privileges, at MGA Member Clubs in the nine-county area, and an individual up to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 5.0 under the USGA Rules of Handicapping. A Golf Professional may not join an MGA member club in the nine county area for the sole purpose of gaining entry to the Westchester Open.
5) Amateur members of MGA Member Clubs in the nine county area, members of the MGA eClub – Hudson Valley, MGA eClub – Connecticut, or USGA/MGA GC who reside in the nine county area, and members of the MGA eClub – New York City or USGA/MGA GC who reside in the Bronx, or Manhattan* with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 5.0 under the USGA Rules of Handicapping.
*MGA eClub – NYC or USGA/MGA GC members who reside in Manhattan may play in either LIGA or WGA events, not both.
6) Golf Professionals or Amateurs, 29 and under, in the immediate family of the Head Golf Professional, General Manager, and/or Head Golf Course Superintendent at MGA Member Clubs in the nine county area with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 5.0 under the USGA Rules of Handicapping.
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Exemption Categories
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1.) WGA Open Champions from the last 10 years.
2.) WGA Open Champions prior to 2018.
3.) All competitors who returned 54 holes scores from the 2024 WGA Open Championship
4) 2024 WGA Amateur; Champion, Runner-Up & Semi-finalists, Senior Amateur Champion, Mid-Am Champion and Public Links Champion
5) 2025 Met PGA Westchester PGA Championship; Champion, Runner-Up, Semi-Finalist & Quarter Finalist.
6) 20 lowest scores & ties from the nine county area in the 2024 Met PGA & Pro Championship.
7) Top 25 on the Met PGA Player of the Year points list at close of qualifying registration Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
8) 5 lowest scores and ties in the nine county area in the 2024 Met PGA Senior Championship & 2024 Met PGA Assistants Championship.
9) 2024 Met Open Championship; all competitors who make the cut.
10) 2024 Met Amateur Championship; all competitors who qualify for match play.
11) 5 lowest scores and ties in the 2024 Ike Championship.
12) 2024 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll.
13) 5 lowest scores & ties and the low amateur in the 2024 NYS, and CSGA Open.
14) 5 lowest scores & ties in the 2024 NYS Amateur.
15) 2024 CSGA Amateur; Champion, Runner-Up & Semi-Finalists.
16) Past USGA & PGA Champions and past Walker Cup members.
17) Head Golf Professional of the qualifying Sites.
18) Two Professional representatives and current club champion of The Tuxedo Club.
19) Members of the 2024 Stoddard Trophy Team.
20) 2024 WGA Senior Open Champion
21) Special invitees of the MGA Executive Committee.
Exempt Players List
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History |
2024 Results | Photos | History
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Championship Registration
102nd Westchester Open Championship
The Saint Andrew's Golf Club
Champion: Michael Miller (Knollwood CC)
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USGA Rules of Golf
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