MGA Virtual Interclub Championship, powered by Golfzon
| Host Course | Golfzon Social - Palisades Center(Show on Map) | City, State | West Nyack, New York | Date | Saturday, December 9, 2023 | Registration Opens | Monday, October 9 at 10:00 am |
| Registration Deadline | Friday, December 1 at 5:00 pm |
| Entry Fee(s) | $100/team (includes tee gift, food & beverage, and practice round) |
| Format | This event is an 18-hole, Four-Ball (Gross) Stroke Play Competition played on PGA National (Championship Course). Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 teams. In the event of a tie for Low Gross, a sudden death playoff will take place upon the conclusion of play. All other ties will be broken by the USGA method matching of cards. Schedule: Noon - Registration 1:00pm - Shotgun Start across all Simulators |
| Eligibility | Teams will consist of 1 Professional and 1 Amateur, both from the same MGA Member Club. "Professional" eligibility includes the following: - PGA Members in good standing in the Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Sections. - PGA Apprentices, employed at a golf facility in the MGA territory, who are enrolled in the Professional Golf Management (‘PGM’). - Head and Assistant Professionals at MGA Member Clubs. See below for definition of "Assistant Golf Professional". - Golf Professionals who are bona fide members, with full golfing privileges, at MGA Member Clubs, and have a place of residence in the MGA territory. A Golf Professional may not join an MGA member club for the sole purpose of gaining entry to the Met Open.* Golf Facility – the term “golf facility” shall include any golf course or golf practice range that is fully equipped to teach golf and demonstrate the use of all types of golf equipment and may include a golf shop adequate for the display and sale of golf equipment and apparel. This definition does not include any stand-alone retail golf specialty store or sporting goods store with golf department. Assistant Golf Professional – the term “Assistant Golf Professional” shall mean a person regularly employed (minimum of 40 hours per week) by a golf professional (and paid by the golf professional or the club) in the category of teacher or shop assistant (which means spending at least 20 hours a week in duties of club repair, merchandising, maintaining handicap records, inventory control, bookkeeping, and tournament operations). Employment – the term “Employment” as it pertains to Assistant Golf Professionals shall mean anyone employed at a Golf Facility, and such employment must be endorsed by the immediate supervisor at the Golf Facility. |
| Prizes |
1st Place: Team Wins a Golfzon Simulator and Strongwood modular booth. *This Prize is only to be installed at the facility of the Winning Team* **Must take delivery by 12/31/26** Individuals each Win a David Leadbetter Experience. Travel & Accommodations included 2nd Place: PGA National Stay & Play Package. Travel & Accommodations included. 3rd Place: Individuals each Win a Golfzon Wave (Portable Launch Monitor) 4th Place: Group of Four -- 36 Holes of Golf at a Premier MGA Club 5th Place: Troon Gift Card 6th-10th Place: MGA & Golfzon Swag Bags Low Pro: Golfzon Wave (Portable Launch Monitor) Low Am: Golfzon Wave (Portable Launch Monitor) |
| Food Service | Food & Beverage will be provided throughout the day, included in your entry fee.
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| Golf Genius App | Live scoring will be utilized through the Golf Genius Mobile App, which players are asked to download via the following links. Apple | Android
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| Contact | Please contact Eric Peper at eric.peper@mgagolf.org if you have any questions regarding the Championship.
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