Texas Mid-Am Match Play

Sweetwater Country Club (Cypress Course)

August 1-4, 2024

General Information
Date: August 1-4, 2024 
Host Club: Sweetwater Country Club (Cypress Course) 
TGA Staff Contact: Tournament Manager - Owen Kinney 

Entry & Eligibility Information
Entries Open: June 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM 
Exempt Entry Deadline: June 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM 
Entries Close: July 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Entry Fee: $250 

Eligibility:  Entries are open to male amateur golfers who reside in the state of Texas age 25 or older as of the first round of tournament play, with a WHS Handicap Index of 5.4 or less. Please reference TGA Men's Competition Policies for further details, including Policies and Procedures, and Terms of Competition.

Entry Procedure: The field will be established in the order in which entries are received with a priority for exempt players until the published deadline of Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Once the exemption deadline has passed, and if the field is not full, the TGA will fill the remaining spots in the field with waitlisted entries. These entries will be accepted into the field in the order in which they were received. 

Championship Information

Format/Field Size: The championship is scheduled for 18 holes of stroke play qualifying on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The low 32 players from stroke play qualifying will advance to match play beginning on Friday, August 2, 2024. The field is limited to 84 players.

Practice Round Information: Each player is allowed one (1) complimentary practice round on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 only. Players must contact the Sweetwater CC golf shop to schedule a practice round tee time.

Registration Information: Player registration will take place on Wednesday, July 31st from 9:30 am – 4:00 pm. Registration will be outside the golf shop stairs adjacent to the golf cart staging area. Please check-in prior to your scheduled practice round. If you are unable to play an official practice round on Wednesday, July 31st, please inform the TGA staff that you cannot register, but intend to compete in the championship. 

Starting Times/Pairings Information: Starting times/pairings for stroke play qualifying will be made available no later than Monday, July 29, 2024 online at www.txga.org. Match play starting times/pairings will be available in the evening preceding play (approximately one hour after the completion of play) online at www.txga.org. Match play seeding will be based on stroke play qualifying score and position. 

For complete championship information, click here.   

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, June 5
9:00 AM - Registration Open 

Wednesday, June 26
5:00 PM - Registration Exempt Deadline 

Wednesday, July 24
5:00 PM - Registration Close 

Monday, July 29
5:00 PM - Player Information & Stroke Play Qualifying Starting Times/Pairings 

Wednesday, July 31
All Day - Practice Rounds 

Thursday, August 1
7:30 AM - Stroke Play Qualifying Begins  (#1 & #10 Tees)

Friday, August 2
7:30 AM - Round of 32 Matches Begin (#1 Tee)
1:00 PM - Round of 16 Matches Begin (#1 Tee)

Saturday, August 3
7:30 AM - Quarterfinal Matches Begin (#1 Tee) 
12:30 PM - Semifinal Matches Begin (#1 Tee) 

Sunday, August 4
7:30 AM - Championship Match Begins (#1 Tee)
Following Play - Awards Presentation 

Provided players are otherwise eligible, exemptions are given to the following:

a) Last three (3) Texas Amateur Champions

  • Bret Gray* ('23), Holden Wisener* ('22), Austyn Reily* ('21)

b) Last three (3) Texas Mid-Amateur Champions

  • Josh Pasco ('23), Ryan O'Rear ('22), Frederick Janneck ('21)

c) Players advancing into the Round of 16 in match play portion of previous year’s Mid-Amateur Match Play

  • Dave Davis, Matthew Sullivan, Colby Harwell, Christopher Wheeler, Gant Bills, Kyle Wesolowski, Scott Maurer, Andrew Grice, Jared Jimenez, Anthony Estorga, Kendrick Vinar, Seth Murphy, Aaron Hickman, Brandon Grace, Matt Miller, Eric Heinle 

d) Top 10 finishers and ties in previous year’s Texas Mid-Amateur

  • Josh Pasco, Brady Shivers, Gant Bills, Austin Jordan, Terence Begnel, Austen Fulmer, Michael Milstead, Marcus Jones, Rob Couture, Zach Atkinson, Jed Dirksen, Aaron Hickman 

e) Top 10 finishers and ties in current year’s Texas Amateur 

  • TBD: 115th Texas Amateur will be played June 13-16, 2024 at Trinity Forest Golf Club 

f) Top two (2) and ties in current year’s Regional Mid-Amateurs

  • North: Christopher Wheeler, Rob Couture
  • South: Nathan Sheen, John Hunter

g) Low Mid-Master from previous year’s Texas Mid-Amateur

  • Gant Bills

h) Three (3) host club exemptions

* indicates player is ineligible