TGA Medalist Series


Medalist North
February 15-16 - Fossil Creek Golf Club, Fort Worth, TX
March 21-22 - Firewheel Golf Park (Bridges - Champions/Masters), Garland, TX - Canceled
April 25-26 - Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club, Rockwall, TX - Canceled

Medalist Hill Country
February 15-16 - The Bandit Golf Club, New Braunfels, TX
March 7-8 - Forest Creek Golf Club, Round Rock, TX
April 25-26 - The Club at Comanche Trace (Hills/Creeks), Kerrville, TX - Canceled

Entry & Eligibility Information
Entries Open: January 7, 2020 @ 9:00 AM
Entries Close: Monday prior to each event @ 5:00 PM
Exempt Deadline: N/A (See "Format/Field Size" below)
TGA Staff Contact: Tournament Coordinator, David Kissane

Entry Fee: $150

WHS Handicap: Players needing a WHS Handicap who are not members of a TGA Member Club can join the TGA Medalist Program by clicking here

Earned Exemptions: The Medalist Players of the Year (only available for participating in Open Division) in both the North and Hill Country Regions receive automatic exemptions into the 2020 Texas Mid-Amateur, to be held at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio on October 2-4.

Championship Information

Format/Field Size: Scheduled for 36 holes of Stroke Play (no cut), gross only. Field limit of 51 players. The field will be established in the order in which entries are received. Each event will be allocated 39 Open Division and 12 Senior Division (age of 55 or older at the start of the first round) for the first two weeks of registration or two weeks before the close of entries (whichever is sooner). Once the two week deadline has passed, and if the field or a division is not full, the TGA will fill the remaining spots in the field with waitlisted entries, which may affect the original size of each division. These entries will be accepted into the field in the order in which they were received, regardless of division. For additional information regarding wait list and when the number of applicants exceeds the division capacity, please refer to the TGA Policies and Procedures.

Each division will play from a different yardage throughout the tournament rounds. Separate champions will be crowned with golf shop credit being awarded to top finishers.

Please click here for full player information for the TGA Medalist Series.


Medalist North #1
February 15-16, 2020
Fossil Creek Golf Club

Leaderboard
Medalist Hill Country #1
February 15-16, 2020
The Bandit Golf Club

Leaderboard
Medalist Hill Country #2
March 7-8, 2020
Forest Creek Golf Club

Leaderboard
Medalist North #2
March 21-22, 2020
Firewheel Golf Park (Bridges - Champions/Masters)

Canceled due to COVID-19
Medalist North #3
April 25-26, 2020
Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club

Canceled due to COVID-19
Medalist Hill Country #3
April 25-26, 2020
The Club at Comanche Trace (Hills/Creeks)

Canceled due to COVID-19
Practice Round Information: Below are practice round rates and availabilities offered by the club to TGA Medalist Series players. To receive practice round green fees, the player must identify themselves as a TGA Medalist Series competitor.
        
  • Medalist North #1 (Fossil Creek Golf Club): $35 (including cart), Anytime Monday-Friday, limited to Saturday (2/8) & Sunday (2/9) after 10am. Rate valid 2/3 - 2/14.
  • Medalist North #2 (Firewheel Golf Park): $25 (including cart), Anytime Monday-Thursday. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday after 12:00pm
  • Medalist North #3 (Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club): $65 (including cart), Monday-Friday. Tee time must be made 24 hours prior to play date.
  • Medalist Hill Country #1 (The Bandit Golf Club): $40 (including cart), Month of February.
  • Medalist Hill Country #2 (Forest Creek Golf Club): $35 (including cart), Anytime Monday-Friday or after noon on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Medalist Hill Country #3 (Comanche Trace): $65 (including cart), the week prior based on availabiliy. May book 1 week in advance.

Starting Times/Pairings Information: Starting times/pairings will be emailed to players, and posted online at www.txga.org the Tuesday prior to each event, by 5:00 PM. Tee times will all start off #1 with the respective starting times for each event are as follows (the Senior Division will generally tee off first):
        
  • Medalist North #1 (Fossil Creek Golf Club): 10:30 AM both days
  • Medalist North #2 (Firewheel Golf Park): 10:30 AM both days
  • Medalist North #3 (Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club): 11:30 AM both days
  • Medalist Hill Country #1 (The Bandit Golf Club): 11:30 AM both days
  • Medalist Hill Country #2 (Fossil Creek Golf Club): 10:30 AM both days
  • Medalist Hill Country #3 (Comanche Trace): 11:00 AM both days

Each TGA Medalist Series does not have exemptions into the events themselves, However, participants can earn exemptions into future tournaments based on their play throughout the series. Below is a list of earned exemptions from playing in the TGA Medalist Series:

Earned Exemptions
For each event players play, they will earn Medalist Player of the Year points based on their overall finish. There will be one (1) Medalist Hill Country POY and one (1) Medalist North POY. Medalist POY points are only available to players participating in the Open Division. Earning POY points will only count for that respective series the points were earned (i.e. playing in the Medalist North #1 will only count towards the Medalist North POY standings - not Hill Country).

Provided players are otherwise eligible, earned exemptions and their qualifications are given out into the following tournaments:
        
  1. Texas Mid-Amateur Championship - The Medalist Player of the Year in both the North and Hill Country Series receive exemptions into the 2020 Texas Mid-Amateur Championship at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, TX on October 2-4, 2020.
  2. North Mid-Amateur - Top five (5) players on previous year's Medalist North points list;
  3. South Mid-Amateur - Top five (5) players on previous year's Medalist Hill Country points list;
  4. North Amateur - Top five (5) players on current year's Medalist North points list;
  5. South Amateur - Top five (5) players on current year's Medalist Hill Country points list;
Points Breakdown: points are awarded based on the final finishing position in the respective event. All ties, other than first place, which is determined by a sudden death playoff, will receive that positions full points (i.e. two players tie for second place will both receive the full allotment for second place).