North Senior Amateur

General Information

Date: April 8^th-9^th, 2021
Host Club:  Wildhorse Golf Club
Address:  9448 Ed Robson Blvd., Denton, TX 76207
Phone: (940) 246-1012
TGA Staff Contact: Tournament Coordinator – David Kissane 

Entry & Eligibility Information
Entries Open: February 17, 2021 @ 9:00 AM
Entries Close: March 30, 2021 @ 5:00 PM
Exempt Deadline: March 10, 2021 @ 5:00 PM 

Entry Fee: $220

Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who are 55 years of age or older by the first round of tournament play and reside in the North Texas region (31’ parallel. Salado, TX and South is the break point). Applicants must have a certified WHS Handicap Index of 8.4 or less for the Senior division and 10.0 or less for the Super Senior division. Please reference TGA Policies and Procedures for further details, including Policies and Procedures, and Terms of Competition.

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

a) Top ten (10) finishers (and ties) in previous year’s North Senior (Senior Division);
 b) Top five (5) finishers (and ties) in previous year’s North Senior (Super Senior Division);
 c) Last five (5) North Senior Amateur Champions (Senior Division);
 d) Last five (5) North Senior Amateur Champions (Super Senior Division);
 d) Three (3) Host Club exemptions.

Entry Procedure: The field will be established in the order in which entries are received with a priority for exempt players in each division until the published exemption deadline of March 10^th at 5:00 PM. Once the exemption 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 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 the wait list and when the number of applicants exceeds the field capacity, please refer to the TGA Policies and Procedures.

The TGA reserves the right to select players to be in the field.  For exemption request details, please view TGA Policies and Procedures. Exempt players must enter by the published deadline or they will lose their exempt status and spot in the final field. 

Championship Information

Format/Field Size: Play will be contested over 36 holes of stroke play. The field will be split up in two divisions; Senior (55 or older as of the tournament start date) and Super Senior (65 or older as of the tournament start date) 60 Senior / 24 Super Senior players. Each division will play from different tees/yardage with a separate champion being crowned in each division. Super Seniors must declare on application if they wish to compete in the Senior division. 

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