Established in 1995, the purpose of the Tour is to provide amateurs of all ages, sexes, and handicaps the opportunity to compete in stroke-play golf tournaments on a regular basis in their local area. The Tour concludes with a National Tour Championship in which top players in each flight test their skills against other amateurs from around the country. Through this competition, the Golfweek Tour promotes the sport of golf by providing an atmosphere of friendly, fair, and well managed competition for amateur golfers in the pursuit of excellence.
The cost of each tournament varies throughout the country, depending on the local market. The entry fee for each tournament includes green fees, cart, and range balls. A portion of the entry fee establishes the purse.
Trophies are awarded to the first place winner of each flight. A purse is established from the entry fees, and depending on the size of the flight, prizes are awarded to the top finishers in each flight. The purse for each flight will be paid out in Visa Gift Cards. Additionally, there are voluntary skins games, closest to the pin, etc.
The players are flighted by handicap, then play a gross stoke-play format within their flight.
Championship Flight
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0-3.9
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A Flight
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4-8.9
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B Flight
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9-13.9
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C Flight
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14-18.9
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D Flight
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19 and above
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The Local Director of the Tour will access your level of play based on your most recent scores, which courses you have played and the tees you used. Once you’re placed into a flight, your tournament scores and handicap index are posted on the national web page
The Tour will establish a tour handicap index based solely on your scores posted in the Golfweek tournaments. If your tour index improves during the season, you will be promoted to the next higher flight if your index falls within the parameters of higher flight. If your index falls within the parameters of a lower flight, you will only be moved to the lower flight if you request it.
Almost all tournaments are played on the weekends, with most being played on Saturday. Tee times vary but are posted on the website. The tournaments are played at local courses listed on our website in the individual tour schedules.
Play in as many or as few as you would like. Of course, the more you play, the more points you can accumulate toward qualifying for the National Tour Championship.
The top ten players in each local flight, based on the points earned during the season, are awarded the opportunity to compete in the National Tour Championship. To be eligible for the Tour National Championship, players must have competed and returned valid scores for at least 50% of their Local Tour events (can include make up tournaments). The championship is held in Hilton Head, SC, and draws over 800 players from around the country.
Yes, that is one of the great benefits of joining the Tour. It allows you to register and play in any tournament in the country.
No. You can join the Tour anytime during the season. The sooner you join, the more points you start accumulating towards the points race.
If you enjoy weekend golf at some of the finest local courses, if you enjoy competitive stroke-play golf, if you want to improve your game by playing under tournament conditions like the pros, and if you like the feeling of winning, collecting prizes and trophies, join the tour and enjoy all of these benefits. All tournaments are played by USGA rules and handicaps are tracked on each player to ensure the integrity of each flight.
Simply click HERE to register and pay online. Then visit the current schedule to select the tournaments in which you would like to participate. Don't forget to register and pay before the tournament deadline, 10 days prior to the tournament date.