Major Tournaments

Prize money for Major Tournaments is funded through Annual Member dues. The Board may approve additional budget from sponsor funds. With agreement of the Elected Board, the Tournament Chair(s) and Committee will: a) establish entry procedures; b) determine the field and format; and c) determine the method for substitution in the event of cancellation.  

  1. The following are Major Tournaments:

PRESIDENTS’ CUP (match play tournament)  

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (low gross tournament)  

SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (low gross tournament) 

LEGENDS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (low gross tournament) 

CACTUS CLASSIC (low net tournament)  

  1. To be eligible to play in a major tournament, a member must have played three (3) SBWGA-18 Tuesday Play Day events within twelve months prior to the entry date of the tournament. The SBWGA-18 President may make exceptions to this requirement in extraordinary circumstances. If a TPD event is cancelled, a player will receive credit toward this requirement.
  2. In all Major Tournaments, a player will play to a maximum course handicap of 36.
  3. Members who have started to play in a Major Tournament are required to complete all rounds under the Rules of Golf, as amended by Local Rules. Players who withdraw, no show, X-out or fail to putt out on a hole without reasonable cause as determined by the Tournament Chair(s), will be ineligible to compete in the next Major Tournament.
  4. Individual scorecards signed by scorer (marker) and attested by player, are the only scorecards required and are the official scorecards of the tournament. It is recommended that the players keep an unofficial master card for comparison of scores.
  5. A scoring area will be established. Once a player deposits her signed and attested scorecard in the designated box, it is considered final.
  6. In Major Tournaments, in case of a tie for the overall winner, an on-course sudden death playoff will be held immediately until the winner is decided. Ties among flight competitors will be broken using the USGA recommended Card-Off Procedures.
  7. PRESIDENTS’ CUP is a multi-day match-play tournament with the number of rounds dependent on the size of the field (32 players=5 rounds; 64 players=6 rounds). All participants must play in the qualifying round to determine the field of 32 or 64 based on low net scores. Participants must commit to playing in all rounds until eliminated. Scores for the Presidents’ Cup will be entered into Golf Genius and then posted to GHIN as a competitive (“C”) score each day of play.   
  1. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP are three-day gross score tournaments and LEGENDS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP is a two-day gross score tournament. Participants must play all two or three days. Each player’s hole-by-hole score will be entered into Golf Genius and then posted to GHIN as a competitive (“C”) score each day of play. To participate in the Senior Club Championship, the member must turn 72 by the end of the calendar year. To participate in the Legends Club Championship, the member must turn 80 by the end of the calendar year.  
  2. CACTUS CLASSIC is a three-day low net tournament. Participants must play all three days. Each player’s hole-by-hole score will be entered into Golf Genius and then posted to GHIN as a competitive (“C”) score each day of play.