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Common Questions Regarding The AGA TOUR

What is the AGA TOUR?
A member organization that plays amateur stroke play events on the premier golf courses both public and private in and around Metro Atlanta.

How many events and when?
There are 22 one-day events— half on Saturday and half on either Monday or Tuesday (when the private Country clubs are closed). There are 3 full weekend events.  

What is the membership fee and what do I get for that fee?
Membership in the AGA TOUR is $149 and is good for 12 calendar months from the day you join. Our renewal rate is $119 for existing members.  Your membership gives you the opportunity to pick and choose tournaments of your choice on the premiere golf courses of Atlanta. It will afford you quality-operated events where the events are run according to USGA rules and to the integrity and traditions of the great game of golf.  We also offer trips to places like Ireland, Florida, Scotland, and many other great golf destinations.

Do I have to have a USGA index?
Yes - or be in the process of getting one. You may do this through any club you are affiliated with or the AGA TOUR can do your handicapping for an annual fee (January-December) of $40. A minimum of six score cards will allow you into an AGA TOUR event until your handicap process begins.

How am I assured there is no "sandbagging"?
Fortunately this has never been a problem on the AGA TOUR. This is because we have checks and balances in place to insure fairness to all. Your current handicap is pulled up before each tournament you play in order for us to see your current USGA index. Winning two tournaments in a TOUR season automatically moves you to a better flight. Also, should you win by five stokes or more over your flight or be at five strokes better than the handicap of the flight, you will be automatically moved to a better flight. After this move, you must play four more competitive tournaments at that level. After that time you may have your status re-evaluated.

What is the Net Flight?
The Net Flight is a flight composed of members with indexes of 16 and higher and those members 50 and older who wish to play the course from a shorter tee box than their index would normally have them play in an AGA event. This flight is handicapped using 100% of the index. There are seperate force moves processes for this flight.  See the rules_policies page for details.

 What is the cost of an event?
Tournament costs range from $110 to $195 for a one-day event. This price includes green fees, cart, range balls, tax, twenty dollars to the prize pool and the administration fee.

How many tournaments do I have to play?
There are no minimums or maximums as your membership in the AGA TOUR allows you the opportunity to pick and choose the events that fit your time and budget requirements.

Is slow play a problem?
Please remember that we are playing tournament golf with participants giving more effort and thought to their game. A minimum of two and up to five AGA TOUR marshals will be monitoring pace of play on the golf course. If your group falls one hole behind (a par four), you will be give an official warning. Your group will then need to play the next three holes in forty minutes or less or suffer a two-stroke penalty to each player in your group.  Being put on warning does not mean you are a slow player but that your group is behind at the moment and needs to speed up so as not to impact the entire field any more than necessary.

What do I receive when I win?
First place receives a quality trophy which we feel certain you will be pleased to display in your office, business or home. Script (certificates in the pro shop) will be paid for top finishers in each flight.  We pay top 3 places if there are at least 18 golfers in the flight.  In the event that there is a smaller number of golfers payout will be for 1st and 2nd place if there are at least 8 and just one place if fewer than 8.  The amount of the certificates are dependent on the number of players in your flight for each tournament (click this link to see exact amounts).

How are ties handled?
Depends on a tie for what?  If you are wanting to know about ties for Watch the Season Points then see the Watch the Season points page.  For tournament position ties they are handled as follows when necessary: If a tie for first place occurs a playoff will determine the winner if possible and the course permits.  If a playoff is not possible for reasons except when a player had to leave for convenience or non-emergency situations, then a scorecard match is done to determine a winner or in some cases we may decide to have a chip off or some other sort of sudden death type playoff.  If a player is not present for the playoff the player that leaves will automatically get 2nd.  In most other tie occurrences a split of the prize will occur if the prize is worth enough to make a split make sense.  If needed as deemed by the Tournament Commissioner ties can be broken by a scorecard match should a prize not be able to be split etc.

How do I sign up?
Call, fax, e-mail or mail the information needed on the membership application. We will get you started as a new member of the AGA TOUR. We accept cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.

 

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