Major Tournaments
Prize money for Major Tournaments is funded through Full 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:
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - Low Gross Tournament
SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – Low Gross Tournament
CACTUS CLASSIC - Low Net Tournament
PRESIDENTS’ CUP - Match-Play Tournament
2. 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.
3. In all Major Tournaments, a player will play to a maximum course handicap of 36.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. A scoring area will be established. Once a player deposits her signed and attested scorecard in the designated box, it is considered final.
7. 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.
PRESIDENTS’ CUP
This 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.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP/SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP/ LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP
A three-day (3) gross score tournament. Participants must play all three days. A player’s ESC gross score will be posted with a "C" within 48 hours of the completion of each day of play.
In order to participate in the Senior Club Championship, the member must turn 72 by the end of the calendar year.
In order to participate in the Legends Club Championship, the member must turn 80 by the end of the calendar year.
CACTUS CLASSIC
A three-day (3) low net tournament. Participants must play all three days. A player’s ESC gross score will be posted with a “C” within 48 hours of the completion of each day of play.
1. The following are Major Tournaments:
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - Low Gross Tournament
SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – Low Gross Tournament
CACTUS CLASSIC - Low Net Tournament
PRESIDENTS’ CUP - Match-Play Tournament
2. 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.
3. In all Major Tournaments, a player will play to a maximum course handicap of 36.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. A scoring area will be established. Once a player deposits her signed and attested scorecard in the designated box, it is considered final.
7. 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.
PRESIDENTS’ CUP
This 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.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP/SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP/ LEGENDS CHAMPIONSHIP
A three-day (3) gross score tournament. Participants must play all three days. A player’s ESC gross score will be posted with a "C" within 48 hours of the completion of each day of play.
In order to participate in the Senior Club Championship, the member must turn 72 by the end of the calendar year.
In order to participate in the Legends Club Championship, the member must turn 80 by the end of the calendar year.
CACTUS CLASSIC
A three-day (3) low net tournament. Participants must play all three days. A player’s ESC gross score will be posted with a “C” within 48 hours of the completion of each day of play.