ELIGIBILITY POLICY

 

At the time of registration for a championship, a player must have an active GHIN number on file at a member golf club of the South Dakota Golf Association that offers the GHIN Service to all its members;  AND

At the time of registration for a championship, a player must have posted a minimum of five (5) 18-hole scores in the previous 12 months at the South Dakota golf club in which he/she lists on the tournament application where his/her GHIN number is active 

 

100-team field will be selected as follows (if qualified applicant received by deadline): (A) Past SDGA Two-Man champions since 2000; (B) Low 70 (and ties) teams by gross score from 2017  (C) Through an 18-hole four-ball stroke play qualifying round from the remaining pool of entrants held June 9 at Brookings CC, beginning at 8 a.m. If total number of entries does not exceed 100, no qualifying round will be conducted. Entire field will compete at gross and championship will be flighted based on team combined handicap index. Overall champion will be team with lowest 36-hole score regardless of flight. 

 

 

FORMAT

 

Day 1, Four-Ball; Day 2, SDGA Chapman.

 

2018 CHANGES TO CHAPMAN FORMAT 

 

SDGA CHAPMAN FORMAT

• BOTH PLAYERS HIT A TEE SHOT ON EACH HOLE (PAR 3’s, 4’s & 5’s), THEN YOU HIT YOUR PARTNERS BALL FOR THE 2ND SHOT.  FOR THE 3RD SHOT, A BALL (1) IS SELECTED BY THE TEAM TO BE PLAYED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLE.   THE TEAM ALTERNATES SHOTS UNTIL THE BALL IS HOLED. IF PLAYER A’S BALL IS SELECTED FOR THE 3RD SHOT, IT IS PLAYER B’S TURN TO PLAY.