MGA Cup Playoffs - Week 1

The MGA Cup Championship (referred to as the MGA Cup) is an individual, season-long, net-score event modeled after the FedEx Cup. Participants play the same tee from which they play in the regular MGA Wednesday game. The tournament field has three flights, and player ranking within each flight is determined by a player’s cumulative points awarded each week. Players compete for points at the same time they compete in the regular MGA Wednesday games (they aren’t mutually exclusive).

Registration: Members may register for the MGA Cup at any time during the MGA Cup Season by paying a $30 entry fee. The MGA Cup Season begins on Opening Day and ends with the last round preceding the MGA Cup Playoff Rounds. A participant’s rounds begin to count as soon as he plays. All MGA golf events that count toward the MGA Cup are identified in the MGA Calendar. If a scheduled MGA event is cancelled for any reason, it will be cancelled as an MGA Cup event as well. 

Points: A participant receives points based on his finish relative to other MGA Cup participants playing in that round. Typically, there will be a maximum of 500 points awarded to a player, with a minimum of zero.  However, there will be five “Majors” in the MGA Cup schedule corresponding to the four PGA Major dates and the Players Championship during which a maximum of 750 points will be awarded.  A participant’s 16 highest MGA Cup rounds will count toward their total points. This allows a player to miss some events and rewards those that play more rounds by providing additional chances to improve their cumulative scores.  The MGA Cup Playoff Round schedule is listed in the MGA Calendar.

Playoff Format: The top eight players in each flight (and ties) will participate in three weeks of Playoff Rounds and will be “in the money.” Players will continue to earn points during the Playoff Rounds that will be added to their regular season points, as shown in the table below. 

All eight players will participate in Rounds 1 and 2 of the playoffs. The four highest point totals after Round 2 will advance to Round 3. At the conclusion of Round 3, the player in each flight with the highest cumulative point total will be the MGA Cup Champion of his flight.  

All prize money will be paid out to winners. The exact amount will depend on the number of participants in each flight of the MGA Cup. The percentage of the pool for each flight will be paid out as closely as possible to the percentages in the table on the preceding page, reflecting how far into the playoffs each player advances. At a minimum, each player will recover his entry fee into the MGA Cup competition.