15th Men’s Public Links Championship

Galloping Hill Golf Course – Kenilworth, NJ

Wednesday, August 28, 2019


Entry Fee: $100.00 – includes green fee(s) 
Entries Close: Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Late entries will NOT be accepted

The following players are exempt from qualifying for the 15th Men’s Public Links Championship, provided they submit their entry prior to the closing date and meet all other eligibility criteria:

 

  1. NJSGA Men’s Public Links Champions 2014 – 2018.
  2. Low five finishers (plus ties) from the 2018 NJSGA Public Links Championship.
  3. The 2018 Bergen County Amateur Champion.
  4. The top three Public Links golfers within the top ten of the NJSGA Player of the Year Points List as of the close of entries (July 25, 2019).
  5. The 2019 MGA Public Links Champion.
  6. The low five Public Links finishers in the 2019 NJSGA Amateur Championship.
  7. Public Links players who qualified for the 2018 US Amateur, US Mid-Amateur, US Senior Amateur, and US Junior Amateur Championships.
  8. Public Links players who qualify for the 2019 US Open (Sectional), US Amateur, US Mid-Amateur and US Junior Amateur Championships.
  9. Special invitee of the NJSGA Committee.
     

ELIGIBILITY: 
Entries open to male amateur golfers who meet ALL of the following:

-Entrant must possess UNQUESTIONABLE Amateur Status.

-Amateur must NOT hold playing privileges, incidental or otherwise, at any facility which is not open to the general public. (Note: A golfer who appears on the Handicap Roster at a club not open to the general public is ineligible for this championship.)

-Entrant meet ALL of these Handicap and Membership Requirements:

Hold a USGA Handicap Index of 8.0 or less, as of the July 15, 2019 Handicap Revision at a NJSGA member club/course. He must be listed on this club’s GHIN Handicap Roster.

Maintain good standing and remain on the above Handicap Roster through the Championship proper.

-If entering from a public facility, or Club Without Real Estate, entrant must be a permanent resident of New Jersey. Proof of residency may be required.

 

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT: 
The Championship is 36-Holes, Stroke Play. The Champion will be the player with the lowest 36-hole aggregate score. In the event of a tie for the Championship, a hole-by-hole playoff will begin immediately upon the completion of play to determine the winner. The Championship field will consist 40 players including those who are exempt from qualifying, plus those who advance from the three separate one-day, eighteen-hole qualifying rounds (plus ties).

Transportation: Permitted throughout this Championship; a player may rent a golf cart at an additional expense.
Caddies: Permitted; a player may bring his own caddie. A player may also carry his own bag.
Pull/Push Carts: Permitted.

PRIZES: 
The Daniel Billy Championship Trophy will be presented to the Champion, engraved with his name, and displayed at his home club. Prizes awarded to the runner-up and third place finishers.
 

FINAL DECISION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRIES IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NJSGA. THE NJSGA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT OR WITHDRAW AN ENTRY AT ANY TIME, BEFORE OR DURING A COMPETITION OR MODIFY THE CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM ANYTIME, IN ITS DISCRETION.