Entry & Qualifying:  Players qualify by winning their class in one of the four Belmont low gross qualifying sessions during the season.  Should a qualifier be won by a player who has already qualified via a previous session, the next highest finisher will advance to the finals.  Should a qualifier withdraw from the finals in advance of the Tournament of Champions, he will be replaced by the next highest finisher from the specific qualifier from which the withdrawing player advanced.  The Competition Committee will decide a player’s eligibility should his class change during the season and he qualifies in more than one class.  The four Belmont low gross by class qualifying sessions are stipulated rounds.  Players must designate such rounds to the starter prior to teeing off, and are required to turn in a signed and attested scorecard for the round.  Only one stipulated round may be played per Belmont qualifying weekend.

Schedule:  See the schedule of weekly events for the four qualifying dates.  Finals will be TBA.

Ties:  In the championship, in the event of a tie for first place after 18 holes, the tied players will play off starting at hole #1 and play each hole sudden death.  The winner is the first player recording a score on a hole lower than each of his opponents.  If multiple players are in the playoff, a player is eliminated when he records a score on any hole higher than any one of his opponents.  Ties for 2^nd & 3^rd are not played off.

In the four qualifiers, in the event  of a tie, the USGA scorecard playoff system will be used (i.e.  lowest score for last 9 holes played, and, if necessary, then last 6 holes, last 3 holes, and then hole-by-hole starting from hole 18 proceeding backwards).

Tee Markers:  The Championship Class and Class A plays from the black tees; B and C play from the Blue tees; D from the white tees.

See the “Conditions of Competition” for this event for additional information.