DIVISIONS

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 

*An NCGA Points Tournament*

ENTRY FEE OF $395  INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES FOR STROKE AND MATCH PLAY

 **Entry Procedure: Registration opens for all players on October 1 for EXEMPT players only. There will be 50 spots held for exempt players under the below categories.

* The past 10 years of the San Francisco City Golf Champions
* 2025 San Francisco City Men’s Championship Match Play Qualifiers
* Top 20 men’s 2024-2025 NCGA Points Lists
* 2025 NCGA Champions (Amateur, Mid- Amateur, Junior)
* The top 3 finishers in each of the AmateurGolf.com Winter Tour events (Dec 2025-Feb 2026)

On November 1, the field will open to all participants (exempt or non-exempt) with a small amount of spots saved for not yet determined exemptions to be finalized. When the field limit is reached, all additional registrants will be entered in the pre-qualifier at Lincoln Park on Friday, March 6, 2026.

Once entries close, if there are any unfilled spots in the Men's Championship (due to withdrawals), they will be filled by Pre-Qualifier registrants in the order in which they registered.

Players entering pre-qualifying will pay an entry fee of $145 for the pre-qualifier, and those advancing from the pre-qualifier will pay the full main event entry fee (must be paid prior to playing).

The 36-hole match play qualifier will be held March 7-8, 2026, with 18 holes played at TPC Harding Park and 18 holes at Lincoln Park for a combined 36-hole qualifying score.

There will be 168 players in the qualifying round with 48 players advancing to match play. The top 32 in the Championship bracket and the next 16 in the Venturi Flight. In the event of a playoff to qualify for match play, a player must be present in order to retain his right to participate in the playoff.

Match play will begin on March 14, 2026. All match play for the Championship Flight (Mar 14-15, 21-22) will be held at TPC Harding Park.

A schedule of all dates of play can be found on the tournament website sfgolfchampionship.com.

CART POLICY - The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Men’s Championship Flight (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies) .

Note: Once the number of entries for the Men's Championship reaches 168 players (including spots held for exempt players and pre-qualifying advancing applicants), all additional entrants will enter the pre-qualifier as described below.

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION PRE-QUALIFIER 

Open to players with a handicap index of 4.0 or lower as of the date of entry.

Those entering pre-qualifying will pay an entry fee of $145 for the pre-qualifier to be held at Lincoln Park. Those advancing from the pre-qualifier will pay the the Men's Championship entry fee ($395; must be paid prior to playing). The amount of players to advance is TBD. 

Those advancing will play in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier at TPC Harding Park and Lincoln Park, from which the low 48 will then advance to the match-play phase of the men’s championship.

Once entries close, if there are any unfilled spots in the Men's Championship (due to withdrawals), they will be filled by Pre-Qualifier registrants in the order in which they registered, and those players will be charged the remainder of the Men's Championship entry fee.

OPEN FLIGHTS 

**The Open Flights are for players not participating in the championship divisions and are open to all handicap levels.

$295 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES FOR STROKE AND MATCH PLAY

Open to the first 128 entries received. After the first 64 entries are received, all players will be waitlisted in groups of 8 entrants to confirm full brackets. No index is required. 

There will be no qualifying for the tournament. Players will be seeded strictly by handicap and begin with match play.

All flights will play their first-round matches on Sat, Mar 14.

The first two Open Match Flight rounds, will be played at Lincoln Park. The semifinal and final rounds will be played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP, INKSTER & SENIOR FLIGHTS 

*An NCGA Points Tournament*

$275 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES FOR STROKE AND MATCH PLAY

Open to the first 84 entries received; Championship and Senior Divisions. No handicap index is required.

Qualifying consists of one 18-hole stroke play round on Fri Mar 13, after which the lowest 16 scorers will be seeded accordingly in the Women's Championship Flight. Contestants with the 17th through 32nd lowest scores will be seeded accordingly in the Juli Inkster Flight. Match play begins Sat Mar 14.

For the Senior division, participants must have an age of 50 or older as of the first day of the tournament. Qualifying will consist of one 18-hole stroke play round, from which the low 8 scores will advance to the Women’s Senior Championship Flight.

Individual scores will determine seeding for match play. In the event of a playoff to qualify for match play, a player must be present in order to retain his right to participate in the playoff.

Stroke play qualifying will be held at Lincoln Park. All other match play rounds will be held at TPC Harding Park.

CART POLICY - The use of carts is prohibited for players and caddies in the Women’s Championship and Inkster Flights (Appendix I – Local Rule Applies).

MEN'S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 

*An NCGA Points Tournament*

$325 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES FOR STROKE AND MATCH PLAY

Open to the first 84 entries received. Participants must have an index of 9.4 or lower as of the date of entry and must be 55 or older as of the first day of the tournament. Qualifying will consist of one 18- hole stroke play round after which the Senior Men's Championship Flight will consist of 32 match-play contestants.

In case of ties, a card-off (see SF City Golf Championship Playoff Procedures) will determine the players who will advance to match play. Players’ scores will determine seeding for match play. All rounds will be played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course.

MEN'S SUPER SENIOR 

*An NCGA Points Tournament*

$325 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES ALL GREEN FEES FOR STROKE AND MATCH PLAY

Open to the first 48 entries received. Participants must have an index of 9.4 or lower as of the date of entry and must have an age of 65 or older as of the first day of the tournament. Qualifying will consist of one 18-hole stroke play round after which the Men's Super-Senior Championship Flight will consist of 16 contestants.

In case of ties, there will be a card off to determine the players who will advance to match play. Individual scores will determine seeding for match play. All rounds will be played at TPC Harding Park Golf Course.

WITHDRAWALS AND REFUND POLICY (ALL DIVISIONS)
Players needing to withdraw should do so by filling out the form at sfgolfchampionship.com/contact/. Players withdrawing before the end of the day February 1 will receive a refund of their entry fee minus $75. There will be no refunds after.