Tournament Format

The Championship will be conducted on a stroke play basis for 54 holes, 18 holes daily on May 18-20, 2012. There will be three age divisions as described in "Eligibility", with the Champion being the player who posts the lowest 54 hole score in either the 50-56 or 57-64 age divisions. Individual age division champions will be those players who post the lowest 54 hole total within their age division.

The field will be limited to 144 players at the Championship site. In the event the Championship becomes over-subscribed, the Final Field will be determined using a combination of Players making the cut the previous year, AGA Player Points List, previous performances in AGA events and verified USGA Handicap Index by proportioning each division based on the total number of players entered to the total number of players entered in each division and applying that percentage to 144.

There will be a cut to the total field following 36 holes of play to approximately 60 players. The number of players making the cut in each age division will be determined by applying to 60 the percentage of players in a particular age division to the overall number of players in the championship, and then accepting ties for the last position within each age division.

In the event of a tie for any age division champion, there will be a "multi-hole" play-off commencing immediately following play (the holes involved to be determined by the AGA) with the Champion being determined by the lowest total of those holes. If a tie, or ties, still exists, the Champion will then be decided by "sudden death" following the same sequence of holes. After the Champion has been determined, all other ties not yet settled, including those involving individuals participating in the playoff for the Championship, will be resolved by matching scorecards according to the USGA recommendation shown in Appendix I of the 2012-2015 Rules of Golf, How to Decide Ties, page 144(c), except that if the tie still exists, scores for the first 9 holes shall be treated in the same way until a winner is produced. Any remaining ties will be decided by matching scorecards hole-by-hole, beginning at the 18th hole.