The MGA conducts 23 major amateur Championships including tournaments for men, women, juniors, and seniors.  These include both stroke play and match play, individual and team events.
 

Every tournament has different requirements. You should check the respective championship webpage for specific requirements.  However, except for junior tournaments, a player must be an MGA Associate Member in good standing from a current MGA Member Club.  An "MGA Associate Member" is defined as a person who has a Handicap Index® issued by the MGA through an approved Member Club.

All non-exempt players attempting to qualify pay a Qualifying Fee and those that successfully qualify will pay an additional Championship fee.

Exempt players will pay an entry fee equal to the Qualifying Fee plus the Championship fee.

Every tournament has different deadline requirements. The deadline for an event is generally two weeks prior to the first day of competition.  If the event has a qualifying process, the date is two weeks prior to the first qualifier.

To check on the deadline for a specific championship, please visit the webpage for that event.  You can link to it through the Tournaments home page.

The number of entries accepted for each tournament varies. Please visit the webpage of a specific championship for the total number of entries to be accepted.