Flight Placement
The Am Tour offers six separate flights and two divisions (Open and Senior). There is a minimum of 3 players required for a flight to be offered at local MN tournaments.
Players are flighted initially based upon their lowest and most current USGA® Handicap Index® or based on their USGA® Trend Handicap Index®. A current USGA® Handicap Index® includes a minimum of six (6) scores within the past year.
| Flight Name | Handicap Index Range |
|---|---|
| Championship / Sr. Championship | < 4.0 |
| Palmer / Sr. Palmer | 4.0 - 7.9 |
| Hogan / Sr. Hogan | 8.0 - 11.9 |
| Sarazen - Sr. Sarazen | 12.0 - 15.9 |
| Jones / Sr. Jones |
16.0 - 19.9 |
| Snead / Sr. Snead | > 20.0 |
Once a Tour Player has completed at least four (4) tournament rounds on the Am Tour, that player will have obtained a Golf Channel Tournament Index, which only uses scores from Am Tour events. Once obtained, this Tournament Index will be used to determine the appropriate flight. A Tour Player with an established Tournament Index and another lower verfiable handicap index may only play one flight higher than the lowest handicap index.
More information on handicapping and flight placement may be found in our Player Handbook. http://www.gcamtour.com/rules-and-regulations/player-handbook