36-hole Stroke Play Championship.

After the first 18-holes on Monday, August 28th, the field will be cut to the low 40 players & ties and all players within five (5) strokes of the lead. 18-holes will be played on Tuesday, August 29th to determine a Champion.

In the event of a tie for the Championship, a hole-by-hole play-off will be held immediately following play.

This competition is open to golfers who will have reached their fiftieth birthday by August 28th, 2023 who are:

1) Past MGA Open Champions.

2) PGA Members in good standing in the Metropolitan and New Jersey PGA Sections.

3) PGA Apprentices, employed at a golf facility in the MGA territory, who are enrolled in the Professional Golf Management (‘PGM’).

4) Head and Assistant Professionals at MGA Member Clubs. See below for definition of "Assistant Golf Professional".

5) Golf Professionals who are bona fide members, with full golfing privileges, at MGA Member Clubs, have a place of residence in the MGA territory, and an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.5 under the USGA Handicap System. A Golf Professional may not join an MGA member club for the sole purpose of gaining entry to the MGA Senior Open.

6) Amateur members and applicants for Amateur Reinstatement at MGA Member Clubs with an individual up-to-date Handicap Index based on ratings for men not exceeding 4.5 under the USGA Handicap System.