How would you like to win a free tournament entry for the 2020 National Championships at Hilton Head?

Here’s how you can do just that...

The DC Metro Tour is running a Fed Ex Cup Style contest that runs the length of the 2020 Season. Each tournament, players earn points in this side competition based upon their finish in the event (not related to the points awarded within each flight to qualify for Nationals). Just like the Fed Ex Cup Race, the DC Metro Tour will provide points based on different categories of tournaments. To be eligible to win a free tournament entry for the 2020 National Championship, a golfer MUST have competed in at least four (4) local events prior to the tournament at Blue Ridge Shadows (which starts the playoff series). Points will be reset based upon the player's current position/standing prior to the last playoff tournament (Penn National). The first-place winner of this contest in each flight earns a free tournament entry into the National Championship in Hilton Head for the 2020 Season. The prize is non-transferrable (if the winner does not go to the 2020 National Championship, the tournament entry fee may not be given to another player).

Category #1 Tournaments (Mattaponi Springs, Lake Presidential, Laurel Hill and Richland Golf Club)

For each of these tournaments, the first-place winner earns 500 points, the second-place winner earns 300 points, the third-place winner earns 190 points, the fourth-place winner earns 135 points, etc. (See the chart below for the points awarded to each finisher).

Category #2 Tournaments (Worthington Manor, Bull Run, Westfields and Musket Ridge)

For each of these tournaments, the first-place winner earns 550 points, the second-place winner earns 315 points, the third-place winner earns 200 points, the fourth-place winner earns 140 points, etc. (See the chart below for the points awarded to each finisher).

Major Tournaments (Ice Breaker, Reynolds, Greenbrier and Rock Harbor)

For each of these tournaments, the first-place winner earns 600 points, the second-place winner earns 330 points, the third-place winner earns 210 points, the fourth-place winner earns 150 points, etc. (See the chart below for the points awarded to each finisher).

Playoff Tournaments (Blue Ridge Shadows, Waverly Woods, Potomac Shores and Penn National)

To be eligible to win free entry in the 2020 National Championship, a golfer MUST have competed in at least four (4) local events prior to the start of the playoffs (before Blue Ridge Shadows). For each of these tournaments, the first-place winner earns 2,000 points, the second-place winner earns 1,200 points, the third-place winner earns 760 points, the fourth-place winner earns 540 points, etc. (See the chart below for the points awarded to each finisher). Prior to the Penn National tournament, points will be reset (See the chart below for the points awarded during the resetting process).

Other Tour Events

If a player misses a Category #1, Category #2 or Major tournament (listed in the chart below), he/she may participate in another Golfweek Amateur Tour event around the country (excluding a regional major) and transfer in points to this competition. Players are allowed to make up four missed local events, however, tournaments missed in the Playoff category (Blue Ridge Shadows, Waverly Woods, Potomac Shores and Penn National) cannot be transferred in to this competition. Players must email the Tour Director to let them know that they are substituting/transferring another Golfweek event for a missed, local tournament. All tournaments must be played on or before September 1, 2020 in order to be transferred to this competition. For each of these tournaments, the first-place winner earns 300 points, the second-place winner earns 165 points, the third-place winner earns 105 points, the fourth-place winner earns 80 points, etc. (See the chart below for the points awarded to each finisher).

Reset Points

Prior to the last Playoff Event at Penn National, all points will be reset according to the player’s standing in the competition. The player in first-place will be reset to 2,000 points, the player in second-place will be reset to 1,800 points, the player in third-place will be reset to 1,600 points, the player in fourth-place will be reset to 1,440 points, etc. (See the chart below for the points awarded to each finisher).

In the event of a tie:

Just as in the regular tournaments, first place ties will be determined on the golf course. All other ties will be handled by combining the points for the places and dividing the total by the number of players. For example, if three people tie for third-place during a Category #1 event the points for third/fourth/fifth place would be totaled for 435 points (190+135+110) and divided evenly by the three players so each would earn 145 points.

In the event of moving flights:

If a player moves flights during the season, the points accumulated in this contest move with the player as outlined in this section. If a player moves down a flight (example—A Flight to B Flight) the player keeps all earned points at their full value. If a player moves up a flight (example—B Flight to A Flight) the player keeps 80% of the points from each tournament played in the B Flight and then 100% of the points from each tournament played in the A Flight.