2026 SDGA Men's & Women's Match Play Championships

MOCCASIN CREEK COUNTRY CLUB - ABERDEEN, SD   FORMAT: Three matches of POD play followed by single elimination bracket match play   APPROXIMATE YARDAGES: CLICK HERE   FIELD SIZE OF CHAMPIONSHIP: 64 Men & 32 Women   MEN'S FIELD MAKEUP: Field is filled with Exempt players (based on previous SDGA performance) and qualifiers from the eight Local Qualifiers and the LAST CHANCE Qualifier the day before the event.    WOMEN'S FIELD MAKEUP: Field is opened to Exempt players (based on previous SDGA performance) from February 1 to March 15, and then remaining spots are opened on March 16 to SDGA members until the field is full. There are no qualifying events for the Women's Match Play Championship.   POD PLAY: The first three matches will be played in PODS of four players, with each player playing three matches against the other players in the POD. The best record in each pod advances to bracket Match Play in each Championship.    You can read more about the SDGA Match Play at >>> MATCH PLAY FORMAT   CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY FEES: Men - $185 Women - $150 by July 1. $175 after July 1. Men's Qualifier entry fees paid are deducted from Championship entry if qualify