2026 SDGA Men's Senior, Women's Senior & Men's Masters Match Play Championships

MEADOWBROOK GOLF CLUB - RAPID CITY, SD   FORMAT: Three matches of POD play followed by single elimination bracket match play   AGE ELIGIBILITY:  Senior Men must be at least 55 years old on July 17, 2026 Senior Women must be at least 50 years old on July 17, 2026 Masters Men must be at least 65 years old on July 17, 2026   APPROXIMATE YARDAGES: CLICK HERE   FIELD SIZE OF CHAMPIONSHIP: 32 Senior Men, 32 Masters Men (65+), 16 Senior Women   FIELD MAKEUP: Each field is opened to Exempt players (based on previous SDGA performance) and then remaining spots are opened on March 15 to SDGA members until each of the three Championship fields are full. There are no qualifying events for these Championships.   SENIOR & MASTERS MEN 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 division.   SENIOR WOMEN POD PLAY: ALL 16 players will advance to bracket match play after POD play. The POD winners and runners-up will play for the Championship. 3rd and 4th place finishers in the POD will play in the Silver bracket.    You can get all the information on the SDGA Match Play at >>> MATCH PLAY FORMAT   CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY FEES: Exempt Players Entries Open February 1 until March 15 at 11:59 PM CST Entries Open (first come, first serve) on March 16 Men's Senior / Men's Masters (65+) – $150 thru June 17 / $175 after June 17 Women's Senior – $130 thru June 17 / $155 after June 17   FINAL DEADLINE - Wednesday, July 8 at 11:59 PM CST