2021 GKA Tournament Information

 

 

Event Date: July 30 - August 1, 2021

 

 

Host Courses: Holston Hills Country Club, Oak Ridge Country Club and Green Meadow Country Club

 

 

Entry Fee and Deadline: The entry fee is $235. This fee includes green and cart fees for all three days of the championship and a tee gift. The deadline for this event is Friday, July 23 at 5:00 PM. All entries must be submitted online prior to the deadline.

 

 

Format: 54-hole individual stroke play

 

 

Eligibility: Participants must be a resident OR member of a club in the following counties to be eligible: Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier or Union.

 

For the Championship Division, player's must have a maximum handicap of 5.0.

 

For the Regular Division, players must have a minimum handicap of 3.0 and a maximum handicap of 12.0.

 

No other divisions have handicap requirements. 

 

 

Points: The GKA is a TGA POY point event. Only individuals who compete in the Championship and Senior divisions are eligible for TGA POY points. A senior can only receive POY points if they are 55 and older.

 

The TGA rules of play hard card is in effect. 

 

 

Stipulated Rounds: Each tournament round will consist of two, 9-hole stipulated rounds. If weather doesn't allow everyone in a division to finish all 18 holes for any round, that round will be shortened to 9 holes. 

 

 

Practice Rounds:

 

Holston Hills CC - No practice rounds available.

Oak Ridge CC - $55 Monday-Thursday, $60 Friday-Sunday after 1:00 PM. Call the ORCC golf shop at 865.483.1031 to schedule. 

Green Meadow CC - TBD

 

 

Gift Certificates: Top finishers from each division will receive gift certificates to either Holston Hills Country Club, Oak Ridge Country Club or Green Meadow Country Club. Final gift certificate breakdown will be available after the final round. The Regular Division will be flighted after Round 2. This is the only division that will be flighted.

 

 

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Players who withdraw from the tournament prior to Thursday, July 29 will receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee. No refunds are available for withdrawals made after 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 29. 

 

 

For additional information please contact Hayden Echols at hechols@tngolf.org.