2026 CGA Open (Major)
Arrowhead Country Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
2026 Candlewood Classic (Major)
Richter Park
Danbury, CT
Johnny's Subs Shootout
Johnny’s Subs Shootout is an Alternate Regular Virtual Event - one round net stroke play - for those not attending the annual trip. Winner receives season points only.
The Icons Invitational
The Icons Invitational is the 3rd Regular Virtual Event of the season. One round net stroke play. Winner receives money, exemption status, and season points.
Past Champions:
2024 - Jackson Lathrop (+3)
2025 - Brandon Bahr (-1)
Candlewood Classic
Using the vintage CGA Tour logo, the Candlewood Classic is the second and final Major Event of the season. Winner receives engraved perpetual wooden plaque trophy, money, exemption status, and season points.
1 round, in-person/virtual net stroke play event with handicaps hosted at Richter Park every year
Everyone playing in-person plays from same tees (white tees)
Virtual players must play a pre-approved course with similar length, slope/rating as Richter Park’s white tees
There will be no playoffs or ties in the result of players ending with the same net score
All ties will be ended using the 18birdies calculated “Auto Tiebreaker Standard Method”
Winner is determined by the best net score for the last 9 holes, then the last 6 holes, then the last 3 holes, then the last 18 holes.
Past Champions:
2024 - Noah Alviti (+6) - Richter Park (Danbury, CT) - Won by 6 strokes (2024 was a 2 round event)
2025 - Matt Palardy (+1) - Richter Park (Danbury, CT) - Won by 2 strokes
The Slice presented by Bruno's
The Slice presented by Bruno’s is the 4th Regular Virtual Event of the season. One round net stroke play. Winner receives money, exemption status, and season points.
Past Champions:
2024 - Sean McKenzie (-4)
2025 - Ryan Grimaldi (E)
The Chatterton Championship
The Chatterton Championship is the 5th and final Regular Virtual Event of the season. One round net stroke play. Winner receives money, exemption status, and season points.
Past Champions:
2024 - Jackson Lathrop (-1)
2025 - Jackson Lathrop (-1)
CGA Teams Championship & CGA Tour Championship
CGA Teams Championship
Teams playoffs - winning team splits championship prize evenly
Top 3 teams in points at the end of the regular season make the playoffs (CGA Teams Championship)
1 seed gets a 1st round bye
If there is a tie for any place at the end of the regular season, tiebreaker goes to the team that finished higher for The Chatterton Championship
If still tied, next tiebreaker is the results for The Slice, followed by The Icons Invitational, etc
Each team’s score for each event are the 3 best individual net scores from each team added together
Tiebreaker is the 4th best individual net scores from each team
Semifinals and Finals aligned with the same dates as the individual CGA Tour Championship Quarterfinals and Semifinals
CGA Tour Championship
Individual playoffs - winner receives money and exemption status - 2nd place receives money only
1v1 bracket-style single-elimination tournament with handicaps and course-adjusted handicaps. One round net stroke play.
Based on end of regular season individual leaderboard
Top 6 qualify. Top 2 get first round bye
If there is a tie for any place at the end of the regular season, tiebreaker goes to the player that finished higher for The Chatterton Championship
Opponents each round should do their best to coordinate their rounds to be in-person to play together. If playing in-person is not possible, try to still do the same day and time with courses similar in slope, rating, and yardage.
There will be no playoffs or ties in the result of players ending with the same net score
All ties will be ended using the 18birdies calculated “Auto Tiebreaker Standard Method”
Winner is determined by the best net score for the last 9 holes, then the last 6 holes, then the last 3 holes, then the last 18 holes.
Final 4 earn captaincy for next year’s CGA Teams
Past Champions (CGA Tour Championship):
2024 - Reed Oettinger
2025 - Noah Alviti
CGA Open
The CGA Open is the first and biggest Major Event of the season. Winner receives engraved perpetual trophy, money, exemption status, and season points.
Final round of the annual golf trip
1 round in-person net stroke play event with handicaps
Everyone plays from same tees
There will be no playoffs or ties in the result of players ending with the same net score
All ties will be ended using the 18birdies calculated “Auto Tiebreaker Standard Method”
Winner is determined by the best net score for the last 9 holes, then the last 6 holes, then the last 3 holes, then the last 18 holes.
Past Champions:
2022 - Jackson Lathrop (+2) - The Links at Union Vale (LaGrangeville, NY) - Won in a playoff
2023 - Noah Alviti (+9) - Warrior Golf Club (China Grove, NC) - Won by 1 stroke
2024 - Noah Alviti (+3) - Myrtle Beach National - King’s North Course (Myrtle Beach, SC) - Won by 2 strokes
2025 - Jackson Lathrop (+1) - Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club (Haines City, FL) - Won by 6 strokes
2026 - Ryan Grimaldi (+1) - Arrowhead Country Club - Lakes/Waterways (Myrtle Beach, SC) - Won by 1 stroke
Rebel Cup
The Rebel Cup is a Ryder Cup style team event. Players on the winning team receive medals and season points.
First 3 rounds of the annual golf trip
2 teams are drafted each year using a snake draft format
Team captains are the MVPs from the previous year’s Rebel Cup
Tee flip before draft. Winner of tee flip gets to pick if he wants 1st or 2nd pick
3 round, in-person match play event with handicaps and strokes
Round 1 -Two 9-hole 2v2 matches (can be scramble or best ball)
Round 2 - Two 9-hole 2v2 matches (can be scramble or best ball)
Round 3 - Two 9-hole 1v1 matches
Points:
Win: 1
Draw: .5
Loss: 0
All pairings are set separately by each captain before each round
Matchups will be blind based on order of pairings set by each captain
Pairing partners on each team cannot be the same for rounds 1 & 2
Everyone plays from same tees
Strokes are awarded and played off of the lowest handicap in each matchup
All decimal handicaps round up or down. .5 difference rounds up.
If tied at the end of the final round, a tiebreaker playoff on a practice green will decide the winning team
Players from each team will match up in order of their handicaps (low to high)
Closest to the pin contest with each matchup (starting with the low handicap matchup and ending with the high handicap matchup)
Each matchup will agree on either a putt or a chip from a specific spot
Tee flip for each matchup to see who goes first
Players who go second each matchup cannot watch shot but can see where the ball comes to rest to know what they have to beat
If still tied at the end of the matchups, 1 sudden death closest to the pin contest will decide the winner
1 person from each team (can be anyone)
Tee flip for who goes first
Player who goes second cannot watch shot but can see where the ball comes to rest
1 MVP from each team is decided after the event is over. MVPs are automatically the point leaders from each team. If a tie, everyone will vote for that team’s MVP.
Mobil Classic
Mobil Classic is the 2nd Regular Virtual Event of the season. One round net stroke play. Winner receives money, exemption status, and season points.
Past Champions:
2024 - Noah Alviti (-8)
2025 - Reed Oettinger (+2)
2026 - Casey Rutkey (-5)
THE PRIMETIME Championship
THE PRIMETIME Championship marks the start of the regular season. It is a Regular Virtual Event - one round net stroke play. Winner receives money, exemption status, and season points.
Past Champions:
2024 - Brandon Bahr (-4)
2025 - Noah Alviti (+4) - Won in a playoff
2026 - Ryan Grimaldi (E) - Won in a playoff
