Application Process
All sides, including those who are exempt, must file an entry application online at champ-admin.usga.org. The first player of the side (Player A) must complete an entry application. A $2 fee will be charged and immediately refunded to the credit card used, which serves to securely validate and hold the credit card. When Player B completes their application, both players will be charged one of the following fees:
- The Championship Entry Fee of $290 must be paid by sides who are exempt into the championship.
- The Qualifying Entry Fee of $190 must be paid by sides who participate at a Qualifying Location.
- Sides who qualify for the championship will be charged an additional fee of $100 a week before the start of the championship. The fee is non-refundable.
- The Waitlist Fee of $10 must be paid by sides who select to join a waitlist. The fee is non-refundable.
Once Player A completes an application, they will receive two emails:
- Confirmation e-mail
- Registration e-mail to be forwarded to the partner (Player B)
Player B will use the registration email from Player A to access and complete their entry application. Player B will select the exemption category and/or qualifying location and/or waitlist site to complete the side.
Once the side is complete, both players will be charged the Championship, Qualifying or Waitlist fee, and will be sent an e-mail notification confirming their applications have been received.
Declined Payment: If there is an issue with charging a credit card, the USGA will email the player a link to submit payment. The player will have 24 hours to provide updated credit card information. If payment is not received within 24 hours, the side will be withdrawn, and the player who was charged will receive a full refund.
The entry of a side is deemed complete once both players have completed their portion of the entry process. Only completed sides will be accepted at the close of entries.
Only those sides for whom blank entries are filed by the USGA as noted in the section on exemptions will not be required to submit entry applications. Only one entry may be filed per player. The USGA reserves the right to disqualify any player who submits more than one entry.
Waitlist Policy
When a Qualifying location has met capacity, Player B may sign up on a waitlist. The fee to join a waitlist is $10 and non-refundable. Priority of each list will be based on the date of receipt of entry application of Player B. The sides current waitlist status is located on the Upcoming Competitions/Transfer Sites Tab on the Apply to Play page. Sides who sign up for a waitlist are not guaranteed a spot in the qualifier.
Waitlist expires 72 hours from the qualifier and all sides who remain on the waitlist within 72 hours of the qualifier will be withdrawn with no refund.
Prior to the close of entries: If the original waitlist site becomes available, the side will be assigned to that site, charged the qualifying entry fee and receive a confirmation email. If payment is declined, the player will have 24 hours to provide updated credit card information. If payment is not received within 24 hours, the side will be withdrawn and the next side on the waitlist will be added to the field.
After the close of entries and no later than 11:59 PM EDT 72 hours before the qualifier: If the original waitlist site becomes available, the side will be added to the field, charged the qualifying entry fee and receive a confirmation email. If payment is declined, the player will have 24 hours to provide updated credit card information. If payment is not received within 24 hours, the side will be withdrawn and the next side on the waitlist will be added to the field. The Allied Golf Association will email player information within 24 hours. Sides are not eligible for a practice round until confirmed in the field and are not guaranteed a practice round. As sides on the waitlist gain entry into the field, additional sides will not be allowed to join the waitlist.
After the close of entries and after 11:59 PM EDT 72 hours before the qualifier: All sides remaining on the waitlist will be withdrawn with no refund
Transferring
Either player from a completed side can transfer from a Waitlist to a Waitlist, Waitlist to a Qualifying Site or a Qualifying Site to a Qualifying Site prior to the close of entries by accessing the championship specific View Qualifying Sites pop out on the Apply to Play page > Upcoming Competitions/Transfer Sites Tab: https://champadmin.usga.org/player#/upcoming-competitions.
Completed sides who applied to a Qualifying location and want to transfer to a waitlist site must withdraw their application by contacting the USGA Championship Administration Department at [email protected] prior to the close of entries. The full entry fee will be refunded. Once withdrawn, the side can re-apply to sign up on a Waitlist.
Transfers are not permissible after entries close. If a Qualifying location has more sides than can be accommodated, some sides may be transferred to another location and the date for Qualifying may be different than the original requested date. Transfer will be based on the date of receipt of entry application. Transfers are final.
Player Substitution Process
All substitutions must be made by contacting the USGA Championship Administration Department by phone at 908-326-1950 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If a player withdraws through their player account, BOTH players will be withdrawn. All withdrawals are final. Substitutions are only permitted up until 11:59 PM EDT 72 hours before the qualifier.
The partner requesting the withdrawal will be withdrawn. If in a Qualifying
location, the player will receive a $142.50 refund before the close of entries or a
$95 refund after the close of entries. If in a Waitlist site, the player will not receive
a refund.
The remaining partner will not be withdrawn and will be sent the registration email to forward to the new partner. The new partner will use the registration email to access and complete their entry application. A side is committed to its original Qualifying location or Waitlist site regardless of the results of a substitution. Once the side is complete, both players will be sent an e-mail notification confirming their applications have been received.
After the current partner is withdrawn, the new partner will have 24 hours to submit an application to complete the side. If the side is not complete within 24 hours, BOTH players will be withdrawn and the remaining player who was charged will receive a $142.50 refund before the close of entries or a $95 refund after the close of entries if in a Qualifying Location. If in a Waitlist site, the player will not receive a refund.
When the substitution is after the close of entries, the new partner MUST contact the USGA Championship Administration Department by phone at 908-326-1950 or by e-mail at [email protected] to be permitted to submit an application. The new partner must also have an active player account.
- The remaining player after the withdrawal can make an unlimited numberof substitutions until the close of entries. The limit will be one substitution after the close of entries and no later than 11:59 PM EDT 72 hours before the qualifier.
- A substitute can only be a player NOT entered in the Championship upon theclose of entries.
- A player withdrawing from the Championship following the close of entries may not subsequently become a substitute.
- After the close of entries and after 11:59 PM EDT 72 hours before the qualifier, a formal withdrawal on the part of one player would result in the dissolution of the side and subsequently the withdrawal of the side in its entirety.
- For an exempt side, all substitutions must be made prior to December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT.
- The remaining exempt player after the withdrawal is required to provide a substitute.
- If the substitute was exempt as of the close of entries, the resulting side remains exempt.
- If the substitute was not exempt as of the close of entries, the side must play in a Qualifying round, subject to availability.