Scoring out of flight – during season  

Tour flighting is based on a performance index system that groups together players of roughly similar skill level.  The probability of an A or B Flight player scoring four strokes below his/her Tour Index is approximately 130 to 1.  

The same is true for a C or D Flight player scoring five strokes below his/her Tour Index. To maintain the integrity of each flight, the Golfweek Amateur Tour Index Committee (comprised of the Tour President and five Local Tour Directors) will review instances where members return a score that indicates their actual playing performance exceeds that of their current flight. If this occurs the Local Tour Director will contact the Committee prior to awarding flight prizes.  

The committee will then:

• evaluate the playing record of the individual (including but not limited to the number of rounds on Tour for established players versus rookies with few rounds, etc.)  
• determine whether the player will be disqualified from the event (during 2-Day tournaments, the Committee will not make a final decision until after both rounds have been completed)
• share the final decision with the player and his/her Local Tour Director

Scoring out of flight – during National Championship  

Players who compete in the AGT National Championship are subject to having their scores reviewed if they fall below the scoring out of flight guidelines. At the conclusion of each round, the National Championship Committee (comprised of the Tour President and five Local Tour Directors) will discuss scoring issues.

Players scoring out of flight will be formally evaluated after each day’s scores have been Updated 2/23/23 8 Golfweek Amateur Tour Manual posted.

At that time, the player’s Local Tour Director will advocate for the player, representing player history, past performance and other factors relating to the player’s flight placement. Any player judged by the Committee and/or the Tour President to be misrepresenting their ability or manipulating their AGT Index such that their flight placement does not represent their actual ability, will be immediately disqualified.

Outside of immediate disqualification, the Committee will reserve the right to make a final decision after all rounds have been completed. A Committee member will share the final decision with the player and his/her Local Tour Director.

If a player is disqualified prior to the completion of the National Championship, he/she will not be refunded any portion of the tournament fee/side games.