Season Structure/Registration

2025 Season Structure/Registration

2025 Important Dates

November 11, 2024 Registration for the 2025 Season Begins.
January 2025 Invoices sent to fall registrants.
February 14, 2025 Registration forms need to be received/invoices will sent upon receipt.
February 24, 2025 First date of competition - office must have received payment and parent consent forms.

District Tournaments Played by April 23, 2025 (9 Holes Boys 2800 and Girls 2400 yards)
Sectional Tournaments Played the week of April 28- May 6. (18 Holes Boys 5600 and Girls 4800 yards)
State Championship Harpeth Hills GC, Nashville, May TBA (18 Holes Boys 5600 and Girls 4800 yards)

2025 Season

Regular Season - Each team/individual is allowed to schedule and compete in a maximum of 15 dates of competition (1 date = one or more 9-hole matches). Any team/individual that competes in more than 15 dates will be deemed ineligible for their respective district tournament. The maximum allowable matches apply to all players as well (i.e. a player cannot play more than 15 combined dates of competition if competing on both Varsity and JV teams).
USGA Rule 21.2 (Maximum Score) will be in place for all competitions. A maximum of triple bogey on each hole in all the mentioned formats.
Rule 3-3c (Failure to Hole Out) will NOT be in effect.

Districts

Each team will be assigned a district.
Regular season matches are not restricted to district teams.
District Reps will be responsible for scheduling the District Tournament and assisting teams with scheduling.

For a date of competition to count as played, it must be conducted using the current Match Guidelines. Approved formats for the regular season:

Stroke Play – USGA Rule 3.3
Match Play – USGA Rule 3.2
Foursomes (Alternate Shot - Stroke play or Match play) – USGA Rule 22
Three-Ball Match Play - USGA Rule 21.4
Four-Ball (Stroke or Match play) – USGA Rule 23
Stableford – USGA Rule 21.1

Practice/Jamborees

Jamborees will be allowed for 2025. The event MUST take place PRIOR to the first date of competition or a date of competition will be used.

For all TMSGA schools there is not a pre-season or off-season rule applied to golf. Coaches still need to adhere to the Dead Period in July.

Those schools that play golf in the fall season must wait until the end of that season before TMSGA practice may start.

Match Participation Squad Limits

Boys Matches: A team is allowed to play four or five players in a boys match. The four lowest scores are tabulated to calculate the team's total score.

Girls Matches: A team is allowed to play two or three players in a girls match. The two lowest scores are tabulated to calculate the team's total score.

If teams have additional players and the golf course has room, individuals not on the competition squad may participate.

Current Sectionals (This may be updated for the 2025 season)

For All Districts:

Regular Season Begins February 24th

District Tournaments (9 Holes) Must be completed by April 23rd
Sectional Tournament (18 Holes) April 28 - May 6.

West Tennessee (W1 North, W1 South and W2)

Middle Tennessee North(M2, M3 East, M3 Middle)

Middle Tennessee South (M3 West, M4)

Central Tennessee (C1, C2 and C3)

East Tennessee South (E1 East, E1 West, E2, E3)

East Tennessee North (E4 North and E4 South)

State Championship Harpeth Hills GC, May TBA. 18 Holes Boys 5600 and Girls 4800 yards

Post Season - Based on the number of teams that sign up, these numbers may be amended.

In order to be eligible for post season play, a member school must SCHEDULE at least five (5) dates of competition. For players competing as individuals in the TMSGA (not affiliated with a school), they must also SCHEDULE at least five (5) dates of competition to be eligible for the post season.

District Tournament - All teams/individuals are eligible to compete in their district tournament given they meet the minimum/maximum dates of competition requirements listed above. The boys' and girls' divisions will ONLY play 9 holes.

Sectional Tournament

The following is the breakdown of how many teams/individuals will qualify from each district based upon Sectional location:

# Teams in District	Teams Advancing
1 - 5	1
6 - 10	2
11 or more	3

In each district tournament the top two (2) individual boys and girls not on an advancing team will be invited to their respective Sectional tournament.
Each Sectional event will be contested over 18 Holes.

Approved Format for the post season: Stroke Play – USGA Rule 3.3
USGA Rule 21.2 (Maximum Score) will be in place for all competitions. A maximum of triple bogey on each hole in all the above mentioned formats.
Rule 3-3c (Failure to Hole Out) will NOT be in effect.

**For example: District X has ten (10) boys teams and eleven (11) girls teams compete in the district X tournament. District X would send the top two (2) boys teams, the top three (3) girls teams, and the top two (2) boys & girls individuals NOT on an advancing team to the Sectional Championship.**

**The TMSGA reserves the right to split a district into two districts if they field 16+ teams during a season**

2025 Registration Process

1. A Team or Individual Registration Form needs to be submitted by February 14th. The Forms may be downloaded by clicking here. Please return via scan and email to TMSGA@tngolf.org or fax to 615.790.8600.

2. If you are interested in a Co-Op team, please have each team fill out the Co-Op Request Form.

3. Rosters and schedules may be submitted by clicking here for google forms, or by clicking here for paper forms.

4. A Parent Consent Form will need to be completed and submitted to the office before the student/athlete may participate.

5. An invoice will be sent to each team for submission before competition begins.