2021 Sobbe Cup Divisions Set
St. Louis, MO – The season-long Sobbe Cup MAGA Championship divisions are set. The popular team competition runs throughout the golf season. MAGA member clubs will compete against each other for the chance to hoist the Sobbe Cup at the end of September.
The 16 divisions were chosen Wednesday night (April 7) during the MAGA virtual draw party.
A new divisional format comes into play this year. 2021 divisions consist of three teams with four matches played within the division. The teams will all play each other in home-and-home matches, with each team hosting the other two at their club.
Member club teams consist of eight (8) members, including a club professional, playing six matches each round.
Sobbe Cup Competition Matches
- Two (2) amateur singles matches at scratch
- One (1) amateur singles match with handicap
- One (1) amateur four-ball match with handicap
- One (1) senior amateur four-ball match with handicap (Both players must be seniors)
- One (1) professional match at scratch
The winner of a round will receive three (3) division points. If in the event of a tie, both teams get one and a half (1½) division points.
After completion of round-robin divisional play, a single-elimination bracket will be formed from the 16 division winners.
The 2021 Sobbe Cup Final Four will be played on Friday, September 24, at Algonquin Golf Club.
Westborough Country Club comes in as the defending Champions, having defeated The Legends Country Club at Old Hickory Golf Club last year.
MAGA conducts annually ten (10) championships, ten (10) USGA qualifying rounds and its Amateur Series. MAGA provides the USGA GHIN Handicap Service to 140 Member Clubs across the St. Louis Metropolitan region, Central and Southern Illinois. MAGA is also the regional authority on the Rules of Golf and Rules of Amateur Status. Additionally, MAGA is one of the Allied Golf Association’s authorized by the United States Golf Association. For more information, visit www.metga.org.
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