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All open events ›How the Amateur Players Tour works
The Amateur Players Tour is a competitive amateur golf tour for golfers of every skill level, with 49 local chapters and 715+ events nationwide. You play real tournament golf at great courses, in a division set by your handicap, so you're always competing against players at your level.
Step 1
Find your chapter
Every chapter runs its own season of amateur golf tournaments at courses near you, mostly one-day events. You can play any event in the network, at home or on the road.
Step 2
Play your first event in your division
When you join, you fill out a short handicap questionnaire and our Competition Committee places you in one of five divisions. No USGA handicap? That's fine: we use everything you can tell us about your game to ensure the right division placement.
Step 3
Earn points and chase Player of the Year
Every event earns points toward your chapter's Player of the Year race in your division, plus a national race against players from every chapter.
Step 4
Play the majors and earn your spot at the North American Championship
National Majors at top golf resorts are open to members: just sign up. The season ends at the North American Championship, where players from every chapter compete for a national title in their division.
Five divisions, set by handicap
Division 1
3.4 & below
Division 2
3.5–8.4
Division 3
8.5–13.4
Division 4
13.5–18.4
Division 5
18.5 & above
Plus two optional net games: Mid-Am Net (under 50) and Senior Net (50+).
Questions players ask
Am I good enough to play?
Yes. The Tour is built for every skill level. You compete in a division with golfers at your handicap level, so a 15-handicap competes in Division 4 against other mid-teens, not scratch golfers.
Do I need a handicap to join?
No. New members fill out the APT Handicap Questionnaire, and the Competition Committee places you in a division using your USGA handicap if you have one, other tournament scores, and your answers. After that, your own APT tournament scores build your APT Tournament Index.
How do you keep it fair? What about sandbaggers?
Fair competition is the heart of the Tour. Your APT Tournament Index is built only from your scores in APT tournaments, not casual rounds. New players who shoot well below their division are reviewed and can be disqualified from that event, exceptional rounds can move a player up, and a Competition Committee reviews divisions every week. Players move up when their game does.
I don't know anyone. Can I join on my own?
Most players do. You’re grouped with other members at every event, and that’s how most APT friendships start.
What does it cost?
Player Membership is $135 for 365 days, or $210 as a Folds of Honor Partner (which adds a $75 donation to Folds of Honor). It includes $50 to spend in the APT Pro Shop, $50 in GlobalGolf.com rewards and hundreds of dollars in savings from our National Partners. Then you pay an entry fee for each event you play. Entry fees cover your greens fee, cart, practice facility, scoring, trophies and the prize pool.
Membership
Become a member
Play tournament golf like the pros — at your level, close to home, and at bucket-list majors.
Player Membership
$135
a year
✓ Register for any event in the network at member pricing
✓ National and Local Player of the Year races
✓ An APT Tournament Index
✓ $50 to spend in the APT Pro Shop
✓ $50 in Global Cash Rewards from GlobalGolf.com
✓ Hundreds in Savings from our National Partners
Folds of Honor Partner
$210
a year
Player Membership plus $75 donated to the Folds of Honor Foundation
✓ Everything in Player Membership
✓ $75 to Folds of Honor scholarships for the families of fallen and wounded military heroes and first responders
✓ 30% off Items in the APT Pro Shop
Divisions
Divisions set by your APT Tournament Index, from tournament scores. Options for seniors and ladies too.
Community
Play competitive golf, have fun and make lifelong friends.
Awards
Trophies for every division winner, Visa gift cards for top finishers, and Local and National Player of the Year races.
Courses
The top-rated public and private courses near you, plus majors at bucket-list resorts.
App
Live scoring, schedules, stats and tour news in the free Amateur Players Tour app.
Experience
Step onto the first tee and play tournament golf like the pros.
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From our players
"Fun competitive golf with mostly great guys. Caution: It can be addicting!"
Jay Williams
Tulsa
“Great Tour! Lots of great venues to play. I have played courses I would have never played had I not been on the tour. Made new lifetime friends!”
Wilson Gammill
Birmingham
"APT is by far the best tour I've played on. Brought my love of golf back. Can't say enough about everyone who plays in it and everyone who runs it. Unreal venues and we're paid out with VISA gift cards. Great tour ran by even better people!"
Tyler Fieser
St. Louis
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