If you’re a current MGA Member and played as a competitor in at least 3 MGA events this year AND have a minimum of 5 career events on your profile by the time MGAWC25 round 1 begins, you’re eligible. If you do not meet these requirements, you are not eligible and cannot play in the MGAWC, BUT… you can still play in the Born Hairy (see bottom of the page for more info on this event)!
If the Born Hairy doesn't happen this year (TBD as of 9.4.25), then ineligible players will simply play as non-competing guests in the WC.
WTF DOES “QUALIFIED” MEAN THEN?
It means you not only met the “Eligible” qualifications, you also either won a tournament in your home chapter or finished in the Top 10 on your Chapter’s money list. If you’re in that rarified air, you are guaranteed to be competing for The Belt at Revere!
I GUESS I DIDN’T QUALIFY THEN…
It’s OK, there's still hope! As long as you met the eligibility requirements above, there’s still a chance you’ll be able to compete for The Belt.
Once all the Qualified registrants are accounted for, if there are less than 288 of them, we will continue cramming in the top available “eligible” players until Revere is full. You must buy an MGAWC package to be considered for one of these spots.
First to make the cut will be all the “eligible” registrants who finished 11th on their Chapter Money List. Then all the “eligible” registrants who finished 12th, then 13th and so on, until Revere is full. We did it this way the last few years and the final cutoff was usually around 17th on the Chapter Money List! That means everyone who signed up and was 17th or higher on their Chapter Money List was playing for The Belt. There are no guarantees however, since we don’t know how many qualified players will register.
If you buy a package and don’t make the cut, you will be playing in the Born Hairy Tour Championship.
SO WHAT’S THE BORN HAIRY THEN?
The Born Hairy was created in 2019 and has been a huge success. It is every bit as fun as the WC (possibly more) and the top 16 finishers in the Born Hairy earn a Qualified spot for next year's MGAWC! It’s played on the same days as the WC (at a comparable course) and then everyone comes back together Tuesday night for a giant, raucous awards ceremony!
WHAT IF THE BORN HAIRY DOESN'T HAPPEN?
If we don't get enough players to hold the Born Hairy, we will cap the field and go back to using the LOIQ (Last Opportunity In Qualification) to give unqualified players a chance to play their way into the field. More on that HERE.