The Championship Tournament for Metro Seniors is split into 4 “Brackets”, each one representing 25% of the total membership in Divisions 1 through 5 as of January 31. All Metro Seniors members are required to renew their membership for the next year by December 31. Then, each year on January 31, after all the renewals have been processed, the handicap index (or handicap guide as it is called in OurGolfStats.com) for all members are reviewed, and the lowest 25% determine the range for Bracket 1, the next lower 25% determine Bracket 2 range, etc.
These Brackets, unlike the Flights in each Division, do not change each week. They are set for the year. Golfers handicap guides may change after each time that they play, but these ranges for identifying the Brackets for qualifying for the Championship Tournament, do not change during the year.
Where one stands in qualifying for the Championship Tournament can be found by accessing the Weekly Results Directory for 2018 and clicking on the Championship Qualification link. The top 75 qualifiers in each Bracket are listed on that report. The report is updated weekly after the results of the Division tournaments are posted. One must play at least 10 times in the first 18 weeks of the season in order to actually qualify.
For 2018, the handicap guide ranges for the 4 Brackets are as follows: