The goal of The Minor League Golf Tour is to provide an affordable
training ground for aspiring players to hone their game. Just like
minor league baseball,
The Minor League Golf Tour provides a place for those with a dream to keep chasing it.
What Makes The Minor League Golf Tour Special
A great deal of planning has gone into developing
our fee structure, payout and website. It is what makes
our tour distinctive. This page contains a complete written
and visual explanation to ensure that you understand our payout.
We want you to comprehend how it works so that you will
appreciate the value our tour offers.
As much as possible. The Minor League Golf Tour has a formula to determine how much to charge for each event based upon:
Our First Place Guarantee
The selected payout for the event, 33%, 40%, 50%, or Pass/Fail
The cost to run the event. We target $20 per player per round, but since 2010 the average administration fee taken per player per round is under $15.
* Entry fees vary
depending on the venue, payout type, payout percentage and time of year. Course
costs are composed of cart fees, greens fees, range
balls, cart staff gratuity and tax. Course costs can be more than twice
the summer rate from January through April. Entry
fees will be adjusted accordingly to guarantee our
payout percentage and first place guarantee when applicable.
Tour Payout
First Place Guarantee: $
Payout Formula
On The Minor League Golf Tour, each event is pre-assigned one of the
following four payout formulas.
50% Payout
Our first place guarantee based upon number of players plus
the top quarter of the field (0-25%) ALWAYS earn
a check for at least 100% of their entry fee, with last
place in the top quarter equal to the entry fee.
Solo last place equals 1/4 of the entry fee.
40% Payout
Our first place guarantee based upon number of players plus the top quarter of the field (0-25%) ALWAYS
earn a check for at least 100% of their entry fee, with
last place in the top quarter equal to the entry fee.
Solo last place equals 1/3 of the entry fee.
33% Payout
Our first place guarantee based upon number of players plus
the top quarter of the field (0-25%) ALWAYS earn
a check for at least 100% of their entry fee, with last
place in the top quarter equal to the entry fee.
Solo last place equals 1/3 of the entry fee and the
majority of the remaining purse is distributed to the
top quarter by performance.
Pass/Fail Payout
(more details)
The closest number of players and ties to 50% of the field, but not to exceed 50% of the field passes and earns at least
their entry fee back. In the pass/fail event format the player that finishes 1st will earn the same check as the player who finishes just inside the top half of the field.
Want to play for MORE Money? Bonus Pool and Skins are available in most events.
Bonus Pool.
Since you are already paying course and administration fees with your event entry, 100% of the bonus pool entry goes into the bonus pool purse.
The bonus pool has a 33% payout with solo last place money equalling at least 100% of the bonus pool entry fee.
All payouts are generated by
our Bonus Pool Purse Calculator. Using the drop down link on the calculator, you can change the number of players and the payout will adjust. Each
event with a bonus pool option will have a link to it, with that events bonus pool entry amount. The bonus pool entry fee amount appears
on the event details page.
Skins.
The skins game entry (usually $20 per round) must be paid when you are paying your entry fee online for the event. Our hole by hole scoring feature
provides the data for a cool skins grid where the results can be watched and verified by all.
To follow IRS guidelines, skins are paid
via direct deposit like regular earnings and will count towards your official MLGT earnings. Amateurs that earn skins playing in the Training Divison will be paid with gift cards.
When paying for the event, a skins and bonus pool check box is available on the payment screen. This is the ONLY
chance you will have to get into the skins and bonus pool for the event. If it is a Multi-Day event the skins and bonus pool are for the first 2 days. Skins and Bonus pool earnings
are paid via direct deposit like regular earnings and will count towards your official MLGT earnings.
Bonus Pool. 
Skins.