The MGM Tour wrapped up its 22nd season and saw Tim Joe as the last remaining charter member (from 8) to tee it up. 5 of the 7 tournaments saw the lowest turnouts in their respective histories. Walter Vargas became the 4th golfer to join the 20-win club. Tim Joe joined Chris Moawad (2008, 2019) as the only golfers to post a 4-win season, and he became the 3rd golfer (Chris Moawad, twice; Patrick Bird) to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards. Walter Vargas, Doug Vargas, and Gerry Vaughan reached 120 career starts; Chris Moawad, 140; P-Jay Fidler, 85; Eric Stolz, 60; and Tim Joe 150.
Tim Joe won the South Bay Challenge for the 2nd year in a row.
Tim Joe and Chris Moawad won a special match play edition of the Hooters dubbed “Showdown At Heartwell”
Tim Joe won the Match Play Invitational for the first time in his career.
Match Play Invitational Results
Walter Vargas won the Devil Ball Shootout for the first time in his career and joined the 20-win club.
Tim Joe successfully defended his Masters title and Eric Stolz became the first golfer in Masters history to go flawless through Devil’s Gulch.
Walter Vargas picked up his 2nd win of the season, becoming the first 3-time winner of the Griffith Observatory Championship.
Griffith Observatory Championship Results
Chris Moawad collected a record-extending 6th win in the Tour’s “Club Championship”. Tim Joe takes 13 swings to exit a bunker.
Doug Vargas won the Tournament of Champions for the first time.
2024 Birdie Pool Earnings: Moawad ($8), T. Joe ($6), W. Vargas ($3), Fidler ($3)
FINAL 2024 STANDINGS
| CUR | PREV | PLAYER | EVENTS | POINTS | WINS | BEHIND LEAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | T. JOE | 7 | 65.5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | Moawad | 7 | 55.5 | 2 | -10 |
| 3 | 2 | W. Vargas | 6 | 53 | 2 | -12.5 |
| 4 | 5 | D. Vargas | 4 | 29.5 | 0 | -36 |
| 5 | 4 | Stolz | 5 | 25 | 0 | -40.5 |
| 6 | 6 | Vaughan | 3 | 19 | 0 | -46.5 |
| 7 | 7 | Fidler | 2 | 9 | 0 | -56.5 |