2025 SEASON IN REVIEW


The MGM Tour wrapped up its 23rd season which saw some victories induce pause and reflect moments.  P-Jay Fidler, a 20-year Tour veteran won the Masters for the first time. He then followed that with a win at the Griffith Observatory Championship 16 years… 16! since his last victory at Roosevelt. It was also his first Griffith start in 11 years. Doug Vargas won the Match Play Invitational 12 years… 12! since he last won the tournament.  Gerry “Ger-Bear” Vaughan ended a 12-tournament winless streak with a win at the season-ending Tour Championship, a tournament he last won 8 years ago.  The 2025 season also saw the debut of Jonathan Krieg who made his first Tour start at the Hooters just as his uncle Walter Vargas did 19 years earlier. Chris Moawad reached 150 career starts; Gerry Vaughan and Doug Vargas, 125; and P-Jay Fidler, 90.  Chris Moawad and Doug Vargas earned $26 and $6, respectively, in birdie pool money, the only golfers to do so this season. And Chris Moawad won his record-extending 7th Player of the Year honor.  He last won the award in 2019.

Chris Moawad won the South Bay Challenge for the first time.

 

South Bay Challenge

“Joawad” repeated at the Hooters

Hooters

Doug Vargas won his 3rd Match Play title

Match Play Invitational

Walter Vargas made it 2 in a row in Devil Ball

Devil Ball Shootout

P-Jay Fidler, Masters champion at last.

The Masters

P-Jay Fidler won his 2nd Griffith Observatory Championship

Griffith Observatory Championship

Gerry Vaughan won his 2nd Tour Championship

Tour Championship

FINAL 2025 RANKINGS

CURPREVPLAYEREVENTSPOINTSWINS
BEHIND LEAD
11MOAWAD753.062
22W. Vargas746.061-7
33T. Joe743.061-10
46Vaughan537.311-15.75
54Fidler534.252-18.81
65D. Vargas532.751-20.31
77Krieg526.250-26.81
88Stolz311.750-41.31



2025 SEASON POINTS RACE

With 2 wins in a row (The Masters and Griffith Observatory Championship) P-Jay Fidler jumped 3 spots up from where he stood in the standings following Devil Ball.  Unfortunately a potential 3rd win in a row won’t be in the cards for Fidler as he’ll miss the season-ending Tour Championship. Current #1 Chris Moawad is poised to capture his first Player of the Year award in 6 years.  But he’s certainly no stranger to the title of #1 having won the honor a record 6 times before.  He enters this weekend’s Tour Championship as defending champion.

CURPREVPLAYEREVENTSPOINTSWINS
BEHIND LEAD
11MOAWAD645.562
22W. Vargas641.061-4.5
34T. Joe639.311-6.25
45Fidler534.252-11.31
54D. Vargas532.751-12.81
67Vaughan423.560-22
76Krieg416.250-29.31
88Stolz311.750-33.81

2025 Season Points

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2025 SEASON PREVIEW

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PREVIEW

 

The MGM Tour opens its 23rd season Saturday with members of the 2006 rookie class set to reach major milestones.  P-Jay Fidler, Doug Vargas, Chris Moawad, and Walter Vargas will mark 20 years on the MGM Tour.  Moawad will be making his 150th career start Saturday.

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Will They, Or Won’t They
If Tim Joe winning Player of the Year was a shocker, winning the award 2 years in a row was downright unthinkable.  Could he become the first golfer to go #1 three years in a row?  It’s hard to believe (and sad) that 2009 Griffith Observatory Championship winner P-Jay Fidler hasn’t played the tournament in a full decade.  Rory McIlroy finally completed the career slam in majors.  For Walter Vargas Match Play is the final piece to his majors grand slam puzzle.  Doug Vargas makes mention in every season preview as the best golfer on Tour never to have won Player Of The Year.

2025 season members
Tim Joe
Gerry Vaughan
Eric Stolz
Doug Vargas
Chris Moawad
P-Jay Fidler
Walter Vargas
Ed Quiroz