Our 1st qualifying round is next week, we do best 2 from 3 qrs, last year's winner + top 15. That applies to handicap championship as well, your qrs count towards both champs. Often the case where players qualify for both and they have to choose which champ to chase. Then there's the Seniors champ (age 55+), 2 from 3 qrs, all of them on Tuesdays.
I've made the hc champ a couple of times, best run was to semi-finals where I lost 2 down. 1 down playing #18, hit a frozen rope drive, found my ball in a deep divot (less than half the ball was above ground). Not that I'm bitter about it or anything ...