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Tournament
Regulations
Index
Iowa Section Administered Events
Eligibility
To Enter
Tournament Field
Refunds / No Shows
Rules and Conduct
Pairings
Purses
Player-of-the-Year
Event Conditions and Descriptions
Pro-Am Tournament Fund
Low Stroke Average
Code of Conduct
Pre-Tournament Procedures
Tournament Procedures
Iowa Section Administered Events
Iowa Section PGA administered tournaments are those in which professional
entries are limited to Iowa Section PGA members and registered apprentices
in good standing and Tournament Playing Affiliates. PGA members transferring
into the Iowa Section that are not employed in an active PGA classification
are not eligible to play in these events. All entries and payouts for these
tournaments will be processed through the Iowa Section PGA office with assistance from PGA National.. The Tournament
Chairman, Tournament Director, Executive Director, and host professional
shall have complete control over each Iowa Section administered event.
Any Iowa Section administered event must be held only
at those courses
where a Class "A" PGA professional in good standing or
PGA Apprentice in good standing is employed. Any I-PGA administered event held
during the normal golfing season (April through October) must be able
to accommodate at least 64 professionals.
All communications concerning
the schedule and fees for a particular tournament will be available on the
Internet at www.iowapga.com and must be approved by the Tournament
Director or by the Executive Director of the Section before publishing.
All players in any Iowa Section PGA administered event must adhere to a
proper dress code. Professionals must wear pants/slacks (no jeans) and a
collared shirt. Amateurs must wear a collared shirt. Any person found in
violation of this Tournament Regulation would be given the opportunity to
correct the violation if possible. If the violation is not rectified by
tee-time, the player will be disqualified from the event.
Participants
Eligible players for Iowa Section PGA administered events excluding the
Section Championship/PNC, Sr. Section Championship/Sr. PNC, and Assistant
Championship/Assistant PNC(see "Section
Championship/PNC", “Sr. Section Championship/Sr. PNC”,
and "Assistant Championship/Assistant PNC" for eligibility):
a. All members of the Iowa Section PGA and registered
apprentices in good standing.
b. Tournament Playing Affiliates of the Iowa Section.
c. The Iowa Section senior events are restricted to those
members and apprentices who have reached their 50th birthday by the first
day of the tournament.
Requirements to enroll into the PGA Professional
Golf Management Program:
a. Pass the Playing Ability Test or;
b. Attempt the PAT at least twice since 1/1/2003 and shoot one 18 hole score
in a PAT since 1/1/2003 that is equal to or less than the PAT target score
for 18 holes plus 5 strokes.
Requirements for non-members to enroll into Iowa
Section PGA administered tournaments:
a. Currently a registered Apprentice in good standing
with the PGA of America or;
b. Fulfill (a.) or (b.) in the above requirements and enter successfully
into the PGA Professional Golf Management Program or;
c. Fulfill (a.) or (b.) in the above requirement, purchase a Tournament
Playing Affiliates Card through the Iowa Section PGA and are currently
completing
required 6-month work experience for the PGM Program.
To Enter
All entry fees must be received in the Section Office by the
deadline printed on the online entry form to be considered for inclusion into the event. Phone call entries
will be allowed with a credit card. If you are unable to contact a member
of the staff, please leave your entry information along with a credit card
number and expiration date on voice mail. Professionals
may also register over the internet for various tournaments. Go to http://www.iowapga.com.
All professional participants in all Iowa Section administered events will
pay entry fees as follows and no entrant shall have any option to delete any
of the entry fees.
a. Team All Pros: 60% of professional's entry fee
for team purse and 40% of professional's entry fee for low pro purse.
b. Pro-Pros: 60% of professional's entry fee for low pro purse and 40% of
professional's entry fee for team purse. All added money will go to the low
pro purse.
c. In events where the Section Office controls amateur entries or the
professional brings their own amateur(s), at least 60% of the amateur entry
fee will go to the team purse.
d. Due to the wide variety of tournament formats, the Tournament Committee
and the Section Office reserve the right to adjust these entry fee
regulations to better serve the intent or purpose of a particular event.
Tournament Field
If a full field of professionals, as determined by the host pro is not completed
by entry deadline, that professional has the right to solicit eligible participants
to fill the field. This applies only to the Pro-Ams in which the host club
is responsible for the amateur field.
In the event more professionals enter than there are spots available in a
tournament subject to limited fields, the following method shall be used in
filling the field.
a. Only paid entries that are received in the office by the entry deadline will be considered.
b. Tournament registrations are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis
regardless of PGA Classification.
c. All entries for double shotguns will be kept in order of receipt for each
session as requested. Those entries received first will have first priority.
Balancing a "Double Shotgun" Field
The Tournament Committee will utilize a "Field Balancing" policy to
eliminate the lopsided fields that occur when there is a "Double
Shotgun" format. The formula is designed to assist the Host Professional
in carrying out their duties more efficiently. The formula takes the entire
field and splits it into a 55% vs. 45%ratio with the higher percentage going
to the shotgun with higher demand.
First priority will be given to "Receipt of Entry" regardless
of
PGA Classification. Early entries will be rewarded.
Refunds / No Shows
Entry fees shall be refunded only if the Tournament Director or Executive
Director is notified by telephone prior to the deadline date and
time.
If a professional has to withdraw from an event after the deadline date
and is entered as an individual in an individual event, they lose their
entry fee unless a replacement is available. If in the event that no replacement
is available, the entry fee will be forfeited except for extenuating circumstances.
However, if they are entered in an event that is both a team and an individual
event and cannot play, they can pick a replacement to take their place
and
the replacement shall compete as if (the replacement) had entered.
In events where ground conditions do not allow the use of motorized carts,
the golf professional and team have the option of playing or not playing.
Those players withdrawing will be refunded. The payouts will be adjusted
accordingly.
Any golf professional that commits to playing in any pro-am or pro-member
conducted in the Iowa Section must participate or notify the host
professional at least two hours prior to his scheduled tee-time. Failure to
do so shall subject the individual to a $100 fine. The collected fine will be
distributed at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Should a professional fail to appear, the amateur
assigned to that team may
compete and use the score of a drawn professional to assist in their team
score. The drawn professional has the option to accept the higher award if
both his teams finish in the money. The other prize will be redistributed
through the winning pros in team competition.
In team competition, a player who pays only one entry fee may only collect
one prize. A professional paying two entry fees is eligible for two prizes.
Rules and Conduct
All I-PGA administered events are to be played under USGA rules. Any deviation
must be with the approval of the Tournament Director and/or the Executive
Director.
The Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the tournament committee,
after a proper hearing, may impose a penalty to include a fine or suspension
of a member for violations of the Rules of Golf for conduct unbecoming of a
golf professional during or after a tournament; this shall include not
finishing a stipulated round of play without just cause.
Any member professional who allows to be staged or stages a
professional-amateur event or an open tournament or open invitational event
or any other similar event at their club or course on a date which conflicts
with any published Section-administered event may be suspended from
membership for one year, unless the Board of Directors grants special
exemption.
Pairings
First round pairings in all Section administered events shall be made by
lot unless requests are made. The Tournament Director will attempt to accomodate
all requests for non-Major Point Events and non-team events. In all multi-round
stroke play tournaments, pairings will be altered
for
second
round play.
Second
round
pairings will
be made
on
the
basis
of
the first round’s scores.
Section Purses
All purses are based on amount of entries. The office will retain all individual
tournament winnings under $5.00.
Tournament Administration Charge
The Iowa Section PGA will deduct 5% of total entry fees for all tournaments
processed through the Iowa Section office. This deduction will pay
for credit card processing fees that the Section incurs.
Burkhart Scholarship Contribution
$100
will be withdrawn from every Iowa Section PGA administered tournament
(excluding junior events and open qualifiers for the PGA Tour and
Champions Tour) and placed into the Burkhart Scholarship fund.
PGA Tour Sponsorship
$3,500 will be placed into Iowa Senior PNC/Sr. Section Championship
$18,200 will be placed into Iowa PNC/Section Championship
Iowa Section PGAOpen Division Tournament Purse
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Entries |
12-26 |
27-35 |
36-44 |
45-53 |
54-62 |
63-71 |
72+ |
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Place |
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1 |
24% |
20% |
18% |
17% |
16% |
15% |
14% |
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2 |
20 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
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3 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
11.5 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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4 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
7 |
7 |
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5 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7.5 |
6 |
5.3 |
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6 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
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7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4.3 |
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8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
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9 |
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4 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
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10 |
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3 |
4 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4 |
3.7 |
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11 |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
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12 |
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1 |
2 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
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13 |
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1.25 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3 |
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14 |
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.75 |
2 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
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15 |
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.50 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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16 |
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1.4 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
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17 |
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1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
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18 |
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.90 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
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19 |
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1 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
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20 |
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.90 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
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21 |
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1.1 |
1.5 |
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22 |
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.90 |
1.3 |
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23 |
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.70 |
1.2 |
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24 |
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1.1 |
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25 |
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.90 |
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26 |
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.80 |
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27 |
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.70 |
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Iowa Section PGA Team Purse
All events with a team purse will have the payout calculated by the
Tournament Director and in doing so he/she will pay no less than 30%
of the field. The actual percentage given to each place will be done
on a tournament by tournament basis. Iowa Senior Section PGA Tournament Purse
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Entries
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2
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3-4
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5-8
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9-12
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13-17
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18+
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Place
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1
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100%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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30%
|
25%
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2
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40
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30
|
30
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20
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20
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3
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20
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15
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15
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15
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4
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10
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12
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10
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5
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5
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10
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8
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6
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8
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7
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7
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5
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6
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8
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5
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9
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4
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Iowa Section Players of the Year
At the conclusion of the year's tournament schedule, the Iowa Section will
name a Player of the Year for three distinguished divisions. Player of the
Year is awarded solely on performance in tournaments designated as point
events. Each division will maintain its own eligibility and guideline requirements
designed by the Tournament Committee to ensure the integrity of each award.
The Tournament Committee determines all point events. The three divisions
are:
1) PGA Player of the Year
2) Senior PGA Player of the Year
3) Apprentice Player of the Year
PGA Player of the Year
Eligible participant:
Any Iowa Section Class "A" member in good standing.
18-Hole Minor Point Events
18-Hole Minor Point Events are defined by "single day 18-Hole Iowa
Section sanctioned events" approved by the Tournament Committee. When
distributing points in a minor point tournament, points will be awarded
between all eligible participants only. All eligible members will be
competing between themselves for points (they will be on a separate scale
that only includes eligible members only).
36-Hole Minor Point Events
36-Hole Minor Point Events are defined by "36-Hole Iowa Section
sanctioned events that are not on the Major Point Event list" approved
by the Tournament Committee.
When distributing points in a minor point
tournament, points will be awarded between all eligible participants only.
All eligible members will be competing between themselves for points (they
will be on a separate scale that only includes eligible members only).
Major Point Event
Major Point Event status is given based on the "Quality of the
Field" and must be approved by the Tournament Committee.
When distributing points in a Major
Point tournament, points are assigned to only players in the field who are
eligible participants only. All eligible members (Iowa Section PGA Members)
will be competing between themselves for points (they
will be on a separate scale that only includes eligible members only).
National Point Event
National point event status is given to events that denote national
significance. The Iowa Section Tournament Committee has approved certain events
to be considered significant, those events can be found below.
Other guidelines:
1) All points will be awarded the same year you earn them.
2) Professionals must compete at the national level in order to receive
qualifying points.
Iowa Cup Matches
Pros participating 70 points
18-Hole Minor Point Event
One-day PGA
event 70 points
36-Hole Minor Point Event
36-Hole PGA events that are not on the Major Point Event list 140 points
Major Point Event
1) Section Championship/PNC 300 points
2) Iowa Open 200 points
3) Match Play Championship 200 points
4) October Shootout 200 points
National Point Events
1) US Open
2) PGA Championship
3) John Deere Classic
4) Professional National Championship
Qualify 70 points
Make Cut (Get total of) 150 points
Top 25 (Get total of) 250 points
Win Event (Get total of) 500 points
NOTE: Players who qualified for the National Club Pro Championship earned qualifying
points immediately following the local CPC the previous year
Travel Pro-Am
The Travel Pro-Am will be based
on the Minor Point Event scale (70 points). A linked event will be designed
within this event to award points which will not be based on tournament
handicap (pros will play with no handicap for player of the year purposes
but will use tournament handicap for tournament team and individual payout).
Iowa Section PGA Tournament Point Breakdown
| Place |
A |
B |
12-26 |
27-44 |
45-53 |
54-71 |
72+ |
| 1 |
300 |
200 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
| 2 |
225 |
150 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| 3 |
200 |
135 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
45 |
45 |
| 4 |
195 |
130 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
40 |
40 |
| 5 |
190 |
125 |
25 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
35 |
| 6 |
185 |
120 |
20 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
30 |
| 7 |
180 |
115 |
15 |
18 |
20 |
25 |
27 |
| 8 |
175 |
110 |
12 |
16 |
18 |
22 |
25 |
| 9 |
170 |
100 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
| 10 |
165 |
97 |
7 |
12 |
14 |
18 |
23 |
| 11 |
160 |
95 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
16 |
22 |
| 12 |
155 |
92 |
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8 |
11 |
15 |
21 |
| 13 |
150 |
90 |
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6 |
10 |
14 |
20 |
| 14 |
145 |
87 |
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5 |
9 |
13 |
19 |
| 15 |
140 |
85 |
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4 |
8 |
12 |
18 |
| 16 |
135 |
82 |
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3 |
7 |
11 |
17 |
| 17 |
130 |
80 |
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2 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
| 18 |
125 |
77 |
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5 |
9 |
15 |
| 19 |
120 |
75 |
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4 |
8 |
14 |
| 20 |
115 |
72 |
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3 |
7 |
13 |
| 21 |
110 |
70 |
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2 |
6 |
12 |
| 22 |
105 |
67 |
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5 |
11 |
| 23 |
100 |
65 |
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4 |
10 |
| 24 |
97 |
62 |
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3 |
9 |
| 25 |
95 |
60 |
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2 |
8 |
| 26 |
92 |
57 |
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1 |
7 |
| 27 |
90 |
55 |
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6 |
| 28 |
87 |
52 |
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5 |
| 29 |
85 |
50 |
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4 |
| 30 |
82 |
47 |
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3 |
| 31 |
80 |
45 |
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2 |
| 32 |
77 |
42 |
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1 |
| 33 |
75 |
40 |
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| 34 |
72 |
37 |
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| 35 |
70 |
35 |
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| 36 |
67 |
32 |
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| 37 |
65 |
30 |
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| 38 |
62 |
27 |
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| 39 |
60 |
25 |
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| 40 |
57 |
22 |
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| 41 |
55 |
20 |
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| 42 |
52 |
17 |
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| 43 |
50 |
15 |
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| 44 |
47 |
12 |
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| 45 |
45 |
10 |
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| 46 |
42 |
9 |
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| 47 |
40 |
8 |
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| 48 |
37 |
7 |
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| 49 |
35 |
6 |
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| 50 |
32 |
5 |
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| 51 |
30 |
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| 52 |
27 |
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| 53 |
25 |
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| 54 |
22 |
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| 55 |
20 |
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| 56 |
17 |
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| 57 |
15 |
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| 58 |
12 |
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| 59 |
10 |
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| 60 |
9 |
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| 61 |
8 |
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| 62 |
7 |
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| 63 |
6 |
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| 64 |
5 |
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The Section Championship/PNC will be based
on the 300 point scale (A),
while the Iowa Open and the October Shootout will be based on the 200 point
scale (B). Minor point events will be based on the 70 point scales. The
36-Hole Minor Event points will be doubled from the 18-Hole
Minor Event point scale. Participants that place lower than the last spot paid
(listed above) will win last place points. All participants who
no-card, withdraw, or become disqualified will
not be awarded
points.
Senior PGA Player of the Year
Eligible Participants:
All Iowa Section Class "A" members in good standing who have reached
their 50th birthday on or before the date of the tournament.
18-Hole Minor Point Event
Minor point events are defined by "single-day Iowa Section sanctioned
events with a designated senior entry" and approved by the Tournament
Committee. When distributing points in a Minor point tournament, points will
be awarded to eligible participants only. All eligible participants will be
separated and included on an inclusive list for points to be distributed.
36-Hole Minor Point Events
36-Hole Minor Point Events are defined by "36-Hole Iowa Section
sanctioned events that are not on the Major Point Event list" approved
by the Tournament Committee.
If there are less than five Iowa Section PGA Professionals competing in
a
Major
point
event,
this
36-hole minor point event scale will be used. When distributing points
in a minor point tournament, points will be awarded between all eligible
participants only. All eligible members will be competing between themselves
for points (they will be on a separate scale that only includes eligible
members only).
Major Point Events
Major Point Event status is given based on the "Quality of the Field" and
must be approved by the Tournament Committee.
When distributing points in a Major Point tournament, points will be assigned
to eligible participants (Iowa Section Senior PGA Members) only. If
there are less than five Iowa Section PGA Professionals competing in a
Major Point Event, the 36-hole minor point event scale will be used.
National Point Event
National Point Event status is given to events that denote national
significance. The Iowa Section Tournament Committee has approved certain events
to be considered significant, those events can be found below.
Iowa Cup Matches
Pros participating 70 points
Other guidelines:
1) All points will be awarded the same year you earn them.
2) Professionals must compete at the national level in order to receive
qualifying points for national events.
Minor Point Event
One-day PGA event 70 points
36-Hole Minor Point Event
36-Hole PGA events that are not on the Major Point Event list 140 points
Major Point Event
1) Senior Section Championship 200 points
2) Section Championship/PNC 150 points
3) Senior Open 150 points
4) October Shootout 150 points
National Point Event
1) Senior US Open
2) Senior PGA Championship
3) Senior Professional National Championship
Qualify (Get total of) 70 points
Make cut (Get total of) 150 points
Top 25 (Get total of) 250 points
Win Event (Get total of) 500 points
Travel Pro-Am
The Travel Pro-Am will be based
on the Minor Point Event scale (70 points). A linked event will be designed
within this event to award points which will not be based on tournament
handicap (pros will play with no handicap for player of the year purposes
but will use tournament handicap for tournament team and individual payout).
Iowa Section PGA Senior Tournament Point Breakdown
| Place |
A |
B |
2 |
3-4 |
5-8 |
9-12 |
13-17 |
18+ |
| 1 |
200 |
150 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
| 2 |
150 |
100 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| 3 |
100 |
75 |
|
20 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
| 4 |
75 |
60 |
|
5 |
20 |
25 |
35 |
35 |
| 5 |
60 |
55 |
|
|
10 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
| 6 |
55 |
50 |
|
|
5 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
| 7 |
50 |
45 |
|
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|
10 |
20 |
20 |
| 8 |
45 |
40 |
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8 |
15 |
18 |
| 9 |
40 |
30 |
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6 |
12 |
15 |
| 10 |
30 |
25 |
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10 |
14 |
| 11 |
25 |
22 |
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8 |
10 |
| 12 |
22 |
20 |
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6 |
9 |
| 13 |
20 |
18 |
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8 |
| 14 |
18 |
15 |
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7 |
| 15 |
16 |
12 |
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6 |
| 16 |
14 |
10 |
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5 |
| 17 |
12 |
8 |
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4 |
| 18 |
10 |
6 |
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| 19 |
8 |
5 |
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| 20 |
6 |
5 |
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| 21 |
5 |
5 |
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The Senior Section Championship will be based on the
200 point scale (A),
while the Iowa Senior Open, Section Championship/Sr. PNC, and October Shootout
will be based on the 150
point scale (B). Minor point events will be based on the 70 point scales (C).
The 36-Hole Minor Event points will be doubled from the 18-Hole
Minor Event point scale. Participants
that place lower than the last spot paid (listed above) will win last place
points. All
participants who
no-card, withdraw, or become disqualified will
not be awarded
points. If there are less than
five Iowa Section PGA Professionals competing in a Major Point Event, the 36-hole
minor point event scale will be used.
Apprentice Player of the Year
Eligible participants:
All Iowa Section Registered Apprentices.
All Iowa Section Tournament Playing Affiliates.
18-Hole Minor Point Event
Minor Point Events are defined by "single-day Iowa Section sanctioned
events" approved by the Tournament Committee. When distributing points
in a Minor Point event tournament, points will be awarded to eligible
participants only. All apprentices will be included on a separate list with
points awarded for a finish between apprentices only. 36-Hole Minor Point Events
36-Hole Minor Point Events are defined by "36-Hole Iowa Section
sanctioned events that are not on the Major Point Event list" approved
by the Tournament Committee. When
distributing points in a minor point
tournament, points will be awarded between all eligible participants only.
All eligible members will be competing between themselves for points (they
will be on a separate scale that only includes eligible members only).
Major Point Event
Major Point Event status is given based on the "Quality of the
Field" and must be approved by the Tournament Committee.
When distributing points
in a Major point tournament, points will be assigned to only eligible
participants in the field (Iowa Section Apprentices and TPA) only.
National Point Event
National Point Event status
is given to events that denote national
significance. The Iowa Section Tournament Committee has approved certain events
to be considered significant, those events can be found below.
Other guidelines:
1) All points will be awarded the same year you earn them.
2) Professionals must compete at the national level in order to receive
qualifying points.
Iowa Cup Matches
Pros participating 70 points Minor Point Event
One-day PGA event 70 points
36-Hole Minor Point Event
36-Hole PGA events that are not on the Major Point Event list 140 points
Major Point Event
1) Assistants Championship 200 points
2) Assistants Match Play 150 points
3) Iowa Open 150 points
4) October Shotout 150 points
National Point Event
1) US Open
2) John Deere Classic
3) Assistant Professional National Championship
Qualify (Get total of) 70 points
Make Cut (Get total of) 150 points
Top 25 (Get total of) 250 points
Win Event (Get total of) 500 points
Travel Pro-Am
The Travel Pro-Am will be based
on the Minor Point Event scale (70 points). A linked event will be designed
within this event to award points which will not be based on tournament
handicap (pros will play with no handicap for player of the year purposes
but will use tournament handicap for tournament team and individual payout).
Iowa Section Apprentice Point Breakdown
| Place |
A |
B |
2 |
3-4 |
5-8 |
9-12 |
13-17 |
18+ |
| 1 |
200 |
150 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
| 2 |
150 |
100 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| 3 |
100 |
75 |
|
20 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
| 4 |
75 |
60 |
|
5 |
20 |
25 |
35 |
35 |
| 5 |
60 |
55 |
|
|
10 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
| 6 |
55 |
50 |
|
|
5 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
| 7 |
50 |
45 |
|
|
|
10 |
20 |
20 |
| 8 |
45 |
40 |
|
|
|
8 |
15 |
18 |
| 9 |
40 |
30 |
|
|
|
6 |
12 |
15 |
| 10 |
30 |
25 |
|
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|
|
10 |
14 |
| 11 |
25 |
22 |
|
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|
8 |
10 |
| 12 |
22 |
20 |
|
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6 |
9 |
| 13 |
20 |
18 |
|
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8 |
| 14 |
18 |
15 |
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7 |
| 15 |
16 |
12 |
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6 |
| 16 |
14 |
10 |
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5 |
| 17 |
12 |
8 |
|
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|
4 |
| 18 |
10 |
6 |
|
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| 19 |
8 |
5 |
|
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| 20 |
6 |
5 |
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| 21 |
5 |
5 |
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The Assistants Championship will be
based on the 200 point
scale (A). The Iowa Open, and October Shootout
will be based on the
150 point scale (B). Minor point events will be based on the 70 point
scales (C). The 36-Hole Minor Event points will be doubled from
the 18-Hole
Minor Event point scale. Participants
that place lower than the last spot paid (listed above) will win last place
points. All
participants who
no-card, withdraw, or become disqualified will
not be awarded
points.
Event Conditions and Descriptions
Team Challenge
All Iowa Section PGA members, apprentices and pre-apprentices in good standing are eligible to participate. Once the deadline for sign-up has passed, the Tournament Co-Chairs will determine: 1) the number of teams; 2) number of players on each team; and 3) team captains. A draft will be conducted prior to a designated Section event..
ELIGIBLE EVENTS
Eligible events which comprise the series will be set by the Iowa Section PGA Tournament Chairman.
EARNING POINTS
Performance and Participation! Each player who plays in an event earns participation points. Tournaments are scored as normal: lowest score to highest score. Players who play in the tournament and who are not involved in the Team Bonus Pool will be removed from the Team Challenge Scoring System. Remaining players will receive points based on order of finish. Each team will count its two highest point scorers per event along with the total participation points for a team total per event. .
NOTE: INDIVIDUALS MUST COMPETE IN AT LEAST 4 EVENTS TO RECEIVE THEIR PORTION OF PRIZE MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THE
Point List:
The point list will be determined by the number of participants in each event. 25 points will be awarded to last place in the event. The point scale will increase by 5 points until the top ten is reached where the scale will increase by 10 points. Each team will count its top two individual point totals for each event. Obviously, more Team Challenge participants in each event means larger point scale. THE 36-HOLE CLASSIC AND OCTOBER SHOOTOUT WILL BE CONSIDERED ASHWORTH SKY GOLF TEAM CHALLENGE SUPER EVENTS AND POINTS AWARDED (INCLUDING PARTICIPATION POINTS) WILL BE DOUBLED.
All players who participate that do not qualify as the best three of four will receive 20 participation points.
League Championship
The League Championship is a golfleague setup through Handicomp’s Golf League Management System. Iowa PGA Professionals choose another PGA member or apprentice as a partner. Handicaps will be assigned following the first round of play. The format is 9-Hole Match Play against the entire field. Example: Since the 36-Hole Classic consists of four 9-hole rounds, there will be four matches included in that event. The designated events that comprise the league format will be determined by the Iowa PGA Tournament Chairman.
Individual Pro, Pro-Pro, Team All Pro, Jr. Sr. Draw, Pro-Select, 36-Hole
All Pro Classic:
"Professional only" tournaments are open to all Class "A",
Life Members, registered apprentices and TPA. Formats are varied and are
identified in the entry forms, which are located at http://www.iowapga.com/calendar.html.
Section Pro-Ams
The Section Pro-Am tournaments are open to all Class "A", Life
Members, registered apprentices and TPA. Formats are varied with the
pro playing his/her individual ball, each pro is to bring three amateurs
(see entry blanks). The pro may bring anyone as a partner, the only condition
being he/she must have an Iowa Golf Association (GHIN), Chicago District
Golf Association (CDGA), or Iowa PGA Golf Network (IPGAGN) approved handicap.
Except for the Pro-Junior, all
amateurs must
be
high school graduates. Amateurs must have a certain number of rounds posted
for the current year on GHIN, CDGA, or IPGAGN (see entry forms for number
of rounds) to compete in Pro-Ams. The PGA Professionals are responsible for
posting amateur tournament
scores to the GHIN, CDGA, and IPGAGN systems upon completion of the Pro-Ams.
This will adjust handicaps appropriately for those who play below their handicap.
All amateur partners must fit the definition of "Amateur", which
is defined in the current United States Golf Association Rules of Golf
book. Golfers
are not eligible to compete in any Iowa Section PGA Pro-Am if they are
awaiting reinstatement to Amateur status. All Pro-Ams are considered 18-Hole
Minor Point Events.
Sponsored Pro-Ams - Sponsor Provides Amateurs
The Host Professional Pro-Am tournaments are open to all Class "A",
Life Members, registered apprentices and TPA. Host Pro-Ams must have a
minimum of $3,000 added money to be considered for an Iowa Section sanctioned
"Monday" event. The sponsor or host professional provides the amateurs
and sets the
format of play provided there is an "individual ball" competition
for the pros included. There will be no team competition for the
Professionals unless otherwise informed by the host professional. All Host-Pro
Amateur events are 18-Hole
Minor Point Events.
Pro-Director (Pro-Am)
The Pro-Director is open to all Class "A", Life Members, registered
apprentices and TPA. The format is one best ball of two net with the pro playing
his/her individual ball. The pro's partner must hold a verifiable Director's
position at the recognized golf facility with which the pro is affiliated or
the pro's partner must have direct influence in the ownership of the facility.
All partners must have an IPGAGN, Iowa Golf Association (GHIN) or CDGA approved
handicap. The Pro-Director is an 18-Hole Minor Point Event.
Pro-Junior (Pro-Am)
The Pro-Junior is open to all Class "A", Life Members, registered
apprentices and TPA. The format is two best balls of four scratch
with the pro playing his/her individual ball. The competition will
have four divisions consisting of a Junior and Senior for both boys
and girls. The Junior division shall be restricted to those teams
in which the oldest junior has not reached his/her 14th birthday
at
the time of the competition. The Senior division is open to all teams
who want to enter, with the oldest junior not reaching his/her 18th
birthday at the time of the competition. All junior team members
must
be of the same gender. The pro's partners must be junior members
at
the recognized facility with which the pro is affiliated. The facility
that the juniors are from must be on the GHIN or CDGA service. The
Pro-Junior is an 18-Hole Minor Point Event.
Iowa Open Golf Championship
ELIGIBILITY:
Amateur Eligibility:
1. Iowa resident Amateur.
2. Non-Iowa resident Amateur attending college full time in the state
of Iowa.
Professional Eligibility:
1. Iowa Section PGA Member or Apprentice in good standing.
2. PGA of America Member in good standing regardless of residence.
3. Iowa resident non-PGA affiliated Professional.
All Amateur entries must meet the requirements as defined by the
United States Golf Association Rules of Amateur Status. Professionals
awaiting reinstatement to Amateur Status may compete but will not
receive any prize money or gift certificates from the competition.
Those awaiting reinstatement will be required to pay the Professional
entry fee.
FORMAT: 54-hole stroke play. The field will be cut after 36 holes
for the final round. The cut will consist of the low 70 and ties
based on a full field of 156 golfers.
Major Point Event PGA Player of the Year
Major Point Event Senior PGA Player of the Year
Major Point Event Apprentice Player of the Year
Pro-Senior (Pro-Am)
The Pro-Senior is open to all Class "A", Life Members,
and
TPA in good standing. See entry blank for format.
The pro's partner(s) must be a senior amateur golfer (has reached his/her
50th birthday on or before the date of the tournament)
and have an IPGAGN, Iowa Golf Association (GHIN) or CDGA approved
handicap. The Pro-Senior
is an 18-Hole Minor Point Event.< |