Clubhouse Availability - The clubhouse, locker rooms, restaurant and halfway house are available for all competitors.  

Eligibility -
 

Philadelphia Assistant PGA Professional Championship Eligibility:

1. Class A-8 Members and All Associates*, must be eligibly employed and in good standing as of the entry deadline and the 1st round of the Philadelphia Assistant PGA Professional Championship.  All Associates must have fully passed their PAT.
 

*Associates, who have not successfully completed Level 1 will be eligible to participate in the Philadelphia Assistant PGA Professional Championship but not eligible to advance to the Assistant PGA Professional Championship (PGA of America of America Board Approval - March 2023)

2. Four (4) Tournament Rule -  **The number of “Professional Tours” that a PGA Member may participate in, and still remain eligible to compete in PGA Member Championships, was reduced from eight (8) to four (4).  This 4-tournament rule will be applied to all Championships & Player of the Year eligibility beginning on January 1, 2024 (Board Approval - June 2022).  Three new tours were added to this rule - the APGA Tour, the Women's All Pro Tour, and the Outlaw Tour.  Any events prior to January 1, 2024 from these three tours do not count towards the tournament limit.

*In November 2025, the PGA of America voted to allow All Associates through Level 1 of the Associate Program to be eligible to qualify.  We will allow All Associates to play in the Philadelphia Assistants Championship, but you must be through Level 1 to qualify for the national championship.

To view the full 4 Tournament Rule Policy, please click here.

PGA Tournament Corporation, Inc., reserves the right to determine whether any player meets eligibility and to reject any player who does not meet these requirements.

A PGA Member or Associate will not be eligible to participate if:

1. The Member or Associate is serving a suspension from membership
2. The Member or Associate is suspended from tournament participation for national tournaments; or
3. The Member or Associate is classified as Class F, Reserve, A-3, Retired Member, Life Member Retired or Honorary.

Facility Fees - All facility fees have been included in your entry fee along with lunch. 

Field Size - The field size is limited to 90 players.

Format - Individual stroke play.

Host Professional

Bob Hennefer, PGA
Laurel Creek CC

701 Centerton Rd

Mt. Laurel Township, NJ 08054

856-234-7663

bhennefer@laurelcreek.org

POY Points Event - This is a PAO POY points event.

Purse - Click here to view the estimated purse which is $TBD based on 80 players in the field plus additional sponsor dollars.

Qualifying Spots - 5 players will advance to the the top finishers will advance directly to the 49th PGA Assistant Championship to be held November 12-15, 2026 at PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, FL. based on a rolling average number of players in the Section event over the last 5 years. There will also be 5 alternate spots available.  

Exemptions:

Zach Barbin, PGA

Please make note of the tournament registration deadline below.  It is possible that a late entry will be permitted to play in the event as long as there is room in the event and the player was eligible as of the tournament entry deadline.  There is no guarantee with a player that missed the deadline and is eligible by the tournament entry deadline that he/she will get into the event.

Entry Fee - $250

Successful qualifiers will move forward to play in the Assistant PGA Professional Championship