Alternate List

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Alternate List

Clubhouse Availability - The clubhouse, locker room and pro shop will be available for all competitors.

Eligibility

Professional: All Assistant PGA Professionals and Associates (Must have passed the PAT to be eligible for purse.  Players that haven't passed their PAT can participate to gain tournament experience and will only submit facility fees for an entry fee) in active classifications that are 2026 PAO Members. 

All tournament entries will be accepted based on the following priority listing if the maximum field size limit is reached:

1. Top 30 on the 2026 PAO POY points list and a PAO Member in good standing.
2. PAO Member in good standing.

Facility Fees

All facility fees have been included in the price and range fees. 

Field Size

The field size will be limited to 30 players.

The top 30 will have priority listing for this event. If a player within the top 30 cannot play we will move down the list one by one.

Food - There will be no food available to purchase.

Format

Stroke play, 18-holes

Host Professionals

Jack Davis, PGA

Merion Golf Club (West)

300 Ellis Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

grantgardiner@meriongolfclub.com

POY Points Event

This is a PAO Player of the Year points event.

Purse 

The purse is TBD based on 30 players in the field plus additional sponsor dollars.