104th Pennsylvania Open Championship

presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, PA
August 10-12, 2020

 

 

Qualifying Locations:

 

Whitford Country Club – July 6

 

Elmhurst Country Club – July 8

 

Edgewood Country Club – July 9

 

Indiana Country Club – July 15

 

Spring Ford Country Club – July 16

 

Country Club of Harrisburg – July 23

  

Championship Event Overview

 

Registration Fee: $185 per amateur and $235 per professional (includes range fees/lunches/prizes)

 

Entry Deadline:  June 22

 

Format: 54-holes of stroke play with the lowest gross score determining the winner.  Play is scheduled as follows:   First round, 18-holes.  Second round, 18-holes. The low 40 and ties continue to third round. Players will be re-paired according to 36-hole results.

 

Eligibility: Open to any male amateur who are members of a PAGA Member Club or an Individual Member of the PAGA and professionals residing in Pennsylvania. Amateurs need to have a USGA Handicap Index of 7.4 or lower. Residency NOT a requirement for professionals who are employed at a PAGA Member Club. The head golf professional of the host facility, if eligible, will be awarded an exemption into the field.

  

Field: Field is limited to approximately 120 entries. The field will consist of exempt and at large players. Each entrant, not exempt, shall compete in a sectional qualifying event to determine the 120-player field.  At closing it will be determined how many spots are available for qualifying once exempt players have been identified.

 

Cart/Caddie: Automotive transportation is prohibited at the Championship Proper, but permitted at qualifying sites.  Players must walk in the Open Championship.  Players may walk and carry their own bag, bring their own caddie, or hire a club caddie. Please contact Matt Holmes via the proshop at 412-828-4653 to reserve a club caddie.

 

Food & Beverage: Lunch will be provided each day of competition from approximately 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is included in the entry fee. Additional F&B purchases will be available.

 

Hotel Information:  Link to PAGA 2020 Tournament Hotels

 

Practice Rounds: Will not be available.

 

Pairings: Play will be in threesomes at 12-minute intervals.  First round results will determine second round pairings.

 

Start Times: The PAGA staff, following as closely as practical the preferences indicated on the entry form will determine pairings and tee times.

 

Ties: In the event of a tie for the lowest score in the Open Championship, a sudden-death playoff will be held following conclusion of play. 

 

In the event of a tie for the final qualifying positions in an Open qualifier, the number of qualifying positions plus ties will gain entrance into the Championship Proper.

 

Prizes: The player returning the lowest 54-hole score will be awarded the title of Open Champion and his name engraved on the Arnold Palmer Trophy. Prizes will be awarded to the top six amateur contestants with the lowest scores.

 

First place prize money TBD.