19th R. Jay Sigel Pennsylvania Amateur Match Play

presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods

Huntingdon Valley Country Club, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 

July 11-13, 2022

 

Event Overview 

 

Registration Opens: March 28 at 9 a.m.

 

Registration Closes: June 27 at 11:59 p.m.

 

Registration Fee: $240 per player (includes cart fee (Stroke Play only), range fees/lunches/prizes)

 

Format: There will be a 36-hole Stroke Play Qualifying Round contested on July 11 to determine the 16 players advancing to Match Play on the following day.

 

Eligibility: Open to any male amateur golfer who is a member of a Member Club or an Individual Member of the Pennsylvania Golf Association with a handicap index of 7.4 or lower.  If the positions are not filled by players whom have accumulated points in the year prior, then the entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Anyone who registers, but does not gain entry, will be given a full refund.

 

Field: The field will be limited to 72 players and consist of the top 66 players on the previous year’s William C. Fownes, Jr., Amateur Player of the Year standings, champions of the event from the past five years, and the current club champion of the host site.  In the unlikely event of full subscription of all guaranteed spots, those tied for the last position on the POY standings will be accepted based on time of entry. 

 

Cart/Caddie: Players are required to ride for the Stroke Play Qualifying Round. The cart fee is included in the entry fee. Players will have the option to ride once they advance into Match Play. 

 

Food & Beverage: A lunch buffet 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.

 

Practice Rounds: Huntingdon Valley CC will allow practice rounds for $115 plus tax, anytime after 1pm on July 6,7 and 8. Caddie fees are $45+gratuity. Players can schedule their practice round seven days in advance by calling the golf shop at (215) 659-1584. Cash, credit card and reciprocal club charge are all acceptable forms of payments.

 

Pairings: Play will be in threesomes at 10-minute intervals. Players will maintain their pairing for the second round of stroke play qualifying. Play will be in twosomes once into Match Play. 

 

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 final qualifying position for match play, there will be a sudden death playoff to determine the final positions.

In the event of a match standing all square after 18 holes, the stipulated round shall be deemed to extend on a hole-by-hole basis beginning on the first hole.

 

Prizes: Prizes will be awarded to the medalist, and players who reach the Quarterfinals and beyond.

Prizes will also be awarded to the team (team members must be from the same club) that posts the best 2 scores of 3 for the stroke play portion of the event.