120th Open Championship

Applebrook Golf Club, Malvern, Pa.

Tuesday-Wednesday, July 16-17, 2024

 

**GAP Entry Policies**

 

Qualifying Sites

Jericho National Golf Club – Wednesday, June 19 2024

Elkview Country Club – Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Spring Ford Country Club – Tuesday, June 25, 2024

 

Registration Opens: May 8 at 9 a.m.

Registration Closes: June 5 at 11:59 p.m.

 

Registration Fee: $125 (Am) and $150 (Pro) qualifying fee per player; players who successfully qualify will be required to remit an additional $110 championship fee. The fee for exempt players is $200 (Am) and $225 (Pro).

 

Format: 36-hole individual stroke play, two-day event. The low 60 scores and ties will advance to Day Two.

 

Eligibility: The field will consist of professionals who are active members of the Philadelphia Section PGA in good standing (the A-4 classification is not eligible), head professionals of GAP Member Clubs, assistant professionals of Member Clubs who are active members of the New Jersey Section PGA and male amateurs who are members of GAP Member Clubs and have a Handicap Index of 5.0 or less.

 

Field Size: The field of approximately 144 players will consist of exempt players entered and those who have earned a qualifying position at one of the three qualifiers.

 

Practice Rounds: Practice rounds are NOT available.

 

Starting Times: Begins at 7 a.m. with 10-minute intervals starting on Nos. 1 and 10 tee.

 

Automotive Transportation: Not permitted.

 

Prizes: Prizes will be determined based on field size. 

 

Ties: Four-hole playoff for Championship. Duplicate prizes for ties for first low amateur or second low amateur, prize money to be broken by using the USGA recommended scorecard tiebreaking method. Professional money prizes to be split.