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

Eligibility -
 

Philadelphia Senior PGA Professional Championship Eligibility:

1. Must be eligibly employed and classified in one of the following membership classifications prior to the 1st round of a Section Senior PGA Professional Championship.

*Must be eligibly employed in one of the above-mentioned active membership active membership classifications or must be eligible for Life Member Classifications.

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.

*Exception: The current year’s PPC champion (Braden Shattuck) will be allowed a total maximum of eight (8) tournaments during their winning year only. Reason: The PPC Champion earns exemptions into six (6) PGA TOUR open tournaments with their win, which leaves room for them to qualify for two (2) additional events during the year.) (Board Meeting, June 2022) 

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

PGA of America reserves the right to determine whether any player meets eligibility and to reject any player who does not meet these requirements. A PGA member will not be eligible to participate if:

a) the member is serving a suspension from membership;

b) the member is suspended from tournament participation for National tournaments; or

c) the member is classified as Class F, Reserve, A-3, RM, LMC or HM.

Facility Fees - All facility fees have been included in the entry fee which include cart and range fees.

Field Size - The field size is limited to 60 players.

Format - Two rounds of individual stroke play.

Host Professional

Pete Lovenguth, PGA

Sandy Run Country Club

200 E Valley Green Road

Oreland, PA 19075

PLovenguth@SandyRunCC.com
 

Practice Rounds - Please call the golf shop (215) 233-0666 to schedule a practice round.  Availability is on Monday and Thursday afternoons.

POY Points Event - This is a Skee Riegel Senior Player of the Year and a Super Senior Player of the Year championship points event.

Purse - The purse is $5,730 and can be viewed by clicking here and is based on 50 players in the field plus additional sponsor dollars.

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.

Registration Closes - Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. 

Entry Fee - $235 

Super Senior Division (SSD) - $160 (Competitors in the SSD will not be eligible to advance).

Successful qualifiers will move forward to play in the 36th Senior PGA Professional Championship at Sunriver Resort on Thursday, September 26 - Sunday, September 29, 2024.