108th Pennsylvania Amateur Championship

presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods

Merion Golf Club (East Course)
July 26-28, 2021

 

Spectator Information

 

Overview:  Spectators are permitted and encouraged.  Spectators must walk during the championship.  Spectators carts are NOT available or permitted at any PA Golf Association event. We ask that any spectator attending the championship please read over the club policies below.

 

Attire: Hats and caps must be worn with the brim facing forward. Hats, caps and visors worn by gentlemen should be removed while they are under cover (Dining Terraces and in the Clubhouse). “No cover under cover.” 

 

Cell Phone Policy:  Mobile devices may only be used for voice or silent functions, including texting and emailing, in the privacy of your automobile or in designated house phone rooms. Cell phone cameras may be used anywhere on Club property, except at the Practice Range and Teaching Facility, provided the action is exercised with good judgment and the photos are for personal use only.

 

Clubhouse:  Is restricted to members, players, caddies, volunteers and PA Golf Staff.  Spectators are NOT permitted in the clubhouse.

 

Food & Beverage: Spectators are NOT permitted in the players lunch dining area.  F&B purchases for spectators will be available at the halfway house and the concession stand behind the first tee.

 

Locker Rooms: Will be available to players and caddies ONLY.  Spectators are NOT permitted in locker rooms.

 

Parking:  Will be available at the main lot at Merion Golf Club. The club and association request that players car pool with caddies and any spectators.

 

Restrooms:  A portable restroom will be available in the parking lot near the Proshop.  Restrooms will also be available at the learning center and at the halfway house.

 

Championship Information

 

Format: 54-holes of stroke play with the lowest 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 have a USGA Handicap Index of 7.4 or lower. Individual Members must be residents of the state of Pennsylvania.

  

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 approximate 120-player field.  At closing it will be determined how many spots are available for qualifying once exempt players have been identified. 

 

 

Prizes: The Amateur trophy will be awarded to the player returning the lowest gross score for 54-holes in the Amateur Championship.  Additional prizes will be awarded to the top 15 finishers.

 

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 first two rounds of the event.

 

Ties: In the event of a tie for the lowest score in the Amateur Championship, a sudden-death playoff will be held following conclusion of play.  All other ties will be broken by matching scorecards in accordance with USGA guidelines.

 

Weather: Should weather delay play beyond the last scheduled day, the competition will not be extended and the Championship will be shortened. The Championship will not be extended past July 28.