28th Pennsylvania Middle-Amateur Championship
presented by DICK’s Sporting Goods
Allegheny Country Club - Sewickley, PA
October 6-7, 2021
Qualifying Locations:
Brookside Country Club (Pottstown) - August 26
Willowbrook Country Club - August 30
Championship Event Overview
Registration Fee: $180 per player (includes range fees/lunches/prizes)
Entry Deadline: August 3
Format: 36-holes of stroke play. First round, 18-holes. Players will be re-paired according to first-round results. Second round, 18-holes.
Eligibility: Open to any male amateur who are members of a PAGA Member Club or an Individual Member of the PAGA who have reached their 25th birthday by October 6 and who have a handicap index of 7.4 or lower. Individual Members must be residents of the state of Pennsylvania.
Field: Field is limited to approximately 110 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 110-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 permitted. Players may take a cart, walk and carry, bring your own caddie or hire a club caddie. Caddie’s available upon request. Please contact caddie master, Tom Jones, to arrange a caddie at 724-417-5721.
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.
Practice Rounds: Will be available Tuesday, October 5 after 1 p.m. Practice round fee is cart or caddie. Caddie’s available upon request. Please contact caddie master, Tom Jones, to arrange a caddie at 724-417-5721. Cart fee is $36 per player. Call 412-749-2705 to schedule a practice round.
Pairings: Will be in threesomes. 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 Middle-Amateur Championship there will be a sudden-death playoff immediately following the conclusion of play. All other ties will be broken by matching scorecards in accordance with USGA guidelines.
In the event of a tie for the final qualifying positions in a Middle-Amateur qualifier, the number of qualifying positions plus ties will gain entrance into the Championship Proper.
Prizes: The player returning the lowest 36-hole score will be awarded the title of Middle-Amateur Champion and his name engraved on the Max Banzhaf Trophy. Prizes will be awarded to top 10 places.
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 two rounds of the event.