Procedures & Information:
General: EachEvent Qualifier (and Pre-Qualifier as described below) will be conducted for all open, full-field tournaments by the respective local PGA of America Section and managed by the Champions Tour. The Rules of the USGA govern play, as modified by the Champions Tour. An allotment of Champions Tour Local Rules and Conditions of Competition (“Hard Cards”) will be available to competitors on-site. All decisions of the Rules Committee are final.
Event Qualifier Eligibility: The Event Qualifier will be limited to professional players aged 50+ in the following categories:
1. Tournament Winners (PGA TOUR and Champions Tour – official victories and players eligible under the PGA TOUR Team Tournament Winner Category)
2. Veteran Members (150 or more PGA TOUR Career Cuts or 100 or more Champions Tour Career Top 48 finishes, or 150 or more combined PGA TOUR Career Cuts and Champions Tour Career Top 48 finishes)
3. Those players finishing 75th or better on the 2007 Champions Tour Official Money List.
4. Top 30 + ties from the 2007 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament
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5. A maximum of six (6) players from the Pre-Qualifier
Each Event Qualifier will be conducted at 18 holes of stroke play. A maximum of the low nine (9) scorers from the Event Qualifier will gain entry into the Official Tournament in accordance with applicable Champions Tour policies and procedures. [Note: after September 1, 2008 for the last four (4) open full-field events of the season, the maximum of the low five (5) scorers from the Event Qualifier will gain entry into the main tournament.] The next four (4) low scorers from the Event Qualifier will serve as alternates for the main tournament. Sudden-Death playoffs will be held in the event of ties to determine alternate order. The number of Event Qualifier spots available (if less than nine (9) or five (5), respectively) from each competition will be posted prior to the commencement of play of the Event Qualifier.
Note 1: Top Ten Advance Category: If not otherwise exempt into the field at the commitment deadline, a maximum of two players finishing in 10th place or tied for 10th place in the immediately preceding event will advance into the next Champions Tour open, full-field cosponsored event, reducing Event Qualifying spots accordingly.
Note 2: In the event that tournaments are scheduled in successive weeks, any player who played in the preceding week’s Champions Tour event shall be eligible for the Event Qualifier on the Monday or Tuesday immediately following.
Entries: Deadline for receipt of entries by eligible players for the Event Qualifier shall be 5:00p.m. (local tournament site time) on the Friday preceding the Event Qualifier. All players must enter by the applicable deadline. No phone entries will be accepted. Faxes and on-line entries can be accepted at the discretion the respective Section.
Pre-Qualifier: A Pre-Qualifier will precede all Event Qualifiers (likely played the week prior to the Event). The Pre-Qualifier shall be open to all amateurs and professionals aged 50+ on the day of the Pre-Qualifier and will be conducted at 18 holes of stroke play competition. Field size shall be limited to 144 players. All entries will be prioritized on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Should the number of entries received on a respective day cause the field limit to be exceeded, the field will be completed and alternates placed via blind draw by the Section. Deadline and format for receipt of entries for the Pre-Qualifier shall be set forth by the respective Section but shall be no less than two days prior to the date of the Pre-Qualifier.
A maximum of the low six (6) scorers from the Pre-Qualifier will gain entry into the Event Qualifier. (Note: At the host Section’s discretion, one of the six spots may be allocated amongst its Section membership). There shall be no alternates from the Pre-Qualifier. Should one of the low six (6) scores from the Pre-Qualifier not be able to participate in the Event Qualifier, he will not be replaced with an alternate from the Pre-Qualifier. The number of Pre-Qualifier spots available (whether 5 or 6) from each respective competition will be posted prior to the commencement of play of the Pre-Qualifier.
Amateur Access: The Event Qualifier is open to professionals only, age 50 and over. Amateurs are permitted to enter and compete in the Pre-Qualifier and maintain his/her amateur status. However, should an amateur competing in the Pre-Qualifier successfully qualify for the Event Qualifier, amateur status will be forfeited prior to entering the Event Qualifier. Amateurs who become professional specifically to enter the Event Qualifier and are not successful in qualifying may apply to the USGA for reinstatement of amateur status.
Proof of Age: Players who enter either the Pre-Qualifier or Event Qualifier must be prepared to provide conclusive proof of age as deemed acceptable to the Champions Tour (e.g., certified copy of birth certificate) with the application. The PGA Section shall be responsible for verifying that entrants for the Pre-Qualifier are age 50 and over. |
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