2019 Western Washington PGA Tournament Schedule
Welcome to the Western Washington Chapter PGA tournament calendar for 2019. Here you will find a list of all the Chapter tournament events and a link to entry forms and results. Entry forms will be posted when they become available.
FORMAT – Two Player Best Ball (Pro/Amateur) – Gross & Net
Professionals, invite your club champions to join you at the Pro-Member event at The Golf Club at Newcastle. You may play with up to three club champions (Ex. Men, Ladies, Senior, Net, Gross). Professionals should fill an entire foursome, non club champions are welcome to play. There is no additional entry fee, and the Champions Pro-Am will compete for Kusak Crystal only. You can have up to three different two-person club champion teams. There will be a check box for club champions on the registration page.
There will be a normal 4-player Pro-Member payout.
Course website: https://www.newcastlegolf.com
Cancellation deadline: March 25
Format: Gross & Net Best Ball
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, April 15 – Event Seeding
The Pro-Member event at The Golf Club at Newcastle will act as the seeding qualifier.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 5:00pm
Matches will be posted on May 1st.
MATCH DEADLINES
Round 1 – May 31
Round 2 – June 3
Round 3 – July 31
Semi-Finals – August 31
Finals – September 30
ENTRY FEE: $100
Limited to the first 32 players
Professionals not playing in the seeding qualifier will be allowed to fill the remaining open spots. They will be seeded randomly after the players who participated at The GC at Newcastle on 4/15.
Competition will be gross match play. Competitors are to arrange their own site and date to play their matches, inside the time frame established by the Tournament Committee. A competitor not present for his match shall be deemed to have conceded the match. If neither player is present for a designated match, the match may be rescheduled as long as it is before the deadline. If a match cannot be played prior to the deadline, both are deemed to have forfeited and the next opponent will receive a bye. All disputes shall be resolved by the Tournament Committee and its decision shall be final.
Entry Fee: $125
Registration Deadline: April 30th at 5:00pm
Limited to the first 16 players
Matches will be posted as soon as the field is full or on May 1st.
Entrants will be divided into four geographic regions and the matches will be scheduled by blind draw inside those geographic regions.
You shouldn’t have to travel very far for your first two matches.
Competition will be gross match play.
Competitors are to arrange their own site and date to play their matches, inside the time frame established by the Tournament Committee. A competitor not present for his match shall be deemed to have conceded the match. If neither player is present for a designated match, the match may be rescheduled as long as it is before the deadline. If a match cannot be played prior to the deadline, both are deemed to have forfeited and the next opponent will receive a bye. All disputes shall be resolved by the Tournament Committee and its decision shall be final.
MATCH DEADLINES
Round One – May 31st
Round Two – June 30th
Round Three – July 31st
Final Match – August 31st
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Event GGID – WWC052819
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9:00AM SHOTGUN START
Entry Includes Lunch & 2 Golf Carts
Austin Hurt, Wing Point G&CC, won the 2019 Pelzer Golf Supplies Washington State PGA Assistants Championship at Fircrest Golf Club. Austin and Matt Epstein, Inglewood GC, both shot a 3-Under Par 68; with Austin winning the playoff, making eagle on #1. A special thank you to our tournament sponsor Craig Pelzer, with Pelzer Golf Supplies.
Event Schedule:
10:00am – Shotgun Start
3:00pm – Lunch
4:00pm – Chapter Meeting
Washington State’s top assistant PGA golf professionals will take on Fircrest Golf Club for the chance to be crowned the 2019 Pelzer Golf Supplies Washington State Assistants Champion.
Defending Champion: Mitchell Berschauer, Overlake G&CC
Competition: 18 Holes – Stroke Play.
Women will play for the same purse from seperate tees. The field will be divided by course handicap into two equal divisions with a gross and net purse for each. If the handicap break between divisions is 1 or less, then Division One will be gross only with a payout equal to Division Two gross & net combined. The champion will have a separate payout and may come from either division.
Eligibility: Eligibly employed A-8’s, PGA Associate and A-6’s (at a facility that employs either an A-14 professional) working as an ASSISTANT in the Western Washington, Central Washington, and Inland Empire Chapters, with PNW PGA Section playing privileges.
Entry Fee: $100
Players may sell raffle tickets to offset their entry fee.
Funds from additional tickets sold will go directly into the tournament purse!
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, September 25th at 5:00pm
COMPETITION
The Championship will be 36 holes stroke play.
SCHEDULE
Monday, October 21
Shotgun Start – 10:00am
Chapter Meeting – 4:00pm
Tuesday, October 22
Shotgun Start – 10:00am
The combined field will be re-paired by score following the first round. (Preferences to Pro-Assistant pairings)
FIELD SIZE
Limited to first 144 players (combined with Pro-Assistants).
Exempt Players: Past Champions, Host Professionals
PAST RESULTS
PAST CHAMPIONS
ELIGIBILITY
Head Professionals, Directors of Golf, Directors of Instruction, or GM’s and THEIR assistants with full Chapter playing privileges registered in the Western Washington Chapter. A-6’s in a non-assistant role are not eligible. Pro’s may enter multiple times with up to three assistants on a space available basis. Non-traditional teams are encouraged to consult with Brian Coury prior to entry to ensure eligibility.
SCHEDULE
Monday, October 21
10:00am – Shotgun Start
3:00pm – Lunch
4:00pm – Chapter Meeting
Tuesday, October 22
10:00am – Shotgun Start
The field will be re-paired by score following the first round, with preferences to multiple team pairings.
COMPETITION
The Championship will be 36 holes better ball stroke play. Gross and Net prizes. Teams with a pro playing from the senior tees are not eligible to win gross better ball prizes.
A Gross Team Skins Game is included each day.
FIELD SIZE
Limited to first 144 players (combined with Chapter Championship)
PAST RESULTS
Past Champions
Teams must include at least one active WWC PGA Professional.
Non-professional club staff, and/or local sales representatives are also welcome to play.
ALL PLAYERS MUST BRING AT LEAST ONE UNOPENED TOY FOR THE WWC/LES SCHWAB HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE – FOUR PER TEAM