player handbook & tournament regulations

2019-2020

PGA TOUR

PLAYER HANDBOOK &

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

2019–2020

PLAYER HANDBOOK &

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

PGA TOUR

112 PGA TOUR Boulevard

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Telephone: 904-285-3700

Dear PGA TOUR members,

Welcome to the PGA TOUR. This directory was compiled to assist you in your preparation for a

season on the PGA TOUR.

The Player Handbook includes a 2019–2020 tournament schedule and covers such topics as

special event eligibility and special awards.

The Tournament Regulations are the guide to specific rules pertaining to PGA TOUR play. We

have incorporated changes made to the Tournament Regulations since last season into this

season’s book. In addition, the index provides quick reference. These Regulations are the final

authority on the operations and policies of the PGA TOUR. I encourage every member to become

familiar with these rules.

Best wishes for a successful 2019–2020 season!

Jay Monahan

Commissioner

PGA TOUR

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR

THE 2019–2020 SEASON

• The primary cut was lowered from 70 players and ties to 65 players and ties. The secondary

cut was eliminated.

• The cut size at The American Express will be 65 players and ties with no secondary cut.

• The cut size at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will remain 60 professional players and

ties. Professionals finishing 61st to 65th and ties will receive FedExCup points and offi-

cial prize money normally distributed to those places.

• The Zurich Classic of New Orleans will have a cut size of 33 teams and ties.

• THE CJ CUP, The ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, BMW Championship and World Golf Championship

events will remain no cut events.

• The purse distribution was adjusted for a cut size of 65 players and ties. Positions 66-70

were redistributed through positions 2-65.

• There is no change to the FedExCup Point Distributions.

• Opposite event field sizes were reduced from 132 to 120.

• The Rookie of the Year Award was renamed the Arnold Palmer Award. The winner of the

Arnold Palmer Award is eligible for the following season's Arnold Palmer Invitational.

• The Genesis Invitational changed from an open event to special eligibility.

• The ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP is a new event with special eligibility.

• The Bermuda Championship is a new event with standard eligibility except that there will not

be Open Qualifying.

• The QBE Shootout will have four sponsor exemptions restricted to PGA TOUR members

instead of restricted to players within the top 40 on the PGA TOUR Career Money List.

• The Practice Policy was amended as it relates to practice rounds prior to the pro-am. From

the start of each season until the Masters Tournament practice putting and chipping is

allowed but full shots are not allowed. After the Masters until the conclusion of the FedExCup

Playoffs, practice rounds will resume as normal.

• Player Endorsement Policy - Amended to address items such as alcohol, gambling and

casinos.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2019-2020 PGA TOUR TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE .................................................. 10-21

ELIGIBILITY & COMMITMENTS (PHONE CONTACTS).................................................. 22

PGA TOUR PLAYER HANDBOOK

PGA TOUR DUES AND FEES ...................................................................................... 24

Initiation Fee .................................................................................................................................24

Annual Dues ..................................................................................................................................24

Entry Fees .....................................................................................................................................24

Open Qualifying Fees ....................................................................................................................24

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: INVITATION & SPECIAL EVENTS ......................................... 25-50

THE CJ CUP @ Nine Bridges .......................................................................................................25

The ZOZO Championship .............................................................................................................26

WGC–HSBC Champions ........................................................................................................ 26-27

Bermuda Championship ...............................................................................................................28

Mayakoba Golf Classic .................................................................................................................28

Hero World Challenge ...................................................................................................................28

QBE Shootout ................................................................................................................................29

Sentry Tournament of Champions ...............................................................................................29

Sony Open in Hawaii .....................................................................................................................29

The American Express ........................................................................................................... 29-30

Waste Management Phoenix Open .............................................................................................30

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am .........................................................................................................31

The Genesis Invitational ......................................................................................................... 31-32

WGC–Mexico Championship .......................................................................................................32

Puerto Rico Open ..........................................................................................................................32

Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard ............................................................ 33-34

THE PLAYERS Championship ......................................................................................................34

WGC–Dell Technologies Match Play ..................................................................................... 35-36

Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship .......................................................................37

Valero Texas Open ........................................................................................................................37

Masters Tournament .............................................................................................................. 37-38

RBC Heritage .......................................................................................................................... 38-39

Zurich Classic of New Orleans ............................................................................................... 39-41

PGA Championship ................................................................................................................. 41-42

Charles Schwab Challenge ..................................................................................................... 42-43

the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide ............................................................ 43-44

RBC Canadian Open ....................................................................................................................44

U.S. Open .....................................................................................................................................45

WGC–FedEx St. Jude Invitational ................................................................................................46

Barracuda Championship .............................................................................................................46

The Open Championship ....................................................................................................... 47-48

Barbasol Championship ..............................................................................................................48

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games .................................................................................................. 48-49

THE NORTHERN TRUST ...............................................................................................................49

BMW Championship .....................................................................................................................49

TOUR Championship ....................................................................................................................49

Ryder Cup ................................................................................................................................ 49-50

Presidents Cup .............................................................................................................................50

NATIONALITY POLICY ........................................................................................ 51-53

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ................................................................ 53-54

Player Identification ......................................................................................................................53

Other Credentials ..........................................................................................................................53

Data Protection & Privacy.............................................................................................................53

TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION MATTERS ........................................................ 55-65

Purse Distribution Formulas ........................................................................................................55

Bad Weather Guidelines ......................................................................................................... 56-59

Suspension of Play Due to Dangerous Situations ....................................................................... 59

Locker Rooms ......................................................................................................................... 59-60

Player Equipment ..........................................................................................................................60

Opposite Event Policy ...................................................................................................................60

Caddie Regulations ................................................................................................................. 60-62

Player/Family Dining Policy .................................................................................................... 63-64

Procedures for Dually-Committed Players ..................................................................................64

Measuring Condition of Putting Greens ......................................................................................64

Golf Course Preparation & Set-Up Philosophy ...................................................................... 64-65

ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM ......................................................................................... 66

PGA TOUR ALCOHOL POLICY ................................................................................... 66

INTEGRITY PROGRAM ............................................................................................. 66

PACE OF PLAY POLICY ........................................................................................ 67-70

POLICY FOR USE OF GOLF CARTS BY DISABLED INSTRUCTORS ............................ 70-71

AUTOGRAPH POLICY ............................................................................................... 71

PRACTICE AREA POLICY ..................................................................................... 71-72

INTERNET POLICY ................................................................................................... 72

KORN FERRY TOUR (FORMER FULLY EXEMPT) EXEMPTION ........................................ 73

POLICY FOR PAYMENT OF PRIZE MONEY TO PLAYERS WHO MAKE THE CUT BUT ARE

UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TOURNAMENT ......................................................... 73-74

MOBILE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY FOR CONTESTANTS AND OTHERS WITH

ACCESS TO THE PRACTICE AREAS ...................................................................... 74-75

GUIDELINES FOR PLAYERS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AT EVENTS ................................. 75

PLAYER ENDORSEMENT POLICY.......................................................................... 75-78

GUIDELINES FOR PAYMENTS TO PLAYERS ................................................................ 79

FEDEXCUP POINTS AND BONUS STRUCTURE ....................................................... 80-87

CHECK CASHING POLICY ......................................................................................... 88

SPECIAL AWARDS .............................................................................................. 88-89

PGA TOUR Player of the Year/Jack Nicklaus Award ..................................................................88

PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year/Arnold Palmer Award .................................................................88

PGA TOUR Courage Award ...........................................................................................................88

Byron Nelson Award .....................................................................................................................89

Vardon Trophy ...............................................................................................................................89

PGA TOUR Lifetime Achievement Award ....................................................................................89

Payne Stewart Award ...................................................................................................................89

PGA TOUR REGULATIONS

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 92

I. DEFINITIONS................................................................................................ 92-93

II. TOURNAMENT AGREEMENT ............................................................................... 93

III. ELIGIBILITY FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY ..........................................................94-114

A. PGA TOUR

1. Eligible Players .......................................................................................................... 94-108

2. Qualifying ................................................................................................................108-113

B. Other Eligibility Requirements

1. One New Event Played Per Season Requirement ..........................................................113

2. Entry Form and Fee ........................................................................................................114

3. PGA TOUR Dues; Limited Dues; Amateur Administration Fees ....................................114

4. Insurance .........................................................................................................................114

IV. CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENTS .................................................................... 114-127

A. Matters Relating to Play

1. Starting Fields ......................................................................................................... 114-115

2. Commitments and Personal Registration .............................................................. 115-116

3. Groupings ................................................................................................................116-118

4. Starting Times .................................................................................................................118

5. Reduction of Fields (Cuts) ..............................................................................................118

6. Substitutions and Alternates .................................................................................. 118-119

7. Professional-Amateur Competitions/Sponsor Value Program ............................ 119-124

8. Best Efforts; Withdrawals ...............................................................................................124

9. Suspensions, Postponements and Cancellations ................................................. 124-125

B. General Provisions

1. Entry Forms ............................................................................................................. 125-126

2. Course Preparation .........................................................................................................126

3. Playoffs ...........................................................................................................................126

4. Distribution of Purses .....................................................................................................127

5. Other Prizes .....................................................................................................................127

6. Official Money .................................................................................................................127

V. CONFLICTING EVENTS; MEDIA & MARKETING RIGHTS ................................ 127-131

A. Conflicting Events

1. Obligations of PGA TOUR ....................................................................................... 127-128

2. Obligations of PGA TOUR Members ......................................................................128-130

3. Guidelines for Conflicting Event Release .......................................................................130

B. Media and Marketing Rights

1. Media Rights ...................................................................................................................131

2. Marketing Rights .............................................................................................................131

VI. CONDUCT OF PLAYERS ..............................................................................132-135

A. Anti-Doping Program ............................................................................................................132

B. No Guarantee for Appearance ..............................................................................................132

C. Financial Interest by a Player in another Player; Gambling, Doping ...................................133

D. Public Comments; Public Attacks ........................................................................................133

E. Worthless Checks .................................................................................................................133

F. USGA Rules of Golf ...............................................................................................................133

G. Practicing ......................................................................................................................133-135

H. Caddies and Golf Carts ........................................................................................................135

I. Locker Room Fees ................................................................................................................135

J. Appearance of Players..........................................................................................................135

VII. DISCIPLINE, PENALTIES AND APPEALS ......................................................135-139

A. Notification of Disciplinary Inquiry .......................................................................................136

B. USGA Rules of Golf ...............................................................................................................136

C. Conduct Unbecoming a Professional .......................................................................... 136-137

D. Classes of Penalties

1. Minor Penalties ...............................................................................................................137

2. Intermediate Penalties ....................................................................................................137

3. Major Penalties ...............................................................................................................137

E. Appeals

1. Minor Penalties ....................................................................................................... 137-138

2. Intermediate and Major Penalties ..................................................................................138

3. Appeals Committee ........................................................................................................138

4. Anti-Doping Program ......................................................................................................139

5. Integrity Program ............................................................................................................139

VIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF TOURNAMENTS .............................................................139

A. Financial Responsibility ........................................................................................................139

B. No Gambling .........................................................................................................................139

C. Sale on Grounds of Alcoholic Beverages other than Wine or Beer ....................................139

D. Signs and Banners ................................................................................................................139

IX. MEMBERSHIP MATTERS ............................................................................140-148

A. Eligibility for Membership

1. Regular Members ...........................................................................................................140

2. Associate Regular Members .................................................................................. 140-141

3. Minor Medical Extension Members ...............................................................................141

4. Life Members ..................................................................................................................141

5. Past Champion Members ...............................................................................................141

6. Special Temporary Members .........................................................................................141

7. Team Tournament Winners ............................................................................................141

8. Veteran Members ...........................................................................................................141

9. Temporary Members ......................................................................................................142

B. Voting Membership

1. Eligibility ..........................................................................................................................142

2. Retention of Voting Membership; Reinstatement .........................................................142

3. Special Privileges of Voting Members ...........................................................................143

C. Dues and Fees ......................................................................................................................143

D. Termination and Reinstatement of Membership

1. Termination .....................................................................................................................143

2. Reinstatement ........................................................................................................... 143-44

E. Meetings of Player Members

1. Annual Meeting ...............................................................................................................144

2. Special Meetings .............................................................................................................144

3. General Provisions .................................................................................................. 144-145

F. PGA TOUR Policy Board

1. Members .........................................................................................................................145

2. Rules and Procedures .....................................................................................................145

G. Player Advisory Council and Player Directors

1. Player Advisory Council .......................................................................................... 145-147

2. Term of Chairman and Player Directors ........................................................................147

3. Vacancies and Removal of Player Directors .......................................................... 147-148

H. Amendments .........................................................................................................................148

X. COSTS AND EXPENSES OF LITIGATION .............................................................148

PGA TOUR POLICY BOARD MEMBERS ......................................................................149

FREQUENTLY USED PHONE NUMBERS .....................................................................149

INDEX .............................................................................................................151-153

2019–2020 PGA TOUR

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

2019–2020 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SEPT 9–15 A MILITARY TRIBUTE AT THE GREENBRIER (156 PLAYERS)

The Greenbrier Resort (The Old White)

300 W. Main Street

While Sulphur Springs, WV 24986

Club: 304/536-1110 Office: 304/536-7851

Commit Deadline: 09/06/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT

Key Contact: Robert Harris, Executive Tournament Director,

Robert_Harris@greenbrier.com

SEPT 16–22 SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP (156 PLAYERS)

Country Club of Jackson

345 St. Andrews Drive

Jackson, MS 39211

Club: 601/956-1411 Office: 601/898-4653

Commit Deadline: 09/13/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play

ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Steve Jent, Executive Director

[email protected]

SEPT 23–29 SAFEWAY OPEN (144 PLAYERS)

Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course)

1600 Atlas Peak Road

Napa, CA 94558

Club: 707/257-5402 Office: 503/924-6210

Commit Deadline: 09/20/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play

ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Matt McEvoy, Tournament Director

[email protected]

NOTE: The winner of a PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournament held in the

immediately preceding week, or any professional who finishes among the top 10 finish-

ers or tied for 10th, not otherwise exempt, excluding World Golf Championship events,

(see Article III, Section A-1(g) of Tournament Regulations), may commit to an on-site PGA

TOUR media official for the next open PGA TOUR cosponsored tournament, within one-

half hour after the conclusion of play.

SEPT 30–OCT 6 SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN (144 PLAYERS)

TPC Summerlin

1700 Village Center Circle

Las Vegas, NV 89134

Club: 702/256-0111 Office: 702/873-1010

Commit Deadline: 09/27/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play

ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Patrick Lindsey, Tournament Director

[email protected]

OCT 7–13 HOUSTON OPEN (144 PLAYERS)

Golf Club of Houston

5860 Wilson Road

Humble, TX 77396

Club: 281/459-7820 Office: 832/699-9936

Commit Deadline: 10/04/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play

ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Colby Callaway, Tournament Director

[email protected]

OCT 14–20 THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES (78 PLAYERS)

The Club at Nine Bridges

Nine Bridge, 34-156, Kwangpyong-ri, Anduk-myon

South Jeju-gun, Jeju Island

Club: +064-793-9999 Office: 904/273-3680

Commit Deadline: 09/25/19, Wednesday, 5 p.m. EDT

Key Contact: Brian Goin, Senior VP & COO, Championship Management

[email protected]

OCT 21–27 THE ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP (78 PLAYERS)

Narashino Country Club

7 Omori, Inzai city

Chiba, Japan, 270-1327

Club:+81 476-46-3111 Office: 904/273-3680

Commit Deadline: 09/25/19, Wednesday, 5 p.m. EDT

Key Contact: Travis Steiner, Executive Director

tra[email protected]

OCT28–NOV 3 BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP (120 PLAYERS)

Port Royal Golf Course

P.O. Box SN189

Southhampton SN BX Bermuda

Club:411/234-0974 Office: 205/317-8105

Commit Deadline: 10/25/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play

ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Sean Sovacool, Tournament Director

[email protected]

OCT28–NOV 3 WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-HSBC CHAMPIONS (78 PLAYERS)

Sheshan International Golf Club

Lane 288 New Linyin Avenue

Sheshan National Tourism Resort, Songjang District

Shanghai 201602 China

Club: +86-21-376-58-888 Office: +44-208-233-5300

Commit Deadline: 10/17/19 Thursday, 5 p.m. EDT

Key Contact: Marc Webster, Executive Director,

[email protected]

NOTE: The commit deadline for players who become eligible for the event

after the 10/17/19 commit deadline is 10/21/19, Monday, 5 p.m. EDT

NOV 11-17 MAYAKOBA GOLF CLASSIC (132 PLAYERS)

Mayakoba Resort (El Camaleón Course)

Ctra. Federal Chetumal - Pto. Juarez Km. 298

Playa del Carmen, Solidaridad Quintana Roo, C.P. 77710, Mexico

Club: +52-984-877-2380 Office: +52-984-206-4652

Commit Deadline: 11/08/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EST

Key Contact: Joe Mazzeo, Tournament Director

[email protected]

NOV 18–24 THE RSM CLASSIC (156 PLAYERS)

Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside (host) & Plantation Course)

100 Retreat Avenue,

Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

Club: 912/638-5118 Office: 912/634-3266

Commit Deadline: 11/15/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play

ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Todd Thompson, Tournament Director

[email protected]

DEC 4–7 HERO WORLD CHALLENGE (18 PLAYERS)

Albany Bahamas

Albany Developer LTD

C/O Hero World Challenge

Nassau, Bahamas

Office: 949/725-3003

Commit Deadline: 10/04/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EST to the tournament office.

Key Contact: Mike Antolini, Vice President, Championships

[email protected]

DEC 9–15 PRESIDENTS CUP (2 12-MAN TEAMS)

The Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Cheltenham Rd, Black Rock

Victoria, 3193

Club: +61 (03) 9599-0500

Key Contact: Matt Kamienski, Vice President & Executive Director

[email protected]

DEC 9–15 QBE SHOOTOUT (12 2-MAN TEAMS)

Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz Carlton Resort Naples

2620 Tiburon Drive

Naples, FL 34109

Club: 239/593-2200 Office: 239/254-9770

Commit Deadline: 11/08/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EST

Key Contact: Taylor Ives, Tournament Director

[email protected]

DEC 30–JAN 5 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course)

2000 Plantation Club Drive

Kapalua, Maui, HI 96761

Club: 808/665-9116 Office: 808/665-9160

Commit Deadline: 12/27/19, Friday, 5 p.m. EST

Key Contact: Alex Urban, Executive Director

[email protected]

JAN 6–12 SONY OPEN IN HAWAII (144 PLAYERS)

Waialae Country Club

4997 Kahala Avenue

Honolulu, HI 96816

Club: 808/734-2151 Office: 808/523-7888

Commit Deadline: 1/3/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Ray Stosik, Executive Director

[email protected]

JAN 13–19 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS (156 PLAYERS)

TPC Stadium Course at PGA WEST (host course)

56-150 PGA Boulevard

La Quinta, CA 92253

Club: 760/564-7111 Office: 760/346-8184

Commit Deadline: 1/10/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Pat McCabe, Tournament Director,

[email protected]

NOTE: La Quinta CC and Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA WEST also

used.

JAN 20–26 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN (156 PLAYERS)

Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course (host) & North Course

11480 Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, CA 92037

Club: 858/452-3226 Office: 858/886-4653

Commit Deadline: 1/17/20 Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Marty Gorsich, Chief Executive Officer

[email protected]

JAN 27–FEB 2 WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN (132 PLAYERS)

TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)

17020 North Hayden Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Club: 480/585-4334 Office: 602/870-0163

Commit Deadline: 1/24/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: John Bridger, Executive Director

[email protected]

FEB 3–9 AT&T PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM (156 PLAYERS)

Pebble Beach Golf Links (host course)

17 Mile Drive

Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Club: 831/624-3811 Office: 831/649-1533

Commit Deadline: 1/31/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Steve John, CEO, [email protected]

NOTE: Monterey Peninsula CC (Shore Course) and Spyglass Hill GC also

used.

FEB 10–16 THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL (120 PLAYERS)

Riviera Country Club

1250 Capri Drive

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Club: 310/454-6591 Office: 310/573-5808

Commit Deadline: 2/7/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Dave Klewan, General Manager

[email protected]

FEB 17–23 WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP

Club de Golf Chapultepec

Conscripto 425, Lomas Hipodromo

53900 Naucalpan de Juarez

Mexico City, Mexico

Office: 727/423-8623

Commit Deadline: 2/14/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament (NOTE: The commit deadline for players who

become eligible for the event after the 2/14/20 commit deadline is 2/17/20,

Monday, 5 p.m. EST.)

Key Contact: Gerald Goodman, Executive Director

GeraldGoodman@pgatourhq.com

FEB 17–23 PUERTO RICO OPEN (120 PLAYERS)

Coco Beach Golf & Country Club

100 Clubhouse Drive

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 00745

Club: 787/657-2000 Office: 787/467-8399

Commit Deadline: 2/14/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Mike Harmon, Tournament Director

[email protected]

FEB 24–MAR 1 THE HONDA CLASSIC (144 PLAYERS)

 PGA NationalResort&Spa(ChampionCourse)

400 Avenue of the Champions

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

Club: 561/627-2000 Office: 561/799-2747

Commit Deadline: 2/21/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Andrew George, Tournament Director

andrew[email protected]

MAR 2–8 ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD

(120 PLAYERS)

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

9000 Bay Hill Boulevard

Orlando, FL 32819

Club: 407/876-2429 Office: 407/876-2888

Commit Deadline: 2/28/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Marci Doyle, Chief Operating Officer

[email protected]

MAR 9–15 THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (144 PLAYERS)

TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)

110 Championship Way

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

Club: 904/273-3374 Office: 904/273-3383

Commit Deadline: 3/06/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EST, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Jared Rice, Senior Vice President and Executive Director

[email protected]

MAR 16–22 VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP (144 PLAYERS)

 InnisbrookResort&GC (CopperheadCourse)

36750 U.S. Highway 19 North

Palm Harbor, FL 34684

Club: 727/942-2000 Office: 727/942-5566

Commit Deadline: 3/13/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Tracy West, Tournament Director

[email protected]

MAR 23–29 WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS - DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY

(64 PLAYERS)

Austin Country Club

4408 Long Champ Drive

Austin, TX 78746

Club: 512/328-0090 Office: 512/949-5881

Commit Deadline: 3/20/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Jordan Uppleger, Executive Director

[email protected]

MAR 23–29 CORALES PUNTACANA RESORT & CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

(120 PLAYERS)

Punta Cana Resort & Golf Club (Corales Golf Course)

Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic

Club: 809/959-2714 Office: 809/959-2714

Commit Deadline: 3/20/20 Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Jay Overton, Executive Director

[email protected]

MAR 30–APR 5 VALERO TEXAS OPEN (144 PLAYERS)

TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course)

23808 Resort Parkway

San Antonio, TX 78261

Club: 210/507-4191 Office: 210/345-3818

Commit Deadline: 3/27/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes

after play ends Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Larson Segerdahl, Tournament Director

[email protected]

APR 6–12 MASTERS TOURNAMENT

Augusta National Golf Club

2604 Washington Road

Augusta, GA 30904

Club: 706/667-6000 Office: 706/667-6000

Commitment: By Invitation Only

Key Contact: Walton L. Johnson, Senior Director

APR 13–19 RBC HERITAGE (132 PLAYERS)

Harbour Town Golf Links

11 Lighthouse Lane

Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Club: 843/363-4485 Office: 843/671-2448

Commit Deadline: 4/10/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Steve Wilmot, President & Tournament Director

[email protected]

APR 20–26 ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS (160 PLAYERS / 80 TEAMS)

TPC Louisiana

11001 Lapalco Blvd.

Avondale, LA 70094

Club: 504/436-8721 Office: 504/342-3000

Commit Deadline: 4/17/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Steve Worthy, Tournament Director

swor[email protected]

APR 27–MAY3 WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP (156 PLAYERS)

Quail Hollow Club

3700 Gleneagles Lane

Charlotte, NC 28210

Club: 704/552-1800 Office: 704/554-8101

Commit Deadline: 4/24/20 Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Gary Sobba, Tournament Director

[email protected]

MAY 4–10 AT&T BYRON NELSON (156 PLAYERS)

Trinity Forest Golf Club

5000 S. Great Trinity Forest Way

Dallas, TX 75217

Club: 214/646-3570 Office: 214/943-9700

Commit Deadline: 5/1/20 Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Jon Drago, Tournament Director

[email protected]

MAY 11–17 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (156 PLAYERS)

TPC Harding Park

99 Harding Rd

San Francisco, CA 94132

Club: 415/664-4690 Office: 561/624-8525

Commitment: Written Entry Only, Entry Deadline: Friday, Apr. 10, 2020

Key Contact: David Charles, Sr. Director, PGA Championships

[email protected]

MAY 18–24 CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE (120 PLAYERS)

Colonial Country Club

3735 Country Club Circle

Fort Worth, TX 76109

Club: 817/927-4200 Office: 817/927-4280

Commit Deadline: 5/15/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Michael Tothe, Tournament Director

mtothe@colonialfw.com

MAY 25–31 ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC (156 PLAYERS)

Detroit Golf Club

17911 Hamilton Road

Detroit, MI 48203

Club: 313/345-4400 Office: 404/788-4811

Commit Deadline: 5/22/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Jason Langwell, Executive Director

jlangwell@intersportnet.com

JUN 1–7 THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE

(120 PLAYERS)

Muirfield Village Golf Club

5750 Memorial Drive

Dublin, OH 43017

Club: 614/889-6700 Office: 614/889-6819

Commit Deadline: 5/29/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Dan Sullivan, Executive Director

[email protected]

JUN 8–14 RBC CANADIAN OPEN (156 PLAYERS)

St. George’s Golf and Country Club

1668 Islington Avenue

Etobicoke, Ontario M9A 3M9

Club: 416/231-3393 Office: 905/849-9700

Commit Deadline: 6/05/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Bryan Crawford, Tournament Director

bcrawford@golfcanada.ca

JUN 15–21 U.S. OPEN (156 PLAYERS)

Winged Foot Golf Club

851 Fenimore Rd

Mamaroneck, NY 10543

Club: 914/698-8400 Office: 908/234-2300

Entry deadline: April 22, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT

Entry application must be filed at https://champs.usga.org

Key Contacts: Jeff Hall, Championship Director [email protected]

Robbie Zalzneck, Player Services [email protected]

JUN 22–28 TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP (156 PLAYERS)

TPC River Highlands

1 Golf Club Road

Cromwell, CT 06416

Club: 860/635-5000 Office: 860/502-6800

Commit Deadline: 6/19/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Nathan Grube, Tournament Director

ngrube@travelerschampionship.com

JUN 29–JUL 5 WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL

TPC Southwind

3325 Club at Southwind

Memphis, TN 38125

Club: 901/748-0330 Office: 901/748-0534

Commit Deadline: 6/26/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

(NOTE: The commit deadline for players who become eligible for the event

after the 6/26/20 commit deadline is 6/29/20, Monday, 5 p.m. EDT.)

Key Contact: Darrell Smith, Executive Director

[email protected]

JUN 29–JUL 5 BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP (120 PLAYERS)

Location TBD

Office: 775/322-3900

Commit Deadline: 6/26/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Chris Hoff, Executive Director

[email protected]

NOTE: Modified Stableford Format will be used.

JUL 6–12 JOHN DEERE CLASSIC (156 PLAYERS)

TPC Deere Run

3100 Heather Knoll

Silvis, IL 61282

Club: 309/796-6000 Office: 309/762-4653

Commit Deadline: 7/3/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Clair Peterson, Tournament Director

[email protected]

JUL 13–19 THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (156 PLAYERS)

Royal St. George's

Sandwich, Kent CT13 9PB England

Office: 011/44-1704-552020

Commitment: Written Entry Only (Entry deadline: TBD)

Key Contact: TheOpen.com

JUL 13–19 BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP (120 PLAYERS)

Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Trace)

20 Avenue of Champions

Nicholasville, KY 40356

Club: 859/224-4653 Office: 205/281-6704

Commit Deadline: 7/10/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Mike Harmon, Executive Director

[email protected]

JUL 20–26 3M OPEN (156 PLAYERS)

TPC Twin Cities

11444 Tournament Players Parkway

Blaine, MN 55449

Club: 763/795-0800 Office: 763/783-9000

Commit Deadline: 7/17/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Peter Mele, Executive Director

[email protected]

JUL 27–AUG 2 OLYMPIC MEN'S GOLF COMPETITION (60 PLAYERS)

Kasumigaseki Country Club

 Saitama,Kantō,Japan

International Golf Federation

Maison du Sport International

Avenue de Rhodanie 54

CH-1007 | Lausanne | Switzerland

Office: +41 (0) 216.23.1212

Website: www.igfgolf.org

Key Contacts: Jennifer O'Brien, Sr. Project Mgr, [email protected]

Billy Schroder, Athlete Relations, billyschroder@pgatourhq.com

AUG 3–9 WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP (156 PLAYERS)

Sedgefield Country Club

3201 Forsythe Drive

Greensboro, NC 27407

Club: 336/299-5324 Office: 336/379-1570

Commit Deadline: 7/31/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Mark Brazil, Tournament Director

[email protected]

AUG 10-16 THE NORTHERN TRUST (125 PLAYERS)

TPC Boston

405 Arnold Palmer Boulevard

Norton, MA 02766

Club: 508/285-3200 Office: 201/444-5356

Commit Deadline: 8/07/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Julie Tyson, Executive Director

[email protected]

AUG 17-23 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP (70 PLAYERS)

Olympia Fields Country Club

2800 Country Club Drive

Olympia Fields, IL 60461

Club: 708/748-0495 Office: 847/724-4600

Commit Deadline: 8/14/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Vince Pellegrino, Senior VP, Tournaments

[email protected]

AUG 24-30 TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP (30 PLAYERS)

East Lake Golf Club

2575 Alston Drive

Atlanta, GA 30317

Club: 404/373-5722 Office: 404/378-8687

Commit Deadline: 8/21/20, Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, or 30 minutes after play ends

Friday at previous tournament

Key Contact: Allison Fillmore, Executive Director

[email protected]

ELIGIBILITY AND COMMITMENTS

For eligibility information and commitments to PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved events, you

may call the following staff members on the commitment line 800/742-2244 or 904/285-3700

and telephone extensions.

1. PGA TOUR Extension

Kirsten Burgess ...........................................3306

Katelyn DiCristofano ....................................5715

Kathy Mobley ............................................... 3291

2. KORN FERRY TOUR Extension

Kathy Mobley ............................................... 3291

Leslie Grabeman ..........................................3288

3. QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT Extension

Kelli Anderson..............................................3460

2019–2020 PGA TOUR

PLAYER HANDBOOK

2019–2020 PGA TOUR DUES AND FEES

1. Initiation Fee ....................................................................................................................... $100

2. Annual Dues .......................................................................................................................$100

3. Tournament Entry Fee ............................................................................................................ $0

4. Open Qualifying Fee* ..........................................................................................................$450

5. Limited Dues (nonmember) .................................................................................................$50

6. Insurance Fee**....................................................................................................................$20

7. Mandatory Locker Room Fee ...............................................................................................$50

Amateurs must pay an administration fee of $50 (instead of limited dues) on registration.

* The open qualifying fee for PGA TOUR members is $0, and for PGA TOUR Champions

(Regular Members only) and Korn Ferry Tour members is $100. Such players must commit to

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** Apprentices or members of the PGA of America need not pay the insurance fee. All other

players, including amateurs, must provide proof of necessary level of liability coverage or pay

this fee.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY FOR INVITATION

AND SPECIAL EVENTS

THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES

October 17–20

The Club at Nine Bridges

jeju Island, Korea

Eligible players for the 78-player field are:

• Top 60 available players from the final 2018–19 FedExCup Points List, to a floor of 125th

position

• Five players designated by the KPGA, as follows:

• Winner of the 2019 KPGA Championship

• Winner of the 2019 KPGA Genesis Championship

• Top 3 available players from the KPGA Genesis Points List as of Monday, October 14,

2019

• If necessary to complete the 5 players from the KPGA, players in priority order from the

KPGA Genesis Points List as of Monday, October 14, 2019

• Two players from the Asian Tour, as follows:

• The leading available player from the Asian Tour Order of Merit as of Monday, October

7, 2019

• The next highest ranked available player of Korean nationality from the Asian Tour Order

of Merit as of Monday, October 7, 2019

• Top three available players of Korean nationality from the Official World Golf Ranking as of

Monday, October 7, 2019.

• Eight sponsor exemptions (One designated for the defending champion, if needed)

• Five from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership

• Three “unrestricted”

• If necessary to fill the field to 78 players, those players in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall not be eligible:

• Open Qualifying

• Past Champion of Respective Event

• PGA National Professional Champion

• Top 10 from Previous Tournament

• Withdrawals will be replaced by the highest ranking alternate on the PGA TOUR alternate

list until the groupings are posted on-site Tuesday of tournament week (usually noon local

time). After this time, if a member of the PGA TOUR alternate list is on site or en route he will

retain his alternate position provided he has confirmed arrival information with PGA TOUR

Competitions. Following any PGA TOUR alternates will be the next available player from the

KPGA Genesis Points List.

THE ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP

October 24–27

Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club

Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Eligible players for the 78-player field are:

• Top 60 available players from the final 2018–19 FedExCup Points List, to a floor of 125th

position

• Ten players designated by the JGTO, as follows:

• Three players from the current year's Bridgestone Open, as follows:

• Winner of the Bridgestone Open

• The next available leading finishers from the Bridgestone Open (ties to be broken

by priority order on the current season's JGTO Prize Money List through the current

year's Bridgestone Open)

• Seven players in priority order from the current season's JGTO Prize Money List through

the current year's Bridgestone Open

• Eight sponsor exemptions, as follows: (one designated for defending champion, if needed)

• Four from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership

• Three from the current season's JGTO membership

• One “unrestricted”

• If necessary to fill the field to 78 players, those players in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall not be eligible:

• Open Qualifying

• Past Champion of respective Event

• PGA National Professional Champion

• Top 10 from Previous Tournament

• Withdrawals will be replaced by the highest ranking alternate on the PGA TOUR alternate

list until the groupings are posted on-site Tuesday of tournament week (usually noon local

time). After this time, if a member of the PGA TOUR alternate list is on site or en route he will

retain his alternate position provided he has confirmed arrival information with PGA TOUR

Competitions. Following any PGA TOUR alternates will be the next available player from the

JGTO Prize Money List.

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-HSBC CHAMPIONS

October 31-November 3

Sheshan International Golf Club

Shanghai, China

Eligible players are:

1. Winners of the 2019 Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship and PGA Championship.

2. Winners of the 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions and 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship, WGC-

Dell Technologies Match Play and WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational.

3. Players ranked within the top 50 of the OWGR as of Monday, October 14, 2019.

4. Players ranked within the top 30 of the final 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List. If there are

less than 5 such committed players from within the top 30, further committed players from

31st position onwards will be selected in ranking order so that there are 5 players entered

through this category.

5. Players ranked within the top 30 of the 2019 Race to Dubai Rankings as of October 21, 2019.

6. The leading 4 committed players not otherwise exempt in 1–5 above from the 2019 Asian

Tour "HSBC Qualification Standings" as of Monday, October 21, 2019. (Must have partici-

pated in the Asian Tour’s notified minimum number of Order of Merit events to be eligible for

this event, by the cut-off date.)

7. The leading 2 committed players not otherwise exempt in 1–5 above from the 2019 Japan

Golf Tour Order of Merit as of Monday, October 21, 2019.

8. The leading 2 committed players not otherwise exempt in 1–5 above from the final 2018 PGA

Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.

9. The leading 2 committed players not otherwise exempt in 1–5 above from the final

2018/2019 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit.

10. 6 Chinese Players not otherwise exempt above.

Reserves: If there are less than 78 players entered through Categories 1–10 above, then further

players who are not otherwise exempt will be selected in order from the "RESERVE" category

below.

(i) The first four reserves will consist of the next highest ranked and committed player not oth-

erwise exempt on each of the Orders of Merit specified in 6–9 above. The order of these 4

alternates will be determined by their OWGR ranking as of Monday, October 14, 2019.

NOTE: Once this order has been established and any reserve has been selected from this

criteria, the order of selection from the respective Orders of Merit of the remaining reserves

is fixed.

(ii) The next highest ranked and committed player from the Race to Dubai Rankings as of

Monday, October 21, 2019.

(iii) The next highest ranked and committed player from the Official World Golf Ranking as of

Monday, October 14, 2019.

(iv) The next highest ranked and committed player from the final 2018–2019 FedExCup Points

List.

Criteria (i) – (iv) will then be repeated as required to fill the field

Alternate Policy:

Any withdrawal from categories 4–10 will be replaced by the next eligible and committed player

within that category up until the publication of the first round draw on Tuesday of the tournament

week. After this time any withdrawals will be replaced by the next eligible and available player

from within the alternates category.

BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP

October 31-November 3

Port Royal Golf Club

Southampton, Bermuda

Eligible players in the 120-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall not be eligible:

• Open Qualifying

• The host has a total of 12 sponsor exemptions, as follows:

• Two from among the current season’s membership

• 10 “unrestricted”

NOTE: The starting field size may be increased in order to include in the starting field those

members listed in Section A-1(g) of Article III (Top Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour).

MAYAKOBA GOLF CLASSIC

November 14–17

El Camaleón Golf Club at the Mayakoba Resort

Riviera Maya, Mexico

Eligible players in the 132-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall first be eligible:

• Up to four sponsor exemptions, restricted to players of Spanish or Mexican heritage from

Latin America, South America, Spain or Mexico.

• The following shall not be eligible:

• Current PGA National Professional Champion

HERO WORLD CHALLENGE

December 4–7

Albany, New Providence, Bahamas

Eligible players for the 18-player field are:

• The winner of the previous year’s World Challenge.

• Current year winners of the Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship and PGA

Championship.

• The top 11 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking through August 26, 2019

(TOUR Championship).

• Two sponsor exemptions, restricted to players ranked among the top 50 on the Official World

Golf Ranking as of August 26, 2019, or the tournament host if not otherwise eligible.

• If necessary to complete a field of 18 players, the next available players from the Official

World Golf Ranking through August 26, 2019.

NOTE: The commitment deadline for all participants is Friday, 5 p.m. EDT, October 4, 2019 to the

tournament office: Stacy Stark-Bloch, 949-725-3003 or [email protected].

QBE SHOOTOUT

December 13–15

(Pro-ams Wednesday and Thursday, December 11–12)

Tiburón Golf Club

Naples, FL

Eligible players for the 12-team (24-player) field are:

• The 2018 winning team, playing as a team.

• The top 12 available players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List through the TOUR

Championship.

• Ten (10) special exemptions, a minimum of four (4) must go to PGA TOUR Members.

• If necessary to complete the field, additional sponsor exemptions.

NOTE: The tournament shall assign players in teams.

NOTE: Commitment deadline is 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, November 8, 2019.

SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

January 2–5

Kapalua Resort (The Plantation Course)

Kapalua, Maui, HI

Eligible players are:

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in 2019 calendar year, whose

victories are considered official.

• Winner of the 2018–2019 FedExCup

SONY OPEN IN HAWAII

January 9–12

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, HI

Eligible players in the 144-player field are those listed in order of priority under Article III, Section

A of the Tournament Regulations, except that prior to such players, the following shall first be

eligible:

• At the invitation of the host organization, up to three professional golfers from Japan, China,

India, Brazil, Mexico, Russia or other emerging markets.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

January 16–19

PGA WEST—Stadium Course (Host Course), PGA WEST—Nicklaus Tournament Course, and La

Quinta Country Club.

La Quinta, CA

Eligible players in the 156-player field are:

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship prior to 1996.

• Winners of Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship and PGA Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the TOUR Championship from the years 2017 and 2018.

• Winners of official money World Golf Championship events in the last three years (2017–

2019).

• Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and the Memorial

Tournament in the last three years (2017–2019).

• The leader from the final FedExCup Points List in each of the last five seasons (2014/15–

2018/19).

• The leader from the final Official PGA TOUR Money List from (2014/15–2015/16).

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. Ryder Cup team (2018).

• Current PGA TOUR members who were playing members from the last named European

Ryder Cup team (2018), U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams (2019).

• PGA TOUR members who use an exemption for the 2019–2020 season as one of the leaders

(either top 25 or top 50) from the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List.

• Winners of The American Express prior to 1999, and winners of The American Express in the

last ten years (2010–2019).

• Either the current winner of the PGA Section Championship or the current PGA Section Player

of the Year where the tournament is played, as determined by the Section.

• Eight sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Two from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• Four “unrestricted”.

• Up to two foreign players designated by the Commissioner.

• Life members of the PGA TOUR.

• PGA TOUR members from the current Tournament Winners category.

• The top 125 players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• If necessary to complete the field, PGA TOUR members from the 2019–2020 priority ranking

of eligible players after the top 125, in order of their positions on such list, including the top

10 from previous tournament category.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN

January 30-February 2

TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)

Scottsdale, AZ

Eligible players in the 132-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall not be eligible:

• One sponsor exemption from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• One sponsor exemption from among the current season’s membership.

• One “unrestricted” sponsor exemption.

• One open qualifier.

• Current PGA National Professional Champion

NOTE: The provision in the Tournament Regulations which states that the field size will be

expanded to include the entire Top 125 category does not apply to the Waste Management

Phoenix Open.

AT&T PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM

February 6–9

Pebble Beach Golf Links (host course), Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Shore Course) and

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Pebble Beach, CA

Eligible players in the 156-professional field are those players listed in order of priority under

Article III, Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that prior to such players, the follow-

ing shall first be eligible:

• Winners of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am prior to 2000, and winners of the AT&T Pebble

Beach Pro-Am in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship and PGA Championship prior to 2000, and winners of these events in the last

five years (2015–2019).

NOTE: Open Qualifying will not be held.

NOTE: The host organization will team each professional player with an amateur player. The

PGA TOUR shall group the professional players and assign starting times. After three rounds,

the field will be cut to the low 60 professionals and ties and exactly the low 25 pro-am teams.

Professionals placing 61st to 65th and ties will receive FedExCup points and official prize money

normally distributed to those places.

THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL

February 13–16

The Riviera Country Club

Pacific Palisades, California

Eligible players in the 120-player field are:

• Winners of The Genesis Invitational in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship and PGA Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the TOUR Championship in the years 2017 and 2018.

• Winner of the FedExCup for the 2018–2019 season.

• Winners of the WGC- Dell Technologies Match Play, WGC-Mexico Championship and WGC-

FedEx St. Jude Invitational in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and the Memorial

Tournament in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are consid-

ered official, since the previous season’s The Genesis Invitational

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship (NOTE: Such player may turn professional

and still be eligible for the exemption - pending Policy Board approval.)

• Current PGA TOUR members who were playing members of the last named U.S. and European

Ryder Cup teams (2018) and the U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams (2019).

• The top 125 players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Waste Management

Phoenix Open (Monday, February 3, 2020). (NOTE: Pending Policy Board approval.)

• The top 10 players from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the Waste

Management Phoenix Open.

• 8 sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Two from among the previous season’s Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour

• Two from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership

• Four “unrestricted”

• If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, those players below 10th position from the

current FedExCup Points List through the Waste Management Phoenix Open, in order of their

positions on such list.

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS–MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP

February 20–23

Club de Golf Chapultepec

Mexico City, Mexico

Eligible players are:

• The top 50 players, including any players tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf

Ranking as of February 10, 2020.

• The top 50 players, including any players tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf

Ranking as of February 17, 2020.

• The top 30 players from the final 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• The top 10 players from the FedExCup Points List as of February 17, 2020.

• The top 20 players from the final 2019 Race to Dubai Ranking.

• The top 10 players from the Race to Dubai Ranking as of February 10, 2020.

• The top 2 players from the final 2019 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt.

• The top 2 players from the final 2019 Australasian Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt.

• The top 2 players from the final 2018/2019 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise

exempt.

• The top 2 players from the final 2019 Asian Tour Order of Merit, not otherwise exempt.

• The highest ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World Golf Ranking as of

February 10, 2020. If the highest ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World

Golf Ranking is otherwise eligible, the next highest ranked available player from Mexico

within the top 300 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of February 10, 2020.

• If there are less than 72 players entered through the categories listed above, then the

next highest ranked available players from the Official World Golf Rankings as of Monday,

February 17, 2020 will become eligible as required to fill the field to 72 players.

PUERTO RICO OPEN

February 20–23

Coco Beach Golf and Country Club

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Eligible players in the 120-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall first be eligible:

• Up to four sponsor exemptions, restricted to players from Puerto Rico, the Caribbean,

Central America and South America.

• The host organization has a total of 12 additional sponsor exemptions, as follows:

• Two from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership.

• 10 “unrestricted”.

NOTE: The starting field size may be increased in order to include in the starting field those

members listed in Section A-1(g) of Article III (Top Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour).

ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD

March 5–8

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

Orlando, FL

Eligible players in the 120-player field are:

• Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard prior to 2000, and winners

of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last five years (2015–2019).

NOTE: Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational prior to 2000 who are not otherwise eligible for

the event will be added to the starting field of 120 players.

• Winners of Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship and PGA Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the TOUR Championship from the years 2017 and 2018.

• Winner of the FedExCup for the 2018–2019 season.

• Winners of the WGC-Mexico Championship in the last three years (2018–2020).

• Winners of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and

the WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the Memorial Tournament in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are consid-

ered official, since the previous season’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. Ryder Cup team (2018).

• Current PGA TOUR members who were playing members of the last named European Ryder

Cup team (2018) and the U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams (2019).

• The winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship. (NOTE: Such player may turn profes-

sional and still be eligible for the exemption - pending Policy Board approval.)

• Winner of the 2018–2019 Arnold Palmer Award (Rookie of the Year).

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through the WGC-Mexico

Championship/Puerto Rico Open (Monday, February 24, 2020).

• LifemembersofthePGA TOUR.

• 18 sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• Eight from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership.

• Eight “unrestricted”.

• Up to two foreign players designated by the Commissioner.

• The top 70 players from the final 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• Members in the Top 125-Nonmembers category whose points on the non-WGC FedExCup

Points List for Non-members for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount of

FedExCup points earned by the player finishing in 70th position on the final 2018–2019

FedExCup Points List.

• The top 70 players from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the WGC-Mexico

Championship/Puerto Rico Open.

• Either the current winner of the PGA Section Championship or the current PGA Section Player

of the Year where the tournament is played, as determined by the Section.

• If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, those players below 70th position from

the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the WGC-Mexico Championship/Puerto Rico

Open, in order of their positions on such list.

THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

March 12–15

TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Eligible players in the 144-player field are:

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are consid-

ered official, since the previous season’s PLAYERS Championship.

• The top 125 players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• Winners of the Masters Tournament from the years 2016–2019.

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open, The Open Championship and PGA

Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the TOUR Championship from the years 2017 and 2018.

• Winner of the FedExCup for the 2018–2019 season.

• Winners of the WGC-Mexico Championship in the last three years (2018–2020).

• Winners of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play from the years 2018 and 2019.

• Winners of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last three years

(2018–2020).

• Winners of the Memorial Tournament in the last three years (2017–2019).

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through the Honda Classic (Monday,

March 2, 2020).

• The top 10 players from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the Honda Classic.

• The winner of the previous year’s Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship.

• The leading points winner from the 2019 Top 25 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season players

using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List

and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and the leading points winner from the 2019

Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

• If necessary to complete a field of 144 players, PGA TOUR members from the 2019–2020

FedExCup Points List below 10th position through the Honda Classic, in order of their posi-

tions on such list.

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY

March 25–29

Austin Country Club

Austin, TX

Eligible players in the 64-player field are:

• The top 64 available players to a floor of 100 from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of the

Monday one week prior to the week of the tournament (March 16, 2020).

NOTE: In the event of ties at any of the 64 starting positions, the ties will be broken by the fol-

lowing criteria, in order:

• Total Official World Golf Ranking points earned in the most recent 52-week period, ending

with the Ranking released on the Monday one week prior to the week of the tournament

(March 16, 2020).

• Total Official World Golf Ranking points earned in the most recent 13-week period, ending

with the Ranking released on the Monday one week prior to the week of the tournament

(March 16, 2020).

FORMAT:

Wednesday to Friday: A series of Group Stage matches will take place over the first 3 days with

the field of 64 players split into 16 groups of 4 and each player playing the other 3 players in their

group once. Points will be awarded as follows: Win = 1 point; Halved match – ½ point; Loss = 0

points. The player who has accumulated the most points* within each group at the end of the

Group Stage matches will advance to the 16 player Knockout Stage matches where traditional

match play will decide all subsequent matches.

The following process will be used to fill the 16 groups of four players:

• The top 16 ranked players from the OWGR as of Monday, March 23, 2020 will be placed in

order in groups 1 to 16.

• The remaining 48 players will be split into three criteria:

• Players with OWGR ranking 17–32

• Players with OWGR ranking 33–48

• Players with OWGR ranking 49–64

• To complete group 1, one player from each of the above 3 criteria will be selected by random

draw. This process will be repeated for groups 2–16.

Saturday AM: 8 x elimination matches (16 players)

Saturday PM: 4 x quarter-finals

Sunday AM: 2 x semi-finals

Sunday PM: 18 hole final & consolation match for losing semi-finalists

*In the event of a tie between two or three players in a group at the conclusion of the Group

Stage matches, a hole by hole play-off (to take place once all scheduled group matches have

teed off on the final day of the Group Stage matches), will decide the player that will advance to

the Knockout Stage matches.

WITHDRAWALS & SUBSTITUTIONS POLICY:

After the commitment deadline and up to one hour prior to the telecast to determine the seed

numbers, a Player who withdraws from the WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play will be replaced

by the highest eligible Player from the list of eligible Players, provided such Player is ranked

among the top 100 Players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of the eligibility cut-off for the

tournament.

After one hour prior to the start of the telecast to determine the seed numbers, a Player who

withdraws, or is disqualified prior to the start of his first Group Stage match will be replaced

by the highest available Player from the list of eligible Players, provided such Player is ranked

among the top 100 Players on the Official World Golf Ranking as of the eligibility cut-off for the

tournament. The Player will take the place of the player who withdrew or was disqualified in the

seed numbers.

In the event that another eligible Player is not available, the number of Players in the group that

the Player has withdrawn from, will be reduced. The leading* Player from that group at the end

of the Group Stage matches will still advance to the Knockout Stage matches as per all other

groups.

After starting his first Group Stage match, a Player that concedes or is disqualified from a Group

Stage match, is eligible to play in remaining Group Stage matches and advance to the Knockout

Stage matches should he have the highest points total in his group or win a hole by hole playoff

if one is required.

After starting his first Group Stage match, a player that withdraws from the tournament during

the Group Stage matches is deemed to concede any of his Group Stage matches not played to

a conclusion and the result of any of his Group Stage matches already played to a conclusion

shall stand.

A player that qualifies for Knockout Stage matches who subsequently withdraws from the tour-

nament concedes his Knockout State match that has not been played to a conclusion.

PRIZE MONEY:

A player who withdraws or is disqualified prior to the start of his first Group Stage match at

the WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play will be ineligible to receive prize money or FedExCup

Points.

At any time after starting his first Group Stage match, a Player who withdraws from the WGC -

Dell Technologies Match Play will receive official prize money based on the results of his Group

Stage matches to that point or thereafter his finish position in the subsequent Knockout Stage

matches.

CORALES PUNTACANA RESORT & CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

March 26–29

Puntacana Resort & Golf Club

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Eligible players in the 120-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall first be eligible:

• Up to four sponsor exemptions restricted to players from Latin America.

• The host organization has 12 additional sponsor exemptions restricted, as follows:

• Two from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership.

• 10 “unrestricted”.

NOTE: The starting field size may be expanded in order to include in the starting field those

members listed in Section A-1(g) of Article III (Top Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour).

VALERO TEXAS OPEN

April 2–5

TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks Course)

San Antonio, TX

Eligible players in the 144-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall first be eligible:

• Up to four sponsor exemptions, restricted to nonmember professionals who are qualified

for the Masters Tournament and ranked among the top 100 players on the Official World

Golf Ranking through the event scheduled to conclude four weeks prior to the final round

of the Valero Texas Open (i.e. through the Arnold Palmer Invitational).

MASTERS TOURNAMENT

April 9–12

Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta, GA

Eligible players for invitation are:

• Former winners of the Masters Tournament.

• Winners of the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and PGA Championship in the last five

years (2015–2019).

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship from 2017–2020.

• Winner and runner-up of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship, if still an amateur player.

• Winner of The 2019 Amateur Championship conducted by the R&A, if still an amateur player.

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, if still an amateur player.

• Winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion, if still an amateur player.

• Winner of the 2020 Latin America Amateur Championship, if still an amateur player.

• The top 12 finishers and ties from the 2019 Masters Tournament.

• The top 4 finishers and ties from the 2019 U.S. Open.

• The top 4 finishers and ties from the 2019 The Open Championship.

• The top 4 finishers and ties from the 2019 PGA Championship.

• Winners of PGA TOUR events whose victories are considered official since the previous

year’s Masters that award a full point allocation for the TOUR Championship (excluding team

tournaments).

• Thoseplayerswhoqualifiedforthe2019TOUR Championship.

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of December 31, 2019.

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through completion of the WGC-Dell

Technologies Match Play/Corales Puntacanta Resort & Club Championship (Monday, March

30, 2020).

• The Masters Tournament Committee, at its discretion, also invites international players not

otherwise qualified.

RBC HERITAGE

April 16–19

Harbour Town Golf Links

Hilton Head Island, SC

Eligible players in the 132-player field are:

• Winners of RBC Heritage prior to 2000, and winners of RBC Heritage in the last five years

(2015–2019).

NOTE: Winners of the RBC Heritage prior to 2000 who are not otherwise eligible for the event

will be added to the starting field of 132 players.

• Winners of the U.S. Open or PGA Championship prior to 2005 who played in a minimum of 15

PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in the 2018–2019 season, provided how-

ever the Commissioner shall have the discretion to waive such 15 event minimum if a player

otherwise eligible pursuant to this eligibility criteria did not play 15 events in the prior season

as a result of an injury and would have qualified for a medical extension if he had applied

for one. Winners of the U.S. Open or PGA Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last five years (2016–2020).

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship from years 2015–2020.

• Winners of The Open Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the TOUR Championship from years 2017 and 2018.

• Winners of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in the last three years (2018–2020).

• WinnersoftheWGC-Mexico Championshipinthelastthreeyears(2018–2020).

• Winners of the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last three years

(2018–2020).

• Winner of the Memorial Tournament in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship. (NOTE: Such player may turn professional

and still be eligible for the exemption - pending Policy Board approval.)

• The leader from the final FedExCup Points List in each of the last five seasons (2014/15–

2018/19).

• The leader from the final Official PGA TOUR Money List from seasons 2014/15 and 2015/16.

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. Ryder Cup team (2018).

• Current PGA TOUR members who were playing members from the last-named European

Ryder Cup team (2018) and the U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams (2019).

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through completion of the WGC-Dell

Technologies Match Play/Corales Puntacanta Resort & Club Championship (Monday, March

30, 2020).

• Eight sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Two from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership.

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• Four “unrestricted”.

• Up to two foreign players designated by the Commissioner.

• Either the current winner of the PGA Section Championship or the current PGA Section Player

of the Year where the tournament is played, as determined by the Section.

• PGA TOUR members who use an exemption for the 2019–2020 season as one of the leaders

(either top 25 or top 50) on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List.

• Life members of the PGA TOUR.

• The top 125 players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• Members in the Top 125-Nonmembers category whose points on the Non-WGC FedExCup

Points List for Non-Members for the previous season equal or exceed the amount of

FedExCup points earned by the player finishing in 125th position on the 2018–2019

FedExCup Points List.

• PGA TOUR members from the current Tournament Winners category.

• The 20 players who are leading on the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the Valero

Texas Open.

• Five players, not otherwise eligible, who are leading on the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List

through the Valero Texas Open.

• If necessary to complete a field of 132 players, PGA TOUR members from the 2019–2020

priority ranking of eligible players, after the top 125 Non-Member category, in order of their

positions on such list, including the Top 10 from previous tournament category.

ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS

April 23–26

TPC Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

FORMAT: The tournament is a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team comprised of two

professionals. The first and third rounds are four-ball (best ball) play and the second and final

rounds are foursomes (alternate shot) play.

Eligible players for the 80-team (160 player) field are those players in priority order under Article

III, Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall not be eligible:

• Open Qualifying

• Top 10 from Previous Tournament

• The Current PGA National Professional Champion and the Local PGA Section exemption

are only eligible if they both commit and play as a team

NOTE: The provision in the Tournament Regulations which states that the field size will be

expanded to include the entire Top 125 prior season’s FedExCup points category does not apply

to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

• The host organization will have a total of 8 sponsor exemptions

• Two from among the current season’s membership

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Finals category

• Four “unrestricted”

NOTE: The Tournament Host Organization must ensure such exemptions have a pre-defined

teammate from among those players who can pick a partner or other sponsor exemptions prior

to committing such player. No amateur will be allowed to accept a sponsor exemption. Sponsor

exemptions cannot access the field off their own category position after the commitment dead-

line.

• The top available members will select a player of their choosing from among PGA TOUR

Members eligible for tournament play as defined in the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations.

Both team members must be committed by the commitment deadline.

• Any players eligible for the field who have not confirmed a partner by the commitment

deadline, will be assigned a partner based on priority order under Article III, Section A of

Tournament Regulations (i.e. 1 and 2 partner, 3 and 4 partner, etc.)

Withdrawal Policy:

• For the purposes of this policy, the top available member who is eligible to select a partner

shall be referred to as “exempt”.

Exempt player withdrawal:

• In the event an exempt player withdraws prior to the commitment deadline and his partner

would have otherwise been exempt, the partner remains in the field and may select a new

partner as outlined in the regulations.

• In the event an exempt player withdraws prior to the commitment deadline and his partner

would not have otherwise been exempt, the partner is also withdrawn from the field and is

replaced by the highest ranking alternate who may then select a partner as outlined in the

regulations.

• In the event an exempt player withdraws after the commitment deadline but before 12 noon

(local time at the tournament site) Tuesday of tournament week and his partner would have

otherwise been exempt, the partner remains in the field and may select a player of their

choosing from among PGA TOUR Members eligible for tournament play as defined in the

PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations regardless of commitment status.

• In the event an exempt player withdraws after the commitment deadline but before 12 noon

(local time at the tournament site) Tuesday of tournament week and his partner would not

have otherwise been exempt, the partner is also withdrawn from the field and is replaced by

the highest ranking alternate who may select a player of his choosing from among PGA TOUR

Members eligible for tournament play as defined in the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations

regardless of commitment status.

• In the event an exempt player withdraws after 12 noon (local time at the tournament site)

Tuesday of tournament week and his partner would not have otherwise been exempt, the

partner will remain in the field provided that the exempt player was on-site and registered

for the event. The partner remaining in the field teams with the highest ranking alternate.

Partner withdrawal:

• If the exempt player’s partner withdraws prior to the commitment deadline, he may select a

new partner as outlined in the regulations.

• If the exempt player’s partner withdraws after the commitment deadline but before 12 noon

(local time at the tournament site) Tuesday of tournament week, he may select a player of

his choosing from among PGA TOUR Members eligible for tournament play as defined in the

PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations regardless of commitment status.

• If the exempt player’s partner withdraws after 12 noon (local time at the tournament site)

Tuesday of tournament week, he remains in the field and teams with the highest ranking

alternate.

Sponsor Exemption withdrawal:

• Prior to the commitment deadline should the exempt player who is the teammate of a spon-

sor exemption withdraw, the host organization must secure another teammate from among

the exempt players.

• After the commitment deadline but before 12 noon (local time at the tournament site)

Tuesday of tournament week should the exempt player who is the teammate of a sponsor

exemption withdraw, the sponsor exemption is also withdrawn from the tournament unless

the first alternate agrees to partner with the sponsor exemption.

• After 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) Tuesday of tournament week should the

exempt player who is the teammate of a sponsor exemption withdraw, the sponsor exemp-

tion stays in the field and teams with the highest ranking alternate.

• If an unrestricted sponsor exemption withdraws, the host organization may replace that

exemption with a player of their choosing up until the commencement of the tournament.

• If a sponsor exemption restricted to PGA TOUR members or restricted to the Korn Ferry Tour

category withdraws, the host organization may replace that exemption with a player of their

choosing before 12 noon (local time at tournament site) the Tuesday of tournament week.

At or after 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) the Tuesday of tournament week, the

sponsor exemption withdrawal will be replaced by the highest ranking alternate.

NOTE: Cut size will be 33 teams and any ties at 33rd position.

NOTE: FedExCup points and official prize money will use an alternate distribution whereby the

corresponding finish positions from the standard distribution are combined and split in two (i.e.

500 points for 1st place and 300 points for 2nd place = 800 point for the team/400 points for

each player and so on down the list for 3rd and 4th for the 2nd place team, etc.)

NOTE: The Top-5 finishing teams and ties will advance into the following open event.

NOTE: The official pro-am will consist of the professional team and three amateurs.

NOTE: A hole-by-hole (sudden death) playoff will be contested with the first hole played as four-

somes, the second hole played as four-ball, then alternating formats every hole, thereafter, on a

set rotation of holes. The rotation of holes will be determined by the Rules committee.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

May 14–17

TPC Harding Park

San Francisco, CA

NOTE: All contestants in the Championship (except international players) must be a PGA of

America member in good standing.

Eligible players in the 156-player field are:

• All former winners of the PGA Championship.

• Winners of the Masters in the last five years (2016–2020).

• Winners of the U.S. Open and The Open Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last three years (2018–2020).

• Winner of the 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.

• The top 15 finishers and ties from the 2019 PGA Championship.

• The top 20 finishers from the 2020 PGA Professional Championship.

• The top 70 players who have earned the most official PGA TOUR prize money, from the 2019

AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2020 Wells Fargo Championship.

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2018), provided

they remain within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 3, 2020.

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are consid-

ered official, from the 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge to the 2020 PGA Championship.

• Special exemptions selected by the PGA of America.

• If necessary to complete the field, those players beyond the top 70 players who have earned

the most official PGA TOUR prize money, from the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2020

Wells Fargo Championship in order of their positions on such list.

CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE

May 21–24

Colonial Country Club

Ft. Worth, TX

Eligible players in the 120-player field are:

• Winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge prior to 2000, winners of the Charles Schwab

Challenge in the last five years (2015–2019), and all former winners from 2000 and beyond

who were among the top 150 finishers on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List.

NOTE: Winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge prior to 2000 who are not otherwise eligible

for the event will be added to the starting field of 120 players.

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship and Masters Tournament in the last five years

(2016–2020).

• Winners of the U.S. Open and The Open Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the PGA Championship from 2015–2020.

• Winners of the TOUR Championship in the years 2017 and 2018.

• Winner of the FedExCup in the 2018–2019 season.

• Winnersofthe WGC-DellTechnologies MatchPlayandWGC-Mexico Championshipinthe

last three years (2018–2020).

• Winners of the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last three years

(2018–2020).

• Winners of the Memorial Tournament in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are consid-

ered official, since the previous season’s Charles Schwab Challenge.

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. Ryder Cup team (2018).

• Current PGA TOUR members who were playing members from the last-named European

Ryder Cup team (2018) and the U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams (2019).

• Two players selected by the current and former winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge.

• The top 15 finishers and ties (including PGA TOUR nonmembers) from the 2019 Charles

Schwab Challenge.

• 12 sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• Sixfromamongthecurrentseason’sPGA TOURmembership.

• Four “unrestricted”.

• Up to two foreign players designated by the Commissioner.

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through completion of the Masters

Tournament.

• The top 80 players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• Members in the Top 125-Nonmembers category whose points on the Non-WGC FedExCup

Points List for Non-Members for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount of

FedExCup points earned by the player finishing in 80th position on the 2018–2019 FedExCup

Points List.

• The top 80 players from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through AT&T Byron Nelson.

• If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, those players below 80th position from the

2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the AT&T Byron Nelson, in order of their positions

on such list.

THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE

June 4–7

Muirfield Village Golf Club

Dublin, OH

Eligible players in the 120-player field are:

• Winners of the Memorial Tournament prior to 1997 and winners of the Memorial Tournament

in the last five years (2015–2019).

NOTE: Winners of the Memorial Tournament prior to 1997 who are not otherwise eligible for

the event will be added to the starting field of 120 players.

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship and Masters Tournament in the last five years

(2016–2020).

• Winners of the U.S. Open and The Open Championship in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winners of the PGA Championship from years 2015–2020.

• Winners of the TOUR Championship in the years 2017 and 2018.

• Winner of the FedExCup from the 2018–2019 season.

• WinnersoftheWGC-DellTechnologiesMatchPlayandWGC-Mexico Championshipinthe

last three years (2018–2020).

• Winners of the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winners of the WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2017–2019).

• Winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in the last three years

(2018–2020).

• Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are consid-

ered official, since the previous season’s Memorial Tournament.

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams (2018).

• Playing members of the last-named U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams (2019).

NOTE: Unrestricted sponsor exemptions will be reduced by an equal number for each non-

member that qualifies for the event via this category.

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship. (Note: Such player may turn professional

and still be eligible for the exemption.)

• Winner of The 2019 Amateur Championship conducted by the R&A. (Note: Such player may

turn professional and still be eligible for the exemption.)

• Up to four players selected by the tournament from among the money leaders on the PGA

European Tour, Asian Tour, Australasian Tour, Sunshine Tour and Japan Golf Tour official

money lists.

• Up to fourteen sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Six from among the current season’s PGA TOUR membership.

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• Six “unrestricted”.

NOTE: Players requesting sponsor exemptions should do so by March 31.

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through completion of the Charles

Schwab Challenge (Monday, May 25, 2020).

• The top 70 players from the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List.

• Members in the Top 125-Nonmembers category whose points on the Non-WGC FedExCup

Points List for Non-Members for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount of

FedExCup points earned by the player finishing in 70th position on the 2018–2019 FedExCup

Points List.

• The top 70 players from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the completion of the

Charles Schwab Challenge.

• The Division I College Player of the Year from 2019 (the Jack Nicklaus Award), as selected

by the Golf Coaches Association of America. (Note: Such player may turn professional and

still be eligible for the exemption.)

• If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, PGA TOUR members beyond 70th position

from both the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the Charles Schwab Challenge and

the 2018–2019 FedExCup Points List on an alternating basis beginning with the current

season FedExCup Points List and in order of their positions on such FedExCup Points List

(i.e., 71st player from current season’s FedExCup Points List, 71st player from prior season’s

FedExCup Points List, 72nd player from current season’s FedExCup Points List, and so on).

RBC CANADIAN OPEN

June 11–14

St. George's Golf and Country Club

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Eligible players in the 156-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that prior to such players, the following shall

first be eligible:

• 20 sponsor exemptions, restricted as follows:

• Two from among the current season’s membership.

• Two from among the 2019 Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

• 16 “unrestricted”.

U.S. OPEN

June 18–21

Winged Foot Golf Club

Mamaroneck, New York

ENTRY DEADLINE: APRIL 22, 2020 AT 5:00 P.M. EDT

Entries are open to professional golfers, amateur golfers and applicants for reinstatement.

Amateurs and applicants for reinstatement must have an up-to-date Handicap Index based on

ratings for men not exceeding 1.4 under the USGA Handicap System. All players, including those

who are exempt, must file an entry application.

Competition will be in three stages at stroke play:

1. First Stage Qualifying—18 holes: For all except exempt players. Players will compete for a

total of 500 qualifying places.

2. Final Qualifying—36 holes: The eligible field for final qualifying will consist of 500 players

from First Stage Qualifying and those players exempt from First Stage Qualifying.

3. Championship Rounds—72 holes: 156 players eligible, comprised of place winners in Final

Qualifying and those exempt from both qualifying stages.

NOTE: Eligibility subject to change. Please refer to U.S. Open Championship entry application.

Players exempt from both qualifying stages are:

• Winners of the U.S. Open in the last 10 years (2010–2019).

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship.

• Runner-up of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship, must be an amateur.

• Winners of the 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships, must be

an amateur.

• Winner of The 2019 Amateur Championship conducted by the R&A, must be an amateur.

• Winner of the 2019 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Men’s World Amateur Golf Rankings), must

be an amateur.

• Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last five years (2016–2020).

• Winners of The Open conducted by the R&A in the last five years (2015–2019).

• Winner of the PGA of America Championship from 2015–2020.

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Senior Open.

• Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last three years (2018–2020).

• Winner of the 2019 European Tour BMW Championship.

• Multiple winners of PGA TOUR events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending

TOUR Championship, from the conclusion of the 2019 U.S. Open to the initiation of the 2020

U.S. Open.

• The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2019 U.S. Open Championship.

• Those players qualifying for the season-ending 2019 TOUR Championship.

• The top 60 players and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 18, 2020.

• The top 60 players and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking as of June 15, 2020.

• Special exemptions selected by the USGA. Deadline for submission of request: April 22, 2020.

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-FEDEX ST. JUDE INVITATIONAL

July 2–5

TPC Southwind

Memphis, TN

Eligible players are:

• Playing members of the 2019 U.S. and International Presidents Cup Teams.

• The top 50 players, including any tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as

of Monday, June 22, 2020 (i.e. through completion of the U.S. Open).

• The top 50 players, including any tied for 50th place, from the Official World Golf Ranking as

of Monday, June 29, 2020 (i.e. through completion of the Travelers Championship).

• Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the

Federation Tours since the prior years WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational with an Official World

Golf Ranking Strength of Field (SOF) Rating of 115 or more.

• The winner of the following tournament from each of the following Tours:

• Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2020) and Bridgestone Open (2019)

• Australasian Tour: Australian PGA Championship (2019)

• Southern Africa Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am (2020)

• Asian Tour: Indonesian Masters (2019)

BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP

July 2–5

Location TBD

Eligible players in the 120-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall first be eligible:

• Four “unrestricted” sponsor exemptions.

• The host has a total of 12 sponsor exemptions:

• Two from among the current season’s membership

• Ten “unrestricted”

NOTE: The starting field size may be increased in order to include in the starting field those

members listed in Section A-1(g) of Article III (Top Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour).

Modified Stableford Format will be used.

Score Points Score Points

Double Eagle +8 Par 0

Eagle +5 Bogey -1

Birdie +2 Double Bogey -3

or worse

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

July 16–19

Royal St. George's Golf Club

Sandwich, England

ENTRY DEADLINE: TBD

NOTE: Eligibility subject to change. Please refer to The Open Championship entry application.

Players exempt from all qualifying:

• The top 10 finishers and ties from the 2019 Open Championship.

• Former winners of the The Open Championship who are aged 60 or under on July 19, 2020.

• Winners of The Open Championship in the last ten years (2010–2019).

• The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of week to be determined.

• The top 30 players from the final 2019 Race to Dubai.

• Winners of the BMW PGA Championship in 2018 and 2019.

• The top 5 European Tour members and ties, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race

to Dubai on completion of event to be determined.

• The leading three players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 and ties from each of the

European Tour events to be determined.

• Winners of the U.S. Open in the last five years (2016–2020).

• Winners of the Masters in the last five years (2016–2020).

• Winners of the PGA Championship from 2015–2020.

• Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last three years (2018–2020).

• The top 30 players from the 2019 TOUR Championship.

• The top five players and ties, not otherwise exempt, from among the top 20 players on the

2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through completion of the event to be determined.

• The leading players (numbers to be determined), not otherwise exempt, from each of the

PGA TOUR events to be determined.

• The leading three players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 from the PGA TOUR of

Australasia event to be determined.

• The leading three players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 from the Sunshine Tour event

to be determined.

• Playing members of the 2019 Presidents Cup teams.

• Winner of the 2019 VISA Open de Argentina.

• Winner of the 2019 Japan Open.

• The leading player from the 2019 Asian Tour Official Money List.

• The leading player from the 2019 Australasian Tour Official Money List.

• The top two players from the 2019 Japan Golf Tour Official Money List.

• The leading player from the 2019/2020 Sunshine Tour Official Money List.

• The top two players and ties, not otherwise exempt, who have earned the most Japan Golf

Tour official prize money from the 2020 Japan Golf Tour official events through the Japan

Tour Championship.

• Winner of the 2019 Senior Open Championship.

• Winner of the The 2020 Amateur Championship conducted by the R&A, must be an amateur.

• Winner of the 2019 U.S. Amateur, if still an amateur.

• Winner of the 2020 European Amateur Championship, if still an amateur.

• The 2019 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking) winner, if still an

amateur.

• Winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, if still an amateur.

• The leading four players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 12 from the Asian Tour event to

be determined.

• The leading four players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 12 and ties from the Japan Golf

Tour event to be determined.

• The leading two players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 8 and ties from the Korean Tour

event to be determined.

BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP

July 16-19

Keene Trace Golf Club

Nicholasville, KY

Eligible players in the 120-player field are those players listed in order of priority under Article III,

Section A of the Tournament Regulations, except that the following shall first be eligible:

• Four “unrestricted” sponsor exemptions.

• The host has a total of 12 sponsor exemptions:

• Two from among the current season’s membership

• Ten “unrestricted”

NOTE: The starting field size may be increased in order to include in the starting field those

members listed in Section A-1(g) of Article III (Top Finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour).

TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES

July 30-August 2

Kasumigaseki Country Club

Saitama,Kantō,Japan

60 positions available will be allocated through an Olympic Golf Ranking (OGR) list published on

the IGF website, based on the player’s respective official world golf ranking as follows:

• Players within the top-15 on the men’s official world golf rankings as of June 22, 2020 will

be eligible, except that there will be no more than four players from any one country eligible

within the top-15.

• The balance of the field will be selected in order from 16th place onwards on the official

world golf rankings as of as of June 22, 2020, up to a maximum of 2 players per country

including those athletes within the highest top-15.

• A provision has been included for the host country, Japan, which will guarantee that at least

one Japanese golfer will compete in the Games if not otherwise eligible, based on position

within the official world golf rankings.

• Another provision has been included that each of the five continents of the Olympic

Movement (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) will be guaranteed at least one

athlete in the event, if not otherwise eligible, based on position within the respective official

world golf rankings.

• These provisions will not increase the field size beyond 60 athletes in the competition.

The two-year qualification period for the Olympic Golf Ranking will run from July 1, 2018 to June

22, 2020. Throughout that time, an OGR list will be published each week using the current official

world golf rankings at http://www.igfgolf.org. The IGF will publish the final OGR list as of June

23, 2020 following the conclusion of all eligible events.

For more information http://www.igfgolf.org/

THE NORTHERN TRUST

August 13–16

TPC Boston

Norton, Massachusetts

Eligible players are:

• The top 125 players plus ties from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the

Wyndham Championship.

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

August 20–23

Olympia Fields Country Club

Olympia Fields, Illinois

Eligible players are:

• The top 70 players plus ties from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the THE

NORTHERN TRUST.

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

August 27–30

East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, GA

Eligible players are:

• The top 30 players plus ties from the 2019–2020 FedExCup Points List through the BMW

Championship.

RYDER CUP

September 25–27

Whistling Straits Golf Course

Kohler, WI

United States Team

• The top eight U.S. players who have earned the most official PGA TOUR money from January

1, 2019, through August 23, 2020, weighted as follows:

• $1,000 = 1 point for 2019 majors (Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship and PGA

Championship)

• $2,000 = 1 point for 2019 PLAYERS Championship, WGC-Mexico Championship, WGC-Dell

Technologies Match Play, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and WGC-HSBC Champions.

• $1,000 = 2 points for the winner of 2020 majors (Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship

and PGA Championship)

• $1,000 = 1.5 points for all others who make the cut in the 2020 majors (Masters, US Open,

The Open Championship and PGA Championship).

• $1,000 = 1 point for official events from January 1, 2020 through August 23, 2020 (excluding

majors and opposite field events)

• Four Captain’s selections-to be announced on the Tuesday or Wednesday (September 1 or 2)

immediately following the TOUR Championship.

European Team

• The top four European Tour members on The Ryder Cup European Points List from the 2019

BMW PGA Championship through the 2020 BMW PGA Championship

• The top five European Tour members, not otherwise qualified, from The Ryder Cup

World Points List from the 2019 BMW PGA Championship through the 2020 BMW PGA

Championship

• Three Captains’ selections to be named the week after the 2020 BMW PGA Championship.

THE PRESIDENTS CUP

September 30-October 3, 2021

Quail Hollow Club

Charlotte, North Carolina

NOTE: Criteria for the 2021 teams subject to change following the selection of the U.S. and

International Presidents Cup Captains.

United States Team

• The top eight (8) U.S. PGA TOUR members who have earned the most FedExCup points from

September 9, 2019 through 2021 BMW Championship, weighted as follows:

• 2019 A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier through 2020 BMW Championship:

• 1 FedExCup point = 1 point

• First event of the 2020–2021 season through 2021 BMW Championship:

• 1 FedExCup point = 2 points

• Four (4) Captain’s selections, to be named on date(s) to be determined.

NOTE: Presidents Cup points for FedExCup Playoffs Events will be weighted the same as World

Golf Championships.

International Team

• The top eight (8) international players (excluding those eligible for the European Ryder Cup

team) from the Presidents Cup International Team points list which shall be Official World

Golf Ranking Rank Points accumulated from August 23, 2020 (BMW Championship) through

2021 BMW Championship.

• Four (4) Captain’s selections, to be named on date(s) to be determined.

NATIONALITY POLICY

I. General

Any competitor in an International Golf Competition (Section II) must be a National of the

country which the competitor is representing or under which the competitor is eligible for the

competition.

The IGF publishes this Nationality Policy as it pertains to matters relating to the determina-

tion of the country which a competitor may represent in an International Golf Competition

listed below, and from time-to-time will advise sanctioning organizations of International Golf

Competitions as to guidelines and standards on making determinations on a competitor’s

Nationality.

Each sanctioning organization has adopted the IGF Nationality Policy and shares decisions

based on nationality with the IGF and other sanctioning organizations. All matters relating to

the determination of the country which a competitor may represent in an International Golf

Competition listed below shall be resolved by the sanctioning organization for that event, in

its sole discretion.

II. International Golf Competitions

For the purposes of this policy, International Golf Competitions are as follows:

Women’s Competitions Sanctioning Organization

Espirito Santo Trophy International Golf Federation

Solheim Cup LPGA

International Crown LPGA

Olympic Games International Golf Federation

Youth Olympic Games International Golf Federation

Men’s Competitions Sanctioning Organization

Eisenhower Trophy International Golf Federation

Ryder Cup European Tour & PGA of America

Presidents Cup PGA TOUR

Olympic Games International Golf Federation

Youth Olympic Games International Golf Federation

World Cup International Federation of PGA Tours

III. Nationality

A competitor will be considered a National of a country if the competitor is a citizen of the coun-

try, as defined by the laws of such country.

A competitor who is a National of two or more countries at the same time may represent either

one of them, as the competitor may elect. However, after having represented one country in an

International Golf Competition, the competitor may not represent another country unless first

meeting the conditions set forth below that applyto persons who have changed their nationality

or acquired a new nationality.

A competitor who has represented one country in an International Golf Competition, and who

has changed nationality or acquired a new nationality, may participate in another International

Golf Competition representing the new country provided that, as of the start of the qualification

period for such event, at least four years have passed since the competitor last represented his/

her former country. This period may be extended, reduced or even cancelled, with the agreement

of the sanctioning organization, which takes into account the circumstances of each case and

any applicable guidelines and standards provided by the IGF.

If an associated State, province or overseas department, a country or colony acquires inde-

pendence, if a country becomes incorporated within another country by reason of a change of

border, or if a country merges with another country, a competitor may continue to represent the

country to which the competitor belongs or belonged. However, if the competitor prefers, the

competitor may elect to represent the new country. This particular choice may be made only

once.

Furthermore, in all cases in which a competitor would be eligible to participate in an International

Golf Competition, either by representing another country than his/hers or by having the choice

as to the country which such competitor intends to represent,the sanctioning organization may

take all decisions of a general or individual nature with regard to issues resulting from national-

ity, citizenship, domicile or residence of any competitor, including the duration of any waiting

period, taking into account the circumstances of each case and any applicable guidelines and

standards provided by the IGF.

IV. Countries and Continents

For the purposes of defining a country (or territory, if applicable) of which a competitor is a

National, the current list of National Olympic Committees as recognized by the International

Olympic Committee will be used. For International Golf Competitions other than the Olympic

Games and Youth Olympic Games, England, Scotland and Wales will be considered to be sepa-

rate countries.

For the purposes of defining the continent of Europe as it relates only to certain International

Golf Competitions which either include all countries within Europe as a team or exclude all coun-

tries within Europe from a team, the following countries will be considered to be within Europe

and not part of regions other than Europe:

V. Rankings

A competitor should ensure that his/her nationality is correctly listed on the appropriate world

golf ranking system. For women’s International Golf Competitions, this shall be the Rolex

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russian

Federation

San Marino

Serbia

Slovak

Republic

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Women’s World Rankings. For men’s International Golf Competitions, this shall be the Official

World Golf Rankings. For the purposes of applying this policy, the competitor will be presumed to

be a National of the country listed on the appropriate world rankings system, subject to verifica-

tion in accordance with this policy. Any decisions taken related to a competitor’s nationality in

accordance with this policy shall be referred by the IGF to the appropriate ranking system, who

shall display the correct nationality of each player within the rankings.

A competitor eligible to participate in an International Golf Competition by representing another

country to the one previously represented (by either changing nationality or acquiring a new

nationality) in accordance with this policy will only be eligible for International Golf Competitions

for which the qualification period has not yet started, unless otherwise allowed by the sanction-

ing organization.

A competitor eligible to participate in an International Golf Competition by having the choice as

to the country which such competitor intends to represent in accordance with this policy will

only be eligible for International Golf Competitions for which the qualification period has not yet

started, unless otherwise allowed by the sanctioning organization.

A competitor who changes his nationality for an International Golf Competition prior to the

qualifications and eligibility period beginning for such event, yet subsequently fails to qualify for

the competition, is subject to the provisions of this policy including the time periods prescribed

herein.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

PLAYER IDENTIFICATION

PGA TOUR members will receive a personal photo ID and family credentials, which serve as

identification at all cosponsored tournaments. Players are responsible for their minor children

and their conduct in the Player Family dining area and elsewhere on course. If lost, replacement

credentials are available through PGA TOUR Headquarters at a cost of $50 per family credential

and photo ID card.

OTHER CREDENTIALS

Tournament sponsors provide complimentary daily admission credentials to any member and

their immediate family (spouse/significant other, children and parents) of the PGA TOUR, PGA

of America, LPGA, and the Golf Course Superintendents Association. Complimentary daily

admission credentials will be provided to any member of the Golf Course Builders Association

of America, Club Managers Association of America and the American Society of Golf Course

Architects. Family members must accompany the player in person to obtain these credentials.

DATA PROTECTION & PRIVACY

The protection of our players’ personally identifiable information is of the utmost importance at

the PGA TOUR. Such information is used by PGA TOUR to administer the tournaments operated

and/or sanctioned by PGA TOUR, provide membership benefits, and provide PGA TOUR play-

ers with information relating to membership, products, services, news and promotions of PGA

TOUR and its affiliates. In light of new laws coming into effect such as the European Union’s

General Data Protection Regulation, the PGA TOUR has developed a Data Protection & Privacy

Compliance Working Group to focus on the safeguards and best practices for the collection

and processing of personal data. If at any time, you would like to access or correct any of your

personally identifiable information, please contact [email protected].

TOURNAMENT ADMINISTRATION MATTERS

PURSE DISTRIBUTION FORMULAS

The PGA TOUR Policy Board establishes distribution of purses for PGA TOUR tournaments.

“Approved” tournaments and events with special or small fields may use other purse distribution

formulas.

The standard formula for PGA TOUR events provides a first prize of 18 percent of the total purse.

Following is the standard distribution formula for an event with a purse of $8.0 million:

POSITION PERCENT PRIZE

1 18.000% $1,440,000.00

2 10.900% $872,000.00

3 6.900% $552,000.00

4 4.900% $392,000.00

5 4.100% $328,000.00

6 3.625% $290,000.00

7 3.375% $270,000.00

8 3.125% $250,000.00

9 2.925% $234,000.00

10 2.725% $218,000.00

11 2.525% $202,000.00

12 2.325% $186,000.00

13 2.125% $170,000.00

14 1.925% $154,000.00

15 1.825% $146,000.00

16 1.725% $138,000.00

17 1.625% $130,000.00

18 1.525% $122,000.00

19 1.425% $114,000.00

20 1.325% $106,000.00

21 1.225% $98,000.00

22 1.125% $90,000.00

23 1.045% $83,600.00

24 0.965% $77,200.00

25 0.885% $70,800.00

26 0.805% $64,400.00

27 0.775% $62,000.00

28 0.745% $59,600.00

29 0.715% $57,200.00

30 0.685% $54,800.00

31 0.655% $52,400.00

32 0.625% $50,000.00

33 0.595% $47,600.00

POSITION PERCENT PRIZE

34 0.570% $45,600.00

35 0.545% $43,600.00

36 0.520% $41,600.00

37 0.495% $39,600.00

38 0.475% $38,000.00

39 0.455% $36,400.00

40 0.435% $34,800.00

41 0.415% $33,200.00

42 0.395% $31,600.00

43 0.375% $30,000.00

44 0.355% $28,400.00

45 0.335% $26,800.00

46 0.315% $25,200.00

47 0.295% $23,600.00

48 0.279% $22,320.00

49 0.265% $21,200.00

50 0.257% $20,560.00

51 0.251% $20,080.00

52 0.245% $19,600.00

53 0.241% $19,280.00

54 0.237% $18,960.00

55 0.235% $18,800.00

56 0.233% $18,640.00

57 0.231% $18,480.00

58 0.229% $18,320.00

59 0.227% $18,160.00

60 0.225% $18,000.00

61 0.223% $17,840.00

62 0.221% $17,680.00

63 0.219% $17,520.00

64 0.217% $17,360.00

65 0.215% $17,200.00

BAD WEATHER GUIDELINES

In situations involving bad weather, our first priority is always the competition and completion

of 72 holes. Every effort will be made to achieve this objective by Sunday which could include

playing 36 holes on the final day. If this can not be accomplished, play will always be extended

to Monday if conditions and the weather forecast permit.

In making decisions to extend play beyond Sunday or to reduce the tournament to fewer than

72 holes due to inclement weather, the on-site Tournament Director discusses the situation

and conditions with a number of parties, including the host organization, title sponsor, host site

(general manager and/or golf course superintendent), on-site weather forecaster, television rep-

resentatives and the other members of the Rules Committee. Players are not included in these

discussions as policy dictates it is inappropriate for the Rules Committee to discuss matters

directly affecting the competition with contestants.

In an effort to provide more definitive guidelines for use in the decision-making process, the fol-

lowing Bad Weather Guidelines will be followed:

EXTENDING PLAY TO MONDAY

1. Every effort will be made to finish each round as scheduled by Sunday. The first priority is

always the competition and completion of 72 holes.

2. In an effort to achieve this objective by Sunday, 36 holes may be played on Sunday follow-

ing a reduction of the field to the score which has the closest number of players (including

amateurs) to 60. If an equal number of players are at scores above and below the 60th posi-

tion, the higher score will be used. In the event of any such cut, professionals eliminated who

otherwise would have played in the final 36 holes will receive the appropriate share of official

prize money in accordance with their respective positions.

3. If conditions exist which prevent 72 holes from being completed by Sunday, play will always

be extended to Monday if golf course conditions and the weather forecast permit. Play on

Monday could include 36 holes and a reduction of the field to the score which has the closest

number of players to 60.

4. If conditions exist which make the completion of 72 holes impossible, the next priority is to

complete 54 holes, thereby the winner is credited with an official victory. Again, play in this

situation will always be extended to Monday if golf course conditions and weather permit.

5. If conditions exist which make the completion of 54 holes impossible, the next priority is to

complete 36 holes, thereby players receive official money although the winner is credited

with an unofficial victory. Again, play in this situation may be extended to Monday.

EXTENDING PLAY BEYOND MONDAY

1. Except for THE PLAYERS Championship, in the event of a suspension during a final round

being played on Monday when at least half of the field has completed play, the final round

will be completed on Tuesday, but no later. Further, in no situation would we resume play

in order to have 50% or more of the field complete their round. If play cannot be completed

on Tuesday, scores will revert back to the last completed round and the competition will be

considered closed.

2. Except for THE PLAYERS Championship, play will not extend past Tuesday under any cir-

cumstances unless the event can be rescheduled and replayed in its entirety. This scenario

would occur only if no more than 18 holes had been completed and an acceptable open date

were available.

3. For THE PLAYERS Championship, the Commissioner may, in his discretion, extend play as

necessary in order to complete 72 holes of competition.

ON-SITE COMMUNICATION

1. On Tuesday of Tournament Week, the PGA TOUR Tournament Director will meet with host

organization and title sponsor representatives to review the Bad Weather Guidelines and dis-

cuss plans to extend the event to Monday if necessary. Also reviewed are the tournament’s

plans to reschedule or relocate any special events planned for the tournament course on

Monday (i.e. title sponsor outing) if play is extended to Monday.

2. Also on Tuesday of Tournament Week, the PGA TOUR Tournament Director will meet with

television representatives to review air times, requested finish times, playoff holes and

plans if inclement weather is predicted or encountered during the tournament. At small field

tournaments, or for rounds following the cut at full field events, a tape delay telecast will be

discussed if play can be started early and completed before impending bad weather. Prior to

the final round, the leaders may start on the back nine to provide the network an opportunity

to telecast some amount of play by the leaders.

3. After receiving and heavily weighing input from the host organization, title sponsor, host site

(general manager and/or golf course superintendent), on-site weather forecaster and televi-

sion, the PGA TOUR shall make the final decision to play 36 holes on Sunday, extend play to

Monday or reduce the tournament to fewer than 72 holes.

4. Once a decision is reached, the players, host organization, title sponsor and television, if

applicable, shall be the first informed. Secondly, the PGA TOUR Tournament Director shall

communicate the decision to the PGA TOUR’s On-Site Media Official who will disseminate

the information to the media, and then to the Advance Official at the following week’s event

who will immediately let the tournament know of the decision.

OTHER FACTORS AND ISSUES

Factors/issues that are considered in making decisions to suspend, postpone or cancel play

include the following:

Competitions

1. Weather forecast: The likelihood of weather conditions allowing the golf course to be pre-

pared for play and the competition to be completed.

2. Course conditions: The condition of the golf course must allow the competition to be con-

ducted under the Rules of Golf. The lift, clean and place rule may be put into effect under

extreme circumstances.

3. Cancellation of a started round: If some players begin a round under extremely adverse

weather conditions, conditions subsequently worsen and further play that day is impossible,

the round may be canceled and replayed in its entirety.

4. Tournament format: If the tournament utilizes a multiple course format, the number of

rounds needed to have players complete one round on each course will be considered. In

pro-am events, amateurs may be asked to discontinue once play resumes in an effort to

complete play on schedule.

5. Following week’s event: Decisions to extend play to Monday will not be influenced by the fol-

lowing week’s scheduled event, even when the next event is a major championship.

Host Organization/Title Sponsor

1. Prize Money: When a tournament is shortened due to inclement weather or other occurrence

beyond the reasonable control of PGA TOUR, the host organization will be obligated to pay

prize money in accordance with the guidelines contained in Article IV, Section A.9 of the

Tournament Regulations. At tournaments played on one or two courses, official prize money

will be distributed in accordance with the standard purse distribution formula when two or

more rounds have been completed. At tournaments played on three or more courses, official

prize money will be paid in accordance with the standard purse distribution formula when all

players have played each course at least once. If players have not played each of the courses

at least once, prize money will be unofficial and will be paid out, when possible, based on the

standings through the number of completed rounds. If this is not possible, the purse will be

divided equally among all players in the starting field.

2. Financial impact: Tournaments and title sponsors want to avoid having to complete play on

Mondays and Tuesdays except in extreme situations. Because of the additional costs and

logistical problems associated with Monday play, host organizations clearly would prefer to

shorten an event to 54 holes rather than extend to Monday to complete 72 holes. However,

host organizations for the most part support an extension of play to Monday if required to

complete 54 holes.

3. Monday Pro-Am: Many tournaments have Monday pro-ams during Tournament Week, in addi-

tion to the Official pro-am (normally held on Wednesday) and extending play beyond Sunday

could have a negative impact on the following event’s Monday pro-am. This pro-am could

be moved to Tuesday at the host organization’s request. However, another course would be

required so that the pro-am does not interfere with normal practice rounds.

Television:

1. Air times: Every effort is made to conclude the tournament within the scheduled air times. In

most cases, networks will extend coverage from 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM upon request. For

obvious reasons, the networks prefer to conclude the event on Sunday by playing 36 holes

instead of extending play to Monday. Host organizations are in favor of this as well.

2. Tee times: Tee times may be changed to accommodate television, and a two-tee start may

also be utilized after the cut is made. Prior to the final round, the leaders may start on the

back nine to provide the networks an opportunity to telecast some amount of play by the

leaders.

3. Monday coverage: Networks are given the first option of telecasting play on Monday. In the

event the network declines, cable television will telecast the event on Monday or Tuesday.

SUSPENSION OF PLAY DUE TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

Play may be suspended for such dangerous situations as lightning, tornadoes, etc. If the play-

ers in a match or group are between two holes, they must not resume play until the Rules

Committee so orders. Players who are playing a hole must discontinue immediately and not

resume play until the Committee orders. THE PENALTY FOR BREACH OF THIS CONDITION IS

DISQUALIFICATION.

All practice areas shall be closed during a suspension for a dangerous situation until the PGA

TOUR Rules Committee has declared them open for use. Players who disregard such closing

shall be subject to disciplinary action.

NOTE: One prolonged siren or horn note signals suspension for a dangerous situation. Several

short intermittent horn or siren notes signal all other types of suspension.

LOCKER ROOMS

Locker room access is limited to:

Tournament week:

Players, player’s sons when accompanied by the player, PGA TOUR staff, instructors, and

working media and a limited number of the host organization’s committeemen.

Practice and Pro-Am days:

Tournament representatives, player managers, golf apparel and manufacturer representa-

tives.

Weather delays:

Players, essential locker room staff and PGA TOUR staff.

NOTE: Network television personnel are permitted locker room access for the purpose of set up

and operation of a “Weather Studio”.

When accompanied by his player, a caddie may enter the locker room at the end of the player’s

week (i.e. after a missed cut or completion of the event) to assist the player in loading the

player’s golf bag with contents from his locker. Caddies are not allowed in the locker room at

any other time. Players whose caddies enter locker rooms initially (not within the designated

times listed above) will be fined $100. Subsequent fines during a season will be $250 and $500,

respectively.

Except during weather suspensions, golf bags must be put away in lockers orappropriate bag

storage areas provided by the tournament. Golf bags must be put away overnight and shall not

be left in the locker room.

Players in the starting tournament field who use locker room facilities at the host clubhouse

must pay the attendant a minimum of $50 for service.

Smoking is not permitted in the player locker room.

PLAYER EQUIPMENT

To help ensure that players competing in PGA TOUR cosponsored tournaments use equipment

which conforms with the USGA Rules of Golf, players are encouraged to:

1. Confirm with equipment manufacturers or the club maker that all equipment or samples

have been submitted to and approved by the USGA. Any new equipment must be formally

approved by the USGA prior to putting the equipment in play.

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or club face must conform as if new and may need to be re-tested.

3. Have any altered or unusual clubs checked by a PGA TOUR Rules Official before tournament

use.

4. Verify that the ball chosen to be played is on the USGA’s “Conforming Golf Balls” list.

5. Confirm that clubs conform to Model Local Rule G-2, regarding groove and punch mark spec-

ifications and are listed on the USGA Equipment Database. The Exception does not apply.

If a player fails to submit his equipment prior to competition, he assumes all risk of a ruling that

equipment does not conform with the USGA Rules of Golf. Additionally, if required by a PGA

TOUR official, a player is obligated to surrender any equipment if it is determined that additional

off-site testing is necessary to rule on conformity. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary

action. From time to time, PGA TOUR, at the request of the USGA, collects golf balls and equip-

ment samples on-site at events.

OPPOSITE EVENT POLICY

A PGA TOUR member who qualifies, as of the commitment deadline, for a limited field, no cut,

special tournament awarding official money shall not be eligible to participate in an opposite

PGA TOUR event should he elect not to play in the limited field, no cut special tournament for

which he has qualified.

CADDIE REGULATIONS

All players in PGA TOUR cosponsored tournaments shall employ caddies for all practice, Pro-Am

and tournament rounds, though golf carts may occasionally be authorized by the PGA TOUR’s

Tournament Director for practice or Pro-Am rounds, whereby caddies are not required.

Caddies shall be paid promptly. The fee is to be resolved early in the week between the player

and caddie. Players who wish to bring their own caddies to PGA TOUR cosponsored tourna-

ments may do so. Players shall be responsible for the conduct and behavior of their caddies at

tournaments.

The following shall be adhered to in all PGA TOUR cosponsored tournaments.

1. All caddies must complete the caddie registration form each week. The Caddie Chairman

and/or Caddie Master will supervise caddies and provide an area for caddies to rest while

not on duty, if the caddie van is not on site.

2. Caddies shall wear uniforms and identification badges as prescribed by the host tournament

and PGA TOUR. All caddies are required to wear solid-colored khaki-style long pants, which

touch the top of the shoe, or solid-colored, knee-length tailored shorts or skorts, and a col-

lared shirt while on club property. T-shirts, jeans, culottes, skirts, capris, cut-off shorts and

cargo style shorts are not permitted. Acceptable colors shall be determined at the discretion

of the PGA TOUR Tournament Director.

3. Caddies shall wear smooth, rubber-sole plain-colored shoes preferably tennis or basketball

shoes. Permissible colors are limited to white and earth tone such as navy, blue, black,

brown, tan gray, dark green and the like. Bright colors that are intended to draw attention to

a person’s footwear are not acceptable. Footwear with a closed toe is required. Flip flops,

open-toed sandals and other similar shoes are not permitted. Closed-toe Crocs are accept-

able provided they conform with the colors described above. GOLF SPIKES are prohibited.

4. Caddies must conform to the Player Endorsement Policy.

5. Caddies may walk unaccompanied on putting greens during practice round days if play is not

disrupted. Caddies may not walk on putting greens on any day, at any time, before or after a

Pro-Am or official tournament round.

6. Caddies credentials provide clubhouse access as designated by tournament host.

7. When accompanied by his player, a caddie may enter the locker room at the end of the

player’s week (i.e. after a missed cut or completion of the event) to assist the player in load-

ing the player’s golf bag with contents from his locker. Caddies are not allowed in the locker

room at any other time.

8. Caddies shall not be permitted on practice greens except to retrieve pitch and run shots or

putts.

9. Caddies shall assist in maintaining the course by REPLACING DIVOTS AND RAKING

BUNKERS as soon as practical after their player has played.

10. Caddies shall not hit shots or putts anywhere on the practice areas or course except in spe-

cially approved competitions.

11. Caddies shall not falsely register for accommodations or leave unpaid bills.

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Anti-Doping Program.

13. Caddies shall not engage in any conduct that is prohibited under the PGA TOUR Integrity

Program.

14. Caddies shall not engage in conduct unbecoming a professional caddie, as determined in the

sole discretion of the PGA TOUR.

15. Caddies must carry their player’s clubs. Pull carts or the like are not permitted.

Personal information collected from you will be used by PGA TOUR for the purpose of adminis-

tering the tournaments on the tours operated and/or sanctioned by PGA TOUR and providing you

with information relating to products, services, news and promotions of PGA TOUR and affiliates

of PGA TOUR. PGA TOUR shall not sell, share or otherwise disclose your personal information of

applicants with third parties, other than to third parties engaged by PGA TOUR to fulfill the above

purposes or as otherwise consented to by the applicant. To view PGA TOUR’s Privacy Policy, visit

www.pgatour.com/company/privacy.html.

A caddie who does not comply with these Caddie Regulations will be subject to losing the privi-

lege to caddie on the PGA TOUR. Also, for any violation of these regulations, disciplinary action

may be taken against the player for whom the caddie is providing services.

PLAYER/FAMILY DINING POLICY

Player/family dining areas are provided by tournaments for use by players and their immediate

family members only. Active PGA TOUR members may receive credentials with player/family

dining access for their spouse/significant other, children, nanny, and up to four immediate family

members. Immediate family is defined as parents of either adult, grandparents of either adult

and siblings.

To access the player/family dining area, a player’s spouse/significant other and immediate fam-

ily members must present their Family Member ID card.

Tournaments have also been requested to provide, on a space available basis, a player only din-

ing area, which in most cases is the player locker room.

If you wish to entertain a guest, such as an extended family member, friend, agent, instructor

or equipment company representative, you should dine in another clubhouse dining area, with

appropriate food and beverage charges applying to your guest(s).

Space in the player/family dining area is often limited during peak hours so your cooperation

with this policy is greatly appreciated. Smoking is not permitted in player/family dining areas.

Players are responsible for their minor children and their conduct in the player/family dining

area.

PROCEDURES FOR DUALLY-COMMITTED PLAYERS

PGA TOUR members in the “126 to 150” category and below may commit to both PGA TOUR and

Korn Ferry Tour events scheduled for the same week. If a player is in the field of both events, he

must notify PGA TOUR Headquarters by 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday of tournament week

which tournament he intends to play. Failure to notify the PGA TOUR of his intention will cause

the player to be placed in the PGA TOUR field and removed from the Korn Ferry Tour field.

PGA TOUR members in the “Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour” category and above who may

not be eligible for the PGA TOUR event may commit to both PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour

events scheduled for the same week. If a player is in the PGA TOUR event by 3 p.m. Eastern

Time on Monday of tournament week, he must play the PGA TOUR event and will be removed

from the Korn Ferry Tour field.

A player who is an alternate for the PGA TOUR event and is in the Korn Ferry Tour tournament

must notify PGA TOUR Headquarters by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday of tournament week

of his intention to play the Korn Ferry Tour event. If he notifies the PGA TOUR that he intends

to play the Korn Ferry Tour event (or if he fails to give such notification), then he shall cease to

be an alternate for that week’s PGA TOUR event and shall remain in the field of the Korn Ferry

Tour event.

PGA TOUR members may commit to both PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions events sched-

uled for the same week. If a player is in the field of both events, he must notify PGA TOUR

Headquarters by 3p.m. Eastern Time on Monday of tournament week which tournament he

intends to play. Failure to notify the PGA TOUR of his intention will cause the player to be placed

in the PGA TOUR field and removed from the PGA TOUR Champions field.

A player who is an alternate for that week’s PGA TOUR Champions event and is in the PGA TOUR

tournament must notify PGA TOUR Headquarters by 5p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday of tour-

nament week of his intention to play the PGA TOUR event. If he notifies the PGA TOUR that he

intends to play the PGA TOUR event (or if he fails to give such notification), then he shall cease

to be an alternate for that week’s PGA TOUR Champions event and shall remain in the field of

the PGA TOUR events.

A player who is an alternate for the PGA TOUR event and is in the PGA TOUR Champions tourna-

ment must notify PGA TOUR Headquarters by 5p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday of tournament

week of his intention to play the PGA TOUR Champions event. If he notifies the PGA TOUR that

he intends to play the PGA TOUR Champions event (or if he fails to give such notification), then

he shall cease to be an alternate for that week’s PGA TOUR event and shall remain in the field of

the PGA TOUR Champions event.

PGA TOUR Champions members may commit to both PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry

Tour events scheduled for the same week. If a player is in the field of both events, he must notify

PGA TOUR Headquarters by 3p.m. Eastern Time on Monday of tournament week which tourna-

ment he intends to play. Failure to notify the PGA TOUR of his intention will cause the player to

be placed in the PGA TOUR Champions field and removed from the Korn Ferry Tour field.

A PGA TOUR Champions member who is an alternate for that week’s PGA TOUR Champions

event and is in the Korn Ferry Tour tournament must notify PGA TOUR Headquarters by 5 p.m.

Eastern Time on Wednesday of tournament week of his intention to play the Korn Ferry Tour

event. If he notifies the PGA TOUR that he intends to play the Korn Ferry Tour event (or if he

fails to give such notification), then he shall cease to be an alternate for that week’s PGA TOUR

Champions event and shall remain in the field of the Korn Ferry Tour event.

MEASURING CONDITION OF PUTTING GREENS

The Rules of Golf state that before a round or playoff on any day of a stroke play competition, a

competitor must not practice on the competition course or test the surface of any putting green

on the course by rolling a ball or roughing or scraping the surface.

The PGA TOUR has adopted the following policy which applies to PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR

Champions and Korn Ferry Tour competitions:

Contestants and caddies ARE NOT permitted to use a device that measures the condition (i.e.

slope, texture, firmness or moisture level) of any putting green on the course on any day of a

stroke play or match play competition. The use of such device is only permitted on practice days.

A contestant or caddie who does not comply with this policy is subject to disciplinary action

under Article VII. DISCIPLINE, PENALTIES & APPEALS, Section C: Conduct Unbecoming a

Professional of the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations.

GOLF COURSE PREPARATION & SET-UP

PHILOSOPHY

GENERAL

Golf course preparation and set-up is critical to the PGA TOUR’s core mission and has significant

ramifications for our players, television partners, tournaments, sponsors and fans.

For each tournament, the objective is to provide a level of difficulty and excitement which

identifies the world’s best players while 1) maintaining fairness, 2) respecting the features and

capabilities of the venue, and 3) providing a dramatic stage for the PGA TOUR. Throughout the

season, the objective is to provide a variety of golf course set-ups, in conjunction with assess-

ment of the TOUR’s evolving business needs as well as monitoring of relevant statistics.

The PGA TOUR’s Rules & Competitions and Agronomy Staff are responsible for golf course

preparation and set-up, with the PGA TOUR Tournament Director having final authority. A Golf

Course Review Committee, reporting to the Commissioner, will be maintained for the purpose of

approving new venues and changes to existing venues, as well as reviewing relevant data and

feedback on course preparation and set-up.

Course preparation and set-up is subjective, and situations will occur where objectives are

unable to be met. Professional observations and constructive criticism on the preparation and

set-up of courses is welcome, and should be directed to the Tournament Staff.

PREPARATION

Although abnormal conditions, adverse weather, or venue capabilities will sometimes prevent

establishing the desired course conditions, the following will normally be objectives for tourna-

ment sites:

Tees: Firm, closely-mown, level and adequately-sized (to the extent possible), in order to provide

flexibility.

Fairways: Firm and closely-mown, varying in width according to course and year-long variety.

Greens: Closely mown with firmness and speed varying for contours, grass-type and conditions,

and predicted weather.

Rough: Varying in length and penalty according to course and year-long variety.

Bunkers: Treated as hazards, but prepared each day in a timely manner with well-defined mar-

gins.

Maintenance & Irrigation: Undertaken to achieve the above, but modified as necessary for con-

sistency, adverse conditions, and predicted weather.

SET-UP

Tee placements and hole locations should take into account the following:

• Hole type, difficulty and length (including forced-carries)

• Design features

• Course conditions

• Predicted weather

• Variety of shot-making and shot-lengths required during the round

• Creation of excitement and drama for television partners, sponsors, and fans, particularly on

the finishing holes.

• Weather Guidelines (with respect to completing the competition)

• Pace of play (this will not be a primary consideration)

• Tournament operations & logistics (this will not be a primary consideration)

On par-4’s and par-5’s, one or more teeing grounds may be used. Back tees will not necessarily

be used every round or at all. Creation of drama will weigh heavily in identifying holes suitable

for set-up as either reachable par-5’s or drivable par-4’s. On par-3 holes, tee marker placement

should vary (if possible) to encourage broader shot selection both on all par-3’s during each

round and on each par-3 for the week.

Hole locations will generally be a reasonable distance from the green’s edge and from contours.

However, some hole locations may not be easily accessible, requiring judgement and skill.

ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM

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Anti-Doping Program. The full terms of the Anti-Doping Program may be found at www.

drugfreesport.com/rec or pgatourlinks.com. Questions regarding the Anti-Doping Program

should be directed to Andy Levinson, Senior Vice President, Tournament Administration, at

PGA TOUR Headquarters.

PGA TOUR ALCOHOL POLICY

Any member found to have violated any of the following provisions relating to the use of alcohol

shall be considered to have engaged in conduct unbecoming a professional and shall be subject

to a significant penalty:

A. Consuming an alcoholic beverage during any practice round or tournament round (whether

a pro-am round or a tournament competition round), on the practice tee or putting green.

B. Moderate, responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages after play or during social func-

tions is permitted. But players should know that alcohol related unprofessional incidents will

constitute conduct unbecoming a professional.

C. A PGA TOUR member’s responsibility to conduct himself in a professional manner and lend

credit to himself and his organization extends beyond the time that the member is engaging

in tournament play at the tournament site. Accordingly, the Membership should be aware

that, depending on the circumstances, being under the influence of alcohol at any time in a

public place, whether at a tournament site or otherwise, may constitute conduct unbecoming

a professional.

The Commissioner will conduct such inquiries and investigations as shall be appropriate to

determine whether a member has violated the alcohol policy or any interpretations thereof.

INTEGRITY PROGRAM

All contestants in PGA TOUR events are subject to the terms and conditions of the PGA TOUR

Integrity Program. The Integrity Program among other things prohibits players from betting on

professional golf and engaging in other betting-related activities and requires players to com-

plete certain educational requirements, in an effort to maintain integrity and prevent betting-

related corruption in PGA TOUR events. The full terms of the Integrity Program may be found

at pgatourlinks.com. Questions regarding the Integrity Program should be directed to Andy

Levinson, Senior Vice President, Tournament Administration, at PGA TOUR Headquarters.

PACE OF PLAY POLICY

Rule 5.6b states, in part: “The player should play at a prompt pace throughout the round. To

encourage and enforce prompt play, the Committee shall set a Pace of Play Policy.” The fol-

lowing Pace of Play Policy, including penalties and fines, for stroke play competitions has been

adopted. In the administration of this Pace of Play Policy, a member of the Rules Committee

shall not tolerate abuse, oral or otherwise, by a player. Such abuse may constitute conduct

unbecoming a professional.

DEFINITION OF “OUT OF POSITION”

The first group to start will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, they

exceed the time allotted to play, as detailed on the applicable course’s Pace of Play Chart.

Any subsequent group will be considered out of position if, at any time during the round, they (a)

exceed the allotted time to play and (b) reach a par-3 hole that is open and free of play, reach a

par-4 hole and have not played a stroke from the teeing ground before the hole is open and free

of play, or reach a par–5 hole and all players have not played a stroke from the teeing ground

before the hole is open and free of play.

NOTE: The Committee reserves the right to time a group when the Committee deems it neces-

sary. Further, if a player is determined by the Rules Committee to be unreasonably slow, he may

be timed individually at the Rules Committee’s discretion, regardless of whether his group is out

of position.

TIMING

When the Rules Committee determines that a group is starting to fall behind, or is just out of

position, the group will receive a warning. Such warning will be given as soon as possible, and

given only once during a round. In some circumstances, the Rules Committee may commence

timing without having given such a warning, including when a group has already fallen signifi-

cantly behind and/or is affecting other groups.

Once a group has been warned, the Rules Committee (if available to do so) will monitor the pace

of individual players in the group to determine if any players should be timed individually, as

opposed to the entire group, in the case the group does not regain its position on the course.

When the Rules Committee determines that a group or an individual out of position will be timed,

all players in the group, or the specific individual, will be informed they are being timed. Such

timing could occur on any hole, including the finishing holes of a round, and as soon as the next

hole after a warning has been given.

Other than on the putting green, the timing of a player's stroke will begin when it is his turn to

play and he can play without interference or distraction. Time spent determining yardage will

count as time taken for the next stroke. On the putting green, timing will begin after a player has

been allowed a reasonable amount of time to mark, lift, clean and replace his ball, repair his ball

mark and other ball marks on his line of putt and remove loose impediments on his line of putt.

NOTE: A player is permitted 40 seconds to play a stroke, and an extra 10 seconds (for a total of

50 seconds) will be allowed for:

(a) the first player to play a stroke on a par-3 hole;

(b) the first player to play a second stroke on a par-4 or par-5 hole;

(d) the first player to play around the putting green;

(e) the first player to play on the putting green.

Any player in a group being timed, who exceeds the applicable time to play a stroke, will be

informed as soon as practicable.

PENALTIES DURING ROUND

First Offense:

One (1) timing exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (1 bad time) - no penalty.

Second Offense:

One more timing (total of two) exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (2 bad times) - a

one (1) stroke penalty.

Third Offense:

One more timing (total of three) exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (3 bad times)

- a two (2) stroke penalty.

Fourth Offense:

One more timing (total of four) exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (4 bad times)

- disqualification.

NOTE: Any timing exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (bad time) will be carried over

throughout the round.

FINES CUMULATIVE DURING SEASON

First Offense:

First timing exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (1 bad time) - no fine.

Second Offense:

Second timing exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (2 bad times) - a fine of $5,000.

Third and Subsequent Offenses:

Third and subsequent timings exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (3 or more bad

times) - a fine of $10,000 for each offense.

NOTE 1: Timings exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (bad times) will accumulate

throughout the season.

NOTE 2: Timings exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (bad times) on the PGA TOUR,

PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour will be counted together for the purposes of deter-

mining the cumulative number of timings exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke during

a season. Fines will be pro-rated based on the number of occurrences on each respective tour.

NOTE 3: Timings exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke (bad times) at Major

Championships and official money World Golf Championships will be counted for the purposes

of determining the cumulative number of timings exceeding the applicable time to play a stroke

during a season.

TIMINGS CUMULATIVE DURING SEASON

First through Ninth Offense:

First through ninth occasion of being out of position and timed - no fine.

Tenth Offense:

Tenth occasion of being out of position and timed - a fine of $25,000.

Eleventh and Subsequent Offenses:

Eleventh and subsequent occasion of being out of position and timed - a fine of $5,000 for

each offense.

NOTE 1: Timings will accumulate throughout the season.

NOTE 2: Timings which occur on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour will

be counted together for the purposes of determining the cumulative number of timings during

a season. Fines will be pro-rated based on the number of occurrences on each respective tour.

NOTE 3: Timings which occur at Major Championships and official money World Golf

Championships will be counted for the purposes of determining the cumulative number of tim-

ings during a season.

NOTE 4: Upon reaching the tenth occasion of being timed during a season, a player shall imme-

diately be placed within the Category 3 groupings for Rounds 1 and 2 (when applicable) for the

remainder of that season.

REPEAT OFFENSES

Any player that receives a fine under this policy for either cumulative number of timings exceed-

ing the applicable time to play a stroke in a season or cumulative number of timings in a season

will be subject to double the existing fine structure the following season. For each consecutive

season beyond one season in which the player is subject to fines under the policy, the fine

amount will continue to double from the previous season.

In addition, a player who exceeds ten occasions of being timed in more than one season may

be subject to sanction under the Conduct Unbecoming a Professional regulation, including but

not limited to suspension and/or other measures designed to help the player improve his pace

of play including mandatory education, changes in groupings category, additional fines or other

requirements.

APPEALS

Any appeal of a bad time, penalty or fine must be referred to the on-site Tournament Director

immediately upon completion of the player in question’s round. The Tournament Director’s deci-

sion shall be final. If the player in question does not appeal immediately upon conclusion of his

round, any penalties and fines shall stand.

NOTE: A player may not appeal an occasion of being out of position and timed.

POLICY FOR USE OF GOLF CARTS

BY DISABLED INSTRUCTORS

PGA TOUR members have made requests that instructors with disabilities who are physically

unable to walk the golf course be permitted to use golf carts while accompanying players during

practice rounds.

While we will make every effort to accommodate disabled instructors who need golf carts, we

remind the players that additional golf carts on site at tournaments create numerous logistical

and safety concerns. As such, we have worked closely with television networks, local media, and

the tournament organizations to reduce the overall number of carts.

Nonetheless, the following policy shall be applicable for members seeking to obtain the use of

a golf cart for a disabled instructor.

• The request for the use of the cart must be made by the PGA TOUR member.

• In requesting the use of a cart for an instructor, the PGA TOUR member must indicate the

name of the instructor, the nature of the instructor’s disability, and if requested by PGA TOUR,

provide medical reports or other data indicating the extent and nature of the instructor’s

disability.

• A request must be made for each individual tournament and must be made no later than 2

weeks prior to that tournament.

• The PGA TOUR Tournament Director after reviewing the request, documentation submitted

with the request, and after further discussions with the member and/or the particular instruc-

tor, if necessary, will make a determination as to whether a cart should be issued to the

instructor. Carts will be made available only to instructors who have a disability that prevents

them from walking along with their players. The Tournament Director’s decision shall be final.

• If a cart is issued to the instructor, the following rules relating to the use of the cart shall

apply:

• Carts will be issued only on designated practice rounds days (normally Monday, Tuesday

and Wednesday) of tournament week.

• Only the instructor (not the player) may ride in the cart.

• Cart use shall be restricted to out-of-fairway areas as specifically designated by the

Tournament Director.

• Carts will not be permitted in designated practice areas (e.g., range, putting green, etc.)

at any time.

• If in the Tournament Director’s opinion, use of the cart could potentially damage the play-

ing surface of the golf course (e.g., due to wet conditions), the Tournament Director shall

have the right to deny the use of a cart.

• The cart shall be picked up from the location specified directed by the Tournament

Director and returned to that location.

• No more than 3 carts may be utilized by instructors at any one time. To the extent that more

than 3 carts are requested at any one time, the Tournament Director shall establish a sched-

ule during practice rounds for the use of such carts.

We appreciate the membership’s cooperation with these policies as we believe they strike the

appropriate balance between the membership’s need to accommodate their disabled instructors

while, at the same time, not unfairly hindering practice rounds by other members or endangering

the safety of spectators and others at tournament sites.

AUTOGRAPH POLICY

In an effort to provide a more orderly and controlled environment for fans seeking autographs,

and at the same time allow players to avoid interruptions and distractions while preparing for

and competing in tournaments, the PGA TOUR has established the following guidelines:

1. The autograph policy is in effect for official competitive rounds only. A player may not sign

autographs after the start of his round until it is completed, except, at his option, during a

suspension of play.

2. An autograph area may be designated by the host tournament, though its use by players is

optional.

3. Tournaments are required to enhance the use of the autograph area with marshaling assis-

tance and security for marquee players.

PRACTICE AREA POLICY

To provide contestants the ability to practice without distraction, the PGA TOUR Policy Board has

adopted the following policy:

Only contestants, their caddies, instructors, managers, media, golf equipment manufacturers

(when invited by contestants), tournament representatives and PGA TOUR staff are permitted

onto any area designated for practice, (e.g., range, practice putting green, chipping or pitching

greens, bunkers and the tournament golf course) during practice rounds.

The use of permanent markers, paint or other similar products to create lines on the practice

putting and chipping greens is not permitted. If marks or lines are created on these surfaces,

they must be done with a non-permanent material, such as a chalk line, which will not damage

the turf and will disappear in a short period of time.

NOTE: Family members and friends are not permitted inside the ropes on the golf course at any

time. Family members are permitted on the other designated practice areas when accompanied

by the player. Players are expected to use good judgement and discretion when inviting family

members onto designated practice areas. Players are responsible for their minor children and

their conduct. Only one tournament representative is allowed access to designated practice

areas at a time.

On pro-am days, practice by professionals and amateurs not in the pro-am or without a manda-

tory sponsor function in designated practice areas is prohibited from 30 minutes prior to the first

pro-am starting time through the final pro-am starting time, for each segment/wave of tee times.

Tournaments using the 9&9 pro-am format may amend this policy and practice restrictions will

be posted in the locker room during tournament week.

On pro-am days at tournaments played from the start of each season until the Masters

Tournament, professionals and amateurs not in the pro-am are permitted to practice chipping

and putting on course prior to the first pro-am starting time. Full shots on course are not permit-

ted. On pro-am days at tournaments played after the Masters Tournament until the conclusion of

the FedExCup Playoffs, professionals and amateurs not in the pro-am are permitted to practice

all shots on course prior to the first pro-am starting time. Any practice taking place prior to the

pro-am must not interfere with the pace of play of the pro-am and players shall not endanger

persons preparing the golf course for the pro-am.

On practice days, after 8:30 a.m. all play must begin from the first tee unless expressly approved

by a member of the Rules Committee. This rule does not apply to tournaments using the 9&9

pro-am format.

INTERNET POLICY

The PGA TOUR creates a section within PGATOUR.COM with information about each member.

Each player’s site consists of player photos, a biography consisting of data similar to the infor-

mation found in the Media Guides, statistics, results from the current year’s tournaments, a

scorecard from the most recent tournament played, and related stories and content.

The PGA TOUR recognizes that in the age of the internet, PGA TOUR members may be launch-

ing or re-launching their own web sites to support their fans, their sponsors, and their personal

business ventures.

At the written request of a PGA TOUR member, PGATOUR.COM will link to such player’s “official

player site” from that particular player’s page on PGATOUR.COM so long as there is a reciprocal

link back to PGATOUR.COM from the “official player site” home page.

Keep in mind that a PGA TOUR member’s marketing rights have specific parameters regarding

the use of the PGA TOUR name, marks, or logo. These parameters also apply to online usage.

In addition to linking capabilities and the use of TOUR marks, PGATOUR.COM will attempt to

assist any member in his online ventures. Please contact the Player Relations Department or the

PGATOUR.COM department (Scott Gutterman - x4892) with additional questions.

KORN FERRY TOUR EXEMPTION FOR FORMER

FULLY EXEMPT PGA TOUR MEMBERS

In accordance with Article III, Section A 1(h) of the Korn Ferry Tour Regulations, players who

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such player is not fully exempt he must have played in at least 25 events on the PGA TOUR in the

respective season, or become exempt during the season by winning a PGA TOUR cosponsored

or approved event will be eligible for a Korn Ferry Tour exemption in one of the first two seasons

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Tournament for the year preceding the season in which he desires to use this exemption. (A

player may not use a Special Medical Extension in accumulating his five season total unless, dur-

ing the season, he achieves combined top 125 FedExCup points while playing under his Special

Medical Extension. If a player receives a Special Medical Extension during this time, and does

not achieve top 125 FedExCup points, such player would need to extend his exempt eligibility an

additional season to qualify for this exemption.)

Any eligible player may use this exemption only one time in his career.

For additional information, please contact PGA TOUR or Korn Ferry Tour Membership Services.

PGA TOUR POLICY FOR PAYMENT OF PRIZE

MONEY TO PLAYERS WHO MAKE THE CUT BUT

ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TOURNAMENT

Any professional who is disqualified or withdraws for any reason from an official money tourna-

ment after making the cut shall be paid last place, unofficial prize money as determined by the

final cut the player made (i.e. the primary cut to the low 65 professionals plus ties after 36 holes,

or the secondary cut to the low 65 professionals plus ties). A professional who begins play at an

official money event without a cut and is disqualified or withdraws for any reason shall be paid

last place, unofficial money.

Any professional who has qualified for an official money event (excluding World Golf

Championship events) without a cut or an alternate list, such as the Tournament of Champions

or BMW Championship, but is unable to play due to a serious personal emergency, injury or other

disability which requires ongoing medical attention will receive last place, unofficial money with-

out being required to register on-site. The Commissioner, in his discretion, may require a player

to provide medical reports or other documentation substantiating the seriousness of his injury

or other medical disability.

Further, any professional who has qualified for an official money World Golf Championship

event without a cut or an alternate list but who is unable to begin play due to an illness, injury or

serious personal emergency is not entitled to any share of the prize money. Instead, he shall be

permitted to designate last place, unofficial money for a charity of his choice.

FedExCup points are distributed to players earning official money. Only players who are regular

members of the PGA TOUR or become regular members during the season (as defined by PGA

TOUR tournament regulations) will be listed on the “FedExCup Points List.” Special Temporary

Members and non-members who earn FedExCup points will not appear on the “FedExCup Points

List,” but will be tracked on a “Non-Member FedExCup Points List”.

Points will be awarded at official money PGA TOUR FedExCup events, as defined by the PGA

TOUR Tournament Regulations.

Points won by non-members and Special Temporary Members who subsequently become

regular PGA TOUR Members during the season will be counted on the FedExCup Points List,

along with any FedExCup Points earned as a non-member (excluding those won at World Golf

Championship events as a non-member).

MOBILE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY FOR

CONTESTANTS AND OTHERS WITH ACCESS TO

PRACTICE AREAS

On Practice Days

• Players may use a mobile device in designated practice areas or on the golf course for calls,

data services and capturing content. As a courtesy to fellow competitors, players must step

away from the hitting line on the range when using a mobile device and keep the device in

the “vibrate” or “silent ring” mode.

• Other electronic devices (rangefinders, launch monitors, video cameras for instruction, heart

monitors, pedometers, electronic watches with health monitoring sensors, etc.) may be used

in designated practice areas and on the golf course, but only with proper etiquette and in a

manner that does not distract or slow other players.

During Pro-Ams

• Players may use a mobile device in designated practice areas only. Players are prohibited

from using a mobile device for calls on the golf course during any official pro-am round.

Players may use a mobile device for data services and capturing content in designated prac-

tice areas and on the golf course.

• Other electronic devices, as defined above, may be used in designated practice areas but are

prohibited on the golf course unless approved by the Rules Committee.

During Official Competition

• Mobile devices are strictly prohibited in all designated practice areas and on the golf course

during official competition rounds. On designated practice areas only data services and cap-

turing content area allowed if done in a courteous and silent manner.

• Mobile and other electronic devices are prohibited for all purposes on the golf course for use

by players and caddies unless approved by the Rules Committee. In addition to being con-

sidered conduct unbecoming a professional, the use of such devices (or accessing certain

types of data from such devices) may also be a violation of the Rules of Golf.

• Rule 4.3a(4) of the Rules of Golf states, in part: "Not Allowed: The use of equipment to listen

to music or other audio to eliminate distractions or to help with swing tempo, or to view video

showing play of a player during the competition that helps the player in choosing a club,

making a stroke, or deciding how to play the round”. Penalty for first breach is the General

Penalty, for second breach penalty is Disqualification.

NOTE: The use of mobile devices by players for capturing and distributing social media content

must comply with the PGA TOUR Official Policy for Players Posting/Streaming to Social Media

On Site at Events.

GUIDELINES FOR PLAYERS’ USE OF SOCIAL

MEDIA AT EVENTS

All contestants in PGA TOUR events are subject to the terms and conditions of the PGA TOUR

Official Policy for Players Posting/Streaming to Social Media On Site at Events. The full terms of

the Policy may be found at pgatourlinks.com.

PLAYER ENDORSEMENT POLICY

All sponsorships, endorsements, name and likeness arrangements and promotional activities

(collectively, “sponsorships”) of members, whether during or outside PGA TOUR competitions,

are subject to this policy. When playing in PGA TOUR co-sponsored, sanctioned or approved

events, non-member contestants are subject to this policy as well. Generally, all sponsorships

must be tasteful and in accordance with standards of decorum expected of professional golfers.

Sponsorships that may reflect adversely upon the image and reputation of the PGA TOUR, cast

the PGA TOUR in an unfavorable light, insult or offend the community or any group within the

community or be viewed as hateful, abusive, obscene or divisive, as reasonably determined by

the PGA TOUR, are prohibited. Further, the following addresses categories of special concern:

Season-Long Points Competition Sponsor FedEx. In recognition of the unique standing of

FedEx as the sole sponsor of a season-long points competition on the PGA TOUR, so long as

FedEx is the season-long sponsor of the PGA TOUR, no sponsorships are allowed by FedEx

competitors United Parcel Services (“UPS”) or DHL Express (“DHL”) that involve displaying

the name, logo or any product likeness of either company on a player’s apparel, headwear,

golf bag or golf equipment. Such provision shall apply during PGA TOUR co-sponsored,

sponsored and sanctioned events to members only. Players with existing sponsorship agree-

ments as of January 1, 2017 with either UPS or DHL will be allowed to continue or extend

such relationship but may not expand upon the contractual branding or endorsement obliga-

tions in such relationships.

Tobacco / Marijuana. No sponsorships of any sort are permitted by companies selling

tobacco products (including, starting March 1, 2019, cigars and tobacco smoked in pipes),

smokeless tobacco products (including e-cigarettes and vaping products) and marijuana

products (recreational and medicinal). However, a player may make appearances for any

such company as long as the appearances are private and not promoted or covered publicly.

Players with existing sponsorships by companies selling cigars and tobacco smoked in pipes

as of March 1, 2019 will be allowed to continue or extend such sponsorships after such date

but may not expand such sponsorships after such date.

Alcohol. A player may have a sponsorship by a beer, wine, distilled spirit or other alcohol

company, subject to the following terms and conditions:

• Any ads and other promotions (using a player’s name or likeness) for any alcohol compa-

ny must include a social responsibility message and cannot include a direct call to action

(e.g. “Call 1-800-555-5555 or visit us at www.xyz.com” or “Drink XYZ Distilled Spirit”).

• A player may not display more than one name, brand, logo or other mark or identifier of

any alcohol company on the player’s apparel, headwear, golf bag and golf equipment in

the aggregate at any time.

• No visual representation of any alcohol product (e.g., liquor bottle, etc.) may appear on a

player’s headwear, apparel, golf bag or golf equipment.

Gambling and Casinos. A player may have sponsorships by casinos and other legal gambling

companies, except for a sponsorship in the United States by a company whose primary

purpose is sports betting, as reasonably determined by the PGA TOUR. For example, a player

may have a worldwide sponsorship by MGM Resorts or Caesars, or a sponsorship outside

the United States by Bet365, but not a sponsorship in the United States by Bet365 (to illus-

trate, a player could have an agreement for Bet365 to use his name and likeness in an ad for

its sportsbook that runs in Asia, as long as it does not run in the United States and there is

no promotion or activation in the United States). Sponsorships by gambling companies are

further subject to the following terms and conditions:

• All sponsorships by gambling companies require the prior approval of the PGA TOUR. All

sponsorships must be submitted to the PGA TOUR Competitions department in advance

for review and approval.

• The gambling company must be in compliance with all applicable gambling laws.

• Daily fantasy companies (e.g., DraftKings and FanDuel) are treated as “gambling compa-

nies” for purposes of this policy, but not companies “whose primary purpose is sports

betting.” Accordingly, DraftKings and FanDuel are treated for purposes of this policy like

MGM Resorts and Caesars, not Bet365 and William Hill.

• On a worldwide basis, a player may display on the player’s apparel, headwear, golf bag

or golf equipment any name, brand, logo or other identifier of a gambling company,

excluding a gambling company whose primary purpose is sports betting, as reasonably

determined by the PGA TOUR. For example, a player may display “MGM Resorts,” “MGM

Casinos,” “playMGM” (the brand of MGM’s mobile betting app), “Foxwoods Resort &

Casino,” “FanDuel,” or “FanDuel Sportsbook,” but not “William Hill” or “Bet365” (inside or

outside the United States).

• No visual representation of any gambling-related product (e.g., cards or dice) may appear

on a player’s headwear, apparel, golf bag or golf equipment.

• A player may not display on the player’s apparel, headwear, golf bag or golf equipment

more than one gambling-related identifier in the aggregate at any time.

• A player may publicly appear and otherwise be used in ads and other promotions for

sports betting and daily fantasy generally, excluding ads and other promotions in the

United States if the company’s primary purpose is sports betting, as reasonably deter-

mined by the PGA TOUR. Further, the player may promote daily fantasy golf but may not

promote betting on golf anywhere in the world. For example, a player may appear in a

worldwide ad for MGM Resorts encouraging consumers to download the MGM mobile

betting app, or a worldwide ad for DraftKings encouraging consumers to play daily fan-

tasy golf, but not an ad to bet specifically on golf (and not an ad in the United States

for Bet365). Further, the ad or promotion must include a responsible gambling or social

responsibility message (e.g., “Please remember to bet responsibly”).

• A player may not have a sponsorship in the United States by a company whose primary

purpose is sports betting, as reasonably determined by the PGA TOUR. However, a player

may make appearances in the United States for any such company as long as the appear-

ances are private and not promoted or covered publicly.

• A player may not enter into any sponsorship or other agreement that provides compensa-

tion to the player based on any sports betting activity (e.g., a player may not receive a

revenue share based on the “handle” or revenues from sports betting).

• A sponsorship may not have a term that extends past December 31, 2021 (unless other-

wise approved by the PGA TOUR in its sole discretion).

Logo / Mark Size, Location and Quantity. All names, brands, logos and other marks and identi-

fiers (“marks”) on a player’s apparel, headwear, golf bag and golf equipment must be in good

taste as to content, size, location and quantity, as reasonably determined by the PGA TOUR.

Further, all marks must satisfy the following specific terms and conditions:

• A mark (other than a mark on a golf bag) may not exceed three by five inches (3”x5”).

• Marks on upper torso apparel (including shirts, sweaters, outerwear and upper torso

underwear, but excluding, for clarity, belts and headwear) may appear only at the follow-

ing seven locations: right and left breast, right and left sleeve, right and left collar, and

the yoke of the back (i.e., just below the collar). Only one mark may appear at each such

location (i.e., seven logos total are permitted for upper torso apparel).

• Marks on belts may appear only on the buckle or front buckle area. Only one mark may

appear on a belt.

• Marks on lower torso apparel (including pants and outerwear, but excluding, for clarity,

belts and footwear) may appear only at the following locations: the right or left back

pocket area (but not both back pocket areas) and below the right or left knee (but not

below both knees). Only one mark may appear at each such location (i.e., two logos total

are permitted for lower torso apparel).

• The location of marks is otherwise not restricted, but all marks must satisfy the good

taste requirement set forth above.

Golf Outings. Golf outings for all companies are subject to the conflicting events terms set

forth in Section A-2 of Article V.

GUIDELINES FOR PAYMENTS TO PLAYERS

Any payments, other than official prize money and prize money paid for official tournament pro

ams, made

by: a host organization, title or presenting sponsor, or any person or entity acting on their

behalf (collectively, “Tournament Sponsors”)

to: a player eligible to participate in the applicable tournament

for: any event or activity conducted from Monday of tournament week through the day follow-

ing the conclusion of the competition (the “Tournament Period”), or in general proximity

to the Tournament Period

must be approved in writing by PGA TOUR no less than 45 days in advance of the applicable

event.

TOUR will not approve payments it deems to (i) be designed to solicit a player’s appearance in

the tournament or (ii) give the appearance or perception that it is designed to solicit a player’s

appearance in the tournament.

Tournament Sponsors will be required to inform TOUR of all such player arrangements and all

specifics of such arrangements, including player compensation, and will provide TOUR a copy

of all applicable contracts.

Players not following these guidelines or accepting (directly or through an agent) payments from

a Tournament Sponsor not in accordance with these guidelines, will be subject to disciplinary

action, which could include a minimum fine equal to the amount of compensation received and

suspension from tournament play.

These guidelines are issued as an interpretation of the Tournament Regulations relating to

appearance fees and, as such, all Tournament Sponsors will be required to adhere to the guide-

lines as they would Tournament Regulations in accordance with their Tournament Agreement

and/or Title Sponsor Agreement.

2019–2020 FEDEXCUP POINTS AND BONUS

STRUCTURE

The FedExCup Points System shall be set forth annually by the PGA TOUR Policy Board.

FEDEXCUP POINTS STRUCTURE

Basic Outline

The FedExCup is a season-long competition in which players accumulate points in each eligible

FedExCup Points Event. At the end of the season, the winning player will be crowned the “PGA

TOUR FedExCup Champion”.

Season

The PGA TOUR’s 2019-2020 FedExCup competition runs from the 2019 A Military Tribute

at the Greenbrier through the 2020 Wyndham Championship in Greensboro and concludes

with the 2019-2020 FedExCup Playoffs, which will consist of THE NORTHERN TRUST, BMW

Championship and TOUR Championship.

FedExCup Points Distribution

• Official PGA TOUR events each award 500 FedExCup points to first place.

• THE PLAYERS Championship, The Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S. Open

Championship and The Open Championship will award 600 FedExCup points to first place.

• Each of the four World Golf Championships events will award 550 FedExCup points to first

place.

• Additional events played during the FedExCup competition (those played the same week as a

Major or World Golf Championships) will award 300 FedExCup points to first place.

FedExCup Points are awarded by finish position as defined in the point distribution tables.

Limited field events during the FedExCup competition will not redistribute the points for places

that do not play. For example, if the 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions has a field of 30

players, the points awarded will be based on the points that would be awarded to each individual

position in a full-field event from positions 1 to 30. This will result in the points that would have

otherwise been awarded from positions 31–65 in a regular event not being awarded in the

tournament.

Another example is the World Golf Championships–Dell Technologies Match Play, a 64-player

field. In this limited-field event, points for positions 65 and beyond would not be awarded.

Point Distribution by Finish Position

The table below shows the specific number of points awarded to each position in each of the

four main types of FedExCup events.

FEDEXCUP POINT DISTRIBUTIONS

Position

PGA TOUR

Events

World Golf

Championships

Masters, PLAYERS, US Open,

Open Champ.& PGA Champ.

Additional

Events

1 500 550 600 300

2 300 315 330 165

3 190 200 210 105

4 135 140 150 80

5 110 115 120 65

6 100 105 110 60

7 90 95 100 55

8 85 89 94 50

9 80 83 88 45

10 75 78 82 40

11 70 73 77 37.5

12 65 69 72 35.0

13 60 65 68 32.5

14 57 62 64 31.0

15 55 59 61 30.5

16 53 57 59 30.0

17 51 55 57 29.5

18 49 53 55 29.0

19 47 52 53 28.5

20 45 51 51 28.0

21 43 48.73 48.73 26.76

22 41 46.47 46.47 25.51

23 39 44.2 44.2 24.27

24 37 41.93 41.93 23.02

25 35.5 40.23 40.23 22.09

26 34 38.53 38.53 21.16

27 32.5 36.83 36.83 20.22

28 31 35.13 35.13 19.29

29 29.5 33.43 33.43 18.36

30 28 31.73 31.73 17.42

31 26.5 30.03 30.03 16.49

32 25 28.33 28.33 15.56

33 23.5 26.63 26.63 14.62

34 22 24.93 24.93 13.69

35 21 23.8 23.8 13.07

36 20 22.67 22.67 12.44

37 19 21.53 21.53 11.82

38 18 20.4 20.4 11.2

39 17 19.27 19.27 10.58

40 16 18.13 18.13 9.96

41 15 17 17 9.33

42 14 15.87 15.87 8.71

43 13 14.73 14.73 8.09

44 12 13.6 13.6 7.47

Position

PGA TOUR

Events

World Golf

Championships

Masters, PLAYERS, US Open,

Open Champ.& PGA Champ.

Additional

Events

45 11 12.47 12.47 6.84

46 10.5 11.9 11.9 6.53

47 10 11.33 11.33 6.22

48 9.5 10.77 10.77 5.91

49 9 10.2 10.2 5.6

50 8.5 9.63 9.63 5.29

51 8 9.07 9.07 4.98

52 7.5 8.5 8.5 4.67

53 7 7.93 7.93 4.36

54 6.5 7.37 7.37 4.04

55 6 6.8 6.8 3.73

56 5.8 6.57 6.57 3.61

57 5.6 6.35 6.35 3.48

58 5.4 6.12 6.12 3.36

59 5.2 5.89 5.89 3.24

60 5 5.67 5.67 3.11

61 4.8 5.44 5.44 2.99

62 4.6 5.21 5.21 2.86

63 4.4 4.99 4.99 2.74

64 4.2 4.76 4.76 2.61

65 4 4.53 4.53 2.49

66 3.8 4.31 4.31 2.36

67 3.6 4.08 4.08 2.24

68 3.4 3.85 3.85 2.12

69 3.2 3.63 3.63 1.99

70 3 3.4 3.4 1.87

71 2.9 3.29 3.29 1.8

72 2.8 3.17 3.17 1.74

73 2.7 3.06 3.06 1.68

74 2.6 2.95 2.95 1.62

75 2.5 2.83 2.83 1.56

76 2.4 2.72 2.72 1.49

77 2.3 2.61 2.61 1.43

78 2.2 2.49 2.49 1.37

79 2.1 2.38 2.38 1.31

80 2 2.27 2.27 1.24

81 1.9 2.15 2.15 1.18

82 1.8 2.04 2.04 1.12

83 1.7 1.93 1.93 1.06

84 1.6 1.81 1.81 1

85 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.93

NOTE: Positions 66–85 are shown to represent possible ties for 65th position.

Ties – Points will be distributed to those in tying positions using the same method currently used

to distribute prize money when there is a tie. That is, the total points for each tying position will

be averaged and that average will be distributed to each player in the tying position.

FedExCup Playoffs

At the conclusion of the season, the top 125 players in points plus ties will be eligible to play

in the FedExCup Playoffs. At that point, each player will carry all points earned through the

FedExCup competition through the first two playoff events. The first two events of the FedExCup

Playoffs will award 2,000 points to the player finishing first with remaining points distributed as

shown below.

FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS POINTS DISTRIBUTION FIRST TWO EVENTS

Position Points Awarded

1 2,000

2 1,200

3 760

4 540

5 440

6 400

7 360

8 340

9 320

10 300

11 280

12 260

13 240

14 228

15 220

16 212

17 204

18 196

19 188

20 180

21 172

22 164

23 156

24 148

25 142

26 136

27 130

28 124

29 118

30 112

31 106

32 100

33 94

34 88

35 84

36 80

Position Points Awarded

37 76

38 72

39 68

40 64

41 60

42 56

43 52

44 48

45 44

46 42

47 40

48 38

49 36

50 34

51 32

52 30

53 28

54 26

55 24

56 23.2

57 22.4

58 21.6

59 20.8

60 20

61 19.2

62 18.4

63 17.6

64 16.8

65 16

66 15.2

67 14.4

68 13.6

69 12.8

70 12

71 11.6

The top 125 players from the FedExCup competition, after the Wyndham Championship, will

be eligible to play in the first playoff event. In the event that one of those players is unable or

chooses not to play, the field will be shortened and no alternates will be added.

The FedExCup Playoffs will feature a progressive cut through the first two events to determine

the final 30 players who qualify for the TOUR Championship. THE NORTHERN TRUST opens

the FedExCup Playoffs with 125 players and ties, followed by the BMW Championship with 70

players and ties.

The top 30 players and ties earning points through the BMW Championship will be eligible to play

in the TOUR Championship. In the event any of the 30 eligible players is unable or chooses not

to play in the TOUR Championship, alternates will not be added to fill the field.

TOUR Championship Starting FedExCup Strokes

At the conclusion of the BMW Championship, the top 30 players and ties in the FedExCup Points

standings will be eligible for the TOUR Championship and will be awarded starting strokes for

Round 1 based on their position. The starting strokes awarded at the TOUR Championship are

shown in the table below. The TOUR Championship will be played as a 72-hole stroke play event

from the starting stroke positions. The player with the lowest stroke total including starting

strokes in the TOUR Championship will be named winner of the FedExCup and will be awarded

an official PGA TOUR victory.

In the event there are tied players at any position going into the TOUR Championship, tied players

will be awarded the same number of starting strokes for Round 1. For example, if two players are

tied for second position in the points standings going into the TOUR Championship, both players

would receive – 8 starting strokes and the player in fourth position would receive – 6 starting

strokes. – 7 starting strokes would not be awarded. Any professionals that are qualified for the

TOUR Championship but are unable to participate will not be awarded starting strokes for Round

1 and starting stroke positions for the remaining players will not be reallocated. For example,

if the player in position two is unable to participate, – 8 starting strokes would not be awarded,

and the player in third position would be awarded – 7 starting strokes.

Position Points Awarded

72 11.2

73 10.8

74 10.4

75 10

76 9.6

77 9.2

78 8.8

Position Points Awarded

79 8.4

80 8

81 7.6

82 7.2

83 6.8

84 6.4

85 6

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING FEDEXCUP STROKES

Position

TOUR Championship Round 1 Starting

FedExCup Strokes

1 -10

2 -8

3 -7

4 -6

5 -5

6–10 -4

11–15 -3

16–20 -2

21–25 -1

26–30 Even

In the event of a tie for first place following the TOUR Championship, the FedExCup winner will

be decided in a sudden-death playoff immediately following completion of competition. The

sudden-death playoff will follow the same format that would be used in the event of a tie for first

place at a PGA TOUR cosponsored stroke play tournament.

In the event of a tie for positions below first place following the TOUR Championship, the

FedExCup bonus distribution will be allocated using the same method currently used to dis-

tribute prize money when there is a tie. That is, the total money for each tying position will be

averaged and that average will be distributed to each player in the tying position.

Any professional that is qualified for the TOUR Championship but unable to participate and/or

any professional who is disqualified or withdraws for any reason will finish in last position for

the TOUR Championship.

Other Notes

FedExCup points are distributed to players earning official money. Only players who are Regular

Members of the PGA TOUR or become Regular Members during the season (as defined by PGA

TOUR tournament regulations) will be listed on the “FedExCup Points List.” Special Temporary

Members and Non-Members who earn FedExCup points will not appear on the “FedExCup Points

List,” but will be tracked on a Non-Member FedExCup Points List. Amateurs will not be eligible

to earn FedExCup points. For example, if an amateur finishes 3rd at an event and a regular PGA

TOUR member finishes 4th, the PGA TOUR member will receive 4th place points – third place

points will not be awarded at all.

Points will be awarded at official PGA TOUR FedExCup events where official money is earned.

Please refer to Article IV, Section A.6 of the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations for the defini-

tion of Official Money. For purposes of the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations, the TOUR

Championship will be considered an official money event even though prize money is not distrib-

uted. FedExCup bonus money will be deemed not to be official money and will not be included

on the Official PGA TOUR Money List.

Points won by Non-Members and Special Temporary Members who subsequently become

Regular PGA TOUR Members during the season will be counted on the FedExCup Points List,

along with any FedExCup Points earned as a Non-Member (excluding those won at World Golf

Championship events as a Non-Member).

All FedExCup point totals will be calculated and rounded to three decimals. As noted earlier, in

the event that there is a tie to three decimal places, at one of the progressive cut levels during

the FedExCup Playoffs, the tied players will be added to the field.

FEDEXCUP BONUS STRUCTURE

CASH AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Wyndham Rewards Top 10

At the conclusion of the Regular Season, bonus money will be distributed to the top 10 players

on the FedExCup Points List as shown below.

Position Amount

1 $2,000,000

2 $1,500,000

3 $1,200,000

4 $1,100,000

5 $1,000,000

6 $850,000

7 $700,000

8 $600,000

9 $550,000

10 $500,000

TOTAL $10,000,000

FEDEXCUP BONUS STRUCTURE

CASH AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION

At the conclusion of the FedExCup, bonus money will be distributed as follows:

BONUS DISTRIBUTION

Place Cash Deferred Total Place Deferred

1 $14,000,000 $1,000,000 $15,000,000 31 200,000

2 4,000,000 1,000,000 $5,000,000 32 195,000

3 3,000,000 1,000,000 $4,000,000 33 190,000

4 2,200,000 800,000 $3,000,000 34 186,000

5 1,900,000 600,000 $2,500,000 35 183,000

6 1,500,000 400,000 $1,900,000 36 181,000

7 900,000 400,000 $1,300,000 37 179,000

8 700,000 400,000 $1,100,000 38 177,000

9 550,000 400,000 $950,000 39 175,000

10 430,000 400,000 $830,000 40 173,000

11 350,000 400,000 $750,000 41 171,000

12 325,000 380,000 $705,000 42 169,000

13 300,000 360,000 $660,000 43 168,000

14 280,000 340,000 $620,000 44 167,000

15 270,000 325,000 $595,000 45 166,000

16 260,000 310,000 $570,000 46 165,000

17 255,000 295,000 $550,000 47 164,000

18 250,000 285,000 $535,000 48 163,000

19 245,000 275,000 $520,000 49 162,000

20 240,000 265,000 $505,000 50 161,000

21 235,000 255,000 $490,000 51 160,000

22 230,000 248,000 $478,000 52 159,000

23 225,000 241,000 $466,000 53 158,000

24 220,000 236,000 $456,000 54 157,000

25 215,000 230,000 $445,000 55 156,000

26 210,000 225,000 $435,000 56 155,000

27 205,000 220,000 $425,000 57 154,000

28 200,000 215,000 $415,000 58 153,000

29 195,000 210,000 $405,000 59 152,000

30 190,000 205,000 $395,000 60 151,000

61–65 150,000

66–70 140,000

71–85 110,000

86–100 105,000

101–125 101,000

126–150 70,000

Total Cash $34,080,000

Total

Deferred

$25,920,000

Grand Total $60,000,000

CHECK CASHING POLICY

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$2,000 with the Finance Office. Checks in excess of $2,000 must be approved by an authorized

PGA TOURofficial(RulesOfficial,OperationsStafforMediaOfficial).

Any person, including caddies, seeking to cash a player’s check in excess of $2,000 or a check

of any amount not embossed with the members name, must obtain approval from an authorized

PGA TOURofficialandpresentphotoidentification.

A tournament may choose to cash checks for others, but PGA TOUR assumes responsibility only

for its members and for checks approved by an authorized PGA TOUR official.

SPECIAL AWARDS

PGA TOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR/JACK NICKLAUS AWARD

The Player Advisory Council and the Player Directors annually nominate a list of players for the

PGA TOUR Player of the Year. PGA TOUR members who have played in at least 15 official money

tournaments during the season vote on this award. The player who receives the most votes will

receive the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA TOUR Player of the Year.

PGA TOUR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR/ARNOLD PALMER AWARD

The Player Advisory Council and the Player Directors nominate annually a list of first-season

PGA TOUR members for the PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year. A player’s rookie season (“Rookie

Year”) is defined as the season in which he becomes a PGA TOUR member (including Special

Temporary Members) and plays in 10 or more events as a member or finishes in the Top 125 on

the Official FedExCup Points List or qualifies as a Top 125 Non-member, whichever occurs first.

Further, for purposes of this definition, a new member (including Special Temporary Members)

shall not be eligible to be a rookie if he has previously played in more than seven (7) Official PGA

TOUR Money events as a professional in any prior season.

PGA TOUR members who have played in at least 15 official money tournaments vote on this

award. The Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Olympic Games count as one of the 15.

PGA TOUR COURAGE AWARD

Presented to a player who, through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary

adversity (such as personal tragedy or a debilitating injury or illness) to make a significant and

meaningful contribution to the game of golf. The recipient of the Award will be selected by the

Commissioner and the Player Directors. In their discretion, the Commissioner and the Player

Directors may determine that circumstances do not warrant the selection of an award recipient

in a given year.

BYRON NELSON AWARD

The player having the lowest adjusted scoring average will be awarded the Byron Nelson Award

(minimum of 50 rounds required).

VARDON TROPHY

The Vardon Trophy is awarded annually to the touring professional with the lowest adjusted scor-

ing average. It is based on a minimum of 60 official rounds in events cosponsored or approved

by the PGA TOUR, with no incomplete rounds (i.e., stipulated rounds as defined by the Rules of

Golf, as approved by the USGA and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland). The

adjusted score is computed from the average score of the field at each tournament. As a result,

a player’s adjusted score may be higher or lower than his actual score. For example, a player

shoots 70 each day at a tournament, while the field average is 73. His 280 total would then be

adjusted to 268, since he actually played 12 shots better than the field did at the tournament.

Any player with an incomplete round is ineligible to win the Vardon Trophy.

PGA TOUR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This award is given to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the

PGA TOUR over an extended period, through their performance on the golf course as well as by

their actions off the golf course in serving as ambassadors of the game. The PGA TOUR Policy

Board will select the person who receives this award.

PAYNE STEWART AWARD

This award will be presented annually to a PGA TOUR player who shares:

• Payne Stewart’s respect for the traditions of the game

• His commitment to uphold the game’s heritage of charitable support

• His professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the integrity of the sport.

Award nominees and the winner will be selected by the Commissioner’s Office, in consulta-

tion with a panel composed of the current chairman of the Player Advisory Council, one of the

TOUR’s independent directors, the president of the USGA, the president of the PGA of America,

the current President of the PGA TOUR Tournaments Association and past winners of the Payne

Stewart Award.

2019–2020 PGA TOUR

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

PGA TOUR TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

These Tournament Regulations shall govern the operation and administration of cosponsored

and coordinated PGA TOUR tournaments.

These Regulations may be amended or repealed from time to time as provided in Article IX,

Section H of these Regulations.

The Commissioner of PGA TOUR shall interpret and apply these Regulations and, in the interim

between meetings of the PGA TOUR Policy Board, if he deems it in the interest of the game of

golf, the host organizations, the public or the players, may waive or suspend the application of

any one or more of these Regulations.

No right or privilege pursuant to these Regulations shall be denied on the basis of race, religion,

sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.

* PGA TOUR is the trade name of PGA TOUR, Inc., a Maryland nonprofit corporation (formerly

Tournament Players Association, Inc.)

I. DEFINITIONS

A. A “PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR)” tournament means any tournament for which the eligible play-

ers are as described in Article III, Section A of these Regulations .

B. A “cosponsored” tournament is a golf competition for which PGA TOUR contracts with a

cosponsor. The respective responsibilities of PGA TOUR and the cosponsor with respect to

such a tournament shall be as set forth in the Tournament Agreement for such tournament.

C. An “approved” tournament is a golf competition endorsed by PGA TOUR but for which PGA

TOUR has no contract with the tournament’s sponsor (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open,

The Open Championship, PGA Championship, The Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup and Olympic

Games).

D. An “open tournament ” is a cosponsored tournament for which all players eligible under these

Regulations may apply to enter.

E. An “invitation tournament” is a cosponsored tournament whose participants are invited by the

cosponsor in accordance with categories set forth in the Tournament Agreement with PGA

TOUR.

F. A “coordinated” tournament is a PGA TOUR-sanctioned tournament for which a Tournament

Agreement exists, but for which (due to field size, time of season or other such special circum-

stance) the purse is not considered official money, and for which a conflicting event release

is not required.

G. “Exempt” (e.g., an “exempt player”) means automatically eligible to compete in particular

tournaments without any additional (i.e., tournament-by-tournament) qualifying, subject to the

availability of space in the field and to these Regulations.

H. The “Official PGA TOUR Money List” is the list of PGA TOUR members ranked according to

the amount of official money (see Article IV, Section B-6 of these Regulations) each has won

in PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in the applicable time period. Those

players who are members of the PGA TOUR as of the beginning of the applicable time period

and those who become Regular Members (as defined in Article IX, Section A.1 of these

Regulations) during the course of the applicable time period will be included on the “Official

PGA TOUR Money List.” A player who ceases to be a member of the PGA TOUR during the

applicable time period shall be removed from the “Official PGA TOUR Money List.” Prize

money earned by a nonmember or Special Temporary Member in an official money World Golf

Championship event will be deemed not to be official money and will not be included on the

Official PGA TOUR Money List.

I. The “Official PGA TOUR Career Money List” is the list of players ranked according to the

amount of official money (see Article IV, Section B-6 of these Regulations) each has won in

PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR) cosponsored or approved tournaments during the player’s entire

career. Further, for PGA TOUR members only, the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List will

include official money won in World Golf Championship events, if such PGA TOUR member

was a member, other than a Special Temporary Member, at such time he played in the World

Golf Championship event(s).

NOTE: However, money earned by a Special Temporary Member at the 1999 WGC NEC

Invitational will be included on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List.

J. The “Official Korn Ferry Tour Points List” is the list of players ranked according to the amount of

official points, as determined in accordance with the Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations,

each has won in Korn Ferry Tour cosponsored tournaments in the applicable time period.

K. The “FedExCup Points List” is the list of PGA TOUR members ranked according to the amount

of FedExCup Points each has won in PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in the

applicable time period. Those players who are members of the PGA TOUR as of the beginning

of the applicable time period and those who become Regular Members (as defined in Article

IX, Section A.1 of these Regulations) during the applicable time period are eligible to earn

FedExCup Points and will be included on the “FedExCup Points List”. FedExCup Points earned

during a period when a player is not a Regular Member of PGA TOUR will not be listed on the

“FedExCup Points List”, but will be listed on a Non-Member FedExCup Points List. Points won

by Non-Members and Special Temporary Members who subsequently become regular PGA

TOUR Members during the season will be counted on the FedExCup Points List, along with any

FedExCup Points earned as a non-member (excluding those won at World Golf Championship

events as a non-member). A player who ceases to be a member of the PGA TOUR during

the applicable time period shall be removed from the “FedExCup Points List” and any points

earned will be shown on the Non-Member FedExCup Points List. FedExCup Points earned by

a Non-member or Special Temporary Member in an official money World Golf Championship

event will not be counted for the purposes of the “FedExCup Points List.” The FedExCup Points

System shall be determined annually by the PGA TOUR Policy Board, and may be amended

from time to time by the PGA TOUR Policy Board.

II. TOURNAMENT AGREEMENT

All PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments shall be conducted pursuant to a

written contract between PGA TOUR and the tournament host organization (the “Tournament

Agreement”). The Commissioner of PGA TOUR as its chief executive officer, or his designated

representative, is authorized to execute Tournament Agreements on behalf of PGA TOUR. The

Tournament Agreements shall be in conformance with these Regulations, which shall be incor-

porated by reference therein and be a part thereof.

III. ELIGIBILITY FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY

A. PGA TOUR

Subject to the approval of PGA TOUR and to the availability of places in particular tourna-

ment fields as determined by PGA TOUR, players eligible to compete in cosponsored tourna-

ments shall be PGA TOUR members (including temporary members) and qualified amateurs

in the following categories:

1. Eligible Players, listed in order of the priority that shall be used to complete the starting field

in open cosponsored tournaments:

a. Special Exemptions

(1) Winners of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 or in the last five seasons and

the current season.

NOTE: Winners of PGA Championship or U.S. Open prior to 1970 must have made at

least one cut in a cosponsored or approved tournament within the five seasons preceding

the tournament such member has entered in order to retain a normal spot in the starting

field of such open cosponsored tournament. If such member has not made at least one

such cut, the member shall be added to the field in any of the open tournaments in each

season until the season immediately following the season in which the member last

made a cut in a cosponsored or approved tournament.

(2) Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship in the last five seasons and the current season.

(3) Winners of the Masters Tournament in the last five seasons and the current season.

(4) Winners of The Open Championship in the last five seasons and the current season.

(5) Winners of the TOUR Championship in the last two seasons.

(6) Winners of official money World Golf Championship events in the last three seasons and

the current season.

(7) Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and the Memorial

Tournament presented by Nationwide in the last three seasons and the current season.

(8) The winner of the FedExCup in each of the last five seasons.

(9) The leader from the final Official PGA TOUR Money List from 2014/15–2015/16.

(10) Winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, whose victories are con-

sidered official, in the last two seasons and the current season.

NOTE: Winners are exempt for two seasons following the end of the season in which

they win, except that:

(a) Winners of two cosponsored or approved tournaments in a season are exempt for

three seasons following the end of the season in which they win their tournaments;

(b) Winners of three tournaments in a season are exempt for four seasons; and

NOTE: A player who earns a multiple season exemption for winning the FedExCup begin-

ning with the 2018–2019 season, the Masters, THE PLAYERS Championship, U.S. Open,

The Open Championship, PGA Championship, TOUR Championship, an official money

World Golf Championship event, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard,

the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide or two or more cosponsored tourna-

ments in a season shall have his multiple season tournament winner exemption extended

by one season for each official victory in the subsequent season(s), but in no case shall

it be extended beyond five seasons from the current season.

NOTE: If a player under 18 years of age wins a PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved

event, such player, upon reaching age 18 and joining the PGA TOUR, would be entitled to

the remainder of the exemption provided as a result of such win, which shall be deter-

mined as if it commenced on the date of such win.

(11) Players on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List or with a minimum of 300 career

cuts made, as follows:

(a) The top 50 members on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List following the

conclusion of the event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event

(Wyndham Championship) may elect to use a one-time, one-season special exemp-

tion for the next season, subject to the conditions set forth below and provided such

a member has not previously used a 300 career cuts made exemption as outlined in

(b) below or one or more seasons of Official PGA TOUR Career Money List exemp-

tions, except as provided for in (c) below.

(b) PGA TOUR Members who have accumulated 300 or more PGA TOUR career

cuts made following the conclusion of the event immediately preceding the first

FedExCup Playoffs event (Wyndham Championship) and have participated in 15

or more PGA TOUR events in the previous season or have participated in less than

15 events and otherwise qualify for a Medical/Family Crisis/Mandatory Obligation

Extension may elect to use a one-time, one-season special exemption for the next

season, subject to the conditions set forth below and provided such member has not

previously used a Top-50 Career Money List exemption as provided for in (a) above.

Players utilizing a 300 career cuts made exemption will be placed in the last position

within of the Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour Category as provided in Section

A-1g of this Article III (“Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour”) and ahead of players

under a Major Medical/Family Crisis/Mandatory Obligation Extension who were

eligible for tournaments as provided in Section A1-g of this Article III (“Top Finishers

of the Korn Ferry Tour”). Players will be ranked based on total number of PGA TOUR

career cuts. If two or more members are tied based on the number of PGA TOUR

career cuts, the member who is highest on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List

shall be first eligible.

conclusion of the event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event

(Wyndham Championship) may elect to use this special one-time, one-season

exemption for the next season, subject to the conditions set forth below and pro-

vided that the member may be eligible for both seasons of this exemption only if he:

(i) is among the top 25 on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List at the time of his

first season of such exemption, and remains among the top 50 on the Official PGA

TOUR Career Money List at the end of the FedExCup Season preceding the second

season of such exemption; or (ii) accepts the first such exemption as one of the top

50 members on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List as provided in (a) above,

and then is among the top 25 on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List as of the

end of the FedExCup Season preceding the second season for which he requests

such exemption.

(d) Members intending to use the eligibility in this subsection in a season must so

inform the Commissioner in writing within 10 days after the conclusion of the previ-

ous FedExCup Regular Season (August 19, 2020).

(e) A member playing under the exemption provided in Subsection (a), (b) or (c) above,

who experiences an injury or other medical disability sufficiently serious to prevent

such member from competing in PGA TOUR tournaments for the remainder of

such season, shall be entitled to play under the applicable exemption as provided

in Subsection (a), (b) or (c) above in the following season, subject to the following

terms and conditions:

(i) The Commissioner, in his discretion and after review of such medical reports

and examinations as he deems appropriate, determines that the applicable

member has suffered an injury or medical disability sufficiently serious to pre-

vent such member from competing in PGA TOUR tournaments for the remain-

der of the season;

(ii) Such member has competed in five or fewer PGA TOUR tournaments in such

season (NOTE: If a member has competed in more than five PGA TOUR tour-

naments in such season, he may be entitled to a special medical extension in

accordance with Section A-1d of Article III of the Tournament Regulations);

(iii) Such member may not compete in PGA TOUR tournaments for the remainder

of such season, with the exception of a maximum of five unofficial money

tournaments and/or Korn Ferry Tour tournaments for which such member is

otherwise eligible;

(iv) Such member has not previously had his eligibility under subsection (a), (b) or

medical disability.

(v) No more than one full season shall have passed between the time such mem-

ber has experienced such injury or other medical disability and the time such

member resumes play under subsection (a), (b) or (c) above, unless, in the case

of severe injury to a member, the Commissioner, in the exercise of his discre-

tion, determines to permit a member to have additional recuperation time.

(12) On invitation of the tournament sponsor, a maximum of eight players (which may include

amateurs with USGA handicaps of zero strokes or less), provided that:

(a) If the tournament field is such that not all of the Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour

(see Section A-1g of this Article III) can otherwise be accommodated, then the spon-

sor shall utilize not less than two of its sponsor exemptions for such Top Finishers

of the Korn Ferry Tour. For the purposes of sponsor invitation, players utilizing a

300 career cuts made exemption shall not be eligible for exemptions for such Top

Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour.

(b) Not less than two of such sponsor exemptions shall be PGA TOUR members not

otherwise exempt for the tournament.

— unlimited number of sponsor exemptions; and A-1d other players — such number

of sponsor exemptions as are extended, provided that such number shall not exceed

the provisions set forth in the NOTE at the conclusion of Section A-1a (17) of this

Article III.

NOTE: At official money tournaments, a member who failed to commit to the

tournament by the commitment deadline and who would not have been part of the

eligible field at such deadline may accept an unrestricted sponsor exemption after

the deadline.

NOTE: At unofficial money tournaments only, the sponsor may utilize “unrestricted”

sponsor exemptions on any member or nonmember, regardless of his commitment

status.

(13) Two foreign players designated by the Commissioner.

NOTE: Foreign players wishing to apply for this exemption category must notify the

Commissioner’s office in writing not later than 30 days prior to the event in question.

NOTE: PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica,

PGA TOUR Canada, and PGA TOUR China members are not eligible for such an

exemption.

(14) The current PGA National Professional Champion for a maximum of six open tourna-

ments (three must be from open tournaments held opposite The Open Championship

and the World Golf Championships if available), in addition to any sponsor exemptions.

This exemption does not apply to open, limited-field events.

(15) Either the current winner of the PGA Section Championship, the current PGA Section

Player of the Year, or a PGA Section Member who wins a qualifying event for the appli-

cable tournament that is conducted by the PGA Section in which the PGA TOUR tourna-

ment is played, as determined by the Section.

(16) The top four finishers at open qualifying held in accordance with applicable PGA TOUR

policies and procedures. Such open qualifying shall normally be held on Monday of the

tournament week, and shall be open to all amateurs with USGA handicaps of two strokes

or less and to all professional golfers, with no limit as to the number of attempts to

qualify.

NOTE: PGA TOUR members who have not committed to the tournament by the

commitment deadline may enter open qualifying provided they have entered open

qualifying by the required entry deadline, which currently is 5 p.m. local time the

Friday before open qualifying.

NOTE: The entry fee for non-members in open qualifying shall be $450. The entry

fee for PGA TOUR members in open qualifying shall be $0. The entry fee for PGA

TOUR Champions (Regular Members only) and Korn Ferry Tour members in open

qualifying shall be $100.

(17) For the particular tournaments won, previous winners of PGA TOUR cosponsored tourna-

ments with the same tournament sponsor, except for team tournaments, as follows:

(a) Winners prior to July 28, 1970: unlimited exemptions for such tournaments.

NOTE: Winners prior to July 28, 1970 must have made at least one cut in a cospon-

sored or approved tournament within the five seasons preceding the tournament for

which such member is exempt and has entered in order to retain a normal spot in the

starting field of such tournament. If such member has not made at least one such

cut, the member shall be added to the field of such tournament in each season until

the season immediately following the season in which the member last made a cut

in a cosponsored or approved tournament.

(b) Winners after January 1, 2000: Five seasons of such exemptions for such tourna-

ments, computed from the time of winning.

NOTE: A player who is not a member of PGA TOUR shall be eligible to play in not

more than twelve cosponsored or approved tournaments per season (which shall

include THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship, PGA Championship and official money World Golf Championship

events but shall exclude any of the following events which he played via a “special

invitation”: THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open

Championship and PGA Championship) through such special exemptions as spon-

sor exemptions and foreign exemptions (up to a combined maximum of seven),

top-10 finishers in previous tournament, meeting invitational criteria to invitational

tournaments or official-money World Golf Championship events, sectional qualify-

ing, or any combination thereof.

A player who is not a member of PGA TOUR shall be eligible to play in any tourna-

ment in which he qualifies to play through open qualifying, or in accordance with

Section A-1q of this Article III (finishers beyond 150th place of the prior season’s

FedExCup Points List), without regard to such twelve-tournament limitation.

Attempting to qualify for a tournament through open qualifying does not count as

“playing in a tournament” for purposes of this section.

(18) Life Members (as defined in Section A-4, Article IX). To be eligible under this category,

such Life Members must maintain a scoring average no greater than three strokes above

the field average for the rounds of golf in which they have played during each season.

Should any such member’s scoring average exceed three strokes above the field aver-

age, such member shall lose such exempt position for the following season, and shall

be placed in the highest eligibility category for which such player otherwise qualifies. If

more than one full season has elapsed since a Life Member last played in a PGA TOUR

cosponsored or approved tournament, such member shall not be eligible hereunder, and

shall be placed in the next highest eligibility category for which that member qualifies

for the next season. Should such member subsequently maintain the scoring average

as required herein, such Life Member shall regain eligibility under this category for the

following season.

b. Top 125 from FedExCup Points List

If not otherwise exempt under Section A.1.a. of this Article III (“Special Exemptions”), the

top 125 finishers on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List in order of their positions

on the list.

c. Top 125-Nonmembers

If not otherwise exempt under Section A.1.a to Section A.1.d of this Article III, those non-

members and Special Temporary Members in the previous season whose points on the

Non-Member FedExCup Points List for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount

of FedExCup points earned by the player finishing in 125th position on the previous sea-

son’s FedExCup Points List following the conclusion of the event immediately proceeding

the first FedEx Cup Playoff event (Wyndham Championship); provided, however, that points

earned by a nonmember or Special Temporary Member in an official money World Golf

Championship event will be deemed not to be official points and will not be included on

the FedExCup Points List and further provided that such player joined the PGA TOUR in

accordance with Section A.1.d of Article IX of these Regulations (i.e. within 10 days after

the conclusion of the previous FedExCup Season (August 19, 2020). If more than one player

is included in this category, players with the greater amount of combined points shall have

priority access to tournaments.

d. Major Medical/Family Crisis/Mandatory Obligation Extension

(1) A member who meets the requirements in (1)(a)(i), (1)(a)(ii) or(1)(a)(iii) and (1)(b) below

shall be entitled to the Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension

for which he qualifies in accordance with Section A-1d(2) of this Article III, and shall be

exempted into PGA TOUR tournaments prior to those players meeting the requirements

of Section A-1e of this Article III; provided, however, if such member, at the time of his

injury, the occurrence of the family crisis or mandatory obligation was eligible for tourna-

ments as provided in Section A-1g of this Article III (the “Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry

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Tour” category), then such player’s eligibility will be as provided in Section A-1g of this

Article III. Such member will be placed in the last position within the Top Finishers of

the Korn Ferry Tour category. Further, if such member finished as one of the 25 finish-

ers below 125th place on the FedExCup Points List category in the season such player

experienced such injury, family crisis, or mandatory obligation then such player’s eligibil-

ity priority shall be as provided in Section A-lk of this Article III (i.e., after the 25 finishers

beyond 125th place on the FedExCup Points List):

(a)(i) In the discretion of the Commissioner after the review of such medical reports and

examinations as the Commissioner deems appropriate, a member has experienced

an injury or other medical disability sufficiently serious to prevent such member

from competing on a regular basis in PGA TOUR tournaments for a minimum of four

months from the date of the injury or other medical disability, (NOTE: if a member’s

injury is considered initially as not serious enough to prevent such member from

competing for a minimum of four months but later proves to be, additional medical

reports can be submitted to the Commissioner for purposes of allowing him to make

such a determination) and

(a)(ii)In the discretion of the Commissioner and after a review of medical reports and

examinations and any other information the Commissioner deems appropriate, a

member’s spouse or child has experienced a medical condition or other disability

that prevents the member from competing on a regular basis in PGA TOUR tourna-

ments for a minimum of four months from the date of the spouse or child’s medical

condition or other disability, (NOTE: if a spouse or child’s medical condition or other

disability is considered initially not serious enough to prevent the member from

competing for a minimum of four months but later proves to be, additional medical

reports can be submitted to the Commissioner for purposes of allowing him to make

such a determination): and

(a)(iii)In the discretion of the Commissioner after a review of all information the

Commissioner deems appropriate, an unavoidable circumstance, including but not

limited to mandatory military service or religious obligation, prevents the member

from competing in PGA TOUR tournaments for a minimum period of four months

from the date of the beginning of the member’s mandatory obligation.

(b) Either (i) was a fully exempt player in an eligibility category through and including the

Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour category in the season such player experienced

an event described in paragraph (1)(a)(i), (1)(a)(ii) or (1)(a)(iii) above (the “Extension

Event”) (without regard to the number of seasons such player has been a member);

or (ii)(A) has maintained an average finish position in the top 100 on the FedExCup

Points List for the last five full previous seasons, if such member has played the PGA

TOUR for five or more full seasons, or who has an average finish position in the top

100 on the FedExCup Points List for all the full seasons in which such member has

played the PGA TOUR, if less than five full seasons, but not less than three, and (ii)

(B) in the season such player experienced the Extension Event was not lower than

the 25th finisher beyond 125th place in the FedExCup Points List category.

NOTE: Eligibility priority among members who qualify for a Major Medical/Family

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Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension shall be determined based upon the mem-

ber’s average finish positions on the FedExCup Points List for the last five full

previous seasons, if such member has played the PGA TOUR for five or more full

seasons, or for each full season such member has played the PGA TOUR if less than

five full seasons.

(2) A member meeting the criteria set forth in Section A-1d(1) of this Article III shall be per-

mitted to play in PGA TOUR tournaments as set forth below, provided that such member

notifies the Commissioner in writing that he desires to take advantage of the Major

Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension no later than 30 days following

the occurrence of the Extension Event which forms the basis of the request for the Major

Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension.

(a) A member who qualifies for a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension and during the season in which the Extension Event occurred was a fully

exempt player in an eligibility category through and including the Top Finishers of

the Korn Ferry Tour category shall be entitled to play in the number of PGA TOUR

cosponsored or approved tournaments (the “Available Tournaments”) that equal (i)

the greater of the average number of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tourna-

ments played by the member in the three seasons preceding the season in which

the Extension Event occurred (or if the player has been a member for fewer than

three seasons, the average number of events he has played in the season(s) he was

a member), or the average number of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tourna-

ments played by the Top 125 categories during the previous season; minus (ii) the

number of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in which such mem-

ber played in the season in which the Extension Event occurred (the “Tournaments

Played”); provided, however, that the number of Available Tournaments in the season

following the season that the Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension was granted shall in no event exceed the number of official money tourna-

ments for which such member is eligible remaining in the current season after the

date of the Extension Event. (In the event of a player receiving Mandatory Obligation

Extension during a multi-year exemption, the player would receive the total number

of events available to him during his final year of eligibility.)

(b) A player who qualifies for a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension and during the season in which the Extension Event occurred was in

the 25 finishers beyond 125th place on the FedExCup Points List category shall be

entitled to play in the number of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments

(the “Available Tournaments”) that equal the average number played by the 25 finish-

ers beyond 125th place category during the previous season; minus the number of

PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in which such member played

in the season the Extension Event occurred (the “Tournaments Played”); provided,

however, that the number of Available Tournaments shall not exceed the number

of official money tournaments for which such member is eligible remaining in the

current season after the date of the Extension Event.

Thereafter, if the amount of points earned by such member in the Available

Tournaments, when combined with the amount of points earned by such member

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in the Tournaments Played, equals or exceeds the amount of points earned by

the member finishing in 125th place on the FedExCup Points List following the

conclusion of the event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event

(Wyndham Championship) for the preceding season; such member shall be entitled

to a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension for the remainder

of the current season. Players whose combined FedExCup points equal or exceed

125th place on the FedExCup Points List for the preceding season shall have the

same eligibility with respect to Invitation Tournaments as members within the Top

125 FedExCup Points List category for the preceding season.

If the amount of points earned by such member in the Available Tournaments, when

combined with the amount of points earned by such member in the Tournaments

Played, equals or exceeds the amount of points earned by the member who finished

in 125th place on the FedExCup Points List for the preceding season following the

conclusion of the event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event

(Wyndham Championship); such member shall be placed in the first position within

the Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension category for the

remainder of the current season; without regard to the priority order in effect from

the beginning of the season; provided, however, if more than one member does so,

as between or among said members, priority shall be established by the relative

priority among said affected members as of the beginning of the season.

In the event that the amount of points earned by such member in the Available

Tournaments, when combined with the amount of points earned by such member

in the Tournaments Played, equals or exceeds the amount of points earned by the

member who finished last in the 25 finishers beyond 125th place on the FedExCup

Points List for the preceding season, such member shall retain the Major Medical/

Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension but shall be placed at the end of the

25 finishers beyond 125th place on the FedExCup Points List category.

If such amount of points does not equal or exceed the amount of points earned

by the member who finished last in the 25 finishers beyond 125th place on the

FedExCup Points List for the preceding season, such member shall not be entitled to

any further Major Medical /Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension and shall

be placed in his next highest eligibility category if applicable; however, in the event

that the amount of points earned by such member in the tournaments played equals

or exceeds the amount of points earned by the member who finished last in the 50

finishers beyond 150th place on the FedExCup Points List for the preceding sea-

son, such member shall be eligible for PGA TOUR tournaments pursuant to Article

A-1q (“50 finishers beyond 150th place on FedExCup Points List”) of this Article III,

and for Korn Ferry Tour tournaments as described in Article III, Section A-1(r) (“50

finishers beyond 150th place on the FedExCup Points List”) of the Korn Ferry Tour

Tournament Regulations.

tournaments in which a member plays while in the Major Medical/Family Crisis/

Mandatory Obligation Extension category, whether or not such member shall have

gained access to a particular tournament pursuant to this Section A-1d, or any other

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eligibility category set forth in Section A-1 of this Article III.

(3) A member shall be entitled to use a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension only once in his career for the same Extension Event.

(4) A member shall not be entitled to a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension if one or more full seasons shall have passed between the time of the

Extension Event and the time such member again is able to resume play, unless, in the

case of severe injury to a member or a severe family crisis, the Commissioner, in the

exercise of his discretion, determines to permit a member to have additional time not

to exceed three seasons. If in the discretion of the Commissioner and after review of

medical reports and examinations, it is determined that extreme circumstances exist, an

extension beyond three seasons may be granted.

Furthermore, if during the season in which a member is playing under a Major Medical/

Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension such member determines that additional

time is necessary and the Commissioner, in the exercise of his discretion, determines to

permit a member to have additional time, such member would be entitled to play in PGA

TOUR events under his Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension

in the subsequent season; provided that, in no case shall the total number of events to

which such member is entitled access in the subsequent season exceed such member’s

Available Events in the season in which the Commissioner grants the additional time less

the number of events actually played by such member during such season. Additional

time will not be extended beyond the subsequent season. However, if the member play-

ing under a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension sustains a

separate Extension Event deemed to be sufficiently serious to prevent the member from

competing on a regular basis in PGA TOUR tournaments for a minimum of four months,

additional time may be extended for a maximum of one season.

Further, if at the time a member is able to resume play under his Major Medical/Family

Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension there is an insufficient number of events remain-

ing in the season for such member to play in all of his Available Events, the Commissioner,

in the exercise of his discretion, may permit such member to complete his Major Medical/

Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension in the subsequent season; provided that,

in no case shall the total number of events to which such member is entitled access in

the subsequent season exceed such member’s Available Events in the season in which

the Commissioner grants the extension less the number of events actually played by

such member during such season. Additional time will not be extended beyond the

subsequent season. However, if the member playing under a Major Medical/Family

Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension sustains a separate Extension Event deemed to

be sufficiently serious to prevent the member from competing on a regular basis in PGA

TOUR tournaments for a minimum of four months, additional time may be extended for

a maximum of one season.

(5) After the time that a member applies for a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory

Obligation Extension and prior to beginning play in official money tournaments under

the Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension in the next season,

such member, if otherwise exempt, shall be permitted to play in a maximum of five

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unofficial money tournaments, PGA TOUR Champions tournaments, Korn Ferry Tour

tournaments and/or other Federation Tours (PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA

Tour of Southern Africa, PGA TOUR of Australasia, Asian Tour) tournaments for which

such member is otherwise eligible. If, prior to beginning play in official money tourna-

ments under the Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension in the next

season, such member plays in any official money tournaments or in more than five such

unofficial money tournaments, PGA TOUR Champions tournaments, (excluding major

tournaments), Korn Ferry Tour tournaments, and/or other Federation Tours tournaments

the number of his Available Tournaments shall be reduced by one for each such official

money tournament, or unofficial money tournament, PGA TOUR Champions (excluding

major tournaments), tournament, Korn Ferry Tour tournament, or other Federation Tours

tournament in excess of five in which he plays. Once a player resumes a normal playing

schedule on the PGA TOUR, the number of his Available Tournaments shall be reduced

by one for each Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Champions (excluding major tournaments),

or other Federation Tours tournament he plays when eligible for the PGA TOUR event the

same week.

PGA TOUR Champions Major tournaments referenced above: Tradition, Senior PGA

Championship, U.S. Senior Open Championship, SENIOR PLAYERS Championship and

Senior Open Championship.

NOTE: All fully exempt members who are injured during the period of their exemption and

are unable to fulfill the 15-tournament requirement for retention of Voting Membership,

and who would otherwise qualify for a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension, or a Minor Medical extension will be considered to have played 15 events for

purposes of retaining their Voting Member status and for purposes of FedExCup Player

Bonus Plan distributions. However, under the terms of the Player Retirement Plan, unless

a player is a Veteran Member, credits cannot be awarded to a participant in any season in

which he plays fewer than 15 tournaments. (Veteran Members may be eligible for credits

if they play 5 or more tournaments.) Such members shall retain an exempt position in the

highest eligibility category for which they qualify.

e. Leading Points Winner, Leading Finals Points Winner and Three-Time Winners from Korn

Ferry Tour

The leading points winner from the previous season’s Top 25 Korn Ferry Tour Regular sea-

son players using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season

Points List and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals; leading points winner from the

previous season’s Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List; and those players, if any, from the

previous season who won three Korn Ferry Tour events awarding official victory status, in

chronological order of their third win.

f. Top 10 from Previous Tournament

If not otherwise exempt under Section A-1a of this Article III (“Special Exemptions”), the top

10 finishing professionals and those tied for 10th place from each tournament awarding

official victory status (excluding World Golf Championship events) into the next open tour-

nament awarding official victory status. Any professional not able to gain entry into the next

open tournament awarding official victory status due to a full field shall be exempt pursu-

ant to this Section A-1f into the next succeeding open tournament awarding official victory

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status in which there is sufficient space in the field, unless otherwise exempt into such open

tournament. Any professional finishing in the top 10 or tied for 10th in the last tournament

awarding official victory status (excluding World Golf Championship events) in any season

shall be exempt into the first open tournament in the subsequent season awarding official

victory status and in which there is sufficient space in the field, unless otherwise exempt

into such open tournament. Such professionals shall gain access to such tournament in

priority order, based upon their total scores in the tournament in which they have finished

in the top 10.

In cases of total-score ties, the priority order will be established by matching round scores,

beginning with the final round of the tournament in which the players finished in the top 10

and working backward.

In the event of such an occurrence at a multi-course tournament in which all the players

may not have played the same courses in the same order, any ties that still exist after

matching final-round scores (on the same course) shall be broken by matching hole scores

in the final round, starting with the 18th hole and working backward.

Should there be top 10 finishers from multiple tournaments, the top 10 finishers from the

first event played will be exempt first in priority order followed by the top 10 finishers from

the next event played and so forth, with each tournament’s top 10 finishers ranked per

above.

NOTE: Any professional finishing in the top 10 or tied for 10th not otherwise exempt, shall

follow the commitment procedures as prescribed in Section A-2 of Article IV.

g. Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour

Finishers 2–25 from the previous season’s Top 25 Korn Ferry Tour Regular season players

using combined points earned on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List and points

earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals; and the top 25 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Finals

Points List at the conclusion of the Finals who are not already exempt. The leading points

winner from the Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List, if different than the leading points win-

ner from the Top 25 Korn Ferry Tour Regular season players using combined points earned

on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour

Finals, will be in category (e) above. The players from each list will be ranked, in alternating

order, beginning with the second place finisher from the Korn Ferry Tour Top 25 Regular

Season and Finals Combined Points List (followed by the second place finisher from the

Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List, third place finisher from the Korn Ferry Tour Top 25

Regular Season and Finals Combined Points List, etc.).

NOTE: Players finishing in the top 25 and ties on the Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List who

are under the age of 18, amateurs, and players that do not become members are included

in the top 25 and ties. Players finishing in the top 25 and ties that finished in the top 25 on

the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season points list, are not included in the top 25 and ties on the

Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List.

In addition, the position of those members included in this category shall be periodically

reordered based upon each member’s position on the current season’s FedExCup Points

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List at that time. In 2019-2020, such periodic reordering shall take place after the conclu-

sion of The RSM Classic and The Genesis Invitational. Thereafter the reorder will occur on

the Mondays of the Masters, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide and The

Open Championship.

h. Players Winning Three Korn Ferry Tour Events in the Current Season

Those players who win three Korn Ferry Tour events awarding official victory status in the

current season, in chronological order of their third win.

i. Minor Medical Extension

(1) A member who meets the requirements in Section (1)(a) and (1)(b) of Section A-1d of

Article III [except that the injury or other medical disability experienced by such member

does not require a cessation of competition by such member for a minimum of four

(4) months] shall be eligible to apply to the Commissioner for a Minor Medical/Family

Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension, provided however, in order to be eligible to apply

for a Minor Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension pursuant to Section

A.1.d(1)(a)(ii) (i.e., the Family Crisis basis) a member must be prevented from competing

on a regular basis in PGA TOUR tournaments for a minimum of two (2) months.

(2) The maximum number of tournaments in which a member shall be eligible to participate

under the category of Minor Medical Extension shall be determined in accordance with

the provisions of Section A-1d(2)(a) or Section A-1d(2)(b) of Article III, as applicable to the

specific member. However, actual access shall be on a space-available basis, and there

shall be no carry-over of access into any subsequent season. Relative priority between

or among members playing under a Minor Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation

Extension shall be determined in the same manner as priority between or among mem-

bers playing under a Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension

(3) A member playing under the category of Minor Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory

Obligation Extension shall have priority to participate in tournaments to the extent pro-

vided in Section A-1g of Article III (i.e., following Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour).

(4) A member gaining access to tournaments pursuant to the Minor Medical/Family

Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension, who earns an amount of points in his Available

Tournaments [as such term is defined in Section A-1d(2) of Article III] which when com-

bined with the amount of points earned by such member in his Tournaments Played [as

such term is defined in Section A-1d(2) of Article III] equals or exceeds the amount of

points earned by the member finishing in 125th place or 150th place or 200th place on

the FedExCup Points List following the conclusion of the event immediately preceding

the first FedExCup Playoffs event (Wyndham Championship) for the preceding season

shall be entitled to eligibility and priority to play in tournaments in accordance with the

provisions of Section A-1(d)(2) of Article III [i.e., Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory

Obligation Extension].

j. 25 Finishers beyond 125th Place on FedExCup Points List

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, those PGA TOUR members within the

next 25 positions after the top 125 points leaders on the previous season’s FedExCup Points

List, in order of their positions on such list.

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In addition, the position of those members included in this category and those members

in the Nonexempt, Major Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension Holders

category, shall be periodically reordered based upon each member’s position on the current

season’s FedExCup Points List at that time. In 2019-2020, such periodic reordering shall

take place after the conclusion of The RSM Classic and The Genesis Invitational. Thereafter

the reorder will occur on the Mondays of the Masters, the Memorial Tournament presented

by Nationwide and The Open Championship.

k. Nonexempt Medical/Family Crisis/ Mandatory Obligation Extension Holders

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, members who have qualified for

a Medical/Family Crisis/Mandatory Obligation Extension pursuant to Section A-1d(1) or

Section A-1i(1) of this Article III.

l. Past Champions, Team Tournament Winners, and Veteran Members not within the top 150

on FedExCup Points List

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Past Champion Members (as defined

in Section A.1.m of this Article III), Team Tournament Winners (as defined in Section A.1.o

of this Article III) and Veteran Members (as defined in Section A.1.p of this Article III) not

within the top 150 on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List, in order of their combined

official PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour earnings in the previous season.

In addition, the position of those members included in this category and those members in

the Past Champions, Special Temporary Members, Team Tournament Winners, and Veteran

Members categories, shall be periodically reordered based upon each member’s position on

the current season’s FedExCup Points List (or in the case of a Special Temporary Member,

the amount of official points earned) at that time. In 2019-2020, such periodic reordering

shall take place after the conclusion of The RSM Classic and The Genesis Invitational.

Thereafter the reorder will occur on the Mondays of the Masters, the Memorial Tournament

presented by Nationwide and The Open Championship.

m. Past Champions

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Past Champion Members, in order of

the total number of PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments won, excluding team

or other tournaments not awarding official victory status. If two or more members are tied

based on the number of tournaments won, the member who is highest on the Official PGA

TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible.

To be eligible for tournament play via this eligibility category, a player must have:

• Played in the Korn Ferry Tour or PGA TOUR Champions Annual Qualifying Tournament

or Korn Ferry Tour Finals in the current season or within the previous two seasons, or,

• Made a cut on the PGA TOUR or Korn Ferry Tour during the current season or within the

last two seasons, or,

• Played five or more combined events on the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR

Champions during the current season or in the preceding season.

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n. Special Temporary Members

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, members who meet the conditions set

in Section A-2b of this Article III and have paid annual dues to PGA TOUR, in order in which

such members qualified for this membership.

o. Team Tournament Winners

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, winners of cosponsored team tourna-

ments, in order of the total number of team tournaments won. If two or more members are

tied based on the number of such tournaments won, the member who is highest on the

Official PGA TOUR Career Money List shall be eligible.

To be eligible for tournament play via this eligibility category, a player must have:

• Played in the PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR Champions Annual Qualifying Tournament or Korn

Ferry Tour Finals in the current season or within the previous two seasons, or,

• Made a cut on the PGA TOUR or Korn Ferry Tour during the current season or within the

last two seasons, or,

• Played five or more combined events on the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR

Champions during the current season or in the preceding season.

p. Veteran Members

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field, Veteran Members (members who have

made a minimum of 150 cuts in tournaments awarding official money during their careers),

in order of their position on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List.

To be eligible for tournament play via this eligibility category, a player must have:

• Played in the PGA TOUR or PGA TOUR Champions Annual Qualifying Tournament or Korn

Ferry Tour Finals in the current season or within the previous two seasons, or,

• Made a cut on the PGA TOUR or Korn Ferry Tour during the current season or within the

last two seasons, or,

• Played five or more combined events on the PGA TOUR, Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR

Champions during the current season or in the preceding season.

q. 50 Finishers beyond 150th place on FedExCup Points List

If not otherwise eligible and if needed to fill the field to 120 players (or, to the number of

players in the starting field if the starting field is less than 120 players) in tournaments

played opposite PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments, the next 50 players on

the previous season’s FedExCup Points List following those members referred to in Section

A-1k of this Article III, in order of their positions on such list. To be eligible for play in the

category, a player must commit to the event in accordance with Article IV, Section A.2 of

these Regulations.

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2. QUALIFYING

a. Korn Ferry Tour Finals

Players may gain PGA TOUR Regular Membership and playing eligibility for the subsequent

season (see Section A-1e & g of this Article III) by finishing among the top 25 and ties from

the final Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List or the top 25 and ties on the

Official Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List, if not already exempt, as stated below.

The Korn Ferry Tour Finals will be conducted in accordance with the Korn Ferry Tour

Tournament Regulations and in accordance with the following rules.

50 PGA TOUR cards will be awarded at the conclusion of each year’s Korn Ferry Tour Season

as follows:

• The Top 25 players from the final Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List

earn their PGA TOUR cards, but their final positioning for the following PGA TOUR season

is determined via their combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular

Season Points List and points earned during the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. All other eligible

players start the Finals with 0 points on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List.

• The top 25 players on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List at the conclusion of

the Finals who do not already have an exempt card will also earn a PGA TOUR card. Final

positioning for the following PGA TOUR season is determined via points earned during

the Korn Ferry Tour Finals

• The leading points winner from the Top 25 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season players using

combined points earned on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List and points

earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, and the leading points winner from Official Korn

Ferry Tour Finals Points List at the conclusion of the Finals (should they be different

players) are exempt from reshuffle the following year via eligibility category A.1e (Leading

Points Winner, Leading Finals Points Winner and Three-Time Winners from Korn Ferry

Tour) and are also awarded an exemption into THE PLAYERS Championship via special

eligibility criteria for that event.

• The remaining players from each list will be ranked, in alternating order, beginning with

the second place finisher from the Korn Ferry Tour Top 25 Regular Season and Finals

Combined Points List (followed by the second place finisher from the Korn Ferry Tour

Finals Points List, third place finisher from the Korn Ferry Tour Top 25 Regular Season

and Finals Combined Points List, etc.).

NOTE: Any player who is #1 to #25 on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points

List as of the final regular season event who earns enough points solely as a result of his

play in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals events such that he would have been #1 on the Korn Ferry

Tour Finals Points List shall be placed in the #1 position on that list and shall be entitled

to the benefits of that position. In such case, such player’s other position on the #1 to #25

Regular Season and Finals Combined Points List shall be skipped and the ordering of play-

ers shall continue as identified above. In such case, the leading 25 players from the Official

Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List will still earn their PGA TOUR card.

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Eligibility:

Players eligible to compete in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals are:

• The top-75 players (including any ties) on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season

Points List through the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour event immediately preceding

the first Finals event.

• Players #126 - #200 on the PGA TOUR’s Official FedExCup Points List following the con-

clusion of the event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event (Wyndham

Championship).

Non-members, who would have earned if they were members, enough FedExCup points

from their performance in official money PGA TOUR events in the current season to place

them within #126 - #200 on the official FedExCup Points List following the conclusion of the

event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event (Wyndham Championship).

NOTE 1: All players exempt for the PGA TOUR the following season via category A.1c (Top-

125 Non-Members) and higher are not eligible to play in the Finals.

NOTE 2: PGA TOUR Members subject to Medical Extension Regulations as outlined in

Section III.A.2 of the PGA TOUR Tournament Regulations may gain access to the Korn Ferry

Tour Finals as a result of the provisions of those regulations.

NOTE 3: A professional under the age of 18 may play in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, provided

the player turns 18 on or before the first scheduled round of the final official money PGA

TOUR tournament of the following season. If a player under the age of 18 earns a PGA

TOUR card, the player would not become eligible for PGA TOUR membership until his 18th

birthday. Similarly, a player under the age of 18 who qualifies for the Korn Ferry Tour as a

result of his play in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals would not become eligible for Korn Ferry Tour

membership until his 18th birthday.

Format: Each Finals event will be contested over 72-holes of stroke play with a standard

65 and ties cut and as otherwise in accordance with the Korn Ferry Tour Tournament

Regulations.

Ties: In the event of a tie for the first position from the Top 25 Regular Season players

using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List

and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals at the conclusion of the Finals events, no

playoff will be conducted and those players tied for the leading points winner position will

receive exempt status for the following season.

In the event of a tie for the first position on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List at

the conclusion of the Finals events, no playoff will be conducted and those players tied for

the leading Points winner position will receive exempt status for the following season.

In the case of a tie for the last PGA TOUR card positions on either list which would affect

the number of PGA TOUR cards awarded, no playoff will be conducted and any players tied

at the final position on either the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List or the

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Official Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List will receive a PGA TOUR card for the following

season.

For the purposes of breaking ties within the 50 card positions for eligibility for the following

year’s PGA TOUR season on either list, cumulative score in the last Finals event will be used.

Should there still be a tie, round scores will be compared, beginning with the final round and

working backwards. Should there still be a tie, hole-by-hole scores in the final round will be

compared, beginning with the final hole and working backwards. In the event that multiple

players from the top-25 of the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List do not make a cut

in any Finals event, these players will be ranked in order of finish from the Regular Season.

Pro-Am Eligibility: Each tournament will have an official Pro-Am based on Korn Ferry Tour

Tournament Regulations. For the first Finals event, eligibility for the Pro-Am will alternate in

order between the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List and the PGA TOUR FedExCup

Points List, beginning with #1 from the Korn Ferry Tour, followed by #126 from the FedExCup

Points list and so on until the Pro-Am field is filled in its entirety, except for pro-am sponsors

picks which shall be chosen in accordance with Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations.

The official Pro-Ams for the remaining Finals events will be filled based on the current

week’s standings from the Official Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List, in order starting with

#1 until the Pro-Am field is filled in its entirety, except for pro-am sponsor picks which shall

be chosen in accordance with Korn Ferry Tour Tournament Regulations. Players selected

for the Finals Pro-Ams, either by system or sponsor exemption, are required to play.

NOTE: Should a player who has earned an exemption into Korn Ferry Tour Finals as

described in the preceding paragraphs present bona fide evidence of an injury or other

medical disability sufficiently serious to prevent such player from playing in Korn Ferry Tour

Finals in that respective year, he shall be exempt to Korn Ferry Tour Finals in the subse-

quent calendar year. A player who begins play at Korn Ferry Tour Finals and subsequently

withdraws due to injury or other reason prior to completion of Korn Ferry Tour Finals shall

not be permitted to utilize the exemption in the following year’s Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

A member eligible for tournaments as provided in Section A-1d (i.e. Major Medical Extension)

Section A-1i (i.e. Minor Medical Extension) and Section A-1k (Non exempt Medical

Extension) of this Article III, whose FedExCup Points earned in his Available Tournaments,

when combined with the amount of FedExCup Points earned in his Tournaments Played,

equals or exceeds the amount of FedExCup Points earned by the member who finished

last in the 50 finishers beyond 150th place on the FedExCup Points List for the preceding

season shall be exempt into Korn Ferry Tour Finals in that season provided that the points

earned in his Tournaments Played was less than the 200th finisher on the FedExCup Points

List in the season of his injury and provided he has not utilized the medical provisions into

the Korn Ferry Tour Finals as a result of the same injury/family crisis/mandatory obligation.

Medical Provisions

A PGA TOUR member who presents bona fide evidence of any injury or other medical dis-

ability that prevented him from playing in one or more PGA TOUR tournaments and who

meets the following criteria shall be exempt into Korn Ferry Tour Finals:

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(1) Not more than one Korn Ferry Tour Finals has passed since such member has been pre-

vented from playing in PGA TOUR events due to such injury or other medical disability;

provided however that if a player’s injury is sufficiently serious enough that it prevents

him from playing in one or more Korn Ferry Tour Finals, he shall be considered to have

satisfied this condition.

(2) Such member has not played in 15 or more PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tourna-

ments in the season in which such injury or other medical disability occurred; and

(3) Such member has had an average finish position in the top 150 on the FedExCup Points

List for the last three seasons if such member has been a member of PGA TOUR for three

seasons or more, or if such member has been a member of PGA TOUR for less than three

seasons, has averaged 150th or better on the FedExCup Points List for those seasons

such member has been a member of PGA TOUR.

b. Nonmember Qualifying

Subject to the age requirement provision described in the note following Section A.1.a (10)

of Article III, if a nonmember of the PGA TOUR who is a professional wins a PGA TOUR

cosponsored or approved tournament then he shall be eligible to compete in PGA TOUR

tournaments as provided in Section A-1a(10) of this Article III, provided that he joins the

PGA TOUR as a Regular Member within 60 days after his victory. If he fails to do so, he

forfeits the right to join the PGA TOUR either as a Regular or Special Temporary Member

for the duration of that season. If a nonmember of the PGA TOUR who is an amateur wins

a cosponsored or approved tournament, then he shall be eligible to compete in PGA TOUR

events as provided in Section A.1a(10) of this Article III as an amateur or he may join the

PGA TOUR as a regular member at anytime during the season in which the win occurred.

Thereafter, such nonmember shall be entitled to join the PGA TOUR at the end of any sea-

son, provided he has at least one season remaining in his exempt period and joins within 10

days after the conclusion of the FedExCup Season. Further, upon joining, he shall be entitled

to the remaining portion of such multi-season exemption.

Subject to the provisions concerning notification to PGA TOUR as set forth below in this

Section A-2b, if a nonmember of the PGA TOUR earns an amount of points when combined

with points earned in official money World Golf Championship events in the prior season

(collectively, “combined points”), that equals or exceeds the amount of points earned by the

player finishing in the 125th position on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List(e.g.,

through sponsor exemptions, foreign player exemptions, open qualifying, sectional qualify-

ing, etc.), then he shall be eligible to compete in PGA TOUR tournaments for the following

season, as provided in Section A-1c of this Article III (“Top 125 Nonmember”), provided that

he joins the PGA TOUR as a Regular Member within 10 days after the conclusion of the

FedExCup Season.

If, during the course of a PGA TOUR season, a nonmember of PGA TOUR wins an amount

of points (e.g., by playing in PGA TOUR tournaments through sponsor exemptions, foreign

player exemptions, open qualifying, sectional qualifying, etc.), when combined with points

earned in official money World Golf Championship events (collectively “combined points”),

equal to or greater than the amount won in the preceding season by the 150th finisher on

the FedExCup Points List, as determined in accordance with Section A of Article III, then

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such player will become eligible to become a Special Temporary Member of PGA TOUR for

the remainder of the season, provided that he joins PGA TOUR in such category within 60

days after becoming eligible. Upon payment of annual dues to PGA TOUR, such member

shall be eligible for an unlimited number of sponsor exemptions for the remainder of the

season.

B. OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

In any PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournaments, eligibility of a player to partici-

pate also shall be conditioned on the following:

1. One New Event Played Per Season Requirement

During the current PGA TOUR season, any Regular Member of the PGA TOUR (as defined

in Article IX, Section A.1.a. through e.) is required to play in at least one tournament he has

not played in previously during any of the preceding four (4) seasons.

Tournaments eligible to fulfill such Regular Member’s obligation under this regulation

shall include all official money, co-sponsored and approved tournaments but shall not

include The Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, The Open Championship, PGA

Championship, THE PLAYERS Championship, World Golf Championships, the FedExCup

Playoff Events, Presidents Cup, Ryder Cup, Olympic Games, and any first-year official

money event.

Any Regular Member of the PGA TOUR (as defined in Article IX, Section A.1.a. through

d.) who meets any of the following criteria shall be exempt from the provisions of this

Regulation in the current season:

a. Played in 25 or more official money, co-sponsored or approved tournaments in the previ-

ous or current season.

b. Life Members (as defined in Article IX, Section A.4.)

c. Veteran Members (as defined in Article IX, Section A.8.) who are age 45 or older at any

point during the current season

d. Dual Members of both the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions.

Furthermore, a player who has been granted an eligibility extension pursuant to Article III,

Section A.1.e. will not be subject to the requirements of this regulation in the season of

the extension event.

Any player subject to this regulation that fails to meet the obligations set forth herein

shall be subject to a Major Penalty under Article VII, Section D.3. (Discipline, Penalties and

Appeals).

Notwithstanding the above, the Commissioner, upon application by a member subject to

this regulation and for a serious medical condition or other extraordinary circumstances

that the Commissioner, at his discretion, determines to be a valid reason for not meeting

this requirement, may excuse a player from the regulation.

NOTE: Regular Members (as defined in Article IX, Section A.1.e. through g.) shall be exempt

from the provisions of this Regulation in the current season.

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2. Entry Form and Fee

No player shall be eligible to participate in a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tourna-

ment unless he has signed an entry form as prescribed in Section B-1 of Article IV, and he

has paid the required entry fee, the amount of which shall be set from time to time by the

PGA TOUR Policy Board.

3. PGA TOUR Dues; Limited Dues; Amateur Administrative Fees

Every professional player who applies to enter a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated

tournament shall be a fully paid member of PGA TOUR or, if not a member, shall pay $50

(or such other amount as the PGA TOUR Policy Board may set from time to time) as dues

for limited PGA TOUR membership for the duration of the tournament. Any amateur who

applies to enter a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournament shall pay the same

amount ($50 or such other amount set by the PGA TOUR Policy Board) as an administrative

fee.

4. Insurance

As a further condition of entry in any PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournament,

each player must furnish evidence acceptable to PGA TOUR that he has obtained personal

liability insurance covering any liability or claim that may arise from his participation in

such tournament, in minimum amounts of $1,000,000 for each occurrence with PGA TOUR.

Inc., the Professional Golfers’ Association of America and such other affiliated entities as

shall be designated from time to time by the PGA TOUR Policy Board, named as additional

insureds under such policy, indicating the name of the insurance company and the number

of the policy by which he is insured. In addition, nonmembers of PGA TOUR or PGA who

enter a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournament may be required as a condition

of entry to pay a fee to PGA TOUR for the cost of personal liability insurance covering their

participation in such tournament.

IV. CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENTS

The management and conduct of all PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments,

pro-ams and other golf events sanctioned by PGA TOUR shall be under the direction of

PGA TOUR. Such tournaments, pro-ams or events shall be played in accordance with these

Regulations and the tournament agreements applicable thereto.

A. MATTERS RELATING TO PLAY

1. Starting Fields

a. Open Tournaments

The starting field in PGA TOUR cosponsored open tournaments shall consist of those

players listed in Section A of Article III (in the order in which listed). Except if specified

otherwise in the tournament agreement, the number of players in the starting field of an

open tournament shall be 156, provided that the Tournament Director may reduce the

starting field to 144 players or such other lesser number as he determines in his discre-

tion to be required by the circumstances (e.g., due to available daylight). In addition, the

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Tournament Director, in his discretion, may increase the starting field above the levels

indicated in this Section A if necessary, in order to include in the starting field those

members listed in Section A-1b of Article III (top 125 from FedExCup Points List).

b. Invitation Tournaments

PGA TOUR also may cosponsor or approve invitation tournaments. The starting field in

such a tournament shall be that number specified in the tournament agreement. The

tournament agreement for an invitation tournament also shall list the categories of

players to be invited. All players within such categories who are “Eligible Players” under

Section A-1 of Article III may apply to enter such tournaments.

c. Special or Coordinated Tournaments

PGA TOUR may sanction special or coordinated tournaments that may combine any or all

of the aspect of open, invitation and pro-am tournaments. Players eligible to participate

in such tournaments shall meet the requirements of Article III of these Regulations. The

conduct of special or coordinated tournaments shall be in accordance with tournament

agreements entered into with respect thereto and with these Regulations.

NOTE: In the event that a player is incorrectly included in the starting field, he shall be

removed as soon as practical, and be reimbursed for reasonable travel expensed by PGA

TOUR.

2. Commitments and Personal Registration

Eligible players wishing to participate in a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tourna-

ment must commit in advance to PGA TOUR, either by 800-number telephone service to

PGA TOUR Headquarters during business hours Monday through Friday (i.e. – 9 am to 5

pm Jacksonville, FL time), except for legal holidays, or by committing electronically via the

player website.

While advance commitments may be made at any time, the deadline for all players to com-

mit to PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournaments shall be 5 p.m. Eastern Time

via the manners described in the preceding paragraph, or one-half hour after the conclusion

of play to an onsite PGA TOUR Media Official, whichever is later, on the Friday immediately

preceding the tournament applied for; provided, however, that the winner of a tournament

held in the immediately preceding week or any professional finishing in the top 10 or tied for

10th place, not otherwise exempt, (see Section A-1f of Article III) in the tournament held in

the immediately preceding week may commit to an onsite PGA TOUR Media Official within

one-half hour after the conclusion of such immediately preceding tournament. Further,

provided that a player who wins a Korn Ferry Tour tournament in the immediately preceding

week and becomes eligible for PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournaments pursu-

ant to Article III, Section A-1h (i.e., players winning three Korn Ferry Tour events in the cur-

rent season) as a result may commit to the following week’s PGA TOUR event to an on-site

Korn Ferry Tour Media Official within one-half hour after the conclusion of such immediately

preceding Korn Ferry Tour tournament.

NOTE: At tournaments with starting field sizes of 144 players or less, the sponsor shall

have the option of inviting Past Champions (Article III, Section A.1.m), regardless of a

provisional commitment being made, if there are no alternates for the event. With respect

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to those tournaments played opposite PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments,

finishers from beyond 150th on the prior season’s FedExCup Points List as provided in

Section A-1q of Article III may fill such tournament fields to 120 players.

NOTE: At official money tournaments, a member who failed to commit to the tournament

by the commitment deadline and who would not have been part of the eligible field at such

deadline may accept an unrestricted sponsor exemption after the deadline.

NOTE: At unofficial tournaments only, the sponsor may utilize “unrestricted” sponsor

exemptions on any member or nonmember, regardless of his commitment status.

A player, including alternates who are eligible to practice on the tournament course, must

nament course. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action. Furthermore, a player fail-

ing to register prior to his first official tournament round shall be ineligible to participate in

the tournament unless satisfactory evidence of mitigating circumstance has been provided

to the on-site Tournament Director.

3. Groupings

In PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments groupings shall be drawn in

groups of three players. Following a reduction of field, groupings shall be drawn in pairs, or

as otherwise determined by the Tournament Director due to existing circumstances (e.g.,

lack of daylight). Groupings of players for the first two rounds shall be drawn in the follow-

ing categories as approved by the Tournament Director:

Category 1:

• PGA TOUR members eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in

Sections A-1a(1) through (8) and Sections A-1a(10) of Article III (Tournament Winners).

• Nonmember tournament winners that, if they were a PGA TOUR member, would be eli-

gible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in Sections A-1a(1) through (7)

and Section A-1a(10) of Article III.

• PGA TOUR Life Members, as defined in Section A-4 of Article IX.

• The top 25 on the Official PGA TOUR Career Money List through the end of the preceding

season.

• Players within the top 20 positions on the current FedExCup Points List, starting with the

event following the Masters.

• Players (including nonmembers) within the top 20 positions on the current Official World

Golf Ranking.

• One player, on a weekly basis, not otherwise eligible for this category.

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Category 1A:

• Tournament winners whose victories were considered official that no longer qualify for

grouping category 1 and who played in 5 or more PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved

events or 10 or more combined PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour

cosponsored events in the current or prior season (qualifying rounds do not constitute

“play” in such tournaments for purposes of this section).

• Former winners of THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The

Open Championship and PGA Championship who no longer qualify for grouping category

Category 2:

• PGA TOUR members eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in

Sections A-1b (Top 125 FedExCup), and A-1c (Top 125-Nonmembers) of Article III .

• Players with 50 or more career cuts made in official money PGA TOUR cosponsored or

approved tournaments and who played in 5 or more PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved

events or 10 or more combined PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry Tour

cosponsored events in the current or prior season (qualifying rounds do not constitute

“play” in such tournaments for purposes of this section).

• Players (including nonmembers) within the top 21–50 positions on the current Official

World Golf Ranking.

Category 3:

• All others.

NOTE: PGA TOUR members eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in

Section A-1d of Article III, (Major Medical Extension) shall retain the grouping category they

were assigned when they were injured.

During the draw when the number of players in a grouping category is not sufficient the

necessary number of players will move up as follows:

Category 1A to category 1:

• In order on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List.

Category 3 to category 2:

• The leading points winner from the previous season’s Top 25 Korn Ferry Tour Regular

season players using combined points earned on the Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular

Season Points List and points earned in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

• The leading points winner on the previous season’s Korn Ferry Tour Finals Points List.

• In order on the current season’s FedExCup Points List.

During the season, players in category 3 will be eligible to move to category 2 as follows:

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• Players within the top 60 on the current season’s FedExCup Points List through the

Farmers Insurance Open, and Special Temporary Members whose points equal or exceed

60th place on the FedExCup Points List through the Farmers Insurance Open.

• Players within the top 100 on the current season’s FedExCup Points List through the

Masters Tournament, and Special Temporary Members whose official points equal or

exceed 100th place on the FedExCup Points List through the Masters Tournament.

• Players within the top 125 on the current season’s FedExCup Points List through the U.S.

Open, and Special Temporary Members whose official points equal or exceed 125th place

on the FedExCup Points List through the U.S. Open.

4. Starting Times

Starting times for the first and second rounds shall be assigned by draw, and shall be fixed

for the rounds after a reduction of field on the basis of current standings at the conclu-

sion of the preceding rounds, consistent with weather conditions and available daylight

hours, with the highest scorers starting first and the lowest scorers starting last. However,

in unusual circumstances, the Tournament Director in his discretion may change this

sequence. All starting times shall be fixed under the supervision of the Tournament Director.

5. Reduction of Fields (Cuts)

Unless otherwise provided in the tournament agreement or unless otherwise determined by

the Tournament Director in his discretion (e.g., due to weather), the starting field shall be

reduced to the 65 players (including amateurs) having the lowest scores at the conclusion

of 36 holes of tournament play, including any players tied for 65th place.

In the event of a postponement or cancellation of any of the first three rounds, the

Tournament Director in his discretion may schedule the final 36 holes to be played in one

day. If he schedules the final 36 holes in one day, he will reduce (cut) the field to the score

which has the closest number of players (including amateurs) to the 60th position. Should

there be an equal number at different scores at equal intervals above and below 60th posi-

tion, the higher score shall be used. In the event of any such reduction (cut), professionals

eliminated who otherwise would have played in the final 36 holes shall receive their appro-

priate share of the prize money in accordance with their respective positions.

Once a reduction of field has been made after 36 or 54 holes and the next round groupings

have been approved by the Rules Committee, no withdrawal or disqualification will affect

the calculation of the cut line.

6. Substitutions and Alternates

After the commitment deadline but before 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) on

the third day preceding the first scheduled day of official tournament competition (usually

Monday), any player who withdraws or is elevated to a higher eligibility category (i.e. Top

10, becomes part of the eligible field, etc.) will be replaced by the highest ranking alternate

on the applicable alternate list. At and after 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) on

the third day preceding the first scheduled day of official tournament competition (usually

Monday), any player who withdraws or is disqualified prior to starting will be replaced by

the highest ranking alternate on the PGA TOUR alternate list, except that in a tournament

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awarding official money a player who withdraws and is one of the four sponsor exemptions

not pursuant to Section A1a(12)(a) and (b) of Article III may be replaced, at the discretion

of the sponsor, by another sponsor exemption, provided that the player either committed to

the tournament in advance of the commitment deadline, is a member who failed to commit

to the tournament by the commitment deadline and who would not have been part of the

eligible field at such deadline, is a nonmember, or is a member of the PGA TOUR Champions

who would normally not have committed to that particular PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR)

tournament. Furthermore, in a tournament awarding unofficial money, any player who with-

draws and is an “unrestricted” sponsor exemption may be replaced at the discretion of the

sponsor, regardless of his commitment status.

Once a reduction of field has been made after 36 or 54 holes and the next round groupings

have been posted by the Rules Committee, no withdrawal or disqualification will affect the

calculation of the cut line.

NOTE: When the previous week’s tournament concludes on Monday, the deadline above

shall be extended to 12:00 noon on the second day preceding the first scheduled round of

official tournament competition (usually Tuesday).

NOTE: Concurrently with a withdrawal, the highest ranking alternate from the applicable

alternate list automatically becomes a contestant in the tournament and is subject to

the same rules, regulations and guidelines as other contestants in the tournament field,

including the obligation to begin play at an assigned starting time.

NOTE: It is an alternate’s responsibility to know his position on the PGA TOUR alternate

list. It is the responsibility of the contestant or an alternate when he becomes a contestant

to know his starting time. An alternate who is not available to replace the withdrawal is

disqualified from that tournament.

7. Professional-Amateur Competitions/Tournament Sponsor Functions

Unless otherwise provided in the tournament agreement, the host organization of any

cosponsored or coordinated tournament may sponsor and conduct a professional-amateur

competition (a “pro-am”) in conjunction with the tournament, normally to be played on the

day immediately preceding the tournament. The pro-am shall be played in groups no larger

than five, and each group must include at least one professional.

A tournament hosting a pro-am with four amateurs may request to utilize an alternate

format whereby one professional plays the first nine holes and a second professional plays

the second nine holes (9&9 format). Professionals will have the option to request 18 holes

(up until the commitment deadline) until all the first nine- hole positions are filled.

NOTE: The tournament also may request an unsanctioned pro-am be played on the tourna-

ment course on Monday. Schedules and formats for play of such pro-ams shall be subject

to the written approval of the Commissioner or his designee no less than 45 days prior to

the date, and PGA TOUR shall have no obligation with regard to providing professionals for

such pro-ams. A maximum of 28 teams will be permitted for such pro-ams.

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Amateur players shall be selected or approved by the tournament. Amateurs shall have

up-to-date handicaps computed under the USGA handicap system. They shall use their full

handicaps or 21 strokes, whichever is lower, except that a plus handicap shall be changed

to zero. An amateur contestant in a PGA TOUR event, playing in the Pro-Am as an amateur,

may play from the professional teeing ground.

At the option of the tournament, a second celebrity professional may occupy a spot nor-

mally held by an amateur with such second celebrity professional to play in the Pro-Am

with his full handicap; provided, however, at least one amateur must be on each team. Host

Organization agrees that any celebrity golf professional who competes in a PGA TOUR,

PGA TOUR Champions or Korn Ferry Tour official event as a professional shall be unable

to participate in a Pro-Am event as an amateur for a period of one year from the player’s

participation in the cosponsored TOUR official event. Such a professional player shall,

however, remain eligible to participate as the professional in a Pro-Am group, if he is also

a participant in the professional Competition. PGA of America Members may play from the

same teeing ground as amateurs, however, their handicaps would be 0 and their scores

cannot be counted in the Pro-Am team score.

At the option of the tournament, women amateur players may play from the forward teeing

grounds, except where the Tournament Director determines that use of such teeing grounds

would be inadvisable (e.g., due to roping problems). Where forward teeing grounds are

not used, women amateur players shall have six strokes added to their handicap (with a

maximum of 27 strokes), and shall play from the same teeing grounds as used by the men

amateurs.

The field of amateurs shall be divided equally according to handicap into the same number

of handicap classes as there are to be amateurs in each team. One amateur from each such

handicap class will be drawn for each team. The draw will be blind, except that (i) the host

organization may assign not more than one “celebrity” to a team, in which case the other

amateurs in that team shall be drawn from the other handicap classes, and (ii) PGA TOUR

may authorize in writing exceptions for a pro-am with only one amateur on each team.

A commitment to enter a tournament is also a commitment to play in a related pro-am at the

tournament course or participate in a tournament sponsor function. The failure of a profes-

sional player to participate in a pro-am or tournament sponsor function after a commitment

by such player to do so shall cause him to become ineligible for the tournament, unless

the player is excused from the pro-am by the Commissioner or his designee or the on-site

Tournament Director after registering on-site and presenting evidence of an injury or other

disability which requires medical attention. Further, at the discretion of the Commissioner

or his designee, a player may be excused from the pro-am or tournament sponsor function

due to a serious personal emergency, such as the funeral or serious illness of a family mem-

ber or close personal friend, or other extenuating circumstances. In determining whether a

player is excused due to extenuating circumstances, the Commissioner or his designee will

consider all factors, including the player’s level of effort to satisfy his pro-am obligation. In

the case of a player being excused due to a serious personal emergency or other extenuat-

ing circumstance such member may be excused without having registered on-site. Further,

upon being excused from the pro-am or tournament sponsor function, the player is not

permitted to practice at the tournament site the day of the pro-am. A player who is excused

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from the pro-am or tournament sponsor function for any reason will be required to perform

a substitute tournament function and may be subject to disciplinary action for unbecoming

conduct depending on the circumstances of his excused absence. A player who is late for

his pro-am starting time may be required to complete play with his group if practical and

perform an additional tournament sponsor function. In addition, the player may be subject

to disciplinary action for conduct unbecoming a professional golfer, which could include

a fine or suspension from tournament play. Repeated refusal by a professional player to

participate in pro-ams or tournament sponsor functions shall be considered conduct unbe-

coming of a professional golfer subject to disciplinary action by PGA TOUR.

Each professional player in any pro-am shall have executed the official entry form for the

host organization’s tournament. At least 80 percent of the professional players shall be

PGA TOUR members chosen from the previous season’s FedExCup Points List to a floor

of 125 (FedExCup playoff events shall use the current FedExCup Points List through the

previous week), and will be eligible in the order of their standings on such list. The host

organization shall have the right to choose the remaining professional players, including any

spots remaining from the 80 percent above that were below 125 on the previous season’s

FedExCup Points List without regard to the previous season’s FedExCup Points List/current

FedExCup Points List. Tournaments utilizing the “9&9” format shall have at least 90 percent

of the professional tee times chosen from the previous season’s FedExCup Points List to a

floor of 150 and, thereafter, chosen from the current season’s FedExCup points list as of two

weeks prior to tournament week, and will be eligible in the order of their standings on such

list. The host organization shall have the right to choose the remaining professional players.

Players will be eligible in order of their standings on such lists until the first nine-hole posi-

tions are filled, thereafter, professionals will be assigned by taking the first player assigned

to the second nine holes and pairing them with the highest ranked player assigned to the

first nine holes (i.e. #1 and #48 together, #2 and #49 together, etc.). When Hall of Fame

eligible members and Life Members, who are currently active players, are in the Pro-Am as

a result of their positions on the previous or current season’s FedExCup Points List or being

a sponsor selection, they will be assigned their preference first, in order of the previous

season’s FedExCup Points List. Following the assignment of Hall of Fame eligible members

and Life Members, the host organization, upon mutual agreement by the player, may assign

the Defending Champion a Pro-Am time prior to assigning other players to the pro-am as

detailed above. A player may not decline a sponsor’s exemption to play in the pro-am.

A total of 20 players shall perform a mandatory tournament sponsor function. The list

will be determined by the next 18 highest ranked players in the field, as determined by

their positions on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List/current FedExCup Points

List. Additionally, the host organization may have the option to select up to two (2) player

exemptions to participate in a mandatory tournament sponsor function. Players eligible to

be selected are those outside the pro-am and alternate lists. A player may not decline the

sponsor’s selection to participate, however, a player can only be selected a maximum of

four (4) times. If the host organization chooses not to select such players, the next two

(2) players in order of previous season’s FedExCup Points List/current FedExCup Points

List, will be added to the list. Consistent with the mandatory tournament sponsor function

program, if a sponsor’s selection withdraws after assignments are made, they will not be

replaced. The host organization shall notify the PGA TOUR of the planned tournament spon-

sor functions, which shall be subject to the approval of the PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR shall

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assign sponsor’s exemptions to these functions first followed by the remainder of the list in

order at their discretion.

NOTE: Pro-am alternates are PGA TOUR members entered in the tournament who are not

among those assigned a starting time in the Pro-Am, and are listed in order of their posi-

tion on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List/current FedExCup Points List, (6 for

FedExCup playoff events, THE CJ CUP, and The ZOZO Championship; 16 for the 9&9 format;

12 for 9&9 format at tournaments with a field of 120 or less and at multi-course Pro-Ams,

and 10 for all others) preceding the 20 total players who must perform a mandatory tour-

nament sponsor function. A professional who withdraws or is excused from the pro-am

prior to 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) the day preceding the pro-am shall be

replaced by the highest ranked pro-am alternate, except that a professional who is in the

pro-am as a sponsor’s exemption may be replaced by another sponsor’s exemption. If the

host organization elects not to choose another professional, the highest ranked pro-am

alternate shall replace the withdrawal.

A professional, including sponsor’s exemptions for the pro-am, who withdraws or is excused

from the pro-am after 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) the day preceding the

pro-am shall be replaced by the highest ranked alternate from the applicable morning or

afternoon pro-am alternate list. For the purpose of replacing a professional withdrawing

after 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) the day preceding the pro-am, the first

six applicable pro-am alternates (12 for the 9&9 format) as of 12 noon (local time at the

tournament site) the day preceding the pro-am shall be designated for replacement of late

pro-am withdrawals. Pro-am alternates one, three and five (one, three, five, seven, nine and

11 for the 9&9 format; at multi-course pro-ams, alternates one, three, five at host course and

two, four, six at secondary course) shall be designated for the morning and shall be avail-

able to play should a player with a morning pro-am starting time withdraw. The designated

morning pro-am alternate’s responsibility concludes when all players in the morning have

started play. Pro-am alternates two, four and six (two, four, six, eight, ten and 12 for the

9&9 format; at multi-course pro-ams alternates seven, nine, 11 at host course and eight, ten

and 12 at secondary course) shall be designated for the afternoon and shall be available

to play should a player with an afternoon pro-am starting time withdraw. The designated

afternoon pro-am alternate’s responsibility concludes when all players in the afternoon

have started play. Should any of these six/12 designated pro-am alternates be unable to

replace the applicable withdrawal, he shall become ineligible for the tournament, unless

the player has registered on-site and is excused from the Pro-am by the Commissioner, his

designee or the PGA TOUR Tournament Director after presenting evidence of an injury or

other disability which requires medical attention. Further, at the discretion of the Office of

the Commissioner, a player may be excused from the pro-am or tournament sponsor func-

tion due to a serious personal emergency, such as the funeral or serious illness of a family

member or close personal friend. In the case of emergency, such member may be excused

without having registered on site. Further, upon being excused from the pro-am or tourna-

ment sponsor function, the player is not permitted to practice at the tournament site the day

of the pro-am. It is the players’ responsibility to know his position on the pro-am alternate

list as of 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) the day preceding the Pro-am.

If a pro-am afternoon starting time withdrawal occurs and the next applicable pro-am

alternate is a morning designated player, that player shall have the option to replace the

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afternoon pro-am withdrawal, provided he has informed the Rules Committee of his desire

to play by 12 noon (local time at the tournament site) the day preceding the pro-am.

Pro-am alternates seven and below (13 and below for the 9&9 format), as of 12 noon (local

time at the tournament site) the day preceding the pro-am, will not become ineligible for the

tournament if unable to replace the applicable pro-am withdrawal.

The tournament host organization, subject to mutual agreement of the player, may shift up

to five players from the pro-am into an alternative sponsor function, subject to the review

and approval of the PGA TOUR.

Similarly, the top 30 players on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List, subject to

mutual agreement of the host organization as well as review and approval of the PGA TOUR,

may elect to perform an alternative sponsor function in lieu of playing in the official pro-am

up to two times per year, provided the player submits his request no less than 30 days in

advance of the tournament. No more than three players may make such an election for any

one tournament, with priority assigned in order of their position on the previous season’s

FedExCup Points List. At the discretion of the Commissioner or his designee, the number of

top 30 players choosing to perform an alternative sponsor function at a particular tourna-

ment in lieu of playing in the official pro-am may be extended beyond three players.

Notwithstanding any other provision in these Regulations, a professional who is not in the

starting field of a tournament is ineligible to compete in the pro-am at the tournament site

unless expressly approved in writing by the Commissioner or his designee. In any pro-am,

the number of teams shall be limited to 52 professional players or 104 professional players

if using the 9&9 format and two, three or four amateur partners, except that pro-ams using

shotgun starts shall be limited to 54 such teams.

NOTE: Eight amateur places in each pro-am will be reserved for use by PGA TOUR.

The prize monies specified in the tournament agreement shall be paid directly to a junior

golf initiative on a weekly basis. The junior golf organization to receive the donation would

be identified by the local Tournament Organization and would be required to have 501(c)3

status. The money would be donated from the PGA TOUR Player Prize Fund. Players would

not be required to report the winnings as earnings. In the event no 501(c)3 organization

promoting junior golf could be identified or the tournament is held outside the United States,

money would be donated to the National First Tee program.

If, in the judgment of the Tournament Director, adverse weather conditions or any other

occurrence or condition beyond the control of PGA TOUR or the tournament render com-

mencement or continuation of the pro-am inadvisable in its originally scheduled format,

the Tournament Director in his discretion may postpone, cancel or alter play therein. In

the event of cancellation of the pro-am, prize monies shall be distributed as noted in previ-

ous paragraph. At the option of the tournament, the pro-am may be conducted using the

scramble format. Other general terms and conditions of such pro-am as described herein

shall be applied, provided that each professional player in the pro-am will play at stroke play

and will not be a part of the amateur scramble competition other than the use of his score

on a hole.

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At the option of the tournament, the pro-am may be conducted using the scramble format.

Other general terms and conditions of such pro-am as described herein shall be applied,

provided that each professional player in the pro-am will play at stroke play and will not be

a part of the amateur scramble competition other than the use of his score on a hole.

8. Best Efforts; Withdrawals

In making a commitment to participate in a PGA TOUR cosponsored, coordinated or

approved tournament, a player thereby obligates himself to attempt to exercise his maxi-

mum golf skill and to play in a professional manner.

After making a commitment to participate in a tournament, a player shall not withdraw,

either before or after signing an entry form for such tournament, except that:

a. Prior to the commitment deadline, a player may withdraw for any reason.

b. After the commitment deadline and before the tournament has commenced, a player

may withdraw because of injury or other disability which requires medical attention, or

serious personal emergency, such as the funeral or serious illness of a family member

or close personal friend. The player shall immediately notify PGA TOUR of his reason

for withdrawal, and within a period of 14 days submit written evidence supporting such

reason to the Commissioner. For withdrawals related to injury or illness, a player’s letter

must include additional documentation from a medical professional substantiating the

nature of the ailment and the prescribed treatment.

NOTE: Fatigue will not be considered a valid reason for withdrawing.

c. During a round, a player may withdraw because of injury or other disability which requires

medical attention, or serious personal emergency. The player shall notify the PGA TOUR

Tournament Director or a PGA TOUR Rules Official of his reason for withdrawal, and

within a period of 14 days submit written evidence supporting such reason to the

Commissioner.

d. Upon completing any round of 18 holes a player may withdraw, upon notifying the

PGA TOUR Tournament Director or a Rules Official and returning a signed score card.

A player who breaches the provisions in Section A-8 of this Article IV shall be subject

to a fine or suspension from play, or both, in PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated

tournaments.

9. Suspensions, Postponements and Cancellations

If, in the judgment of the Tournament Director, adverse weather conditions or any other

occurrence or condition beyond the control of PGA TOUR renders commencement or con-

tinuation of tournament play inadvisable, play shall be suspended or postponed until such

time as the Tournament Director, after consultation with the host organization, determines

that such weather conditions or other occurrence have improved sufficiently for play to

commence or resume, provided that no such suspension or postponement shall extend

the tournament beyond the Monday following the scheduled conclusion of the tournament,

except that in the event of a suspension during a final round being played on Monday when

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at least half of that round’s starting field has completed play, the final round will be com-

pleted on Tuesday, but no later.

In the event of cancellation of any part of a tournament, prize money shall be distributed

among the lowest scorers after the last completed round of play in the same number,

amounts and order as for the originally scheduled number of holes. If a tournament is

shortened to less than 72 holes and there is a tie for first place, there will be a playoff at a

convenient time, as determined by the Tournament Director. The tournament will be con-

sidered “official” for purposes of determining official money if at least two official rounds

have been completed or, in the case of a tournament played over three or more courses, if

players have completed at least one official round on each course. The tournament will be

considered “official” for purposes of determining official wins if at least three official rounds

have been completed or, in the case of a tournament played over four or more courses, if

players have completed at least one official round on each course.

If less than one official round of the tournament is completed as the result of any cancella-

tion, the host organization shall not be required to pay any prize money and shall refund any

dues paid for limited PGA TOUR memberships by nonmember entrants. In an open tourna-

ment, the host organization shall refund all entry fees paid; in an invitational tournament,

the host organization shall not be required to pay a service fee to PGA TOUR.

If, however, at least one official round is completed, the host organization shall pay the full

amount of any service fee payable to PGA TOUR under the tournament agreement, and 50

percent of the purse. If at least two official rounds are completed, the host organization

shall pay the full amount of the service fee payable to PGA TOUR and 100 percent of the

purse.

B. GENERAL PROVISIONS

The following general provisions relating to the conduct of tournaments apply to PGA TOUR

cosponsored and coordinated tournaments.

1. Entry Forms

All entry forms for cosponsored and coordinated tournaments shall be prepared by PGA

TOUR and furnished to the host organization not less than 30 days prior to the tournament.

All entries shall be subject to acceptance by the host organization and PGA TOUR, and may

be rejected or revoked by either without liability at any time before or after commencement

of tournament play if the entrant fails to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the

entry form and these Regulations, violates any of the regulations or otherwise conducts

himself in a manner unbecoming a professional golfer. If a player’s tournament entry is

revoked, he shall not be entitled to share in the prize monies thereof.

All players in PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments shall grant and assign

to PGA TOUR through their entry forms, without limitation, their individual television, radio,

motion picture, photographic and similar rights (including all forms of television and other

electronic media) with respect to their participation in such tournaments, provided that PGA

TOUR’s use thereof shall be limited to advertising, promoting or publicizing the PGA TOUR,

PGA TOUR golf tournaments or broadcasts related thereto, and provided further that in no

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case shall such rights be used in any broadcast, motion picture or other program on an

electronic medium that is for instructional purposes without the express written consent of

the player(s) involved.

Players also shall agree in such entry forms to (i) refrain from any action that will interfere

with PGA TOUR’s ownership and exercise of the rights granted and assigned to it hereun-

der, including any use by other parties of such rights that are authorized by PGA TOUR; (ii)

abide by these Regulations, including any amendments thereto as may be adopted from

time to time; and (iii) abide by the USGA Rules of Golf, subject to any modifications thereof

approved by PGA TOUR.

A professional who has incorporated may enter cosponsored and coordinated tournaments

in the name of his corporation, and any money winnings will be paid directly to such corpo-

ration, provided that the beneficial interest in such corporation is owned entirely by the pro-

fessional (and/or members of his immediate family). The professional shall give a personal

guarantee of all obligations of the corporation on a form prescribed by PGA TOUR, and the

player shall remain personally subject to all requirements applicable to professionals who

enter such tournaments in their own names.

2. Course Preparation

Preparation of the course shall be subject to approval of the Tournament Director. Locations

of teeing grounds and hole positions on putting greens shall be selected by the Tournament

Director.

The Tournament Director may direct growing, cutting and watering of grass as the

Tournament Director may deem advisable to provide appropriate playing conditions.

Unnatural substances, such as artificially colored sand-like material in bunkers, are prohib-

ited.

3. Playoffs

In the event of a tie for first place at the conclusion of the scheduled number of holes in

a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournament at stroke play, a playoff shall be

conducted for the purpose of determining the tournament winner. Such playoff shall be

on a “hole-by-hole” basis immediately following the conclusion of the final round, or on

the following day if the Tournament Director determines that darkness, weather or other

conditions preclude conducting a playoff on the day of the final round. At the discretion of

the Commissioner, a multiple-hole playoff format based on aggregate score may be imple-

mented.

The winner of any playoff shall be deemed to have placed first in the tournament and his

prize money determined accordingly. The loser of any playoff involving two players shall

be deemed to have placed second and shall be entitled to second-place prize money. If

a playoff involves more than two players, those other than the winner shall be deemed to

have tied for second place regardless of their scores in the playoff, and their prize monies

shall be apportioned accordingly. The determination of all prize monies shall be under the

direction of the Tournament Director.

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4. Distribution of Purses

The purses of all PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments, including the

proceeds received from the sale of television rights allocated by PGA TOUR to such tourna-

ments, shall be distributed to the low finishers therein, as determined or approved from time

to time by the PGA TOUR Policy Board.

5. Other Prizes

Prizes of any nature for other than total score shall be subject to approval by the

Commissioner.

6. Official Money

Official money shall be awarded to individual prize-winners in such PGA TOUR cosponsored

or approved tournaments as the PGA TOUR Policy Board may designate, provided that at

least two official rounds have been completed or, in the case of a tournament played over

three or more courses, if players have completed at least one official round on each course,

and provided that official money shall not be awarded in any pro-am (but official money will

be awarded in a tournament for individuals even if held concurrently with a pro-am). The

breakdown of official money will be determined from time to time by the PGA TOUR Policy

Board.

NOTE: For purposes of determining official money standings, money won by a nonmember

shall count the same as money won by a PGA TOUR member, provided that the nonmember

satisfied the requirements of Section A-2b of Article III, except that prize money earned by

a nonmember or Special Temporary Member in official money World Golf Championships

events will be deemed not to be official money and will not be included on the Official PGA

TOUR Money List.

NOTE: The TOUR Championship will be considered an Official money event even though

prize money is not distributed. FedExCup bonus money will be deemed not to be official

money and will not be included on the Official PGA TOUR Money List.

V. CONFLICTING EVENTS; MEDIA AND

MARKETING RIGHTS

A. CONFLICTING EVENTS

1. Obligations of PGA TOUR

On a date on which any golf tournament or event cosponsored by PGA TOUR is being

played, PGA TOUR will not cosponsor or approve any other similar golf tournament or event

without the advance written consent of the tournament of the first scheduled PGA TOUR

tournament or event, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. “Similar golf tour-

nament or event” means a tournament or event of the same type (i.e., PGA TOUR/Regular

TOUR tournament or event). For example, PGA TOUR shall not be prohibited under this sec-

tion from holding a PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA

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TOUR Canada, or PGA TOUR China tournament on the same dates as a PGA TOUR (regular

tour) tournament or event.

2. Obligations of PGA TOUR Members

To contribute to the success of a PGA TOUR tournament or event and to permit PGA TOUR

to fulfill its contractual obligations concerning representative fields, no PGA TOUR member

shall participate in any other golf tournament or event on a date when a PGA TOUR (Regular

TOUR) cosponsored tournament or event for which such member is exempt is scheduled,

except for the following tournaments or events:

a. A tournament or event for which a member obtains an advance written release for his

participation from the Commissioner (See “Guidelines for Conflicting Event Release” set

forth below);

NOTE: No conflicting event releases will be approved for tournaments held in North

America.

b. A tournament or event cosponsored or approved by and held in the territory of the PGA

section with which the PGA TOUR member is affiliated or where he is then employed,

provided that he is eligible for such sectional tournament under the constitution of the

PGA;

c. The PGA National Professional Championship, and PGA winter tournaments for profes-

sionals;

d. Golf tournaments on the “home circuit” of a foreign player who is a PGA TOUR member.

NOTE: “Home circuit” is defined as the recognized professional golf tournament circuit

which plays all or some portion of its schedule in the country of which the player is a

citizen. Such foreign PGA TOUR member shall be eligible for this “home circuit” excep-

tion to provisions of these Regulations with regard to conflicting tournaments provided

he has played, or committed to play, in a minimum of 15 PGA TOUR cosponsored or

approved tournaments (as defined in paragraph C of Article I) in the season, or in the

case of a Regular Member or Life Member (as defined in Section A.1 and 4 of this Article

IX) who is age 45 or more and has made 150 cuts or more in tournaments awarding offi-

cial prize money in his career, in a minimum of 12 PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved

tournaments in the season. (See Section D-2 of Article IX, Membership Reinstatement

Provisions.) In addition, a player who has played regularly on a recognized professional

golf tournament circuit (i.e., meets membership requirements) for the past five seasons

regardless of citizenship may designate this circuit as his “home circuit,” provided he

plays in a minimum of 20 PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments in the sea-

son, or in the case of a Regular Member or Life Member (as defined in Section A.1 and 4

of this Article IX) who is age 45 or more and has made 150 cuts or more in tournaments

awarding official prize money in his career, in a minimum of 15 PGA TOUR cosponsored

or approved tournaments in the season.

For purposes of the Tournament Regulations, the following professional golf tournament

circuits, and the geographical area covered by each, are recognized as “home circuits”:

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Home Circuit Geographical Region

PGA European Tour Countries within the continent of Europe plus Morocco

and Tunisia

PGA Tour of Southern Africa Countries within the continent of Africa

Japan Golf Tour Japan

PGA Tour of Australasia Australia, New Zealand, Singapore,Indonesia, Malaysia,

Thailand, Philippines, Myanma, Vietnam, Guam, China,

Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, India and Pakistan

Asian Tour Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines,

Myanma, Vietnam, Guam, Taiwan, India, and Pakistan

Any events sanctioned or cosanctioned by any of the above professional golf tours which

are not within the geographical area listed for such professional golf tour shall not be

considered events within the “home circuit” of a foreign player claiming such profes-

sional golf tour as his “home circuit.”

Furthermore, the Commissioner, in the exercise of his discretion, may recognize addi-

tional “home circuits” and determine their geographical area.

e. Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open Championship or PGA Championship;

f. Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup or Olympic Games;

g. World Cup, provided that the dates have been approved in advance by PGA TOUR;

h. PGA TOUR Champions cosponsored or approved tournaments; and

i. Korn Ferry Tour tournaments, but only for those PGA TOUR members who gain eligibility

to Korn Ferry Tour tournaments as a result of being Life Members of PGA TOUR (Section

A-4 of Article IX), Past Champion Members of PGA TOUR (Section A-5 of Article IX),

Special Temporary Members of PGA TOUR (Section A-6 of Article IX), Team Tournament

Winners (Section A-7 of Article IX), Veteran Members of PGA TOUR (Section A-8 of

Article IX), or any other member of PGA TOUR who is an alternate for a PGA TOUR

(Regular TOUR) cosponsored tournament but who elects to play in a Korn Ferry Tour

tournament opposite such PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR) cosponsored tournament.

In addition, in any week when a PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA

TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada, or PGA TOUR China cosponsored tournament

is scheduled, no PGA TOUR member shall participate in any golf activity (including public

exhibitions, clinics and pro-ams) in the same geographic area as such PGA TOUR, PGA

TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada, or PGA

TOUR China tournament without the prior approval of the Commissioner. Nothing in the

foregoing shall preclude PGA TOUR members from playing in “outings” during the week

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of a cosponsored tournament. As used herein, an “outing” refers to an event in which a

player or players are invited by a company to entertain its customers, without any broad-

cast or other electronic portrayal of play and without public gallery.

3. Guidelines for Conflicting Event Release

a. Each Regular Member of PGA TOUR ordinarily shall be eligible for three releases per

season based on participation in 15 PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments

and, in addition, shall be eligible for one release for every five cosponsored or approved

tournaments (as defined in paragraph C of Article I) in which he participates above 15

tournaments.

b. Notwithstanding the above, the Commissioner may deny any particular release request

if he determines that such a release would cause PGA TOUR to be in violation of a

contractual commitment to a tournament sponsor, or would otherwise significantly and

unreasonably harm PGA TOUR and such sponsors. Also, the Commissioner shall be

entitled, but not obligated, to grant additional releases when he determines that to do so

would not unreasonably harm PGA TOUR or the sponsor involved.

c. In making the factual determinations contemplated in the preceding paragraph, the

Commissioner shall consider, but shall not be limited to, the following factors:

(1) The overall makeup of the field from which the member seeks to be released;

(2) The member’s standing on the current and previous season’s FedExCup Points List;

(3) The number of tournaments that the member has played in, or committed to play in,

for the current season;

(4) The member’s record of participation in the tournament from which he seeks to be

released.

d. The Commissioner will consider conditional releases under the following circumstances:

(1) If the member has not played in the tournament for which he seeks to be released

for an extended period of time, such release may be conditional upon his participa-

tion in the tournament the following season.

(2) After five releases have been granted for the same tournament, subsequent releases

may be conditional upon the member playing in the tournament the next season.

(3) If a member has committed to the tournament and is subsequently granted a

release, such a member may be required to play in the tournament the following

season.

All requests for conflicting event releases and/or television releases must be submitted no

less than 45 days in advance of the first official round of competition of the tournaments

for which such releases are requested. The Commissioner normally shall make decisions

on release requests not later than 30 days in advance.

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NOTE: No conflicting event releases will be approved for events held in North America.

B. MEDIA AND MARKETING RIGHTS

1. Media Rights

a. The television, digital, radio, motion picture and all other media rights of all players

participating in PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments, pro-ams or any

other golf event conducted in conjunction with PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated

tournaments (e.g., clinics, long-drive contests), or any portion thereof, are hereby granted

and assigned to PGA TOUR. Based upon this grant and assignment, all such rights shall

be the property of and expressly reserved by and to PGA TOUR, and any use thereof

without the express written consent of PGA TOUR shall be forbidden.

b. No PGA TOUR member shall participate in any live or recorded golf program without the

prior written approval of the Commissioner, except that this requirement shall not apply

to PGA TOUR cosponsored, coordinated or approved tournaments, wholly instructional

programs* or personal appearances on interview or guest shows. “Golf program” for pur-

poses of this section means any golf contest, exhibition or play that is shown anywhere in

the world in any form of media now known or hereinafter developed. The Commissioner’s

approval of any member(s) participating in any golf program covered by this rule may

be subject, without limitation, to the sponsor, promoter, television producer and/or other

parties involved in the golf program entering into a sanctioning or other agreement with

PGA TOUR, including an acknowledgement of PGA TOUR’s media rights and the payment

of rights fees to the PGA TOUR, therefore, and to such other conditions as are designated

by the Commissioner.

*While wholly instructional programs have been exempted from the scope of this rule by

the PGA TOUR Policy Board, any PGA TOUR member participating in such a program is

nonetheless required to obtain an agreement from the producer of the program or other

appropriate party that the program will not be shown or distributed at the same time as

any scheduled live coverage of a PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated tour-

nament. The “on demand” distribution of a wholly instructional program will not violate

this rule as long as the program is not debuted during live coverage.

2. Marketing Rights

a. Aside from the assignment of individual television and similar rights provided for herein,

nothing in these Regulations or in marketing programs adopted by PGA TOUR shall be

deemed to restrict any member’s individual marketing rights (e.g., promotions, endorse-

ments, licensing, etc.).

b. In addition, no person shall make any commercial use of the name, likeness or identity of

any member of PGA TOUR without the advance written approval of such member.

c. Similarly, no individual PGA TOUR member, tournament sponsor or other person or entity

is authorized to make any commercial use of the PGA TOUR name, marks or logo without

the advance written approval of PGA TOUR.

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VI. CONDUCT OF PLAYERS

Players participating in PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated tournaments

shall observe these Regulations and the applicable rules of play while engaged in tourna-

ment play, and at all times shall conduct themselves in a manner becoming professional

golfers that will not reflect unfavorably on PGA TOUR, its members, officers or representa-

tives, tournaments or sponsors.

To this end, players shall use their best efforts to play golf of the caliber and with the skill

befitting professionals, and to show respect for the game of golf. Any player who violates

any of the foregoing or any of the provisions of this Article VI and/or the Fair Way Manual

or Tournament Courtesy Vehicle Agreement may be subject to a fine, suspension from play

in PGA TOUR cosponsored and coordinated tournaments, permanent disbarment from such

play or any appropriate combination thereof.

A. ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM

All players shall comply with the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program, as amended from time to

time.

B. NO GUARANTEE FOR APPEARANCE

Neither players nor other individuals acting on such players’ behalf shall solicit or accept

any compensation, gratuity or other thing of value offered for the purpose of guaranteeing

their appearance in any PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated tournament,

including any pro-am played in connection therewith, except as may be specifically autho-

rized by the PGA TOUR Policy Board prior to the tournament.

Conversely, neither players nor other individuals acting on such players’ behalf shall offer

anything of value to a PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated event in return for

an invitation to the tournament as described in Section A-1a(12) of Article III (i.e., a sponsor

exemption.)

Neither a player nor other individuals acting on player’s behalf shall promise or guarantee

such player’s appearance in any PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated event

conditioned upon the grant of a sponsor’s exemption to a different player.

C. INTEGRITY PROGRAM

All players shall comply with PGA TOUR Integrity Program as amended from time to time,

which prohibits betting on professional golf and other betting-related activities, among

other things.

D. FINANCIAL INTEREST BY A PLAYER IN ANOTHER PLAYER; GAMBLING; DOPING

A player shall not have any financial interest, either direct or indirect, in the performance

or the winnings of another player in any event cosponsored, coordinated, approved or oth-

erwise sanctioned by the PGA TOUR, whether through purse-splitting, prize money “insur-

ance,” financial assistance, bets or otherwise. Any player who violates the provisions of this

paragraph shall be subject to a suspension from tournament play for a minimum period of

two seasons.

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Further, a player shall not do any of the following:

1. Gamble or play cards on the premises where a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated

tournament is being played.

2. Associate or having dealings with persons whose activities have involved trafficking

or administration of substances or methods prohibited by the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping

Program, or other forms of doping.

E. PUBLIC COMMENTS, PUBLIC ATTACKS

The favorable public reputation of PGA TOUR, its players and its tournaments are valuable

assets and create tangible benefits for all PGA TOUR members. Accordingly, it is an obliga-

tion of membership to refrain from making comments that unreasonably attack or dispar-

age others, including, but not limited to tournaments, sponsors, fellow members/players

and/or PGA TOUR. Speech that could be reasonably viewed as hateful, abusive, obscene

and/or divisive is expressly prohibited. Responsible expressions of legitimate disagree-

ment with PGA TOUR policies are not prohibited. However, public comments that a member

knows, or should reasonably know, will harm the reputation or financial best interest of PGA

TOUR, a fellow member/player, a tournament sponsor or a charity are expressly covered by

this section. Any violation of this section shall be considered conduct unbecoming a profes-

sional.

F. WORTHLESS CHECKS

If any player issues a worthless (dishonored) check in payment of entry fees or otherwise

in connection with a PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated tournament, he shall

be fined and disciplined as follows:

First Offense: $200 fine.

Second Offense: $200 fine and loss of check-cashing privileges for six months.

Third Offense: $500 fine and loss of check-cashing privileges for one season.

Repeated instances of the issuance of worthless checks by a member shall be grounds for

suspension or permanent disbarment from tournament play, as may be determined by the

PGA TOUR Policy Board.

G. USGA RULES OF GOLF

Play in all PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated tournaments shall be con-

ducted in accordance with the USGA Rules of Golf, as modified by PGA TOUR. A copy of

such modifications, including Local Rules and Conditions of Competition for PGA TOUR,

and a Notice to Competitors (Players), which shall describe any special Local Rules and

Conditions, will be made available to players prior to their starting times.

H. PRACTICING

Only contestants, their caddies, instructors, managers, media, golf equipment manufactur-

ers (when invited by contestants), tournament representatives and PGA TOUR staff are per-

mitted onto any area designated for practice (e.g. range, practice putting greens, chipping

or pitching greens, bunkers and the tournament golf course during practice rounds).

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The use of permanent markers, paint or other similar products to create lines on the prac-

tice putting and chipping greens is not permitted. If marks or lines are created on these

surfaces, they must be done with a non-permanent material, such as a chalk line, which will

not damage the turf and will disappear in a short period of time.

NOTE: Family members and friends are not permitted inside the ropes on the golf course

at any time. Family members are permitted on other designated practice areas when

accompanied by the player. Players are expected to use good judgment and discretion when

inviting family members onto designated practice areas. Players are responsible for their

minor children and their conduct. Only one tournament representative is allowed access to

designated practice areas at any time

Practicing shall be permitted only in areas specifically designated for practice. On pro-am

days, practice by professionals and amateurs not in the pro-am or without a mandatory

sponsor function pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 (Pro-Am/Tournament Sponsor Functions)

in designated practice areas is prohibited from 30 minutes prior to the first pro-am start-

ing time through the final pro-am starting time, for each segment/wave of tee times.

Tournaments using the (9&9 pro-am format may amend this policy and practice restric-

tions will be posted in the locker room during tournament week.) On practice days, after

8:30 a.m., all play must start from the first tee, unless approved by a member of the Rules

Committee. This rule doesn’t apply to tournaments using the 9&9 pro-am format.

On pro-am days at tournaments played from the start of each season until the Masters

Tournament, professionals and amateurs not in the pro-am are permitted to practice chip-

ping and putting on course prior to the first pro-am starting time. Full shots on course are

not permitted. On pro-am days at tournaments played after the Masters Tournament until

the conclusion of the FedExCup Playoffs, professionals and amateurs not in the pro-am are

permitted to practice all shots on course prior to the first pro-am starting time. Any practice

taking place prior to the pro-am must not interfere with the pace of play of the pro-am and

players shall not endanger persons preparing the golf course for the pro-am.

During practice rounds, the following shall govern certain types of strokes:

1. Only one stroke, including a stroke from a bunker, may be aimed for the putting green,

except as follows:

(a) If such stroke does not land or stop on the putting green, only one additional stroke

may be played.

(b) More than one chip shot outside a bunker may be played, provided such practice

does not damage the course unduly.

2. Not more than three bunker strokes may be played in directions other than toward the

putting green, provided the bunker is not thereby damaged unduly.

3. More than one stroke may be played on the putting green.

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In any case, a player must not delay any following players. No practice strokes shall be

permitted if a player of a group behind the player is waiting to play.

During tournament week, practice facilities and the tournament course are for qualified

players and the first 10 alternates on the PGA TOUR alternate list or other eligible players

as determined by the on-site PGA TOUR Tournament Director. Qualified players and the first

10 alternates on the PGA TOUR alternate list or other eligible players shall not practice with

ineligible players.

I. CADDIES AND GOLF CARTS

Players in cosponsored and coordinated tournaments shall not use automotive transporta-

tion. Caddies must be employed for all practice, qualifying, pro-am and tournament rounds.

Amateurs may use golf carts during pro-ams when approved in advance by the PGA TOUR

Tournament Director.

Caddies shall be paid promptly. PGA TOUR shall determine who is eligible to be employed

as a caddie and shall further determine uniforms to be worn by a caddie, including head-

wear, shirts and slacks. Caddies shall present a neat appearance in both clothing and

personal grooming. When accompanied by his player, a caddie may enter the locker room

at the end of the player’s week (i.e. after a missed cut or completion of the event) to assist

the player in loading the player’s golf bag with contents from his locker. Caddies are not

allowed in the locker room at any other time. Players who wish to bring their own caddies

to a PGA TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournament shall so indicate at the time they

commit to participate in such tournament, and shall be responsible for the conduct and

behavior of such caddies at such tournaments, and the conformance of such caddies to

these Regulations.

J. LOCKER ROOM FEES

Players in the starting field of the tournament who use locker room facilities at the host

clubhouse shall pay a minimum fee of $50 to the locker room attendant for such service.

K. APPEARANCE OF PLAYERS

Players shall present a neat appearance in both clothing and personal grooming. Clothing

worn by players shall be consistent with currently accepted golf fashion. The Tournament

Director shall interpret this regulation, subject to the approval of the Commissioner.

VII. DISCIPLINE, PENALTIES & APPEALS

Each PGA TOUR member, by participating in cosponsored, coordinated or approved golf tourna-

ments, acknowledges the right and authority of the PGA TOUR Policy Board, the Commissioner

and the Appeals Committee to (i) fine and suspend the member from tournament play, and/

or (ii) fine and permanently bar the member from play in PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or

coordinated tournaments for violation of the Tournament Regulations.

Any such participating member, if involved or affected in any manner whatsoever by a decision

of the PGA TOUR Policy Board, the Commissioner or the Appeals Committee with respect to any

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such violation hereby releases the PGA TOUR Policy Board, the Commissioner or the Appeals

Committee, PGA TOUR, Inc., the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, and each director,

officer, member, employee, agent or representative of any of the foregoing, jointly and severally,

individually and in their official capacity, of and from any and all claims, demands, damages

and causes of action whatsoever, in law or equity, arising out of or in connection with any such

decision or action by the PGA TOUR Policy Board, the Commissioner or the Appeals Committee.

Fines are due and payable within 30 days unless the member has made a written appeal. Should

the appeal be denied, the fine will be due and payable within 30 days of such denial of appeal

and, notwithstanding such 30-day period, until such fine is paid the member will be ineligible for

competition.

A. NOTIFICATION OF DISCIPLINARY INQUIRY

Except for penalties under the USGA Rules of Golf (including Slow Play, Local Rules and

Conditions of Competition for PGA TOUR) and for minor penalties, any members subject

to disciplinary action or penalties defined as intermediate or major penalties shall first be

notified of such proposed action in writing. Such notice may be presented to the member

by the Chief of Operations, PGA TOUR or his designee, except that any notice of a proposed

major penalty shall be executed by the Commissioner.

Within 14 days of such notice of proposed disciplinary action or penalty, the member shall

submit to the Commissioner such facts or evidence of mitigating circumstances as may

apply.

Within 14 days of receipt of such information from the member, the Commissioner shall

notify the member in writing of the imposition of the proposed disciplinary action or penalty,

or that the proposed action has been dismissed. After imposition of any penalty hereunder,

the member shall have the right of appeal as set forth in Section E of this Article VII.

B. USGA RULES OF GOLF

Any member who, while participating in any PGA TOUR cosponsored, coordinated or

approved tournament, breaches the USGA Rules of Golf, Local Rules and Conditions of

Competition for the PGA TOUR, Local Rules or Conditions in effect for the conduct of such

tournament shall be subject to the penalties provided in such Rules or Conditions, as well

as any other penalties determined by the PGA TOUR Policy Board. The decision of the PGA

TOUR Rules Committee for the competition with respect of such breach(es) shall be final

and conclusive.

C. CONDUCT UNBECOMING A PROFESSIONAL

Any member who shall be deemed guilty of conduct unbecoming a professional golfer while

participating in a PGA TOUR cosponsored, approved or coordinated tournament, or activi-

ties related thereto (e.g., practice rounds, hospitality events, etc.), or who otherwise violates

the provisions of Articles VI and VII of these Regulations and/or the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping

Program relating to Drugs of Abuse shall be subject to fine, suspension and/or permanent

disbarment from tournament play as provided in these Regulations.

In any instance where a member of PGA TOUR has for any reason been placed on probation

for an infraction of any rule of PGA TOUR, then and in that event, if at any time during the

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probation period that member shall violate any rule of PGA TOUR, irrespective of whether

that violation carries with it a penalty designated minor, intermediate or major as described

under Sections D-1, D-2 and D-3 of this Article VII, the Commissioner may immediately sus-

pend the member’s playing privileges. The Commissioner shall inform the member of the

decision to revoke the probation within 14 days.

Prior to imposition of any intermediate or major penalty (except under the Rules of Golf),

the member shall be notified orally, if possible, and in writing signed by the PGA TOUR

Tournament Director or the Commissioner or the Chief of Operations, PGA TOUR or his

designee (in the case of an intermediate penalty). In the case of minor penalties, notification

may be by the Chief of Operations, PGA TOUR or his designee. Such written notifications

shall specify the precise charges or violations. To the extent practicable, such written noti-

fications shall be given within seven days following such violation.

Any written notification required by this section to be given to a member shall be emailed,

hand-delivered or sent to him via registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to

the address of the member as shown in the records of PGA TOUR, provided that delivery to

a member’s locker at a tournament site shall constitute hand delivery under this section.

D. CLASSES OF PENALTIES

1. Minor Penalties

A minor penalty is a fine of not more than $10,000. A minor penalty may be imposed by

the Chief of Operations, PGA TOUR or his designee.

2. Intermediate Penalties

An intermediate penalty is a fine of between $10,001 and $20,000 and/or suspension

from play for not more than three tournaments, including the tournament then in prog-

ress or scheduled for the calendar week in which the alleged violation occurred. For viola-

tions of the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program related to Drugs of Abuse, an approved plan

of treatment and rehabilitation to be conducted at the player’s expense, in addition to or in

lieu of other penalties may be imposed. An intermediate penalty may be imposed by the

Commissioner or, if the Commissioner is not readily available, by the Chief of Operations,

PGA TOUR or his designee.

3. Major Penalties

A major penalty is a fine in excess of $20,000, suspension from tournament play for more

than three tournaments and/or permanent disbarment from play in PGA TOUR cospon-

sored or coordinated events. For violations of the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program related

to Drugs of Abuse, an approved plan of treatment and rehabilitation to be conducted at

the player’s expense, in addition to or in lieu of other penalties may be imposed. A major

penalty may be imposed only by the Commissioner except as otherwise specified in

these Regulations.

E. APPEALS

1. Minor Penalties

Appeals from minor penalties shall be to the Chief of Operations, PGA TOUR or his

designee. Such appeal may be written or oral, and may include defenses or mitigating

circumstances, including written statements of witnesses. Such appeal shall be received

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by the Chief of Operations, PGA TOUR, or his designee no later than 14 days after the

date of the written notification of imposition of the penalty. The Chief of Operations, PGA

TOUR or his designee shall render his decision on appeal, in writing, within 14 days of his

receipt of the appeal, and such decision shall be final.

2. Intermediate and Major Penalties

Within 14 days of the date of notification of an intermediate or major penalty, the mem-

ber may submit a written appeal to the Commissioner; provided, however, that if the

initial penalty was imposed by the Commissioner and the Commissioner deems it in the

best interest of PGA TOUR, any appeal to the Commissioner may be transferred by the

Commissioner to the Appeals Committee. Such appeal may include statements from

others having knowledge of the facts. Failure to file such an appeal shall be deemed

conclusively to be an admission of the charges specified in the notification.

Thereafter, and within 14 days of receipt of such appeal, the Commissioner shall reach a

decision and shall promptly notify the member in writing of his response, specifying the

reason therefor. No member who has not appealed an intermediate or major penalty to

the Commissioner shall have a right of further appeal to the Appeals Committee.

An appeal shall operate to stay the effective date of any penalty, except suspension from

a tournament then in progress or scheduled for the calendar week in which the alleged

violation occurred, until after the final decision on the appeal.

3. Appeals Committee

There shall be an Appeals Committee consisting of three non-Player Directors designated

by the Board. The Appeals Committee shall prescribe its own rules of procedure.

A member may appeal to the Appeals Committee from any decision by the Commissioner

denying any initial appeal from the imposition of an intermediate or major penalty. The

Appeals Committee shall also consider any appeal directed to it by the Commissioner, as

provided in Section E-2 of this Article VII. The appellant shall give written notice of appeal,

directed to the Appeals Committee (in care of the Commissioner) within 14 days of the

notice from the Commissioner denying the player’s initial appeal.

Within 14 days after giving notice of appeal to the Appeals Committee, the appellant and

the Commissioner may submit to the Appeals Committee any and all written evidence,

documentation, affidavits, witness statements, legal memoranda, or other materials rel-

evant to the appeal or any penalties imposed on the appellant. The Appeals Committee

will review and consider all such materials. The Appeals Committee may, in its discretion,

request a member or a witness to respond to questions from the Appeals Committee.

As soon as practicable after considering the materials submitted to it, the Appeals

Committee shall give appellant and the Commissioner written notice of its decision. Upon

the evidence before it, including any evidence previously submitted to the Commissioner,

the Appeals Committee may affirm, modify (increase or decrease) or reverse the decision

of the Commissioner. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall constitute full, final

and conclusive disposition of the matter.

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4. Anti-Doping Program

The provisions of this Article shall only be applicable to violations of the PGA TOUR Anti-

Doping Program relating to Drugs of Abuse, as determined in the sole discretion of the

Program Administrator for the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program. All other violations of the

PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program shall be subject to the disciplinary and appeals terms

and processes set forth in the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping Program Manual.

5. Integrity Program

The provisions of this Article shall not be applicable to violations of the PGA TOUR

Integrity Program. Such violations shall be subject to the disciplinary and appeals terms

and processes set forth in the PGA TOUR Integrity Program Manual.

VIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF TOURNAMENTS

A. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Commissioner may, at his option, require the host organization of any cosponsored

or coordinated tournament to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner of the

tournament’s financial responsibility, either (i) by posting a bond in an amount equal to the

sum of the prize monies for such event plus $10,000 to cover the entry fees or the service

fee payable to PGA TOUR, guaranteeing such performance, or (ii) by providing some other

form of financial guarantee or arrangement assuring the tournament’s performance of its

financial obligations under the tournament agreement.

B. NO GAMBLING

Neither the host organization of any cosponsored or coordinated tournament nor any of

its employees, agents or representatives shall be associated with any form of organized or

unorganized gambling at the time of the tournament or pro-am, if any, either at or removed

from the site thereof. If such provision is violated, PGA TOUR shall have the right to termi-

nate all or any portion of such tournaments without liability to the tournament, and any PGA

TOUR member may withdraw from participation therein without liability to the tournament

and without penalty under these Regulations or other PGA TOUR rules.

C. SALE ON GROUNDS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OTHER THAN WINE OR BEER

The tournament will ensure that alcoholic beverages other than wine and beer will not be

sold on the grounds (excluding the clubhouse and hospitality areas) without the prior writ-

ten approval of PGA TOUR.

D. SIGNS AND BANNERS

The tournament will ensure that signs and banners will not be allowed on the course except

as specifically approved by the Tournament Director.

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IX. MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

This article defines PGA TOUR membership categories, including the eligibility criteria, rights

and privileges for each category. Nothing herein shall be deemed to be inconsistent with or to

supersede the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of PGA TOUR, Inc., which reserves certain

voting rights and responsibilities solely to the members of the PGA TOUR Policy Board.

A. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP

The following players who are 18 years of age or older shall be eligible to apply to become

Members of the PGA TOUR:

1. Regular Members

a. Players with special exemptions as defined in Section A-1a(1)-(11) and (18) of Article III

b. The top 125 finishers on the FedExCup Points List in a season, provided they apply for

membership within the time specified by PGA TOUR.

c. Any nonmember of PGA TOUR who wins a PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tourna-

ment provided he applies for membership within the time specified by PGA TOUR.

d. Any nonmember of PGA TOUR whose points on the Non-Member FedExCup Points List

for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount of FedExCup points earned by the

player finishing in 125th position on the previous season’s FedExCup Points List follow-

ing the conclusion of the Event immediately preceding the first FedExCup Playoffs event,

provided he applies for membership within the time specified by PGA TOUR.

e. Any members who qualify for the Major Medical Extension as provided in Section A-1d of

Article III, for so long as such member is entitled to the Major Medical Extension.

f. The top 25 finishers on the previous year’s Official Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points

List and top 25 finishers from the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, provided they apply for member-

ship within the time specified by PGA TOUR.

g. Any player who wins three Korn Ferry Tour tournaments in the current season, provided

he applies for membership within the time specified by PGA TOUR.

2. Associate Regular Members

a. The 25 finishers beyond 125th place on the FedExCup Points List in a season may apply

to become Associate Regular Members for the next succeeding season, provided they

declare in writing to PGA TOUR within 30 days after the last scheduled day of the final

tournament awarding official prize money whether he desires to become a PGA TOUR

member for the following season, or he shall forfeit his ability to become a PGA TOUR

member for such season based upon his position on the FedExCup Points List.

b. Such members shall be able to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in

Section A-1j of Article III.

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c. Such members shall be subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these

Regulations.

3. Minor Medical Extension Members

a. Any members who qualify for the Minor Medical Extension as provided in Section A-1i of

Article III, for so long as such member is entitled to the Minor Medical Extension.

b. Such members shall be subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these

Regulations.

4. Life Members

PGA TOUR Regular Members who meet the following criteria will automatically become Life

Members:

a. Eligibility

A member must have:

(l) Minimum 15 seasons active tournament participation.

(2) Won at least 20 cosponsored or approved tournaments in his career.

b. Benefits and Obligations

A Life Member shall be:

(l) Exempt from the obligation to pay annual dues.

(2) Eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in Section A-1a(18) of

Article III.

(3) Subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these Regulations.

5. Past Champion Members

a. Eligibility:

A former tournament winner of a PGA TOUR (or, before 1969, PGA) cosponsored or

approved tournament.

b. Benefits and Obligations:

A Past Champion Member shall be:

(l) Eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in Section A-1m of

Article III.

(2) Subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these Regulations.

6. Special Temporary Members

A Special Temporary Member shall be:

a. Eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in Section A-1n of Article III.

b. Subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these Regulations.

7. Team Tournament Winners

A Team Tournament Winner shall be:

a. Eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in Section A-1o of Article III.

b. Subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these Regulations.

8. Veteran Members

A Veteran Member shall be:

a. Eligible to participate in tournaments to the extent provided in Section A-1p of Article III.

b. Subject to all applicable requirements and obligations of these Regulations.

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9. Temporary Members

Any nonmember of PGA TOUR (except an amateur) who qualifies to participate in a PGA

TOUR cosponsored or coordinated tournament or event shall be required to become a tem-

porary member of PGA TOUR for the duration of such tournament.

B. VOTING MEMBERSHIP

1. Eligibility

A nonvoting member can become a voting member by (i) playing in at least 15 PGA TOUR

cosponsored or approved tournaments (as defined in paragraph C of Article I) in a season

(qualifying rounds do not constitute “play” in such tournaments for purposes of this sec-

tion); and (ii) attending at least one player meeting designated by PGA TOUR (a “mandatory

meeting”) or performing a substitute educational requirement established by the PGA TOUR

Policy Board, including, without limitation, attending a makeup meeting or video presenta-

tion (an “educational requirement”) in the season in which he first plays 15 events; and (iii)

in the case of members playing their first full PGA TOUR season, having attended the New

Member Orientation meeting (normally held at the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals).

NOTE: Members playing their first full PGA TOUR season who are unable to attend the New

Member Orientation meeting due to a serious personal emergency or, any such members

gaining membership other than through the Korn Ferry Tour or Korn Ferry Tour Finals may

perform a substitute educational requirement established by the PGA TOUR Policy Board,

including, without limitation, attending a makeup meeting or video presentation.

NOTE: For the purpose of the player retirement plan, a nonvoting member who becomes a

voting member as a result of fulfilling the conditions set forth in this Section B-1 of Article

IX shall be entitled to begin accumulating retirement plan credits in the season following

the season in which such nonvoting member first becomes a voting member.

2. Retention of Voting Membership; Reinstatement

A voting member shall play in at least 15 PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments

(as defined in paragraph C of Article I), or any combination thereof equal to at least 15 PGA

TOUR (Regular TOUR) cosponsored or approved tournaments, excluding qualifying rounds

in each season; and shall further attend at least one mandatory meeting or perform an

educational requirement. If he fails to do so, he shall cease to be a voting member.

Notwithstanding the above, any member who was a voting member at the time he became

unable to play in PGA TOUR tournaments due to injury or medical disability and thereafter

resumes play under the Major Medical Extension as provided in Section A-1d of Article III,

or Minor Medical Extension as provided in Section A-1i of Article III, shall retain his voting

membership while playing under such category, provided that while playing under such

category such player attends at least one mandatory meeting or performs one educational

requirement.

A former voting member who plays in at least 15 PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR) cosponsored

or approved tournaments in a season, and attends at least one mandatory meeting or

performs an educational requirement in such season, shall automatically be reinstated to

Voting Membership retroactive to the beginning of such season in which he plays in a least

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15 PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments and attends such mandatory meeting

or performs such educational requirement.

3. Special Privileges of Voting Members

Besides their exclusive rights to vote for Player Directors of the PGA TOUR Policy Board (see

Section G of this Article IX), only voting members shall be eligible to participate in the PGA

TOUR Deferred Compensation Player Retirement Plan (the “Cuts” plan) unless the member

has achieved Veteran Member status pursuant to Section A.1.p of Article III.

C. DUES AND FEES

Members shall pay such dues and fees as may from time to time be prescribed by the PGA

TOUR Policy Board.

A nonvoting member who becomes a Voting Member shall pay any differences between

the initiation fee paid by him when he becomes a (nonvoting) member and the initiation fee

required of a Voting Member as of the time he becomes eligible therefor.

A voting member who loses voting status shall not be required to pay an additional fee if he

is reinstated to voting membership.

D. TERMINATION AND REINSTATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP

1. Termination

A player shall cease to be a member of the PGA TOUR:

a. If he resigns;

b. If he fails to pay required dues or fees within the time specified by PGA TOUR;

c. If he loses his eligibility for membership under Section A of this Article IX; or

d. If in the judgment of the PGA TOUR Policy Board he commits a serious breach of these

Tournament Regulations, the USGA Rules of Golf, the PGA Code of Ethics or conducts

himself in a manner unbecoming a professional golfer; or

e. If he loses his eligibility for membership under the terms of the PGA TOUR Anti-Doping or

PGA TOUR Integrity Program.

2. Reinstatement

A player whose PGA TOUR membership is terminated for playing performance reasons (i.e.,

for failing to retain his exempt status) shall be eligible for reinstatement to such member-

ship if he subsequently becomes eligible under Section A of this Article IX.

If a player’s membership in PGA TOUR shall be terminated for any reason other than the

foregoing, he shall not be eligible for reinstatement to membership for at least six months

from such termination, except on the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the

PGA TOUR Policy Board.

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Regulations, any PGA TOUR member who

(i) resigns from membership or purposely allows his membership to lapse by nonpayment

of dues and thereafter participates in a conflicting event (as defined herein), or (ii) in the

case of a Regular Member or Life Member (as defined in Section A.1 and 4 of this Article

IX) takes advantage of the provisions of Section A-2d of Article V (“home circuit exception”)

to the conflicting event rule for foreign members and thereafter fails to honor his commit-

ment to play in at least 15 PGA TOUR cosponsored or approved tournaments (as defined in

paragraph C of Article I), or in the case of a Regular Member or Life Member (as defined in

Section A.1 and 4 of this Article IX) who is age 45 or more and has made 150 cuts or more

in tournaments awarding official prize money in his career, in a minimum of 12 PGA TOUR

cosponsored or approved tournaments in the season, shall lose his PGA TOUR membership

as of the conclusion of the season in which he fails to play such 15 events (or 12 events as

the case may be) and shall not be eligible to apply for reinstatement to PGA TOUR member-

ship for one season.

Notwithstanding the above, the Commissioner, upon application by a foreign member and

for medical reasons or other extraordinary circumstances that the Commissioner, at his

discretion, determines to be a valid reason for not playing in at least 15 PGA TOUR cospon-

sored or approved tournaments, may reduce the 15- minimum (or 12-minimum as the case

may be) tournament requirement.

Any PGA TOUR member who resigns from membership while playing under a multi-season

exemption (see Section A.1.a.(1)-(9) of Article III) and thereafter notifies PGA TOUR that

he desires to rejoin as a member after having fulfilled the one (1) season waiting period,

as applicable, referred to above in this Section D.2, shall be entitled to rejoin the TOUR at

the beginning of any season remaining in his exempt period, and shall be entitled to the

remaining portion of such multi-season exemption (with such remaining portion of the

multi-season exemption determined as if such member had not resigned).

E. MEETINGS OF PLAYER MEMBERS

1. Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the members of PGA TOUR shall be held on a date and at a place to

be determined by the Commissioner at least 60 days prior to the holding thereof. Players

invited to attend shall include regular, Life, Past Champion and all voting members of PGA

TOUR.

2. Special Meetings

Special meetings of members of the PGA TOUR shall be held whenever called by the

Commissioner upon the written request of two or more of the Player Directors of the PGA

TOUR Policy Board, or upon the filing with the Commissioner of a petition signed by not less

than 25 percent of the voting members of PGA TOUR. Within 30 days of the receipt of such

request or petition, the Commissioner shall schedule and give notice of such meeting.

3. General Provisions

a. So far as is practicable, meetings shall be scheduled at a place and time convenient to

the members, preferably at the site of and within two days of the commencement of a

PGA TOUR cosponsored tournament.

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b. Notice of each meeting of the members shall be mailed to each member, addressed to

such member at his address as it appears on the records of PGA TOUR, not less than

10 or more than 30 days before the scheduled date of such meeting. Each such notice

shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and the purpose for which it has been

called. No notice of any meeting need be given, however, to any member who personally

appears thereat or signs a written waiver thereof, whether before or after such meeting,

and no notice need be given of any adjourned meeting of the members if the time and

place of such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment

is taken, provided the adjournment is not for more than 21 days. Any business may be

transacted at any adjourned meeting which might have been transacted at the meeting

as originally scheduled.

c. The presence, in person, at any meeting of the members of a majority of all the voting

members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of

a quorum, a majority of the voting members present or, if no voting member is present,

any officer of PGA TOUR present, may adjourn the meeting for a period not exceeding 21

days in any one case.

d. Each voting member present at meetings of members shall be entitled to one vote in

person on all matters with respect to which voting members may vote. All matters voted

upon by the voting members at any meeting of the members except the election or

removal of a Player Director, as provided in Section G of this Article IX, shall be decided

by the vote of a majority of the voting members present.

e. Nothing herein shall preclude the scheduling by PGA TOUR of additional informal player

meetings.

F. PGA TOUR POLICY BOARD

1. Members

The members of the PGA TOUR Policy Board (Board of Directors of PGA TOUR, Inc.) shall

consist of four Player Directors, one officer of the PGA of America (“PGA Director”) and four

public figures with a demonstrated interest in the game of golf (“Independent Directors”).

2. Rules and Procedures

The rules and procedures governing the meetings and other actions of the PGA TOUR

Policy Board shall be as prescribed herein and in the corporate Articles of Incorporation and

Bylaws of PGA TOUR, Inc.

G. PLAYER ADVISORY COUNCIL AND PLAYER DIRECTORS

1. Player Advisory Council

a. Eight members of PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR) shall be elected annually to serve on a PGA

TOUR Player Advisory Council (the “Council”) by voting members and fully exempt mem-

bers of the PGA TOUR. For purposes of this section, fully exempt PGA TOUR members

shall be defined as those players eligible for PGA TOUR cosponsored, open events in

accordance with Article III, Section A.1.(a) through (g) of these regulations (i.e. through

and including the Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour category). The purpose of the

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Council is to advise and consult with the PGA TOUR Policy Board and Commissioner on

matters affecting PGA TOUR (Regular TOUR) members.

b. The members of the Council will be elected as follows:

(1) Not later than ten days following the completion of the last official money event

in each calendar year, the Commissioner shall mail to all eligible members a list of

members of PGA TOUR finishing within the top 125 on the FedExCup Points List, Top

Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour and players eligible for tournament play pursuant to

Sections A.1.a(1) through (11), A.1.a(18), A.1.b, A.1.c, A.1.d and A.1.i of Article III of

these Regulations.

The list shall be arranged in seven groups of 25, in order of the FedExCup Points List

followed by the Top Finishers of the Korn Ferry Tour. Players eligible for tournament

play pursuant to Sections A.1.a(1) through (11), A.1.a(18), A.1.b, A.1.c A.1.d and

A.1.i of Article III of these Regulations and not already listed will then be evenly dis-

tributed among these seven groups. Each eligible PGA TOUR member may vote for

one player in each group of 25 who is not a Player Director of the PGA TOUR Policy

Board.

(2) Ballots shall be returned to the office of an outside auditor no later than 30 days

following the date on which they are mailed to eligible members. The member who

receives the greatest number of votes in each group of 25 shall be deemed elected.

In addition, the player remaining with the highest number of votes from any of the

seven categories will be elected as an at-large member of the Council.

The results of the election shall be announced as soon as practicable unless a tie

vote in any group of 25 makes a runoff necessary, in which case the Commissioner

shall promptly conduct a mail vote of all eligible members to resolve the tie and

announce the results when voting is completed.

(3) Upon completion of the election as provided above, the current Player Directors

shall select eight additional members to serve on the Council. Thereafter, the current

Player Directors shall nominate at least two and not more than three of the elected

and appointed members of the Council to serve as Chairman. Every third year, begin-

ning in 1992, the Player Directors shall nominate at least three and no more than five

of the elected and appointed members of the Council for the purpose of serving as

Co-Chairmen. Any member of the Council so selected by the current Player Directors

shall be an actual voting member of PGA TOUR at the time such member is selected.

(4) After the Player Directors have made their nominations for Chairman or Co-Chairmen

of the Council as provided in Section 3 above, the Commissioner shall mail to all vot-

ing members of PGA TOUR the nominees for Chairman of the Council. Each such

voting member of PGA TOUR may vote for one of the nominees for Chairman. Every

third year, as referred to in Section 3, each voting member may vote for two of the

nominees to serve as Co-Chairmen.

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(5) Ballots shall be returned to the office of an outside auditor no later than thirty (30)

days after mailing by the Commissioner. The nominee for Chairman who receives

the greatest number of votes shall be the Chairman, and the nominee who receives

the second-greatest number of votes shall be the Vice-Chairman.

In those years when Co-Chairmen are to be elected, the two nominees who receive

the most votes will share the position of Chairman. In those years, the Vice-Chairman

shall be that member who receives the third- greatest number of votes. The results

of the election shall be announced as soon as practicable unless a tie vote makes

a runoff necessary, in which case the Commissioner shall promptly conduct a mail

vote to resolve the tie and announce the results when the voting is completed.

c. The Chairman (or Co-Chairmen in those years when there are Co-Chairmen) or, in his or

their absence, the Vice-Chairman of the Council will be invited to attend meetings of the

PGA TOUR Policy Board as an observer without a vote.

d. A member of the Council shall hold office until December 31 of the year of his election

or until he ceases to be a member of the PGA TOUR, whichever first occurs. A vacancy

occurring during the year (other than a vacancy in the office of Chairman) will be filled

by a vote of the Council for players in the category of FedExCup points of the retiring

member. Members of the Council may be reelected from year to year.

2. Term of Chairman and Player Directors

a. A Chairman or the Co-Chairman of the Council shall hold office until December 31 of

the year of his or their election. Thereafter, the Chairman, and every third year each

Co-Chairman, will automatically become a Player Director and will hold such office for a

period of three years and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier

resignation or removal.

b. Whenever the office of Chairman of the Council becomes vacant by reason of death,

resignation, disqualification, removal or otherwise, or if the Chairman ceases to be a vot-

ing member of PGA TOUR, the Vice-Chairman of the Council (if then a voting member of

PGA TOUR) shall assume the office of Chairman and shall serve for the unexpired term

of his predecessor. If the Vice-Chairman of the Council is unable or unwilling to accept

the office of Chairman, or is not then a voting member of PGA TOUR, the Player Directors

then serving on the PGA TOUR Policy Board shall elect the Chairman from among those

individuals then serving on the Council who are then voting members of PGA TOUR. The

individual so selected shall serve the unexpired term of his predecessor. In such case,

the new Chairman of the Council shall become a Player Director upon the expiration of

his term as Chairman of the Council as provided in Section G-2a of this Article IX.

3. Vacancies and Removal of Player Directors

a. Whenever the office of any Player Director becomes vacant by reason of death, resig-

nation, disqualification, removal or otherwise, or if such Player Director ceases to be a

voting member of PGA TOUR, the remaining Player Directors shall elect a successor who

shall serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor.

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b. Any Player Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the vote of

two-thirds of all the voting members of PGA TOUR at a regular or special meeting called

for that purpose.

H. AMENDMENTS

These Tournament Regulations may be amended or repealed at any meeting of the PGA

TOUR Policy Board by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board, provided that at least

three of such majority shall be Player Directors, provided, further, that if any member of the

Board, including a Player Director, upon advice of PGA TOUR counsel or otherwise, abstains

from participating in any vote to adopt, amend, or repeal any provision of these Tournament

Regulations because of an actual or potential conflict of interest, the Board nonetheless

may adopt, amend or repeal such provision by a vote of a majority of the disinterested

directors, even if (i) such majority is comprised of no Player Directors, and/or (ii) the dis-

interested directors constitute less than a majority of the Board, and provided further that

if any Player Directors do not vote on such change, such majority shall include at least 75

percent of the Player Directors voting thereon. The voting members of PGA TOUR shall have

the power to reverse or repeal any such amendment pertaining to tournament matters by

the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the voting members.

X. COSTS & EXPENSES OF LITIGATION

If any member of PGA TOUR shall institute any legal action or other proceeding against PGA

TOUR and such member does not obtain the relief requested in such action, such member shall

reimburse PGA TOUR for all costs and expenses incurred by PGA TOUR in connection with such

action, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, whether incurred in preparation

of trial, at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy proceedings.

If such member does obtain the relief requested in such action, PGA TOUR shall reimburse such

member for all costs and expenses incurred by such member in connection with such action,

including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, whether incurred in preparation of trial,

at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy proceedings.

In the event any such action or proceeding is settled or resolved other than by a final determina-

tion of a court or other tribunal, such member shall not be entitled to recover costs, expenses

or attorneys’ fees against PGA TOUR unless PGA TOUR expressly agrees otherwise as part of

such settlement or resolution.

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PGA TOUR POLICY BOARD MEMBERS

Player Directors

Charley Hoffman (2017–2019)

Kevin Streelman (2017–2019)

Johnson Wagner (2018–2020)

Jordan Spieth (2019-2021)

James Hahn (2020-2022)

Kevin Kisner (2020-2022)

Independent Directors

Edward Herlihy, Chair

Victor Ganzi

Mary Meeker

Randall Stephenson

PGA Director

Suzy Whaley, President, PGA of America

FREQUENTLY USED TELEPHONE NUMBERS

PGA TOUR Headquarters .......................................................................................... 904/285-3700

Player Commitment Line ..........................................................................................800/742-2244

PGA TOUR Travel .......................................................................................................800/535-6058

Tournament Players Clubs (Account Information) ................................................... 904/273-3281

Tournament Players Clubs (Tee Times) ................................................................... 888/877-9201

PGA of America .........................................................................................................561/624-8400

USGA .........................................................................................................................908/234-2300

LPGA ..........................................................................................................................386/274-6200

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NOTES

151

Definitions ......................................................92

Approved Tournament ............................. 92

Coordinated Tournaments.......................92

Cosponsored Tournament ....................... 92

Exempt Player ..........................................92

Invitation Tournament ............................. 92

Official Money List, PGA TOUR ...............92

Open Tournament ....................................92

PGA TOUR Tournament

(Regular TOUR) .............................................. 92

Discipline, Penalties and Appeals

Appeals ..................................................137

Appeals Committee ............................... 138

Classes of Penalties .............................. 137

Disciplinary Inquiry ................................136

Dual Commitments .......................................64

Dues and Fees ....................................... 24, 143

Amateur Administrative Fees ..........24, 114

Annual Dues .............................................24

Entry Forms and Fees ...................114, 125

Initiation Fee ............................................24

Insurance Fee ..................................24, 114

Limited Dues .................................... 24, 114

Open Qualifying Fee ................................24

Eligibility for Membership ............................140

Associate Regular Members ................. 140

Life Members .........................................141

Minor Medical Extension ....................... 141

Past Champion Members......................141

Regular Members ..................................140

Special Temporary Members ................141

Team Tournament Winners ...................141

Temporary Members ............................. 142

Veteran Members ..................................141

Eligibility for Tournament Play ......................94

Finishers beyond 125 ............................106

Finishers beyond 150 ............................108

Major Medical Extension ......................... 99

Minor Medical Extension ....................... 106

Major Medical Extension,

Nonexempt ............................................107

Alcoholic Beverages,

Sale by Tournament ...............................139

Alchohol Policy ..............................................66

Alternates .....................................................118

Amendments to PGA TOUR Regulations ....148

Annual Meeting, Members ..........................144

Anti-Doping Program ............................. 66, 132

Appeals ........................................................137

Intermediate Penalties ..........................138

Major Penalties ...................................... 138

Minor Penalties ...................................... 137

Appeals Committee ..................................... 138

Appearance Guarantee ................................132

Appearance of Players ................................135

Arnold Palmer Award.....................................88

Associate Regular Members ....................... 140

Australasian PGA Tour ................................129

Autograph Policy............................................71

Bad Weather Guidelines ................................ 56

Best Efforts .................................................. 124

Byron Nelson Award ...................................... 89

Caddie Regulations........................................60

Caddies ........................................................135

Cancellations ...............................................124

Career Money List, PGA TOUR ......................92

Check Cashing Policy .................................... 88

Commitments ........................................ 22, 115

Conduct of Players ......................................132

Conduct Unbecoming a Professional ......... 136

Conflicting Events ........................................127

Conflicting Event Release

Guidelines ..............................................130

Obligations of PGA TOUR ......................127

Obligations of TOUR Members .............128

Coordinated Tournament ......................92, 115

Courage Award ..............................................88

Course Preparation ......................................126

Credentials .....................................................53

(Cuts), Reduction of Field ............................118

INDEX

152

Life Members .........................................99, 141

Lifetime Achievement Award ........................ 89

Litigation, Costs and Expenses ...................148

Locker Room Fees .......................................135

Locker Rooms ................................................59

Marketing Rights .........................................131

Measuring Condition of Putting Greens .......64

Media Rights ................................................ 131

Medical Extension, Major .............................. 99

Medical Extension, Minor ....................106, 141

Medical Provisions,

Korn Ferry Tour Finals ...........................111

Meetings, Player Members .........................144

Annual Meeting ......................................144

General Provisions .................................144

Special Meetings ...................................144

Membership Matters ................................... 140

Mobile Device Policy......................................74

Money Lists ...........................................92, 127

Nationality Policy ........................................... 51

Nonmember Qualifying ...............................112

Obligations

PGA TOUR .............................................. 127

PGA TOUR Members ...........................1128

Official Money ........................................92, 127

Official PGA TOUR Money List ...................... 92

Olympic Games .............................................48

One New Event Played Per Season

Requirement ................................................113

Open Tournaments ................................ 92, 114

Opposite Event Policy ....................................60

Pace of Play Policy ........................................ 67

Past Champions ..................................107, 141

Payments to Players......................................79

Payne Stewart Award .................................... 89

Penalties, Classes of ...................................137

PGA European Tour .....................................129

PGA Tour of Australasia ..............................129

PGA Tour of Southern Africa .......................129

PGA TOUR Policy Board ..............................145

Past Champions ....................................107

Special Exemptions .................................94

Special Temporary Members ................108

Team Tournament Winners ...................108

Top 10 from Previous Tournament ....... 104

Top 125 ....................................................99

Top 125-Nonmembers.............................99

Top Finishers Korn Ferry Tour ...............105

Veteran Members ..................................108

Korn Ferry Tour Leading

Points Winners .......................................104

Endorsement Policy .......................................75

Entry Fee ................................................ 24, 114

Entry Forms .........................................114, 125

Equipment, Player ..........................................60

FedExCup Points List ....................................93

FedExCup Points System .............................. 80

Financial Interest by a Player

in Another Player ...................................132

Gambling ..............................................132, 139

Golf Cart Use .........................................70, 135

Grooves .......................................................... 60

Groupings .....................................................116

Home Circuit ................................................ 128

Insurance .....................................................114

Integrity Program ...........................66, 132, 139

Internet Policy ................................................72

Invitation Tournaments ...............................115

Jack Nicklaus Award (Player of the Year) .... 88

Korn Ferry Tour

Leading Points Winners .........................104

Points List, Official ..................................93

Three-Time Winners ..............................106

Top Finishers .........................................105

Korn Ferry Tour Finals .................................109

153

Sponsor Value Program ..............................119

Starting Fields ..............................................114

Starting Strokes .............................................84

Starting Times .............................................118

Substitutions and Alternates .......................118

Suspension of Play ................................ 59, 124

Team Tournament Winners.................108, 141

Telephone Numbers

Eligibility/Commitment ............................22

Frequently Used ..................................... 149

Temporary Members .................................. 142

Termination of Membership .......................143

Top 10 from Previous Tournament .............104

Top 125 Players .............................................99

Tournament Responsibilities

Agreement, Tournament .......................... 93

Alcoholic Beverages, Sale of .................139

Financial Responsibility .........................139

No Gambling .......................................... 139

Signs and Banners .................................139

USGA Rules of Golf..............................133, 136

Vardon Trophy ...............................................89

Veteran Members ................................108, 141

Voting Membership .....................................142

Eligibility .................................................142

Reinstatement........................................142

Retention of Voting Membership ..........142

Special Privileges ...................................143

Withdrawals .................................................124

Worthless Checks ........................................133

Wyndham Rewards Top 10 ........................... 86

Player Advisory Council ...............................145

Player Directors

Removal .................................................147

Term ....................................................... 147

Vacancies ............................................... 147

Player/Family Dining Policy ...........................62

Player Identification .......................................53

Player of the Year ..........................................88

Playoffs ........................................................ 126

Policy Board, PGA TOUR .............................145

Postponements ...........................................124

Practice Area Policy .......................................71

Practicing .....................................................133

Prize Money ...........................................73, 127

Pro-Am Events .............................................119

Public Attacks .............................................. 133

Public Comments ........................................133

Purse Distribution Formulas ................ 55, 127

Reduction of Fields ......................................118

Registration, Personal .................................115

Regular Members ........................................140

Reinstatement of Membership ...................143

Rookie of the Year Award ..............................88

Signs and Banners .......................................139

Special Exemptions ....................................... 94

Special or Coordinated Events .................... 115

Special Temporary Members .............. 108, 141

Sponsor Exemptions .....................................97