14th Hole at Cobbs Creek GC 
Tournament Changes – 2012
Match Play Championship – The rules will be the same as the previous year with qualifying set for either Saturday or Sunday, the 19th and 20th of May as well as during the PPGA Better-Ball Championship, May 21. All qualifying will be at Turtle Creek GC. Each entrant is guaranteed at least one match regardless of qualifying score. The championship flight will consist of the top 32 qualifiers. Subsequent flights will be used depending on the number of participants. Everyone turning in a qualifying score will be placed in the appropriate bracket based on score. Players will be responsible for coordinating their match with their opponent and will have four weeks to complete their match. A complete set of rules, including deadline dates, can be found on the Match Play Championship page.
Senior Divisions added for the Better-Ball Championship, Publinks Championship and Fall Classic – The PPGA will again have senior divisions in five championships this year, Better-Ball Championship at Turtle Creek, Philadelphia Better-Ball Championship at Cobbs Creek GC, Publinks Championship at Jeffersonville GC, Open Amateur Championship at Cobbs Creek GC and the PPGA Fall CLassic at Jeffersonville GC. The senior divisions are for players 50 years of age or older and will be contested from a forward set of tees. There will also be a super senior division for players 60 and older if there are enough entrants.
PPGA Junior Championship – The PPGA brings back the Junior Championship for the 2012 season and McCall GC will be the host. The championship will be played June 20 and will be open to all golfers 18 years of age or younger. Players may not have turned 19 on or before June 20, 2012. There is both a boys and girls division and the field will be divided into age divisions for both the boys and girls if the size of the field warrants.
PPGA College Championship – The PPGA introduces the inaugural College Championship to be played at McCall GC on June 20. The championship is open to all college players who are currently enrolled in a college as an undergrad or have been enrolled in a college as an undergrad since September 1, 2011 (December 2011 and May 2012 graduates are eligible to participate). There is both a men's and women's division for the championship.
Middle-Amateur Championship – The PPGA introduced the Middle-Amateur Championship in 2010 and this event continues to get bigger and better. In 2012 the venue will change from Kimberton GC to Turtle Creek GC and will be contested on Friday, August 3. This Championship is for players 25 years of age and older as of August 3, 2012. There will also be a net division in the Mid-Am Championship. To be eligible to participate in the net division players must have a valid GHIN handicap.
PPGA Senior Championship – The PPGA Senior Championship will be moving from Turtle Creek GC to Kimberton GC and will be contested on September 16. The senior championship is for players 50 years of age or older as of September 16, 2012. There will also be a net division in the Senior Championship. To be eligible to participate in the net division players must have a valid GHIN handicap.
Atlantic Publinks Challenge – The "Atlantic Publinks Challenge" was unveiled in 2011 with great success. This is a team competition pitting players from the PPGA against a team of top players from the Baltimore area. Last year's matches were contested at Pine Ridge GC in Lutherville, MD. The matches move to Philadelphia this year and will be played October 6 & 7 at Cobbs Creek GC. The top finishers on the PPGA POY Points list qualify for the event and will represent the PPGA team.
POY Changes – Starting two years ago, POY points were awarded to ALL participants in PPGA tournaments. This will be the case again this year and the highest player for both the POY and SPOY who has their handicap with the PPGA will still be the PPGA representative in the GAP Tournament of Champions. The POY race will also be used to determine the qualifiers to represent the PPGA team in the "Atlantic Publinks Challenge" matches against a team from Baltimore.
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