14th Hole at Cobbs Creek GC 
Tournament Changes – 2010
Match Play Championship – The PPGA Match Play Championship was successful in its first season. The rules will be the same as the previous year but qualifying will be expanded to Saturday and Sunday, the 15th and 16th of May as well as during the PPGA Better-Ball Championship, May 17. 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 here, or on the Match Play Championship page.
PPGA Fall Classic – The PPGA Classic also enjoyed success in its first season. This year the event has been moved from Kimberton GC to Jeffersonville GC and also moved to a Friday (October 1) which will allow for more teams to compete. The format will remain the same with two-man teams (no regulations on partners, play with whomever you want) playing 18 holes over three separate formats. The first six holes will be a scramble format, the middle six holes will be a better-ball of partners format and the last six holes will be a select drive, alternate shot format.
Senior Divisions added for the Better-Ball Championship, Publinks Championship and Fall Classic – The PPGA will now have senior divisions in five championships this year. Last year senior divisions were added to the Philadelphia Better-Ball Championship as well as the Philadelphia Open Amateur Championship. This year the PPGA will add senior divisions in the Better-Ball Championship at Turtle Creek, the Publinks Championship at Jeffersonville and the PPGA Fall Classic, also at Jeffersonville. 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 65 and older if there are enough entrants.
Middle-Amateur Championship – The PPGA is introducing the Middle-Amateur Championship this season which will be played Friday, August 6 at Kimberton GC. This Championship is for players 25 years of age and older as of August 6, 2010. 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.
POY Changes – Both the Player of the Year and Senior Player of the Year competitions are going through changes this year. POY points will now be awarded to ALL participants in PPGA tournaments. In the past, the POY race was used to determine the PPGA representative in the GAP Tournament of Champions and points were awarded only to those who housed their handicaps at a PPGA member club. This year there will be prizes awarded in both the Player of the Year and the Senior Player of the Year races. The highest player for both the POY and SPOY who has their handicap at a PPGA member club will still be the PPGA representative in the GAP TOC.
Senior Open Amateur Championship – The venue for 2010 has been changed as Turtle Creek GC will host the championship which will be played Friday, September, 17.
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