Assistants – plan on entering! Bosses, give your Assistants time off to play in their Championship!
Entries are now available for the National Car Rental PNW PGA Assistant Professional Championship on August 1, 2022. The entry deadline is Wednesday, July 20 at 5:00 PM Pacific. Please pay close attention to the entry deadline, as no late entries will be accepted! New this year, enter online through the Section at: https://2022secassistant.golfgenius.com.
“The National Car Rental PNW PGA Assistant Championship is always played on great courses and offers an opportunity to qualify/compete in a National Championship. For this reason, I look forward to playing every year and will continue to play as long as I am an Assistant Professional.”
– John Cassidy, 2016 Champion
Eligibility
You must be employed as an A-8 or B-8 as of July 20 to be eligible to play in the PNW National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship. Other Associate classifications may play but are not eligible to advance.
View full eligibility requirements
Grooves and Punch Mark Specifications
In making a stroke, the player must use clubs that conform to the groove and punch mark specifications in the Equipment Rules that took effect on 1 January 2010. Ping Eye 2 irons manufactured before 31 March 1990 with a groove spacing to groove width ratio of 2.3 to 1 are allowed for play under Rules of Golf, even when this Local Rule is in effect (See Model Local Rule G-2 in Committee Procedures).
Advancement
The top three finishers will advance directly to the 46th PGA Assistant Championship supported by Srixon | Cleveland Golf | XXIO | Asics, to be held November 17-20, 2022 at PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Port Ludlow Golf Course
Port Ludlow Golf Course was designed by Robert Muir Graves and is comprised of 18-holes known as Tide and Timber. One flows down toward the water and the other treks through the dense forest. Renowned Pacific Northwest pro golfer Ted Wurtz was lured to Port Ludlow as the inaugural PGA Professional for its opening in May of 1975.
Golf Digest and Golf Week Magazines have ranked Port Ludlow as “One of the Best Places to Play” and most recently, Cascade Golfer ranked Port Ludlow #11 in public courses and the Ladies’ #1 Choice and #10 in Washington in GolfPass’ Golfers’ Choice 2022.
