The 2026 Assistant PGA Professional Championship begins Thursday, November 12 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL. The four-day, 72-hole event will be contested at PGA Golf Club for the 30th consecutive year since it debuted on Florida’s Treasure Coast in 1996.
The 132-player field includes PGA of America Assistant Professionals (A-8 membership classification) or registered Assistant Professional Associates (B-8 classification) who earned berths through their local PGA Sections. The four-day, 72-hole stroke play Championship will be cut to the low 70 players and ties after two rounds. The Champion, provided they’re eligible, will earn a spot in the 2027 PGA Professional Championship. The top four finishers and ties will earn exemptions into the 2027 Assistant PGA Professional Championship.
Representing the Pacific Northwest Section are Daniel Campbell of Bellingham G&CC and Hunter Wescott of Pumpkin Ridge GC.
