Knoxville Open Qualifier

Players and Caddies shall walk at all times during qualifying rounds, except when permitted to ride by the Rules Committee.  Players are not required to have a caddie; they may carry their clubs or use a manual or motorized pull cart.

While on host facility property during qualifying rounds; players and caddies shall conduct themselves in a professional manner.  PGA TOUR reserves the right to remove a player from the qualifying competition for; non competitiveness; conduct unbecoming a professional by the player; conduct unbecoming a professional by the players’ caddie.

Players:  While on the host facility property, players shall present a neat appearance in both clothing and personal grooming.  Blue jeans, shorts, cutoffs, T-shirts or shirts with no collar shall not be worn.

Professionals and Amateurs with a handicap index when applied to the qualifying course slope will generate a handicap of two (2) or less.  The Nationwide Tour reserves the right to verify the handicap index of amateurs and to refuse anyone not meeting the requirements.

The use of traditional metal spikes is permitted during the Competition.  Soft spikes may be required during practice rounds at the discretion of the host facilities.

Play will be 18-holes of stroke play.  There will be a minimum of four (4) qualifying spots with normally fourteen (14) spots available.  Any ties for the final qualifying spot(s) or alternate positions will be settled by a sudden-death playoff commencing immediately following the completion of play.  The PGA Section will split the field (at random) between two courses.  All qualifying and alternate positions will be prorated based on the number of contestants at each course.  REQUESTS FOR A SPECIFIC GOLF COURSE OR ANY OTHER REQUESTS WILL NOT BE GRANTED.

Centennial Golf Club

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Oak Ridge Golf Club

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A tie for the final qualifying position shall be resolved by a sudden death playoff on the same day as the Tournament’s final round, starting at the hole designated on the local rules sheet or otherwise determined by the Official in Charge.  There will also be a playoff for any tie for alternate spots.

After the Deadline - Participants who properly withdraw from an event by notifying the TPGA Tournament Department after the entry deadline but before their appointed starting time, will be granted refunds in the following circumstances.  For reasons due to a medical incapacitation (written doctors verification required), or in the event of the death of an immediate family member, all refunds are subject to a $15 administrative fee and appeals may be sent to the Tournament Committee c/o the TPGA Tournament Director.  Tournament Director reserves the right to withhold any money which have been guaranteed to the host facility.

Play shall be governed in accordance with the Rules of Golf of the United States Golf Association, as modified by the Nationwide Tour Local Rules and Conditions of Competition card and supplemented by the Notice to Competitors.  Questions or disputes shall be settled by the on site Rules Committee appointed by the PGA TOUR, whose decision shall be final.

Spectator Carts will not be permitted in any TPGA Section Event, unless authorized by the TPGA Tournament Committee / Director prior to the event. For all other events, Spectator cart policies will be determined in conjunction with the Host Club/Course’s policies.