A player is entitled to a refund of the entry fee less a $10 service charge when withdrawal from an event is made prior to the tournament deadline date. Anyone wishing a refund when withdrawing after the tournament deadline must make a written request to the Tournament Director.. Those requests will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Although competing from separate tees, men and women professionals will compete for the same purse in The Professional Championship, Senior Professional Championship,Assistant’s Championship,Club Car Stroke Play Championships & all Team events.  The tees will be set at approx. 85% of Regular Tees.

There will also be Senior Tees for all Team Championships.  Those tees are set at approximately 92% of the Championship Tees.

The following actions are regarded as violating the Player Code of Conduct and will not be tolerated. Any violation witnessed by or reported to the IGA-PGA staff will be brought to the attention of the PGA Tournament Committee and / or the PGA Board of Directors who will determine the penalty to be imposed. The penalty will be determined by the offense, but might include fines and / or suspensions..

• Consumption of alcoholic beverages during Championship Rounds excluding the following events: Las Vegas Pro Am, Indiana Section PGA Sanctioned Pro Ams, PGA Pro-Am, PGA Fall Pro-Am, Four Man Team Championship,Pro Lady Championship, Pro-Assistant, PGA Team, PGA Mixed Four Ball, PGA Junior/Senior, & PGA Father/Son.
• Club throwing / club breaking
• Damage to or littering the property of the course or the IGA-PGA.
• Blatant profanity or any profanity directed at the rules officials, other competitors, spectators, sponsors, staff, volunteers or others.
• Any other conduct deemed by the Tournament Director to be disrespectful to other competitors, the club or tournament staff.
• Practice round violation.  It is recommended that players not hit more than 1 ball to the green. Please be courteous to the property of the host club and do not use the fairway as a range.

All competitors are required to notify the Tournament Director  of their withdrawal from a tournament prior to the event. If it is necessary to withdrawal after 5:00 PM of the day before the tournament, competitors are asked to notify the golf course as well. 

The Indiana PGA tournament staff will be utilizing a two/four checkpoint system to monitor and apply penalties for slow play. The complete details will be posted at each tournament.

Cell phones may be used to check inclement weather.  Cell phone applications used as distance measuring devices may also be used now as long as they measure distance only – not slope, gravity, wind speed etc.

The “one seat” policy will be in effect for all events.  Either the player OR the caddie will be allowed to ride in or move a golf cart, but not at the same time.  The player and the caddie are not allowed to ride in the same cart or separate carts at the same time.

All participants in Indiana PGA events may wear slacks or shorts that constitute appropriate golf apparel (Cut offs, sweat pants, and gym shorts are not acceptable). All male participants must wear slacks at the Professional Championship, Senior Professional Championship, and the Assitant’s Championship.  Female participants in Indiana PGA events may wear skorts, or golf shorts that constitute acceptable clothing worn by women in connection with participation in professional golf tournaments. All participants are required to present a neat appearance, appropriate to a professional golf tournament in clothing and grooming. Jeans and t-shirts are not acceptable. Anyone not conforming to this policy will not be allowed to play.

Amateurs participating in Indiana PGA events may wear slacks or shorts that constitute appropriate golf apparel (Cut offs, sweat pants, and gym shorts are not acceptable). 

Caddies are expected to be neat in appearance with respect to clothing and personal grooming. Shirts with collars are recommended., Tank tops, tee shirts, cut-offs, gym clothes and jeans are examples of attire that does not meet this requirement. Shorts of an appropriate length are acceptable. The official in charge of the event shall decide whether this requirement has been met.

It is felt that card playing is a matter of individual responsibility and its propriety may vary from club to club. In general the Tournament Committee frowns on card playing at the site of any competition and feels that abusing a privilege such as this can injure the Association and cause embarrassment to the host golf professional. For this reason, card playing by groups of golf professionals on the premises of a tournament site shall only be allowed when authorized by the host golf professional. Warnings shall be given to those who abuse this policy and if the warning goes unheeded, violators shall be subject to disciplinary action.

All participants in Indiana PGA events may wear slacks or shorts that constitute appropriate golf apparel (Cut offs, sweat pants, and gym shorts are not acceptable). All male participants must wear slacks at the Professional Championship, Senior Professional Championship, and the Assitant’s Championship.  Female participants in Indiana PGA events may wear skorts, or golf shorts that constitute acceptable clothing worn by women in connection with participation in professional golf tournaments. All participants are required to present a neat appearance, appropriate to a professional golf tournament in clothing and grooming. Jeans and t-shirts are not acceptable. Anyone not conforming to this policy will not be allowed to play.

Amateurs participating in Indiana PGA events may wear slacks or shorts that constitute appropriate golf apparel (Cut offs, sweat pants, and gym shorts are not acceptable).

Caddies are expected to be neat in appearance with respect to clothing and personal grooming. Shirts with collars are recommended., Tank tops, tee shirts, cut-offs, gym clothes and jeans are examples of attire that does not meet this requirement. Shorts of an appropriate length are acceptable. The official in charge of the event shall decide whether this requirement has been met.

It is felt that card playing is a matter of individual responsibility and its propriety may vary from club to club. In general the Tournament Committee frowns on card playing at the site of any competition and feels that abusing a privilege such as this can injure the Association and cause embarrassment to the host golf professional. For this reason, card playing by groups of golf professionals on the premises of a tournament site shall only be allowed when authorized by the host golf professional. Warnings shall be given to those who abuse this policy and if the warning goes unheeded, violators shall be subject to disciplinary action.

Championship events conducted by the Indiana Section PGA are sanctioned by the Section. During the play of an Indiana Section PGA event, at a given club or course, another tournament not scheduled or sanctioned by the Section, where prize money or compensation is awarded to the golf professional, may not be participated in nor hosted by Indiana PGA Members, Approved Players, or Associate Head Professionals unless such non-Indiana PGA Section event is being played outside the established boundaries of the Section.

Special permission permitting play in or hosting a conflicting event may be granted only at the discretion of the Indiana Section PGA Tournament Committee. Requests must be submitted in writing to the Tournament Chairman at least 30 days prior to the date of conflict.

PGA Tour, USGA, National PGA, Indiana Golf Association events played opposite Indiana Section PGA events are not considered to be in conflict.

A player who participates in or hosts a conflicting event, without prior consent, will automatically be disciplined as follows:

• First Offense $200.00 fine.
• Second Offense $200.00 fine and suspension of playing privileges for one year from the date of the offense.
• Additional offenses, failure to pay fine or abide by the terms of the suspension will constitute a violation of the PGA Code of Ethics and therefore subject the offender to suspension from the PGA.