The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Membership conducts many national and sectional tournaments for its members. LPGA T&CP members are encouraged to enter these tournaments to take advantage of the many competitive playing opportunities and tournament purses available to them.

Tournaments:

National Championship
National Team Championship
National Mixed Team Championship
Section Championships - one in each of the five (5) sections.
Section Team Championships - each section decides whether to hold this event
Section Pro-Ams - the section determines whether to hold these events

Eligibility:

Eligible Players: Except as set forth below, all Master Professional, Class A, Class B, Apprentice, Life, Senior, Class A-2, Class B-2 and Class A-T members who are in good standing and are not suspended from membership privileges, shall be eligible to play in Membership tournaments.

Ineligible Players: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the LPGA T&CP Bylaws, the following members are not eligible to play in Membership tournaments:

·  Honorary, Retired, Affiliate, Inactive and active Association Tournament Division members;

·  Any member (other than a Class A-T member) who has competed in seven or more LPGA Tour co-sponsored or approved tournaments, Duramed Futures Tour sanctioned tournaments, Legends Tour tournaments or tournaments on any professional tour outside the United States, in each case excluding qualifying tournaments (all of the foregoing collectively referred to as “Counted Tournaments”), in the aggregate, during the twelve months immediately preceding the tournament in which she is seeking entry; and

·  Any Class A-T member who has competed in five or more Counted Tournaments, in the aggregate, during the twelve months immediately preceding the tournament in which she is seeking entry.”

The Senior Division includes members who are age 50 and older by the first day of competition.

NOTE: All LPGA members are subject to the 2009 LPGA Drug Testing Program Protocol.

Pro-Ams:

The National Championship, National Team Championship, National Mixed Team Championship and Section Championships include a Pro-Am in conjunction with each event.

LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals who do not wish to participate in these tournaments are still invited to participate in the Pro-Ams. Professionals who bring a complete paid team of amateurs to participate in the Pro-Am are not charged an entry fee.

Event Hosting: If you are interested in hosting a Section Championship, Section Team Tournament or Section Pro-Am, please contact the LPGA T&CP membership operations and tournament coordinator at (386) 274-6233 or tammy.borden@lpga.com. Members who host events receive LPGA Certification Units.
Sponsorship: Many types of sponsorship opportunities which provide targeted marketing exposure are available at each tournament. If you are interested in any type of sponsorship opportunities with any of the tournaments, or know of any companies that would, please contact the LPGA T&CP membership services, marketing and communications coordinator at (386) 274-2634 or andrea.switzer@lpga.com.
Certification Units:

Play
3-Day Tournament (includes the National Championship)…………6 (per event)
2-Day Tournaments (includes the National Team Championship, National Mixed Team Championship, Section Championships, and Section Team Tournaments)…………4 (per event)
1-Day Tournament (includes Pro-Ams)……………………………………………2 (per event)
Host
National Tournament …………………………………………………………………12 (per event)
Section Tournament or Pro-Am …………………………………………………6 (per event)

Schedule:

For information on the current LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Tournament Schedule, please check LPGA.com | Teaching and Club Pros | Events Calendar

For more information about the LPGA T&CP tournaments, please contact the LPGA T&CP membership operations and tournament coordinator at (386) 274-6233 or tammy.borden@lpga.com.