2009 Player Information (Subject to Change)

► There will tentatively be Five USPGT Championships; two (2) Million Dollar Championship events with a total Purse of $2.0 Million, a Pro-Celebrity Team Championship with a purse of $620,000, including minimum appearance money, a 54 hole Championship with a purse of $600,000, and a Tour Championship with a purse of $1 million. These five events will constitute the USPGT Championships for 2009 with a total purse of $4.22 Million. With awards, $4.425 Million total. (See below)

In addition to the USPGT Championships, the USPGT players may have access to additional special entitlement events. These events are SportsQuest events currently under development. Details will be released on these events are they become available.

USPGT Million Dollar Championships

Three(3) 54 hole competitions with cut to low 100 and ties after 36 holes with purse payout of $500,000 after 54 holes. Top Ten finishers in the 54 hole competition then compete in a nine hole shootout for a total purse of $500,000. Each competition is a made for television event with total purse of $1,000,000. There are 3 of these events; the Million Dollar Invitational in Denver, the Million Dollar Challenge in South Carolina and the Tour Championship in California .

Purse payout schedules- USPGT Million Dollar Championships:

Final Nine Hole Shootout:
1. $120,000 6. $40,000
2. $80,000 7. $35,000
3. $55,000 8. $30,000
4. $50,000 9. $25,000
5. $45,000 10. $20,000
The top ten finishers during the 54 hole competition will earn no checks. The payout of the $500,000 purse of each 54 hole event will start with the player finishing 11th in the field.

54 Hole Event:
11. $16,778 34. $5,778 57. $4,653 80. $4,228
12. $14,778 35. $5,703 58. $4,628 81. $4,217
13. $13,278 36. $5,628 59. $4,603 82. $4,207
14. $11,278 37. $5,553 60. $4.578 83. $4,197
15. $10,628 38. $5,478 61. $4,558 84. $4,187
16. $9,528 39. $5,403 62. $4,538 85. $4,177
17. $8,778 40. $5,328 63. $4,518 86. $4,167
18. $8,278 41. $5,278 64. $4,498 87. $4,157
19. $7,878 42. $5,228 65. $4,478 88. $4,147
20. $7,578 43. $5,178 66. $4,458 89. $4,137
21. $7,378 44. $5,128 67. $4,438 90. $4,127
22. $7,178 45. $5,078 68. $4,418 91. $4,122
23. $6,978 46. $5,028 69. $4,398 92. $4,117
24. $6,778 47. $4,978 70. $4,378 93. $4,112
25. $6,578 48. $4,928 71. $4,363 94. $4,107
26. $6,478 49. $4,878 72. $4,348 95. $4,102
27. $6,378 50. $4,828 73. $4,333 96. $4,097
28. $6,278 51. $4,803 74. $4,318 97. $4,092
29. $6,178 52. $4,778 75. $4,303 98. $4,082
30. $6,078 53. $4,753 76. $4,288 99. $4,077
31. $6,003 54. $4,728 77. $4,273 100. $4,072
32. $5,928 55. $4,703 78. $4,258
33. $5,853 56. $4,678 79. $4,243

Eligible Players for 2009 USPGT Championships

Tour Management is in the process of determining 2009 membership and entry fees.

Grand Palms Classic

54 Holes of medal play with a cut to low 72 and ties after 36 holes. First place $100,000. Total purse $600,000.

Click here for Grand Palms Classic purse breakdown

Celebrity Pro-Am Team Championship

36 hole Celebrity Pro-Am Competition followed by an 36 hole Team competition. Each of the Top 10 celebrities will be matched up with the top 10 pros in two separate teams that will play a 2 day Ryder Cup style competition against each other. Total purse is $500,000 for this competition. In addition each invited pro will receive an appearance fee of $2000 each to compete in the 2 day celebrity pro-am to determine the top ten slots. Limited to maximum 60 celebrities and 60 pros in the field. Made for television event. Each member of the winning team receive $40,000 each and each member of the losing team receive $10,000 each. Total purse of $620,000 includes player appearance fee.

Celebrities and Pros participate by Invitation only. The exempt slots in the event for pros are as follows:

---The prior full tour season leading money winner--- Gibby Gilbert
---The prior full season Player of the Year ---- Lee Williams
---The prior full tour season Byron Nelson Award winner --- Chad Saladin

The rest of the pro field will be made up of special invitations granted by USPGT management at its sole discretion.

All Pros will be only 2009 USPGT members in good standing.

2009 Bonus Categories
In addition to the competitions, the USPGT is instituting the payment of several bonus and award programs for its member only players in the Pro Championships. The following is a brief description:

The Byron Nelson Award- -$25,000.
Chosen by Tour Management
Player of the Year -$25,000
Chosen by the Players

Statistical Awards: (Celebrity event is excluded)
Most Total Birdies in the Championships -- $10,000
Lowest scoring average for the Championships - $15,000 minimum number of rounds 9
Lowest score for each round of the Championships---$10,000 (12 total awards)
Most Total Eagles in the Championships---$10,000
Hole in one on any par three during the Championships---$25,000 no limit.
(*Celebrity Pro-Am Team Championship event is excluded **Bonus Catagories are for 2007 & 2008 members only; Non-members are not eligible)

USPGT may institute other award and performance bonuses at its discretion. Ties will share the award.

Schedule
Please see "2009 Schedule"
Schedule is subject to modification at discretion of the USPGT.

Commentary
The 2009 schedule, purses and formats of competition were developed after evaluating several different potential structures for the 2008 Tour. The 2008 USPGT Championships are designed to maximize the potential for player earnings, limit weekly expenses for the Tour and the players, give more opportunities for more players to make money by paying deeper into the field, earn substantial cash bonuses and allow scheduling so players can play a full schedule on a mini-tour of their choice with minimum conflict issues. The Tour will expand the schedule for 2010, but in general, USPGT events will have large purses and fewer events on its schedule. 2010 will also bring the regional system development into play and USPGT anticipates that Players will be able to compete at a regional level for lower than normal mini tour entry fees and costs, with access to the larger purse events of the USPGT.

2009 Rules and Regulations
Please see "Official Rules & Regulations" under Player Info button.