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| PNC West Penn Open
format change |
| By
Western Pennsylvania Golf Association |
| Posted Friday, November
18, 2011 |
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The area's oldest open championship, started in 1899, the
PNC West Penn Open, will become a 54-hole competition in
2012, expanding from 36 holes. The change will be preceded
by qualifying rounds and exemptions. The starting field at
the Championship will be 78 players who will play 36 holes
the first day, then followed by a cut for the final round.
This change will result in the likelihood of a larger
purse.
The revision was approved by the Association's Championship
Committee at its Fall meeting. The committee determined
having a format similar to the West Penn Amateur would
result in a more competitive championship, and that
qualifying for most of the players is a better way to
identify the starting field. Several Opens have produced
overbooked fields with waiting lists. Every contestant who
is not exempt will be accepted into a qualifying round.
Details will be available on the entry form, to be ready in
winter, 2012. Next year's PNC West Penn Open is scheduled
for Fox Chapel Golf Club.
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