2021 QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT | PROCEDURES & INFORMATION Applications will only be accepted through the online application platform. Each applicant may only compete at one site. Qualifying Competition Sites USA East 1 February 22-26 The Club at Weston Hills (Tour Course) Weston, FL (954) 384-4600 USA East 2 March 1-5 Mission Inn Resort (El Campeón) Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (352) 324-3101 USA East 3 March 8-12 RTJ at Highland Oaks (Highlands/Marshwood) Dothan, AL (205) 769-1354 USA West 1 March 22-26 Soboba Springs Golf Course San Jacinto, CA (951) 453-4650 USA West 2 March 29-April 2 Wigwam Golf Resort (Gold) Litchfield Park, AZ (623) 935-9414 USA East 4 April 5-9 Callaway Gardens (Mountain View Course) Pine Mountain, GA (877) 647.6533 CANADA West 3 May 23-27 Crown Isle Golf Resort Courtenay, BC, Canada (250) 703-5000 The first scheduled day of the qualifying competition will be the official practice round, followed by four (4) rounds of the qualifying competition. Play may be extended beyond the final scheduled day (i.e., beyond Friday) to include the dates as outlined above. Eligibility Professionals or any Amateurs with a handicap index, which when applied to a qualifying course rating, will generate a course handicap of two (2.0) or less. The PGA TOUR reserves the right to verify the handicap index of amateurs and to refuse anyone not meeting the requirements. In accordance with the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada Tournament Regulations, a player must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible for membership. A player under the age of 18 may enter the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament, provided the player turns 18 on or before the first scheduled round of the final (official money) Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada tournament of the 2021 season. If a player under the age of 18 qualifies for the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada, the player would not become eligible for the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada membership until his 18th birthday. In accordance with PGA TOUR University Ranking List eligibility, collegiate players who elect to enter the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament will be removed from the Official PGA TOUR University Ranking List in the current year or in any future years except that players ranked on the 2020-21 PGA TOUR University Ranking List may participate in the 2021 Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament. Entry Fees Entry fee of $2,500 USD must accompany application and be payable by credit card (Visa or MasterCard only; American Express will not be accepted). Use of a ‘Visa Debit’ card is not recommended. Entry fee includes green fee, range usage on the practice and competition days, as well as liability insurance coverage, covering liability which may arise as a result of the applicant’s presence at a qualifying competition site. Entry Availability, Deadline & Application Selection The online application process will be available beginning Monday, January 18th at 12:00 PM (EST) for all member and non-member applicants. Only online entries will be accepted. Member applicants include 2019 Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada & PGA TOUR Series – China members along with 2020 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica & Korn Ferry Tour Members. The entry deadline is Monday, January 25th at 12:00 PM (EST). Applications may be submitted for the one-week period as indicated by the entry availability and deadlines noted here. Completed applications will be randomly selected until all tournament sites are filled in accordance with the Field Size & Site Assignment sections below. Any applicant whose applications are not selected pursuant to this process will not be eligible to compete in the 2021 Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada Qualifying Tournament, and their entry fees will be refunded. Note: Incomplete applications, or those not completed through the online application platform, will not be accepted. The entry fee must be paid in full in order for an application to be complete. Notification of site assignments will be determined no later than Monday, February 1st and be accompanied by additional site- specific information. Format A 72-hole stroke play competition with the low 25 qualifiers and any player tied for 25th place earning eligibility status for the 2021 Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada season. The winner of each site will be exempt for the entire 2021 season and not subject to any reshuffle(s). Finishers 2-6 will be exempt through the reshuffle which will occur approximately halfway through the season. In the event of a tie for 1st or 6th position, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff immediately following play. Finishers 7-25 and any player tied for 25th place will receive conditional status to the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada for the 2021 season. See ‘Performance Benefits’ below for additional information on benefits to each membership eligibility status. If, prior to the official practice round and tournament registration date (i.e., the date preceding the first round of official competition), a qualifying competition site has fewer than 110 competitors, the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada may reduce the number of players earning status at that site for the 2021 season. NOTE: In the event of a tie for the winner or last exempt qualifying position, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff immediately following play. No playoff will be conducted for ties concerning conditional membership. Field Size & Site Assignment Maximum of 144 players per site. All 2019 members of the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Series – China, as well as all 2020 PGA TOUR Latinoamérica and Korn Ferry Tour Members will receive priority in site assignment but will be drawn on a random basis from within the same pool of member applicants. Member and non-member entries will not be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and both are subject to the same entry period. The Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada reserves the right to balance the field size at qualifying sites by assigning any applicant, including members of the aforementioned tours whose applications are received prior to the entry deadline, to other sites as deemed necessary. Should each of the sites/fields reach the maximum number of players, additional applicants will be assigned as an alternate to their highest-ranked (i.e., first) site preference. Similar to site assignments, alternates will be assigned on a random basis and the Mackenzie Tour - PGA TOUR Canada reserves the right to balance the field size at qualifying sites by assigning any alternate to another site as deemed necessary, regardless of preference. Notification of site assignments will be determined no later than Monday, February 1st and be accompanied by additional site- specific information. Alternates Each site may, depending on the number of entries received, have its own alternate list. Once a site has exhausted its alternate list, the next highest-assigned alternate at the next qualifying site will be eligible for any available playing opportunity. The ‘next qualifying site’ is deemed to be either the next qualifying site to be played after the one in question, or the first qualifying site in the schedule if no qualifying tournaments have been contested at that time. If and when a spot becomes available at any of the sites, it will be offered to the next alternate, either from that site or the next highest-assigned alternate at the next qualifying site. If an alternate chooses not to accept a spot, he will retain his spot on the alternates list and the next- available alternate will be contacted and so on, until the spot is filled. Any alternate withdrawing from a qualifying competition site alternate list will receive a full refund at the time of their withdrawal or once that qualifying site has been contested. If an alternate is not offered a spot (i.e., due to an insufficient number of withdrawals) they would also receive a full refund. Note: Alternates wishing to wait on-site at qualifying competition location may do so at their discretion. If, beginning during the official practice round/registration date (i.e., the date preceding the first round of official competition) through the last starting time of the first round of the competition, a player withdraws or does not show for his starting time, an on-site alternate will be eligible to compete. The procedure for using alternates in this manner will use the ranking for alternates as outlined below, but only apply to those on-site. Site assignments, once distributed, are considered final. Starting Times Starting times will be available two days preceding the Qualifying competition at the qualifying site or online at www.pgatour.com/canada Withdrawals & Refunds of Accepted Applicants Applicants who are placed in qualifying competition fields may withdraw but will remain subject to the following processing fees. Should the applicant withdraw from their respective field prior to the dates listed below at 5:00 PM (EST), they will be assessed a processing fee of $300 USD. Should the applicant withdraw from their respective field after the dates listed below, they will be assessed a processing fee of $1,000 USD. Applicants must withdraw by contacting Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada in writing via email ([email protected]). USA East 1 Withdrawal Date: February 15th The Club at Weston Hills (Tour Course) Weston, FL USA East 2 Withdrawal Date: February 22nd Mission Inn Resort (El Campeón) Howey-in-the-Hills, FL USA East 3 Withdrawal Date: March 1st RTJ at Highland Oaks (Highlands/Marshwood) Dothan, AL USA West 1 Withdrawal Date: March 15th Soboba Springs Golf Course San Jacinto, CA USA West 2 Withdrawal Date: March 22nd Wigwam Golf Resort (Gold) Litchfield Park, AZ USA East 4 Withdrawal Date: March 29th Callaway Gardens (Mountain View Course) Pine Mountain, GA Canada West 3 Withdrawal Date: May 16th Crown Isle Golf Resort Courtenay, BC, Canada No refunds will be issued to contestants after they have started play in the Qualifying Tournament.