FEATURING Troon North GC Pinnacle Wickenburg Ranch Big Wick Grayhawk GC Raptor
QUESTIONS For trip questions, please contact Chris Hoel at the WPGA Office at 414-443-3572 or at choel@pgahq.com. REGISTRATION Teams should check in on Monday at the registration table prior to their tee time. At registration teams will be allowed to enter into the optional team skins game, receive their drink tickets and get general instructions for the event. FOOD & BEVERAGE - LUNCH EACH DAY On Monday and Tuesday each player will be provided with a box lunch during play and drink tickets that can be used throughout the day. Next week players will receive an email asking them to make a sandwich selection for each day. On Wednesday there will be an awards luncheon after the shotgun is completed and additional drink tickets that can be used throughout the day. DRESS CODE The dress code for the golf rounds for both amateurs and professionals will be a golf shirt with either slacks or Bermuda length shorts (No Denim). ADIDAS GOLF TEE GIFTS adidas golf will be providing all the participants with a great gift package. Players will receive their gift package at the end of their round on day one. Gifts will be distributed to the team professional when they turn in their scorecard. A big thank you goes out to adidas golf and representative, Matt Flaten for their support of this year s Fall Destination Pro-Am. OPTIONAL WICKENBURG RANCH - LIL WICK PAR 3 COURSE Teams will have the option of teeing it up on Wickenburg Ranch s Lil Wick Par 3 Course after the completion of the round on Big Wick on Monday. The tentative plan is to have a 3:15 PM shotgun start so no one needs to wait to tee off. Professionals will be contacted in the coming days to see if their team has interest to play. Teams committing at that point will have a spot held for them. The green fee will be $15 per player and will be collected on the day of by the course. An optional skin or team game may be conducted by a few of the participating professionals. A promotional video the club did on the facility includes several shots of the Par 3 Course - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhfnapbs-ly&t=5s. CART PATH ONLY STATUS DUE TO THE TIMING OF OVERSEEDING THE STATUS OF CART PATH ONLY WILL BE DECIDED BY THE HOST FACILITIES A FEW DAYS BEFORE OUR EVENT. Below is the current expectation from the courses. Monday Wickenburg Ranch Hopeful to be off the path Tuesday Grayhawk GC Likely to be cart path only Wednesday Troon North GC - Hopeful to be off the path AMATEUR WINNINGS All winnings for the amateurs will be paid out in gift certificates after the event is complete. These winnings will include the daily competitions and overall competition. PRACTICE ROUNDS Tee times are reserved on a first come, first serve basis and may be limited. Troon North (Pinnacle Course) Amateur Rate Sunday, November 11 th - $139 plus tax PGA Affiliated Professional Rate - $50 plus tax (One professional per foursome) For times and availability please contact Mike Friend at mfriend@troon.com Saturday currently has very little availability.
Wickenburg Ranch (Big Wick) If participants book a week or less out (Nov 5 th ) Wickenburg Ranch will offer the following rates for practice rounds. Up until a week out participants should book at wickenburgranch.com and are subject to the going rate. Amateur Rate Saturday, November 10 th - $109 plus tax Amateur Rate Sunday, November 11 th - $89 plus tax PGA Affiliated Professional Rate - $65 plus tax For times and availability please call (928) 668-5534 and mention you are a participant of the Wisconsin PGA Pro-Am. Grayhawk GC (Raptor Course) Amateur Rate Saturday, November 10 th or Sunday, November 11 th - $155 plus tax PGA Affiliated Professional Rate - $55 plus tax For times and availability please contact Tracy Hail at golf@grayhawkgolf.com or Kiel Wolf at groupgolf@grayhawkgolf.com. GROUP LIST & HANDICAP INDEXES FOR EVENT 10/15 Revision Club Affiliation Professional Amateur #1 Amateur #2 Amateur #3 Blue Mound G&CC Jim Schuman Ryan Beaty 6.3 Jim Kellogg 11.9 Dale Van Dam 16.7 Eau Claire G&CC Jim Julsrud Dan Murphy 8.3 Jim Quick 12.7 Will Rauckman 13.8 Foxboro GC Tom Boockmeier Tom Bartell 10.6 Mike Falbo 8.4 Jose Teigeiro 9.3 Geneva National GC Bryan Brotchie Terry Periman 4.8 Wayne Sills 11.6 Marty Woodruff 10.8 Golf Galaxy Mark Voeller Carl Anderson 4.0 Dan Krause 9.6 Dave Raysich 6.8 Missing Links GC Phil Plautz Peter Ament 10.6 Joe Cesarz 6.6 Greg Marchese 2.7 Morningstar GC Michael Crowley Eddie Millikin 5.9 Doug Donovan 7.2 Matt Henderson 12.5 Morningstar GC Matt Witon Mike Preisler 9.5 Matt Roadhouse 1.9 Alan Schmitz 23.9 Nakoma GC Brad Peck Mike Yaktus 5.0 Mike Schlageter 11.8 Mike Oliphant 6.5 North Hills CC David Roesch Vince Suter 4.0 Jim Rawski 7.6 Nick Zellmer 3.5 North Shore CC Jake Wisniewski John Barrett -.2 Gary Refinski 8.2 Chris Stadler 9.9 Peninsula State Park GC Matt Stottern Kenneth Miller 7.4 Lance Lebaron 16.9 Bob Roberts 7.0 Wausau CC Doug Cheever Michael O'Malley 7.9 Bob Wolff 4.5 Steve Bell 5.1 Wisconsin Club Tom Burton Bill Crinzi 3.1 Tony Lange 2.9 Andrew McCabe 4.1 WPGA Member Doug Mortola Scott Brooks 16.4 Travis Frea 3.1 Curt Johnson 16.4 Please notify me at choel@pgahq.com, if for some reason your index is wrong. Also take note the WPGA staff will have a handicap reduction formula in place and it may result in reductions for players during the event.
TEES Below you will find the tentative yardage plan for both the standard and intermediate tees. Please note these yardages are subject to change. WICKENBURG RANCH BIG WICK Standard Tees Blue Par 71 6378 Yards Distance 411 172 402 165 568 310 513 167 556 339 162 399 194 515 382 404 197 522 Par 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 3 5 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 Intermediate Tees White Par 71 5926 Yards Distance 386 153 354 160 533 281 497 146 527 317 152 366 170 500 351 373 181 479 Par 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 3 5 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 GRAYHAWK RAPTOR Standard Tees - Green Par 72 6491 Yards Distance 380 360 419 530 180 334 474 156 427 359 539 419 187 379 415 138 301 494 Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 Intermediate Tees Brown/Copper Par 72-6006 Yards Distance 353 336 392 500 170 312 443 149 394 331 510 390 175 371 378 97 275 430 Par 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 TROON NORTH PINNACLE Standard Tees - Gold Par 71 6469 Yards Distance 379 379 425 340 500 182 408 176 383 385 528 360 170 545 363 132 400 414 Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 Intermediate Tees - Silver Par 71-6004 Yards Distance 361 348 390 327 455 168 367 164 345 378 491 342 158 530 342 117 343 378 Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 As stated on the application all players will play the standard set of tees unless they meet the requirements below, then they may opt to play the intermediate set of tees.
TEES RULE: Any senior amateur (50 and older) with a handicap index of 3.0 or higher or any amateur with a handicap index 15.0 or above will have the option to play an intermediate set of tees instead of the standard tees for the event. Players MUST COMMIT to play the intermediate yardage for the ENTIRE EVENT. Players may only change which tees they want to play up until one week in advance of the 1st round. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that players that play the intermediate tees could receive between 2 to 4 less handicap strokes compared to the standard set of tees. USGA Handicap Manual (3-5). Any player that fits these eligibility requirements that would like to play the forward set of tees should send an email to Chris Hoel at choel@pgahq.com at least one week prior to the event. TEE TIMES & FORMATS Monday, November 12 th Wickenburg Ranch (Big Wick Course) Format 2 Net Best Ball Amateurs will receive 85% of their handicap converted off the club slope. 1A 10 AM Foxboro GC - Boockmeier 6A 10 AM Golf Galaxy - Voeller 1B 10 AM Missing Links GC - Plautz 7A 10 AM Nakoma GC - Peck 2A 10 AM Wisconsin Club - Burton 7B 10 AM WPGA Member - Mortola 3A 10 AM Morningstar GC - Crowley 8A 10 AM North Shore CC - Wisniewski 3B 10 AM Morningstar GC - Witon 9A 10 AM Blue Mound G&CC - Schuman 4A 10 AM Peninsula State Park GC - Stottern 10A 10 AM North Hills CC - Roesch 5A 10 AM Wausau CC - Cheever 10B 10 AM Geneva National GC - Brotchie 5B 10 AM Eau Claire G&CC - Julsrud Tuesday, November 13 th Grayhawk GC (Raptor Course) Format 1,2,3 Net Best Ball (Par 3 1 Net, Par 4 2 Net, Par 5 3 Net) Amateurs will receive 85% of their handicap converted off the club slope. TEE TIME TEE TIME 8:27 AM Golf Galaxy - Voeller 9:39 AM Morningstar GC - Witon 8:36 AM North Hills CC - Roesch 9:48 AM Eau Claire G&CC - Julsrud 8:45 AM Blue Mound G&CC - Schuman 9:57 AM Morningstar GC - Crowley 8:54 AM Wisconsin Club - Burton 10:06 AM Geneva National GC - Brotchie 9:03 AM North Shore CC - Wisniewski 10:15 AM Nakoma GC - Peck 9:12 AM Missing Links GC - Plautz 10:24 AM Wausau CC - Cheever 9:21 AM Peninsula State Park GC - Stottern 10:33 AM WPGA Member - Mortola 9:30 AM Foxboro GC - Boockmeier
Wednesday, November 14 th - Troon North GC (Pinnacle Course) Format - 1 Net / 1 Gross Best Ball Amateurs will receive 85% of their handicap converted off the club slope. 1A 9 AM Blue Mound G&CC - Schuman 14A 9 AM Foxboro GC - Boockmeier 1B 9 AM Wausau CC - Cheever 13A 9 AM Eau Claire G&CC - Julsrud 18A 9 AM North Hills CC - Roesch 12A 9 AM WPGA Member - Mortola 17A 9 AM Wisconsin Club - Burton 12B 9 AM Peninsula State Park GC - Stottern 17B 9 AM Golf Galaxy - Voeller 11A 9 AM Missing Links GC - Plautz 16A 9 AM Nakoma GC - Peck 10A 9 AM Morningstar GC - Witon 15A 9 AM Geneva National GC - Brotchie 10B 9 AM Morningstar GC - Crowley 15B 9 AM North Shore CC - Wisniewski PURSE & PRIZES DAILY PURSE OVERALL PURSE DAILY LOW PROFESSIONAL 1 st Place - $440 per team 1 st Place - $640 per team 1 st Place - $240 2 nd Place - $340 per team 2 nd Place - $440 per team 2 nd Place - $180 3 rd Place - $260 per team 3 rd Place - $300 per team 3 rd Place - $130 4 th Place - $200 per team 4 th Place - $220 per team 4 th Place - $100 5 th Place - $160 per team 5 th Place - $80 The daily and overall team purse for amateurs will be awarded in gift certificates when we return from the trip. All ties will split money. Professionals will receive checks from the section office for their portion along with the daily low professional contests. OVERALL EVENT The overall champions will be awarded trophies from Sterling Cut Glass when we return from Scottsdale. The trophies will be shipped to the players. In the event of a tie for the trophies the daily team scores will be utilized to break the tie, starting with Wednesday s score, then Tuesday and then Monday. LOW PROFESSIONAL FORMAT & PROFESSIONAL CLOSEST TO THE PIN CONTESTS In addition to the team contests there will be daily events for professionals. The format will be a Modified Stableford competition. (Points: Double Bogey and greater=(-1), Bogey=0, Par=1, Birdie=3, Eagle=5, & Double Eagle=7.) The professionals will also have one closest to the pin contest per day. The prize for these contests is a $100 entry fee credit towards a 2019 Wisconsin PGA event.