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Presented by: Club Car, Mercedes-Benz, OMEGA

Dates: June 22-25, 2014

Site: The Dunes Golf & Beach Club – Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Grande Dunes Resort Club – Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club (site of final two rounds)

Exclusive Media Partner: Golf Channel

Contributing Partner: PGA Tour

Defending Champion: Rod Perry, PGA, Port Orange, Fla.

Television Schedule: Golf Channel (All Times EDT)

First Round: Sunday, June 22 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Replay: Monday, June 23 3:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Second Round: Monday, June 23 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Replay: Tuesday, June 24 3:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Third Round: Tuesday, June 24 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Replay: Wednesday, June 25 3:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m.

Final Round: Wednesday, June 25 2:00- 5:00 p.m.

Replay: Thursday, June 26 2:00 a.m. – 4:00 a.m.

Prize Money, Awards & Exemptions

The 2014 PGA Professional National Championship features a $550,000 purse. The 2014 Champion’s name will be inscribed on the Walter Hagen Cup, which is enshrined at the PGA Museum of Golf in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The 2014 PGA Professional National Champion receives exemptions for the following:

• The 2014 PGA Championship

• A berth on the 2015 United States Team in the 27th PGA Cup

• Six PGA Tour events over a 12-month period

The low 20 scorers in the National Championship earn a berth in the 2014 PGA Championship, Aug. 7-10, at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Walter Hagen Cup

Presented to the PGA Professional National Champion, the Walter Hagen Cup is named after the legendary golfer, five-time PGA Champion and one of the 35 charter members of the PGA of America. Hagen elevated the role of the PGA Professional throughout his career. The Haig’s inspirational career is reflected by today’s PGA Professionals in the national championship – displaying playing skills under a national spotlight while also serving their respective clubs and golf communities as managers, merchandisers, and respected teachers of the game. The PGA Professional National Champion receives a replica of the crystal Walter Hagen Cup, which is 14½ inches high, 12 inches wide, and weighs 17½ pounds.

Method of Play

Stroke play, four rounds, 18 holes daily on two courses. The entire field of 312 will compete on each course once in the first two rounds. Following the first 36 holes of play, the field will be reduced to the low 90 scorers and ties; followed by a 54-hole cut, with the low 70 scorers and ties advancing to the final 36 holes at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club. In the event of a tie for first place upon completion of play, there will be a hole-by-hole playoff starting on the 18th hole. If still tied, players will advance to Hole No. 10 through No. 17 repeated, until a Champion is determined. The playoff for the top 20 berths in the 2014 PGA Championship will be a hole-by-hole format beginning 15 minutes after the completion of play. The playoff will begin on Hole No. 10, and if still tied, proceed to holes 11 through 18. This rotation will be repeated until spots/alternates are determined.

Eligibility

The field of 312 will be limited to those PGA members who are eligibly employed as PGA Professionals and in certain pre-established membership classifications as of May 7, 2014. The PGA of America reserves the right to determine whether or not any applicant is so employed and to reject any applicant who does not meet the requirements.

No player will be eligible if he or she has played in more than ten 10 combined Adams Golf Pro Tour, Asian Tour, Australia/New Zealand Tour, Champions TOUR, Dakotas Tour, eGolf Professional Tour, European Challenge Tour, European Senior Tour, European Tour, All-American, Gateway Tours, NGA Pro Golf Tour, JPGA Senior Tour, JPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour (LET), LPGA Futures Tour (Symetra Tour), LPGA Tour, LPGT, PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Canada, PGA TOUR LatinoAmerica, The Safari Tour, The Sunshine Tour, and TOUR tournaments between May 5, 2013 and May 6, 2014. The U. S. Open, U. S. Senior Open, PGA Championship and Senior PGA Championship are not included in the 10-tournament count.

The National Car Rental PGA Assistant Champion will be exempt into the national field, provided that he or she was a PGA member at the time he or she won the Championship, and is eligibly employed or in an eligible PGA classification at the time of entry into the PGA Professional National Championship.

Rules and Regulations

The Rules of Golf, which govern play, are determined by the United States Golf Association and applied by the PGA of America Rules Committee. The PGA Professional National Championship is subject to the overall supervision of the board and the PGA Rules Committee.

The PGA Professional’s Showcase hits the Grand Strand

This season, the PGA Professional National Championship makes its second-ever visit to South Carolina, with Myrtle Beach –a golfer’s paradise on the famed “Grand Strand” – serving as host. One of this country’s most recognized centers of public and resort golf, Myrtle Beach will welcome 312 of the nation’s premier PGA Professionals to The Dunes Golf & Beach Club and Grande Dunes Resort Club.

Designed in 1948 by legendary Robert Trent Jones Sr., The Dunes Golf & Beach Club will serve as the primary host course in the National Championship, including the final 36 holes. All contestants will play the first two rounds on The Dunes and Grande Dunes Resort Club.

The Dunes was the site of the Senior Tour Championship from 1994-1999, and also has hosted the final stage of the 1973 PGA Tour Qualifying School that produced such Tour standouts as Ben Crenshaw, Gary McCord and Gil Morgan.

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club is ranked among “America’s Greatest 100 Public Courses” by Golf Digest and Golfweek, and Golf Digest’s “Best in State.” It is listed by GOLF Magazine among “The Best You Can Play” 100 courses in the U.S. The par-72 Dunes Golf & Beach Club extends to 7,370 yards and the only layout in Myrtle Beach with ocean views. During the summer of 2013, Rees Jones, son of the late Robert Trent Jones Sr., led renovations that included converting green surfaces from bentgrass to Champion Bermudagrass, and modifying tees and bunkers.

The Dunes Golf & Beach Club was host of the former Senior Tour Championship from 1994-1999, and from 1954-2004, it was home to the Golf Writers Association of America National Championship.

The Robert Trent Jones Sr. course has been named one of the nation’s “Top 100 Courses” by Golf Magazine, Golf Digest and Golfweek, and the famed 13th hole, known as “Waterloo,” has been selected by Golf Digest as one of the “Best 18 Holes in America.” The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, the premier golf course in Myrtle Beach is the only layout with Ocean views.

Grande Dunes Resort Club, designed by the Robert Rulewich Group and opened in 2001, lies in the heart of Myrtle Beach. It was recognized as the National Golf Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association in 2009, and rests among Golf Digest’s “Best in State” roster for 2013-14.

The winner of The Sun News “Best of the Beach” from 2001-07, Grande Dunes has hosted two John Deere World Championships and two Carolinas PGA South Carolina Opens among many other regional and Section events. PGA Magazine calls Grande Dunes, “one of the great golf clubs of the world.”

Grande Dunes could be extended to 7,600 yards, and its mixture of par-3s and par-5s have the ability to offer a variety of challenges. The Grande Dunes Resort Club’s links-style design is situated on a bluff along the Intracoastal Waterway featuring seven holes with dramatic views of the waterway. Complementing the outstanding course is a world-class practice facility.

PAR AND YARDAGES: The Dunes Golf & Beach Club and Grande Dunes Resort Club will be used during the Championship’s first two rounds. The Dunes will host the final two rounds, and play to 7,286 yards (men)/6,191 (women) and to a par of 36-36-72. Grande Dunes will play to 7,182 yards (men)/6,103 (women) and to a par of 36-36-72.

THE DUNES GOLF & BEACH CLUB – HOLE-BY-HOLE (Par-72, 7,286 Yards/Men; 6,191/Women)

HOLE |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |TOTAL | |PAR |4 |4 |4 |5 |3 |4 |4 |5 |3 |36 | |Men’s Yardage |426 |440 |455 |529 |212 |437 |430 |538 |195 |3,662 | |Women’s Yardage |375 |374 |389 |453 |180 |371 |365 |457 |165 |3,129 | |HOLE |10 |11 |12 |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |TOTAL | |PAR |4 |4 |3 |5 |3 |4 |5 |4 |4 |36 | |Men’s Yardage |376 |435 |190 |640 |176 |450 |539 |370 |448 |3,624 | |Women’s Yardage |320 |369 |161 |544 |150 |391 |432 |315 |380 |3,062 | |GRANDE DUNES RESORT CLUB – HOLE-BY-HOLE (Par-72, 7,182 Yards/Men; 6,103/Women)

HOLE |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |TOTAL | |PAR |4 |3 |4 |5 |4 |4 |5 |3 |4 |36 | |Men’s Yardage |452 |190 |446 |546 |427 |364 |542 |184 |450 |3,601 | |Women’s Yardage |380 |161 |379 |454 |362 |309 |476 |156 |382 |3,059 | |HOLE |10 |11 |12 |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |TOTAL | |PAR |4 |3 |4 |5 |3 |4 |4 |5 |4 |36 | |Men’s Yardage |428 |175 |415 |536 |176 |449 |420 |539 |443 |3,581 | |Women’s Yardage |356 |156 |350 |456 |150 |381 |357 |465 |373 |3,044 | |

PGA Professional National Championship – The PGA Professional’s Showcase

The PGA Professional National Championship began in 1968, to provide additional playing opportunities for PGA Professionals. In more than three decades, it has become a showcase event for PGA Professionals, featuring some of the finest players in the Association. Formerly a 360-player field, the format of the PGA Professional National Championship was converted from 1997-2005 to a larger nationwide event featuring the finest 156 players at the peak of their games.

Previously, the Championship was contested after the golf season had ended across much of the United States. In 1997, local Sectional PGA Professional Championships were created, along with four new Regional PGA Professional Championships. The National Championship then moved its dates to one month prior to the PGA Championship. Following the 2004 fall season, the Regional PGA Professional Championships were discontinued, focusing more on the Section Championships and National Championship.

The Championship has been conducted in 16 states in the previous 45 years: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

The list of Champions over the past 45 years includes: Sam Snead, Bob Rosburg, Ed Dougherty, Bruce Fleisher; Larry Gilbert; Rex Baxter Jr., Don Massengale, Laurie Hammer, Larry Webb, Bob Boyd, Brett Upper, Bruce Zabriski and Mike Small.

In 1997, the 30th PGA Professional National Championship was the first to be televised live by Golf Channel to millions of viewers across the U.S., Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Malaysia, the Middle East, Scandinavia and Singapore. This year’s PGA Professional National Championship has a potential audience of 110 million.

The 47th PGA Professional National Championship features a field of 312 players who have advanced from the 41 PGA Section Championships, along with eligible past Champions. The final 36 holes of the National Championship will be conducted on one course, featuring a field of the low 70 scorers and ties. The Championship will distribute a total purse of more than $1.65 million, which will be awarded in both the Section and National Championships.

PGA Professional National Champions through the Years

Year Champion Score Runner-up(s) Site

Inaugural1968 Howell Fraser 272 Chuck Malchaski, Bob Rosburg Century CC & Roadrunner CC, Scottsdale, Ariz.

2nd 1969 Bob Rosburg 275 Jimmy Wright Roadrunner CC & San Marcos CC, Chandler, Ariz.

3rd 1970 Rex Baxter 285 Ernie George, Bob Duden Sunol (Calif.) Valley CC

4th 1971 Sam Snead 275 Jerry Steelsmith, Ron Letellier Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

5th 1972 Don Massengale 280 Bob Bruno Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

6th 1973 Rives McBee 282 Stan Brian Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

7th 1974 Roger Watson* 284 Sam Snead Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

8th 1975 Roger Watson* 279 David Jimenez Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.

9th 1976 Bob Galloway 280 George Lanning, Larry Gilbert, Jim Ferriell Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.

10th 1977 Laurie Hammer 282 Steve Benson Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.

11th 1978 John Gentile* 276 Jim Ferree Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.

12th 1979 Buddy Whitten* 278 Jack Lewis Callaway Gardens Resort, Pine Mountain, Ga.

13th 1980 John Traub 283 Jim Albus PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

14th 1981 Larry Gilbert* 285 Don Padgett II PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

15th 1982 Larry Gilbert 284 Steve Benson PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

16th 1983 Larry Webb 283 Bob Ford La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

17th 1984 Bill Schumaker* 284 Gary Ostrega PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

18th 1985 Ed Dougherty 277 Jim White La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

19th 1986 Bob Lendzion 284 Bob Betley PGA West/La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

20th 1987 Jay Lumpkin 279 Jeff Roth, Bob Menne, Gibby Gilbert PGA West/La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

21st 1988 Robert Boyd* 287 Rick Morton Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

22nd 1989 Bruce Fleisher 277 Jeff Thomsen PGA West/La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

23rd 1990 Brett Upper 275 Gibby Gilbert, Larry Gilbert PGA West/La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

24th 1991 Larry Gilbert 267 Gene Fieger, Ron McDougal Doral Resort & CC, Miami

25th 1992 Ron McDougal 273 Sammy Rachels PGA West/La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

26th 1993 Jeffrey Roth 275 John Lee PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

27th 1994 Sammy Rachels* 284 Darrell Kestner, Ron McDougal Marriott’s Tan-Tar-A Resort/The Oaks Courrse,

Osage Beach, Mo. North Port National GC, Lake Ozark, Mo. The Lodge of Four Seasons/Jones Course,

Osage Beach, Mo.

28th 1995 Steve Schneiter 278 John DeForest, Bob Ford PGA West/La Quinta (Calif.) Hotel/Mission Hills

29th 1996 Darrell Kestner 271 Dan Bateman PGA West/Nicklaus Private, Palmer Private,

Weiskopf Private, La Quinta, Calif.

30th 1997 Bruce Zabriski 281 Steve Schneiter, Jay Overton, Mike Burke Jr. Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

31st 1998 Mike Burke Jr. 281 Bob Gaus Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort & CC

32nd 1999 Jeff Freeman 287 Milan Swilor, Christopher Toulson, Brett Upper Whistling Straits (Straits Course), Kohler, Wis.

33rd 2000 Tim Thelen*# 214 Mark Brown Oak Tree Golf. Club, Edmond, Okla.

34th 2001 Wayne DeFrancesco 278 Tim Thelen, Don Berry, Mark Brown, John Aber Crosswater Club, Sunriver, Ore.

35th 2002 Barry Evans 281 Mike Gilmore Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Ky.

36th 2003 Tim Thelen 282 Steve Schneiter Twin Warriors GC, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.

37th 2004 Bob Sowards 276 Mike Small Longaberger Golf Club, Nashport, Ohio

38th 2005 Mike Small 289 Travis Long The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, S.C.

39th 2006 Ron Philo Jr.* 278 Alan Schulte Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, N.Y.

40th 2007 Chip Sullivan 281 Mike Small, Ryan Benzel Crosswater Club, Sunriver, Ore.

41st 2008 Scott Hebert 289 Sonny Skinner Great Waters Course & Reynolds Landing, Greensboro, Ga.

42nd 2009 Mike Small 277 Steve Schneiter Twin Warriors Golf Club & Santa Ana Golf Club,

Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.

43rd 2010 Mike Small 278 Sonny Skinner The Pete Dye Course & Donald Ross Course

French Lick, Ind.

44th 2011 David Hutsell* 274 Faber Jamerson Hershey (Pa.) Country Club

Scott Erdmann East & West Courses

45th 2012 Matt Dobyns 275 Rod Perry, Kelly Mitchum Bayonet Black Horse

Seaside, Calif.

46th 2013 Rod Perry 277 Ryan Polzin Crosswater Club, Sunriver, Ore.

*Won Playoff #-Shortened to 54 holes due to inclement weather

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47th PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP

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