All prospective applicants to the Canadian PGA are required to register as an Applicant with the CPGA (www.cpga.com) prior to registering for a Playing Ability Test in 2010. Once an application has been accepted, the CPGA will notify the Zone Office that there is a new applicant in the Zone who will be attempting a PAT. Once an application has been confirmed by the CPGA, the Zone will begin accepting applications for any one of five possible Playing Ability Tests in the 2010 season.

New applicants are required to successfully complete a Playing Ability Test comprising two 18-hole rounds meeting the standard of acceptance of (2 x course rating + 15) for males and females. There will no longer be a 30% guarantee at any of the Playing Ability Tests. For applicants to pass, they must shoot the required score as set out in the standard of acceptance.

The tests will be organized and supervised by the Zone Office.

Failure to successfully meet the standard will result in the applicant not being accepted.

If an applicant is unsuccessful in each of their PAT attempts over the course of a season, those candidates may try again the following season and, if successful, will be accepted into the PACE program. They will pay dues for the upcoming season at that time. They will not receive credit for hours worked in the previous season, however.

Playing Ability Test exemptions are available, as determined by the CPGA.

2010 Playing Ability Test Package         2010 PGA of Alberta Tournament Rules             2009 Fall PAT RESULTS 

 *Please note P.A.T. attempt #3

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