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APT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP PINEHURST NOVEMBER 2023

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The APT is a Full Service Program Provider delivering competitive putting tournaments to golf courses, amateur golf tours, and national youth golf organizations.  

The APT Tour Championship is contested annually in Pinehurst. 


Tournaments advance a Club Champion, earning a paid 2 day experience that includes:

  • Lodging accommodations
  • Team putting event "The Flatstick Invitational"
  • Bettinardi lead teaching and fitting event
  • Champions Dinner
  • Access to the golf outing following the championship.


Players will compete over a full day of stroke play competition, playing for a $2,500 purse to the Top 5, the Bettinardi Golden Putter and recognition of "The Best Amateur Putter in the United States".


Each tournament sends 3 players to the APT Tour Championship. Further details on championship's 2 day experience will be provided by March 1st 2023.

Tournaments are contested on the practice putting green of ANY host course. Putting courses hosting APT tournaments are 5,500 - 10,000 square feet in size and generally consist of 9 holes.


APT Putting Courses are designed to simulate real golf outcomes, not mini golf. Holes will vary in distance from 7ft to 35ft, presenting competitors views from left to right, uphill and downhill.

  • Each Tournament advances 3 players to the APT Tour Championship in Pinehurst
  • The Club Champion from each tournament earns paid 2 day golf experience
  • Bettinardi Club Champion Trophy awarded to Club Champion
  • APT Bettinardi custom designed putter cover awarded to Club Champion

  • 54-72 Player Field | Stroke Play |Each hole is a par 2
  • Round 1 - Full field completes 18 holes (2 loops of 9 holes) | Par 36
  • Cutline is +3 (3 over), advancing players at or below cutline to Round 2
  • Round 2 - 9 holes | Par 18 | Top 3 Players advance
  • Finals - Top 3 Players | 9 holes | Par 18

  • Purse buy-in per player is $35
  • 9 holes | stroke play
  • Size of purse is set by number of players participating in the purse
  • Top 3 players will share in purse. 40%-20%-10%
  • Purse Tournaments are contested immediately following APT Tournaments.
  • To play the Purse Tournament, players must participate in the APT Tournament

  • Tournaments will be held throughout the United States: Mid-Atlantic, Carolinas, Great Lakes and Southern Regions
  • 15 tournaments announced March 1st
  • 10 additional tournaments announced May 1st

APT works with golf operators focused on:

  

  • New Golf Experience for Patrons. Competitive, Social and Fun
  • New Golf Programming for Operations (half / full day tournaments + leagues)
  • Course operators with a network of courses able to leverage APT across portfolio      
  • Market advancement to APT Pinehurst Golf Experience (paid by APT)


Only requirement of courses to participate are 9 unique holes on the practice putting green. 

 
The APT administers registration, check-in, scoring and putting course set up. The APT captures media assets throughout the tournament and provide to participating course for marketing activities.


Drop a ball. Find a player. Golf!

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