• Flexible schedule and payment options
• Preferred tournament entry fees
• Complimentary practice round prior to each event
• Automatic entry into point race for Q-School bonuses & Nationwide Tour Exemptions
• Priority tournament entrance over non-members
• Admission into Gateway Pro-Am events
• Multiple manufacturer and vendor discounts
• Direct deposit tournament payouts

The membership fee is $1000 if received by December 1, 2011 and $1500 if received after December 1, 2011.

Membership fees provide financial assistance to the tour for Nationwide Tour exemptions, Q-School bonus payouts, member practice rounds, and the general cost of operating the tour.

The tour has numerous expenses including staff, rent, green fees, tournament software, charity donations, advertising, marketing and promotion, accounting, bookkeeping and administration, increase purse sizes, tournament equipment and materials, membership benefits and general expansion.

Member entry fees range from $950-$1150, non-member entry fees are $1350 and amateur entry fees are $600.

No.  Gateway Pro Tour does not allow selling of tournaments.  You will need to follow the withdrawal guidelines set forth in the Gateway Pro Tour policies.  Full payment members (12 events paid up front) will be refunded a maximum of two (2) tournament entry fees for any reason.

Members, non-members, and amateurs with a USGA handicap of 5 or less are eligible to play in a Gateway Pro Tour event.  Members have priority tournament entrance over non-members and amateurs.

The payment deadline for all events is 5:00 pm Monday the week prior to an event.  Players who wish to register after the Monday deadline will be charged a $50 late fee and are subject to acceptance on a space available basis.

Credit card payments can be made on-line through the GPT website or by calling the tour office.  Cashiers checks and money orders can be mailed into the tour office.  The tour accepts wire transfers, cashiers checks, money orders and credit cards (Visa, MC, and Amex) as acceptable forms of payment.  A 3% transaction fee is automatically applied to all payments made by credit card.  A $30 transaction fee must be included to all bank wire transfer totals when submitted.

You will receive email confirmation from the tour.  The Monday a week prior to the event there will be a field list on the GPT website that will have a list of players for that specific event.

Checks are distributed to members at the next scheduled event, or upon request, the check can be mailed to the player’s address on file.  Members have the option to have their checks directly deposited into their bank account.  Direct deposit takes a minimum of two business days after the completion of an event.  Checks that are mailed will go out no later than 7 days after the completion of an event.

Contact the tour office to receive the appropriate paperwork.

A full refund will be issued to a player wishing to withdraw their tournament entry fee without penalty until 5:00pm Friday the week prior to a tournament.  Failure to meet this requirement will result in a forfeit of any monies paid to the tour.  No-shows will not be tolerated.  Any player who no-shows for an event or withdraws past the withdraw deadline will forfeit their entry fee.

Members and non-members are responsible for contacting the golf course and reserving their tee times in advance. Practice round times and days may vary. 

GPT members will receive (1) complementary practice round two days prior to an event they are registered for.  Members will be required to show their I.D. to the golf course to verify their participation in an event. 

Practice rounds for non-members will be available at all tournament sites.  Non-members are responsible for any fees that may apply (usually just cart fees).

Slacks or Bermuda length shorts are permitted.  No denim is allowed.  All shirts must reflect appropriate attire, and must be tucked in at all times.  All hats must be worn forward.  Players must wear slacks and a collared shirt to all meetings, Championships, and Gateway Pro Tour hosted events.

Range finders are allowed in Gateway Pro Tour events.  Players may not use devices that measure slope, wind or anything other than distance.  Electronic devices that have slope measuring capabilities must be turned off prior to the round.  Members and non-members may purchase a yardage book at the golf course for a cost of $15.00.

Effective January 1, 2011, all GPT players must use grooves that conform to the USGA’s newly-established standards for all clubs 25 degrees and higher.  Please see the USGA website for full details.

All players are permitted to use golf carts; two carts per group and two people per cart.  No pull carts allowed.  Walking is permitted on GPT as long as pace of play guidelines are being followed.  Caddies are permitted and may ride on carts based on availability; players have priority on riding.

No, GPT is a non-traveling tour to help players eliminate additional expenses such as hotels, meals, gas, etc.; allowing players to focus on their game.  For short and long term housing please see the accommodations section of the GPT website.  In the event the tour does travel for a tournament, the tour will provide a host hotel with discounted rates or private housing.

No.  Players are required to secure their own transportation.

Tee times are posted on the GPT website 36 hours in advance and at the golf course 24 hours in advance.

Any player who qualifies for a PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Champions Tour or European Tour event before the first day of play will receive a full refund of their entry fee, if the events coincide.  Once a player hits an official shot in an event, there are no refunds, regardless of whether or not you gain entry into that week’s PGA, Nationwide, Champions or European Tour event.

All 54-hole tournaments will have a cut at the completion of 36 holes to the low 35% of the field plus ties.

All Arizona Winter Series events will be 54-hole events.  Select 2012 tournaments will be 72-hole events.

36 holes must be completed for an event to stand as a completed Tournament, as we will not play beyond the final scheduled day of the event.  In the event a tournament cannot be completed due to weather, the purse will be distributed evenly to the players, less tournament expenses (i.e. green fees, staff, etc.)

Yes.  GPT has a practice facility section on its website where golf courses offer weekly, monthly, and yearly memberships exclusive to GPT players.

Top 35% on the 2011 official money list at the conclusion of the season will participate in the Tour Championship.  The 2011 official money list excludes the Q-School Challenge Series.

Tournaments hosted in September and October in the Greater Phoenix Area that award PGA Tour Qualifying School entry fees.

Yes.  Non-Resident Alien players must have an IRS W-8 BEN form on file and according to IRS regulations; the tour will withhold 30% of all earnings for taxes.