Policies, Rules & Regulations

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Additionally, The PGA of America Rules Committee shall have the authority to make decisions and/or establish rules, as in its judgment shall be in the best interests of The PGA of America and the Championship, for any issues not addressed by these Rules and Regulations, including, but not limited to, the imposition of disciplinary action as outlined in Section 4 of these Rules and Regulations. 

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Applies to Players & Caddies consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disabled Player or Caddie may be permitted to use a golf car as an accommodation to his or her disability for those Championships where golf cars are not allowed.

As required by the ADA, the PGA of America will evaluate such requests on a case-by-case basis. Requests to use motorized golf cars for disabilities must be submitted to The PGA of America no later than (5) five days after the entry deadline.

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The PGA of America has determined that it is in the best interest of the sport of golf to maintain the integrity of the game and the health and safety of all players. Accordingly, the PGA of America supports the efforts to develop and implement anti-doping programs. All participants in the PGA Championship are encouraged to review the anti-doping program by clicking on the link below. Drug testing at the PGA Championship will be administered in cooperation with the PGA Tour’s Anti-Doping Program.

Caddies must always wear their PGA Championship caddie credential given to them at Caddie Registration while on premises of the PGA Championship. This credential gains access to areas relative to Caddie assignments as well as access to Caddie Hospitality. 

Caddies must wear smooth, rubber-soled shoes. No golf spikes of any kind will be permitted. 

All Caddies shall present a neat appearance, appropriate to a Major Professional Golf Championship in both clothing and grooming. All caddies must wear a collared shirt. Caddies are allowed to wear matching apparel to their Players.

Caddie bibs should be picked up at Caddie Services at the beginning of each day/round. While on the course, all Caddies must wear their assigned bibs. Please be careful not to cover the Player's name on the back of the bib. Bibs should be returned to the containers in the scoring area behind the clubhouse.

Male Caddies

May wear shorts or slacks during ALL rounds of competition. Shorts must be hemmed, not more than 2” above the knee, and professional-looking in appearance.

Female Caddies

May wear shorts, skorts, golf skirts, dresses or slacks during ALL rounds of competition. All attire must be hemmed appropriately for a major professional golf championship.

Caddies and golf bags are prohibited in the Player Locker Room. Bag storage is available and is located in the Club's bag room. Caddies are only permitted to enter the locker room to deliver/retrieve a Player’s items. 

During practice rounds, Caddies may walk on the greens to study the greens’ complexities, as long as this does not interfere with the practice of any Player. Additionally, during the tournament proper, when not caddying during a round, Caddies are not allowed inside the gallery ropes on any hole that has been played or is being played by the lead group. 

Caddies may not walk on greens when checking hole locations, nor may they interfere with play during practice or tournament rounds. Caddies are only allowed on the practice putting greens to retrieve chip shots or long putts, provided that the putting green is not crowded at such time. 

The first tee time for practice rounds will be 7:00 AM so that maintenance workers can work and not come into contact with Players and Caddies.

On Wednesday, May 14, the 1st tee closes at 3:00 PM. Caddies may NOT walk on any green behind the Championship Set-up Committee, who will start on Hole #1 at 3:00 PM., and Hole #10 at 5:00 PM.

All Caddies not assigned to a Player in advance may obtain a bag only through the Caddie Committee Chair. 

Caddies may not bet or wager on any aspect of the PGA Championship, nor may they provide any information concerning a Player and/or the PGA Championship to a party that the Caddie knows, or has reason to believe, will use or is likely to use the information in connection with gambling on the PGA Championship.

As a guest of Quail Hollow Club, please professionally conduct yourself throughout PGA Championship Week. Players shall be responsible for the conduct and behavior of their Caddies. Failure of any Caddie to conform to the above shall result in immediate removal from the resort property.    

Each Caddie unconditionally and irrevocably grants and assigns to The PGA of America, without limitation, the right to use his/her name, image, voice, and likeness in television, radio, motion picture, photographic, internet, social media, electronic, and all other media (whether now in existence or hereafter created) in connection with the Caddie’s participation in the PGA Championship. No Caddie shall take any action that interferes with The PGA of America’s ownership of the rights hereunder granted and assigned.

If caddie, player or any person or entity affiliated with caddie or player records and/or otherwise captures, via any device and/or manually, and whether at the site of the Championship or remotely, any data, content, images, video or statistics, in any form, related to and/or resulting from caddie or player’s participation in the Championship (“Player Data”), then Player hereby agrees not to use or to allow any third-party to use such Player Data for any commercial or editorial purpose, as defined by The PGA of America, without first obtaining the approval of The PGA of America, such approval at The PGA of America’s sole discretion.

Additionally, the content (any data) captured on property at Quail Hollow, whether editorial or commercial, is exclusively owned and may be used by the PGA of America in any form.

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All sponsorships, endorsements, name and likeness arrangements and promotional activities (collectively, “sponsorships”) of any participant in the PGA Championship are subject to this policy. 

Generally, all sponsorships must be tasteful and in accordance with the standards of decorum expected of professional golfers. Sponsorships that may reflect adversely upon the image and reputation and/or financial interest of the PGA of America, cast the PGA of America in an unfavorable light, insult or offend the community or any group within the community to be viewed as harmful, abusive, obscene or divisive, as reasonably determined by the PGA of America are prohibited. Areas of special concern can be found by clicking above to read the full policy. 

The use of distance-measuring devices will be allowed at the 2025 PGA Championship during competition rounds in accordance with Rule 4.3a(1) in the Rules of Golf. To help clarify what this means:

Allowed

Getting information on distance or direction (such as from a distance-measuring device or compass).

Not Allowed

Measuring or calculating elevation changes, wind speed, “effective yardages”, greens diagrams, green contours or interpreting distance or directional information (such as using a device to get a recommended line of play or club selection based on the location of a player’s ball).

If a distance-measuring device has any additional functionality referenced as not allowed above, the use of any such additional function would be a breach of Rule 4.3a(1).

We are hopeful that allowing the use of such devices will help players and caddies determine their yardages and club selection more efficiently.

If you have any questions on the use of such devices during competition rounds we encourage you to speak with or ask any PGA of America Rules Committee Member.

Please click here to read the memo on Driver CT Testing and Club Length Measurement that will be implemented at the PGA Championship.

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Click here to read the Integrity Policy.

The PGA of America PGA Championship Integrity Policy has been developed for the primary purpose of maintaining the integrity of, and preventing betting-related misconduct in, the PGA Championship.  In this policy “Betting” means placing any money or other thing of value on the occurrence or non-occurrence of a specific outcome with the expectation of receiving something of value in return.  All participants in the PGA Championship are encouraged to review the Integrity Policy by clicking on the information linked below.

IT IS A PLAYER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO APPLY THE RULES OF GOLF DURING A ROUND.

The PGA of America has two new Local Rules in effect as of Jan. 1, 2022. Players and Caddies must be aware of the following:

Greens Reading Materials

• Previous year’s yardage books and other yardage books or green books must not be used.
  The only materials approved for use are:
  - Rules Committee approved yardage book for 2025.

- Approved yardage books from the 2022 - 2024 Wells Fargo Championships.
    - Hole-location sheet issued by the Rules Committee.
    - Full course map on paper no larger than 8.5” x 11” or A4 size.
    - Do not alter the graphics in the approved yardage book or hole location sheet.

• Handwritten notes that could help read a putt may be kept so long as those notes are from the Player or Caddie's own experiences, judgment, or practice. These notes must meet the yardage book “size limit”.

• No outside data to help read a putt can be copied into the approved book as notes, e.g., from a green book. No devices may be used on the greens on the course to create notes, e.g., such as using a level.

• Printed charts used to read greens may not be used or copied as notes, but they may be memorized e.g., AimPoint charts or the like. AimPoint Express without the use of a chart is allowed.

46” Maximum Club Length

• A player must not use a club (other than a putter) with a finished length longer than 46.2”.

• A measuring tool is available on the driving range or in the Rules Office to check your club length.

• Players may wear shorts during practice rounds. Shorts must be hemmed, not more than 2" above the knee and professional looking in appearance. 

• Players are required to wear slacks during Championship Rounds while practicing or playing.

• All Players are required to present a neat appearance, appropriate to a Major professional golf Championship.

• Please see the Championship Endorsement Policy for more information on sponsorship and endorsement regulations.