Course Certification Requirements

Required Documentation for Course Certification

Course Members of the IPGAA may apply for certification. Course certifications are valid for 5 years. The following is the list of necessary documents, followed by the fee structure:

  1. Minimum of 3 sets of 1:500 or 1:1000 scale drawings

    1. Black and white

    2. Square tee and round ‘green’

    3. Outline minimum fairway width 6.5’

  2. Score card

  3. Pictures of each tee to hole and the hole to the tee for each hole. Plus any additional supporting pictures that show out of bounds, unplayable areas, hazards, bunkers etc

Fees:

  • Course Investigator fees:

    • Transportation: either current IRS published mileage reimbursement or air/car and associated expenses

    • Hotel: (2 – 3 nights based on destination and course demands)

  • $75 / day

  • Certification Registration Fee: $ 280

  • Certification Examination Fee: $ 50

 

  • Certified Instructor (each course is required to have a minimum of 1 Certified Instructors): $ 95 ($ 30 testing fee, $ 65 Registration)

Instructors are expected to know all the rules of Park Golf. The test is practical. Instructors will be expected to be able to ‘teach’ how to play and be knowledgeable of the rules

 

NOTE: Renewal, expansion, and course change fees and required documentation are listed on a separate form.