26101 PGA/USGA Rules Workshop – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Event Details
Location
4000 RCA Blvd
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Registration Deadline
December 26, 2025
Start Time
End Time
Instructors
Bill McCarthy
USGA Instructor
Tom Carpus
PGA Instructor
Jay Roberts
USGA Coordinator
Sessions
Day 1:
Registration begins at 7:15 a.m.
Session: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Reception: 5-6:30 p.m.
Day 2:
Session: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Day 3:
Session: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Day 4:
Optional Exam: 7:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
PGA/USGA Workshop Description
- Three-day workshop
- Access to either the 100-Question or 80-Question Exam on the morning of the fourth day (or online on a date you select from the exam schedule, available here.)
- Access to the Virtual Rules School video recordings
Attendance
- Be sure to sign in on the official class roster at the start of all morning and afternoon sessions each of the first three days.
- PGA of America members must enter their PGA eight-digit member number at registration or next to their name on the attendance roster and attend the workshop in its entirety to be credited with 24 Professional Development Requirement hours. No partial credit is given by the PGA of America.
Dress Code
Business casual recommended.
Hotel Information
- Palm Beach Gardens Marriott
- $199/night (includes parking) – a limited block of rooms is being held for workshop attendees at this rate. If you intend to stay at this hotel during the workshop, it is strongly recommended you make your reservation a soon as possible. If all rooms in the block become reserved, additional rooms may not be available at this or a higher rate. On December 22, 2025, any unreserved rooms will be released back into hotel inventory.
- After you’ve registered for this event, come back here to book online:
Breakfast and Refreshments
A complimentary continental breakfast, including at least one hot item, will be provided each morning starting by 7:10 a.m. During scheduled breaks, complimentary coffee, tea, water and soft drinks will be provided.
Expenses
You are responsible for the cost of your transportation, lodging, and incidental expenses. Additionally, you are responsible for all your food and beverage expenses, except as otherwise detailed above.
About Your Instructors
Bill McCarthy, USGA
Bill serves as the Championship Director for the U.S. Mid-Amateur and U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championships and served as the Championship Director for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship from 2004 through the championship’s retirement in 2014. Bill joined the USGA staff in 1996 as the Director of Regional Affairs for the Ohio Valley Region. He also serves in a Rules and operations capacity at the U.S. Open and as staff in charge of the stroke play co-host course for the U.S. Amateur Championship. Bill also serves on the USGA Future Amateur Sites Committee for which he travels the country to evaluate potential host sites for USGA Championships. In his more than 25 years as a member of the USGA staff, Bill has worked over 100 USGA Championships. He has been an instructor at PGA/USGA Rules of Golf Workshops since 2012 and is the USGA lead instructor at the biennial PGA/USGA Officiating and Tournament Administration Workshop.
Tom Carpus, PGA
Tom is a PGA Master Professional and has been a member of PGA of America Rules Committee since 1995. He served as a Vice Chairman from 2011-2016, and as Chairman in 2017-2018. Tom was on the Board of Directors in the Philadelphia Section from 2003-2007, including a two year term as President in 2004-2005. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Section PGA Hall of Fame in 2018, and the Drexel University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. In addition, Tom was the PGA National Horton Smith Award winner in 2007 and was the Philadelphia Section Golf Professional of the Year in 2002.
Jay Roberts, USGA
Jay joined the USGA Rules team in September 2022 and currently serves as Senior Manager, Rules – Technology, Content and Education. In this role, he creates digital Rules education content for social media and other platforms, where his videos have been viewed more than 200 million times. He also serves in a Rules capacity at USGA Championships. Jay earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Taylor, and their two-year-old daughter, Teddy — a future U.S. Women’s Open champion (if you ask her dad).
Workshop Cost
$500.00