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## 4. Request for Change 

All proposed changes to location, date, or other Tournament information as set forth on the Tournament Application or Annual Tournament Information Form must be approved by the WTA. All requests that would impact the WTA Calendar for the next Tour Year must be submitted to the WTA for approval no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Board of Directors meeting at which such WTA Calendar is to be reviewed and approved. If any Tournament or prospective new owner seeks a change it must: 

a. Register a notice requesting the change with the WTA no later than four (4) months (unless otherwise agreed by the WTA in its discretion) after the conclusion of the previous year’s Tournament. (Request for Change Forms are available from the WTA); 

b. Furnish the WTA with full details of the proposed change, as determined by the WTA; 

c. Pay the cost of one (1) or more site checks (travel, lodging, food, and other reasonable expenses) if deemed necessary by the WTA; 

d. Pay the cost of any security risk assessment prepared by the WTA’s Security Director or a professional security consulting firm that the WTA designates if the WTA deems such security risk assessments necessary; 

e. Pay for the Supervisor’s time and travel (lodging, food, and other reasonable expenses) for the week prior to the first edition of the Tournament at the new location; and 

f. Be subject to Financial Security Requirements and a loss of Top 10 Player Delivery, as set forth herein. 

For any proposed change of location for a membership which has been in the same location for less than five (5) years, if approved by the Board of Directors, such approval shall be subject to payment of a fee in accordance with the below schedule (a “First Change of Location”). The Board of Directors retains the discretion to waive or reduce such fee or collect all or part of the fee in installments. 

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If a member makes a request for a change of location for a membership within five (5) years after the start of the calendar year in which an approved 

