USPGA Champions Tour: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak Golf Club, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
USPGA Champions Tour: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
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The PGA Tour's Champions Tour, in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Business Council, announced the addition of a new tournament to the Champions Tour schedule for 2010 the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, which will be held April 26-May 2.
The tournament will feature three days of competitive play and a Pro-Am, as well as numerous special events including a Junior Pro-Am and Junior Clinic. Champions Tour favorites Hal Sutton, Loren Roberts, Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Bernard Langer, Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Fuzzy Zoeller and more are expected to compete in the tournament.
"The Gulf Coast Business Council has a vision of seeing the Mississippi Gulf Coast become a Tier One tourism destination," says Anthony Topazi, chairman of the Gulf Coast Business Council. "Achievement of such an ambitious goal requires that we have nationally recognized events and attractions. The Champions Tour is a signature event for any region of this country and is a significant step in becoming a Tier One destination. This Tournament will showcase the Mississippi Gulf Coast's premier golf, fishing and resort amenities on a national and world-wide basis."
The tournament will be played at Fallen Oak Golf Course, a Tom Fazio-designed course that features streams and marshland as well as pecan and magnolia groves. The course features dramatic elevation changes and more than 4,000 stately oaks, magnolias, pines and other hardwood trees. In less than three years, Fallen Oak has been recognized as one of the best new courses in the country, garnering 12 national honors. The most recent is arguably one of the most prestigious: a spot in the top-20 of the elite, all-access Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses," where Fallen Oak Golf Course debuted at a respectable No. 19.
"Fallen Oak was built with the intention of challenging golfers of all abilities and handicaps," says George P. Corchis Jr., president and CEO of MGM Mirage's Mississippi Operations, which owns Fallen Oak. "It tested the likes of Ryder Cup captains Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo during last year's Captain's Challenge.' Now, we look forward to seeing how Fallen Oak will stand up to some of the other legends of the game. Knowing this course and how unique it is, I have no doubt that these incredible players will find a thorough test of their games when they play it next spring."
About the Champions Tour
The Champions Tour is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. The Champions Tour conducted 25 official Charles Schwab Cup events offering $48.9 million in prize money in 2009 and its highest average purse ever of $1.96 million. The Champions Tour's primary purpose is to provide significant competitive and earnings opportunities for players age 50 and older; to protect the integrity of the game; and to help grow the reach of the game in the United States and around the world. In addition to providing competitive opportunities for its membership, Champions Tour events also generate significant sums of money for charity.
The tournament will be broadcast on Golf Channel, which reaches an estimated 81.5 million households in the United States and an additional 86 million households in 112 countries around the world. It is expected that the tournament will draw volunteers and ticket buyers from around the country as well, based on data from other Champions Tour events.
The financial foundation of the tournament was established by a consortium of businesses, including the Gulf Coast Business Council, Beau Rivage, IP, Grand Biloxi, Island View, Hard Rock, Habitat for Humanity, Cellular South, the State of Mississippi, Roy Anderson Corp, Yates Construction, Hancock Bank and Southern Company, as well as Harrison and Hancock County's Tourism Commissions.
Operating as a 501c3, the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic with donate all charitable dollars to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Gulf Coast Inc.
"We are proud of the way our community has come together to make this happen, and we are especially delighted that Habitat for Humanity of the Gulf Coast will be the beneficiary of this tournament," says chairman Topazi. "This organization continues to serve countless families in our community in helping to rebuild homes and lives."
"Our players look forward to this terrific addition to our 2010 Schedule," says Mike Stevens, president of the Champions Tour. "Mississippi has a rich history of hosting PGA Tour tournaments, and we're delighted to team with these great partners for the first Champions Tour event in Mississippi." Living The American Dream with An English Degree Why it's far better to obtain a Holiday Package having a Snowy Mountains Accommodation Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours South Rim Elafonisos island - a unique hidden paradise Your Snow Holiday Starts together with the Best Accommodation Snowy Mountains How Do Americans Feel About Saving Libyan Resistance? Jewellery shopping during your Isle of Wight holidays Travel Tips For Visiting Starved Rock Park, IL A quick tour of Morocco The initial Aspect of a Ideal NSW Snow Holidays Summer Office Attire for Men Best Times to Travel to China China's Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival