News for August 26th 2010

PGA Champions Tournament announced for Alabama

The PGA Champions Tour announced this week that the Regions Tradition golf tournament will be played May 2-8, 2011 at the Shoal Creek Country Club in Birmingham. Gene Hallman, CEO of the Bruno Event Team, which will manage the event, said the event should have an economic impact of at least $24 million in the Birmingham area. The tournament is expected to draw 15,000 to 20,000 fans a day. The Golf Channel will televise the tournament exclusively each of the four days to more than 133 countries, reaching more than 117 million households. “We’re very excited to move this major championship to Alabama and Shoal Creek,” said Mike Stevens, President of the Champions Tour. “The Greater Birmingham area has embraced and shown tremendous support for the Champions Tour over the years and delivering a major championship to this community was a natural fit. Having the opportunity to conduct the event at Shoal Creek – one of the nation’s finest golf courses with a proven history of delivering exciting major championships – will propel the Regions Tradition to a new level of major championship status.”

Edited: August 26th, 2010