Players will compete in a 5-tournament points race for an exemption into the Air Capital Classic presented by AETNA
Scottsdale, AZ (January 7, 2014) – Things are definitely heating up on the All-American Gateway Tour (AAGT) with the first five fall tournaments of the Arizona Series in the books and the next five winter events about to start. Players are vying to not only move up the money list, but also competing for the highly-sought after Web.com Tour exemptions being handed out by AAGT.
AAGT officials announced yesterday that a second Web.com Tour exemption into the Air Capital Classic presented by AETNA will be up for grabs during the next five winter tournaments of the Arizona Series. The Web.com Tour event, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2014, will be played June 16-22, with Crestview Country Club hosting for the 14th year in a row.
Another “Points Race” will be conducted throughout the five tournaments with the cumulative points leader for those five events earning the exemption. The five tournaments that will help decide the exemption winner will be played at the Raven at Verrado (Jan. 13-15), Papago Golf Course (Jan. 20-22), Anthem Persimmon (Jan. 28-30), Anthem Ironwood (Feb. 11-13) and will conclude at Wigwam Red Feb. 18-20. ONLY AAGT members are eligible to compete for the exemption.
This is the second of three planned “Points Races” AAGT will hold throughout the Arizona Series season. AAGT member, Brock Mackenzie earned the first Web.com Tour exemption, and will be playing in the BMW Charity Pro-Am, May 16-19 at the Thornblade Club in Greer, South Carolina. The final “Points Race” will be conducted during AAGT’s five spring tournaments (Mar. 5 – Apr. 11).
To learn more about AAGT’s Arizona Series, please visit www.aagtgolf.com.
About All-American Gateway Tour (AAGT)
Established in 2001, the All-American Gateway Tour (AAGT) was created to help aspiring PGA TOUR professionals fine-tune their skills in competitive golf tournaments. In its 12-year history, the tour has maintained a leading position as the premier developmental professional golf tour on the west coast and has paid out more than $43 million to players over that period. AAGT has served more than 3,400 players, with 168 AAGT alums currently playing on the Web.com and PGA Tours. These players represent 32 PGA Tour wins and 78 Web.com Tour wins. Today, AAGT continues to provide the ideal competitive environment as well as significant financial opportunities for aspiring PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour professionals. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or information for the 2013-2014 season, please visit www.AAGTgolf.com. You can also follow the tour on Twitter at www.twitter.com/AAGTGOLF or like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AAGTProGolf.
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