Arnold Palmer Private Course – host to the PGA Tour’s Humana Challenge – leads PGA West lineup of host courses for national championships
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 10, 2014 – The 2015 Golf Channel Amateur Tour National Championships will return to famed PGA WEST in Southern Calif. in September 2015 with the Arnold Palmer Private Course – host of the PGA TOUR’s Humana Challenge – leading the lineup of courses for the annual season-culminating event.
PGA WEST’s TPC Stadium Course and Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course – hosts to the final stage of the 2012 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, along with the Greg Norman Course round out the list of host courses. La Quinta Resort and Club also returns as tournament headquarters and host resort for the National Championships. The 2015 Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships will be divided into two tournaments: the traditional National Championship (below 50 in age), Sept. 19-22, and the Senior National Championship (age 50 and above), Sept. 25-28.
“We are pleased to be heading back to PGA WEST for the 2015 Golf Channel Am Tour National Championships, with so many of our members having fond memories of each of the four courses in the tournament rotation”, said Kenny Booth, senior director of events for Golf Channel. “PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort and Club always provide a tremendous experience for our members, and the courses will present a true test of golf that is fitting for the top performers from our record 35 two-day “Major” Championships being contested throughout the 2015 Am Tour season.”
“It is an honor to have PGA WEST selected to host the nation’s largest amateur golf tour next September,” said Lon Grundy, Executive Director, PGA WEST. “We’re extremely proud of our championship courses at PGA WEST, and our club staff and members are excited to introduce the outstanding golf we have to offer to the talented amateurs from around the country on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour.”
The Golf Channel Am Tour provides golfers of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to compete in local, regional and national golf tournaments at top facilities and golf destinations nationwide. The 2015 Golf Channel Am Tour season is currently underway, with local events and two-day “Major” Championships taking place nationwide. Thirty-five Major Championships are scheduled over the course of the 2015 season. The full schedule of events is available at www.gcamtour.com.
In addition to the annual Humana Challenge PGA TOUR stop, the Arnold Palmer Private Course also was the site of David Duval’s history-making score of 59 en route to victory at the 1999 Bob Hope Classic. PGA WEST also was host to Web.com Tour Qualifying School in 2013. The TPC Stadium Course has been rated as one of the “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” by GOLF MAGAZINE, and was a past host of the Skins Game and Bob Hope Classic. The Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course is one of the only courses in the world that features two island greens. The Greg Norman Course is the newest design at PGA WEST, sitting on a prehistoric ocean bed 40 feet below sea level.
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As the largest amateur golf tour in North America, Golf Channel Amateur Tour is open to the public and provides the most professional tournament experience for players of all ages and abilities, as well as offering unparalleled access to some of the most renowned and challenging golf courses across the country. Divided into 55 local chapters throughout North America, the Golf Channel Am Tour in 2015 will conduct more than 700 local championships and 35, two-day “Major” Championships throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. For more information about the Golf Channel Am Tour, visit www.gcamtour.com.
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