(HARRIS, Mich.) – Tickets are on sale for the LPGA Symetra Tour’s Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass Golf Club (www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com), June 26-28, with all proceeds going to local non-profit organizations.
The Symetra Tour “Road to the LPGA” is the world’s largest international women’s development tour and provides fans at highly acclaimed Sweetgrass Golf Club a front-row seat to watch rising stars of the women’s game. Former Symetra Tour players have won 359 LPGA titles, including 38 major championships.
Three-day grounds passes to the 54-hole event are $10 and include entry into daily prize drawings. Children 17 years old and under are admitted free with a paying adult.
Tickets are available at Island Resort & Casino and at local organizations such as the Delta County Junior Golf Association and the NCA Guarantee Scholarship Fund. For a complete list of outlets visit http://www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com/symetra-tour-2015.
“One of the great benefits of the tournament’s success is the ticket-donation program,” said Tony Mancilla, Island Resort & Casino general manager and event co-chair. “Last year we set an attendance record with more than 5,000 fans and we expect a similar turnout this summer.”
For a fifth straight year, Sweetgrass Golf Club, ranked a Golfweek 2015 “Best Course You Can Play” in Michigan, hosts a field of 144 players competing for a $125,000 purse and chance to win a 2016 LPGA Tour card. The Island Resort Championship is also part of the Potawatomi Cup, a series of tournaments involving courses with Native American Indian or Potawatomi tribal ties.
Volunteers continue to be sought, providing fans four complimentary admission passes, a free round of golf at Sweetgrass Golf Club, a staff shirt and meal tickets. Applications can be filled out until June 1 at deltami.org.
For more information visit: www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com, or call 877-ISL-GREEN.
About the Championship
Welcoming the world’s brightest new talent in women’s professional golf, the Island Resort Championship at Sweetgrass is a Symetra Tour – Road to the LPGA event held at Sweetgrass Golf Club in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The 54-hole stroke-play event will be held June 26-28, 2015. Located in Harris, Michigan, Sweetgrass Golf Club was designed by Michigander Paul Albanese and is situated at the Island Resort & Casino. Both course and resort are owned/operated by the Hannahville Indian Community of the Potawatomi Nation.
About the Symetra Tour
The Symetra Tour – Road to the LPGA, is the official Qualifying Tour for the LPGA and enters its 35th competitive season in 2015. With the continued support of its umbrella sponsor, Symetra, the Tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best young women professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. Top-10 money winners receive full, equal status for the following season on the LPGA Tour.
The 2015 schedule includes 23 tournaments with stops in 12 U.S. states and a total purse of $2.73 million. Symetra Tour events have contributed more than $5 million to charitable organizations throughout the nation since 1989.
For more information: www.SymetraTour.com
Contact:
Gary Trask
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
978.228.0314
gtrask@buffalobig.com
Dan Shepherd
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.403.5317
dshepherd@buffalobig.com
