With updated amenities like a new fan hospitality lounge, main entrance and live music elements, and tournament ambassador Phil Mickelson committed to playing the event,
PGA Tour golf event set to deliver a stellar fan experience for spectators attending Jan. 18-22
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Golf fans and the Coachella Valley community can secure their place at the 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge as tickets are now on sale three months before 58th-annual PGA TOUR golf tournament returns to The Stadium and Jack Nicklaus Tournament Courses at PGA WEST and La Quinta Country Club Jan. 18-22. A complete menu of ticket options and tournament information is available at www.CareerBuilderChallenge.com. The event’s website offers its current ticket specials through Dec. 31.
Inside the ropes, CareerBuilder Challenge tournament ambassador and 42-time PGA TOUR winner Phil Mickelson – the CareerBuilder Challenge’s champion in 2002 and 2004 and a five-time major winner – is already committed to headlining a field of 156 PGA TOUR pros and 156 amateurs to compete over 72 holes.
The Coachella Valley’s social scene is renowned for its accessibility to golf, finer dining and cuisine options and music festivals. All of these avenues will intersect at the CareerBuilder Challenge, which promises to be the sporting and entertainment hub of Southern California for one memorable week in 2017 with the heightened fan experience it is developing.
The CareerBuilder Challenge’s new main entrance at The Stadium Course at PGA WEST will be dressed up to impress its spectators as the tournament’s gates will immediately open up to food trucks (back to the CareerBuilder Challenge for the third consecutive year by popular demand), free fan activities, and tournament exhibitors. There is also a plan for a new hospitality lounge at The Stadium Course which will provide a fun, sporting lounge atmosphere for all spectators.
“The CareerBuilder Challenge staff is leaving no stone unturned in developing and executing a more well-rounded, inclusive fan experience for all ages within our local community and for Southern California sports fans,” CareerBuilder Challenge Executive Director and Desert Classic Charities CEO Nick Raffaele said. “Following the world’s best golfers on the PGA TOUR is always on display for our loyal golf and sports fans.”
The Bob Hope Club and Club 17 – CareerBuilder Challenge’s two exclusive, hospitality pavilions – are also back at The Stadium Course at PGA WEST. Because these venues are of limited capacity and routinely sell out, patrons are encouraged to act fast and reserve these tickets while supplies last.
Perched around The Stadium Course’s 18th green, the Bob Hope Club provides the pinnacle of CareerBuilder Challenge hospitality. It features premium, catered food and a fine beverage selection which is all inclusive, climate-controlled indoor seating and comfortable outdoor box seats, which are the best seats in the house to watch players finish their rounds.
Club 17 overlooks The Stadium Course’s notorious par-3 17th hole aptly named “Alcatraz.” The rocking atmosphere will once again be a popular gathering place to watch players take on one of the PGA TOUR’s most exciting, nerve-wracking and difficult holes. Club 17 also provides views of the 16th green and the 11th fairway.
The following discounted ticket options are now available at www.CareerBuilderChallenge.com through Dec. 31 (all ticket prices revert to at-the-gate prices beginning Jan. 1, 2017):
– Wednesday Ticket at PGA WEST (Bob Hope Legacy Pro-Am; pro practice rounds on Jan. 18) – $20
– Daily Grounds Ticket (good any one day Thursday, Jan. 19-Sunday, Jan. 22) – $30
– Weekly Grounds Ticket (Wednesday, Jan. 18-Sunday, Jan. 22) – $75
– Senior Ticket (good any one day Thursday, Jan. 19-Sunday, Jan. 22 for ages 62 and older) – $25
– Club 17 Weekend Ticket (Saturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday, Jan. 22) – $225
– Club 17 Full Week Ticket (Thursday, Jan. 19-Sunday, Jan. 22) – $275
– Bob Hope Club Weekend Ticket (Saturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday, Jan. 22) – $650
– Bob Hope Club Full Week Ticket (Thursday, Jan. 19-Sunday, Jan. 22) – $950
All active duty, reserve, and military retirees, along with one guest, may attend the CareerBuilder Challenge any day for free. Children 15 and under also receive free admission when accompanied by a paying adult (limit 2 children per adult). All grounds ticket options are eligible for viewing at all three tournament courses. Daily parking passes ($10) and weekly parking passes ($30, good Jan. 18-22) are also available at www.CareerBuilderChallenge.com.
Jason Dufner won his fourth PGA TOUR title – his first since claiming the 2013 PGA Championship – at the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge by shooting 25-under-par 263 through the regulation 72 holes (four rounds) and besting David Lingmerth on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
The CareerBuilder Challenge – the Coachella Valley’s longest-running charitable event, organized and operated by Desert Classic Charities – has raised more than $57 million for Eisenhower Medical Center and other local charities since its inception as the Palm Springs Golf Classic in 1960.
About CareerBuilder®
CareerBuilder is the only end-to-end human capital management company covering the entire candidate lifecycle and employee lifecycle for businesses. As the global leader in its industry, CareerBuilder specializes in cutting-edge HR software as a service to help companies with every step of talent acquisition and management. CareerBuilder works with top employers across industries, providing solutions for talent and labor market analytics, job distribution, candidate sourcing, tracking, onboarding, HRIS, benefits administration and compliance. It also operates leading job sites around the world. Owned by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA), Tribune Media (NYSE:TRCO) and McClatchy (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit www.careerbuilder.com.
About Desert Classic Charities
Since its inception, Desert Classic Charities, the charitable entity that organizes the PGA TOUR event in the Coachella Valley, has contributed more than $57 million to Coachella Valley charitable organizations. The scope of giving is broad and includes support for structured and mentoring programs for children, social services, and food and safe shelter for the less fortunate. Desert Classic Charities is dedicated to continuing its mission to serve human needs in the Coachella Valley and beyond by generating funds and opportunities every year through the event.
About PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the world’s premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China.
The PGA TOUR’s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.
Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 227 countries and territories in 30 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2015, tournaments across all Tours generated a record $160 million for local and national charitable organizations, bringing the all-time total to $2.3 billion.
The PGA TOUR’s web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Contact:
Gayle Cochrane, Desert Classic Charities – Gayle@desertclassiccharities.com – 760-469-8781
Damian Secore, BZA Public Relations – DamianS@bzapr.com – 818-462-5614
Greg Ball, BZA Public Relations – GregB@bzapr.com – 760-271-9183
