Bragging rights on the line with some of golf’s leading radio broadcasters
French Lick, IN – French Lick Resort has become a leading venue for some of golf’s major events and this week is that point will be made verbally and with golf clubs when the resort hosts a championship made for the listeners of Sirius/XM PGA Tour Radio.
Bragging rights are at stake when Sirius/XM PGA TOUR Radio Network hosts the 6th Annual Listener’s Cup for the first time at the historic French Lick Resort in southern Indiana.
Teams captained by the leading hosts of the top golf radio shows – Matt Adams of “Fairways of Life,” Carl Paulson of “Inside the Ropes, Brian Katrek and John Maginnes of “Katrek and Maginnes On Tap,” – will feature 44 avid listeners from 20 different states and Canada this week today through Friday (July 26-28) playing Ryder Cup-style matches on the iconic Pete Dye Course and the Donald Ross Course. The event has previously been held in Newport, RI; Myrtle Beach, SC and Hilton Head Island, SC.
The sold-out event includes a diverse group of golfers including CEOs, truck drivers, managers of finance and a manager of a hog farm, as well as a handful of intrepid women ready to sling verbal broadsides as well as they hit their wedges.
Of course the big moments of the three-day event are the radio shows hosted by the four captains that will allow the golf world to share in stories of shots made, shots missed, shots recovered and holes won and lost by the hosts and their competitors. It adds up to a dominant theme for 22 hours of coverage on their shows morning, midday and evenings from the historic French Lick Resort.
The hosts have either participated in or broadcast from each of professional golf’s major championships. Adams and Paulson just returned from Jordan Spieth’s win at the 146th British Open Championship, but they admit there is nothing like the Listener’s Cup where their abilities as captains will be questioned more than their talent as players.
Adams’ team is the defending champion, and it was his third win in the five-year history of the competition. Brian Katrek’s team has won twice. Carl Paulson participated in his first Listener’s Cup last year on Hilton Head Island and John Maginnes is still looking for his first win, but reminds his listeners that his team has been undefeated on the 19th Hole in all six previous Listener’s Cups.
Competitors will be staying at the classic French Lick Springs Hotel, one of two nationally historic hotels at the Resort that harken back to a simpler time, but still offer state-of-the-art amenities, including a Las Vegas-style casino. The Resort has a long history of hosting dignitaries from business, government and Hollywood, and now entertaining conventions and families from around the world. For more information, visit www.frenchlick.com .
The Pete Dye Course is carved from the hillside of one of the highest points in Indiana, is considered maybe the state’s most unique challenge and just finished hosting the first-ever LPGA Senior Championship. It also hosted the 2015 Senior PGA Championship won by Hall of Famer Colin Montgomerie.
The Donald Ross Course is an Indiana icon and celebrating its Centennial year in 2017. It hosted the 1924 PGA Championship won by Walter Hagen and recently underwent a $5 million restoration to bring back Ross’ signature mounding and bunkering.
The event is being produced for the third straight year by Golf Reservations and Events, a producer of top pro-am events across North America. For more information on their upcoming schedule, visit www.proamevents.com .
About French Lick Resort
French Lick Resort is a $600 million historic restoration and casino development spread dramatically across 3,000 scenic acres. It encompasses both the French Lick Springs Hotel and the West Baden Springs Hotel, which have been fully restored to their original sophistication and luxury, and combine for 689 rooms just one mile apart. The casino, built adjacent to the French Lick Springs Hotel, opened in 2006. West Baden Springs, with its spectacular massive dome, opened in 2007 after having not been used for its original luxurious purpose since 1932. Other facilities and amenities at this world-class golf resort destination include two spas with a 36 treatment rooms (they continue to offer the Pluto Mineral Springs bath), over 51,000 square feet of gaming space, 165,000 square feet of meeting space and a variety of dining and entertainment options. Free shuttle buses serve golfers and visitors from around the world. Visit www.frenchlick.com
Contact:
Dyan Duncan, Public Relations Manager, French Lick Resort, dduncan@frenchlick.com, 812-936-5926
Kevin Frisch, Fusion Media Strategies, kevin@fusionmediastrategies.com, 989-614-0241
