Ridgedale, MO (Sports Network) – PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced Tuesday the Champions Tour Legends of Golf will move to Missouri and incorporate a par-3 course for the first time in an official competition.<\/p>\n
The event will now be called the Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf presented by Bass Pro Shops, and will be split between the Buffalo Ridge course and par-3 Top of the Rock course from June 6-8.<\/p>\n
Players will split the first two rounds between the courses before playing Top of the Rock for the final round.<\/p>\n
It will be a 54-hole event with two-man teams consisting of divisions for players between the ages of 50-65 and 65 and older.<\/p>\n
“The Legends of Golf and Champions Tour both share a history of being innovative and engaging properties, and that legacy will certainly continue here at Big Cedar Lodge with the introduction of a par-3 golf course in official competition,” Finchem said at a press conference.<\/p>\n
“If there was ever a par-3 course worthy of PGA Tour tournament play, Top of the Rock is it. It truly is an outstanding venue and a wonderful complement to the newly redesigned Buffalo Ridge course. We believe the inclusion of this dramatic short course will demonstrate to a time-crunched world that par-3 golf is fun, entertaining, and a worthy alternative for golfers.”<\/p>\n
The tournament had been contested at The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa in Savannah, Georgia, for the past 11 years. Brad Faxon and Jeff Sluman teamed to shoot a 7-under 65 in the final round last year to defeat the tandems of Fred Funk and Mike Goodes, and Kenny Perry and Gene Sauers by a stroke.<\/p>\n
World Golf Hall of Fame members Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Gary Player and Lee Trevino have already agreed to participate in the event.<\/p>\n
“At Big Cedar Lodge you have all the elements to make the Legends of Golf a unique tournament and to show fans that golf, even for professionals at the highest level, doesn’t have to be played on long, 18-hole courses,” said Watson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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