The 2020 Champions Tour began last month in Hawaii and includes a new early season event in Morocco before returning to the U.S. and a mostly familiar schedule beginning with a mid-February tournament in south Florida. The tour is back in the Atlanta area for its annual stop at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, scheduled for April 17-19. With two off weeks before the Mitsubishi … [Read more...]
Scott McCarron Scores Third Career Victory at TPC Sugarloaf, This Time on Champions Tour
Scott McCarron was a big fan of TPC Sugarloaf when he played it for the first time more than two decades ago, and still has a strong bond with the Greg Norman-designed layout, even though the course he played last week was 50 percent new to him. Scott McCarron won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, which concluded Sunday in sunny, pleasant weather after two mostly miserable … [Read more...]
Parel Loses Playoff in Biloxi, Andrade Takes Third After Late Bogeys
Augusta’s Scott Parel went seven holes and two days in a playoff to decide the Champions Tour tournament in Biloxi that was scheduled to end Sunday, but all it got him was a fourth runner-up finish over the past 12 months. Parel and eventual winner Kevin Sutherland went five extra holes late Sunday afternoon after tying at 7-under 209. The playoff was halted by darkness and … [Read more...]
Langer looks to repeat starring role in Champions Tour event at Sugarloaf
The Champions Tour returns to TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth next month for the seventh Mitsubishi Electric Classic, and there’s little question who has been the tournament’s leading man in its relatively brief history. Germany’s Bernhard Langer won the first Champions Tour event at Sugarloaf in 2013, and has finished second in four of the five tournaments since, placing 11th in … [Read more...]
Champions Tour Preview: Augusta’s Parel Looks for Another Big Season
The Champions begins its 2019 schedule this week, with three Georgians in the field for the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii. The tournament features a limited field, consisting of winners from the 2018 Champions Tour and major champions from both the PGA and Champions Tours. The lone Georgian to win on the 2018 Champions TOUR was Augusta’s Scott Parel, who will be … [Read more...]
2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic to Feature Prominent Peach State Golfers
ATLANTA, GA - March 8, 2016 - The Mitsubishi Electric Classic will once again return to TPC Sugarloaf in Gwinnett County April 11-17, the week following The Masters which is played in Augusta, Georgia. In this position, the tournament will create a two-week period highlighting premier professional golf associated with the State of Georgia. The Mitsubishi Electric Classic has … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Electric Extends PGA TOUR Sponsorship through 2020
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, F.L.—August 20, 2015 —The PGA TOUR and Mitsubishi Electric announced an extension of the title sponsorship of the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai through 2020. They also announced a new title sponsorship – the Mitsubishi Electric Classic (formerly the Greater Gwinnett Championship) through 2020. Mitsubishi Electric … [Read more...]
Volvik Announces Signing of Hall of Fame Golfer Larry Nelson
Volvik, the #1 Color Golf Ball on Tour, today announced the signing of Hall of Fame golfer Larry Nelson to a one-year endorsement deal. Nelson won 10 times on the PGA TOUR, including three Major championship victories, and has 19 wins on the Champions Tour. His Ryder Cup record of 9–3–1 is one of the best since the event became USA vs. Europe in 1979. … [Read more...]