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...]
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...]
Smoltz Receives Sponsor’s Exemption for Mitsubishi Electric Classic
John Smoltz, a Hall-of-Famer and Braves pitcher for the 1995 World Series, will compete in the 2019 Mitsubishi Electric Classic (April 19-21), tournament officials announced today. Smoltz has received a sponsor’s exemption to compete against golf’s greatest legends at the seventh-annual PGA TOUR Champions event at TPC Sugarloaf. “I’ve been playing golf since I was 20 or 21,” … [Read more...]
Charles Schwab Cup Champions Tom Watson, Jay Haas, and Kenny Perry Commit to Mitsubishi Electric Classic
GWINNETT – METRO ATLANTA – April 4, 2017 - Officials of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic announced today that former Charles Schwab Cup Champions Tom Watson, Jay Haas and Kenny Perry will compete in the fifth installment of the prestigious PGA TOUR Champions event at TPC Sugarloaf scheduled for April 10-16, 2017. The tournament has also accepted commitments … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Electric Classic Welcomes Seasoned PGA TOUR Tournament Director
DULUTH, GA, September 1, 2016 – Officials at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event played at TPC Sugarloaf, today announced the hiring of Monte Ortel as tournament director. Ortel brings 12 years of experience to the position and most recently served as tournament director for the renowned PGA TOUR event, The Greenbrier Classic. Ortel started … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Electric Classic Announces Georgia Talent to Compete in Novelis Celebrity Challenge
GWINNETT - METRO ATLANTA, April 11, 2016 – The Mitsubishi Electric Classic, an official event on the PGA TOUR Champions, announced the participants of the 2016 Novelis Celebrity Challenge. Braves legends and Hall of Famers John Smoltz and Tom Glavine, and current Arizona Cardinals punter and former Georgia Bulldogs star Drew Butler will play their own competitive round of golf … [Read more...]
Notable Golfing Legends to play in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
ATLANTA, GA, February 22, 2016 - An impressive field of World Golf Hall of Famers and former major championship winners will return to TPC Sugarloaf this April at the fourth annual Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga., an official PGA TOUR Champions event. The field is highlighted by the winners from each of the previous three tournaments, Defending Champion Olin Browne, … [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...]