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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]