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Phoenix,
AZ – October 2024 / NewsmakerAlert:
Phoenix
Country Club will host the PGA
TOUR Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup Championship Thursday – Sunday,
November 7 – 10. The 2024 season-ending event will be the 50th professional
golf tournament played at Phoenix Country Club in the historic venue’s
125-year history|–|more
than any other golf facility in Arizona (TPC Scottsdale is number two with
36 events).
The
Charles Schwab Cup Championship has been played at Phoenix Country Club
since 2017 after relocating from Desert Mountain Country Club. In addition
to the Schwab Cup, the venerable downtown Phoenix club hosted the Phoenix
Open 42 times, including annually from 1932-1954 and 1972-1986, and every
other year between 1956 and 1970. The PGA TOUR Champions announced last
year that Phoenix Country Club will continue to host the Charles Schwab
Cup Championship through 2032.
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“The
members of Phoenix Country Club are honored to host the 2024 Charles Schwab
Cup Championship, continuing the Club’s long history of welcoming top professional
golfers,” said Phoenix Country Club Board President Ryan Luke. “In this
the Club’s 125th anniversary, we’re proud of Phoenix Country Club’s role
in both Arizona golf and professional golf history.”
The
third and final event of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, the Championship
will feature the top 36 golfers in the standings and determine the annual
Charles Schwab Cup Champion. This year’s field is expected to include current
Schwab Cup Points Leader Ernie Els, 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Champion Steven
Alker, Stephen Ames, Richard Green, K.J. Choi, Jerry Kelly, Padraig Harrington,
Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Bernhard Langer, Rocco Mediate and many more.
The
tournament will air Thursday through Sunday on Golf Channel from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m. EST (3 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time). Gates open each day at 10
a.m. with free shuttle service available from Arizona Veterans Memorial
Coliseum. For information on parking and to purchase tickets, please visit
www.SchwabCup.com.
For
more information on Phoenix Country Club, visit www.PhoenixCountryClub.com
or call 602-263-5208.
About
Phoenix Country Club
Founded
in 1899, Phoenix Country
Club is a premier private club where many of the Valley's most influential
people have enjoyed the amenities and activities for 125 years. Lush landscape
and a sprawling 18-hole parkland-style golf course has been the home of
the Phoenix Open and today hosts the PGA TOUR Champions Charles Schwab
Cup Championship. Troon Privé,
the private club operations division of Troon®,
manages Phoenix Country Club.
About
the Charles Schwab Cup Championship
The
Charles
Schwab Cup Championship is the final event of the PGA TOUR Champions
season and the third and final event of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs,
used to determine the annual Charles Schwab Cup Champion. The 2024 tournament
is scheduled for November 7-10 at Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix, Arizona.
The event consists of the top-36 players on the Charles Schwab Cup points
list following the second Playoff event. For information about corporate
sponsorship opportunities, to become a volunteer or for ticket information,
please visit the official tournament website at www.SchwabCup.com
or see our pages on Facebook,
X/Twitter
and Instagram (@SchwabCupFinale).
About
PGA TOUR Champions
PGA
TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional golfers age
50 and older, including 35 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The
Tour’s mission is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain
and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create
outlets for volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable
and economic impact in tournament communities. Follow PGA TOUR Champions
online at PGATOUR.com,
on Facebook, on
X
(formerly Twitter - @ChampionsTour), on Instagram (@pgatourchampions)
and on TikTok (pgatourchampions).
All
events are televised in the United States on Golf Channel, the exclusive
cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, PGA TOUR
Champions coverage is available in more than 170 countries and territories
via 22 media partners.
About
Troon
Headquartered
in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon® is
the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company
providing services at 900-plus locations in 45-plus states and 35-plus
countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent
golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association
management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality
venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages
600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private
clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family
of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International,
Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter
Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy
and Design, Casa Verde Golf, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional
news and information, visit www.Troon.com,
or connect with Troon on Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram,
Troon
Chronicles,
Press Room,
and via The
Turn Podcast.
Media
Contact:
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Troon
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