• Tickets Now on Sale for Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak
Posted February 21
• Twelve Major Winners and Six Hall of Famers in MS Gulf Resort Classic Field
Posted February 26
• Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Offers the Ultimate Getaway Weekend for Four
Posted March 5
Tickets Now on Sale for Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak
Biloxi, Miss. (Feb. 21) – Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster online or the IP Casino box office for the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak. The new PGA TOUR’s Champions Tour event is set for April 28 - May 2.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see your favorite golfers. Tickets are priced at just $15 each and they can be used any day of the tournament. Children age 15 and under will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Order your tickets online now at www.msgulfresortclassic.com or call the tournament office at (228) 896-6365. Group ticket packages (10 or more) are also available.
A limited number of volunteer opportunities are still available as well, and volunteers are entitled to complimentary admission during the tournament when they are not working.
The Classic is one of 26 official events on the Champions Tour for 2010, and favorites Lee Trevino, Hal Sutton, Loren Roberts, Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin, Jay Haas and Fred Funk are already committed to play for the $1.6 million purse and a $240,000 winner’s share.
The field of 78 players will play three competitive rounds from Friday through Sunday. The popular pro-am tournaments will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
The tournament will be broadcast for 17 hours by the Golf Channel and the benefiting charity is Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
“We are attracting a great field for this tournament,” said Steve Nieman, tournament director. “Just the fact that Lee Trevino is going to play here tells you that this is something special. We hope everyone will come out and enjoy it.”
Fallen Oak is the exclusive home course for the guests of the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. The Tom Fazio-designed course, which was opened in 2006, has earned 12 national honors and is ranked the second best gaming resort course in the country.
About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with 16 World Golf Hall of Fame members actively competing
in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. The Champions Tour will conduct 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2010, offering $51.5 million in official prize money, with the average tournament purse of $1.98 million. The Champions Tour also generates significant monies for charity.
About the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
This Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is one of three new tournaments on the Champions Tour for 2010. It will be played April 28 - May 2 at Fallen Oak. The tournament is uniquely funded by a dozen title sponsors, who see this event as an ideal way to showcase the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The tournament will be administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc. The tournament will benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Inc.
Twelve Major Winners and Six Hall of Famers in MS Gulf Resort Classic Field
Biloxi, Miss. (Feb. 26) – Twelve major golf championship winners and six members of the World Golf Hall of Fame have already committed to playing at the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak.
“We are still two months out and we have already attracted one of the best fields on the Champions Tour,” said Steve Nieman, tournament director. “It is a real coup to have a 6-time major winner Lee Trevino in the field. I am also excited that last week Bernhard Langer committed to playing in the tournament.”
Langer and Trevino are two of the major champions and Hall-of-Famers who will visit the Gulf Coast in April. Langer, who won two Masters titles, was the leading money-winner on the Champions Tour in 2009. Trevino, who turned 70 in December and played just six times last year, is a golf legend and crowd favorite.
Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster online for just $15 each and they can be used any day of the tournament. Children age 15 and under will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Order your tickets online now at www.msgulfresortclassic.com or call the tournament office at (228) 896-6365.
Other Hall of Famers in the field are Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite and Nick Price. Collectively the four have won nine major titles. Other major winners already entered are Larry Nelson, Scott Simpson, Craig Stadler, Hal Sutton Bob Tway and Lanny Wadkins. Exempt players on the Champions Tour have until a week before the tournament to commit to participating.
The Classic is one of 26 official events on the Champions Tour for 2010, and the field of 78 players will compete for the $1.6 million purse and a $240,000 winner’s share. Competitive rounds in the 54-hole event are set for Friday through Sunday. The popular pro-am tournaments will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
The tournament will be broadcast for 17 hours by the Golf Channel and the benefiting charity is Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Fallen Oak is the exclusive home course for the guests of the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. The Tom Fazio-designed course, which was opened in 2006, has earned 12 national honors and is ranked the second best gaming resort course in the country.
About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with 16 World Golf Hall of Fame members actively competing in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. The Champions Tour will conduct 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2010, offering $51.5 million in official prize money, with the average tournament purse of $1.98 million. The Champions Tour also generates significant monies for charity.
About the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
This Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is one of three new tournaments on the Champions Tour for 2010. It will be played April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak. The tournament is uniquely funded by a dozen title sponsors, who see this event as an ideal way to showcase the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The tournament will be administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc. The tournament will benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Inc.
About Fallen Oak
Opened exclusively for the guests of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, the Tom Fazio-designed Fallen Oak epitomizes the quiet elegance found in many of the world’s great golf courses. Located 15 minutes outside of Biloxi at the edge of the DeSoto National Forest, Fallen Oak has earned 12 national honors for a masterful design that brings strategic play options on holes that wind through ever-changing terrain and environments. The 7,487-yard course features elevation changes rarely seen at a Gulf Coast course and five sets of tees designed to challenge golfers of all abilities. For more information on Fallen Oak, please visit www.fallenoak.com.
About Bruno Event Team
Bruno Event Team is experienced in all facets of event management, employing a year-round staff of 60+ employees in eight offices around the country. Bruno Event Team services each client with expertise in strategic planning, marketing, advertising, public and media relations, ticket and merchandise sales, sponsor relations, hospitality consulting, event operations, event financial planning/accounting and volunteer coordination.
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Offers the Ultimate Getaway Weekend for Four
Biloxi, Miss. (March 5) – One lucky golf fan who can answer five simple questions about the Gulf Coast and the Champions Tour will win the Ultimate Getaway Weekend for Four.
That’s the unique promotion offered by the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, which will be played April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak.
The promotion includes airfare, a four-night stay at the IP Casino, Resort Spa, a foursome in Thursday’s Pro-Am, dinner, spa treatments and VIP limo service. It will be supported by Golf Channel commercials and online content through March. The winner will be chosen by random drawing in early April.
“This is a way to showcase the wonderful amenities of the Gulf Coast to the rest of the country,” said Steve Nieman, tournament director. “One lucky group will have the time of their lives here during tournament week. We want everyone to know what this area has to offer as a tier one tourism destination. No other region has world-class fishing, championship golf and gaming like we do.”
Tournament officials hope to draw more than 1 million correct entries during the month. To enter the contest, go to www.msgulfresortclassic.com
“If you live here on the Gulf Coast, you already know how special this place is,” said Brad Rhines, Vice-President of Marketing for the IP, which is providing the grand prize. “It’s time for the rest of the country to find out what we already know. This is a “stay and play” package on steroids.”
The MGRC is one of 26 official events on the Champions Tour for 2010, and favorites Hal Sutton, Loren Roberts, Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin, Jay Haas and Fred Funk are expected to compete for the $1.6 million purse and a $240,000 winner’s share. The tournament will be broadcast for 17½ hours by the Golf Channel.
• Tickets Now on Sale for Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak
Posted February 21
• Twelve Major Winners and Six Hall of Famers in MS Gulf Resort Classic Field
Posted February 26
• Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Offers the Ultimate Getaway Weekend for Four
Posted March 5
Tickets Now on Sale for Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak
Biloxi, Miss. (Feb. 21) – Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster online or the IP Casino box office for the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak. The new PGA TOUR’s Champions Tour event is set for April 28 - May 2.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see your favorite golfers. Tickets are priced at just $15 each and they can be used any day of the tournament. Children age 15 and under will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Order your tickets online now at www.msgulfresortclassic.com or call the tournament office at (228) 896-6365. Group ticket packages (10 or more) are also available.
A limited number of volunteer opportunities are still available as well, and volunteers are entitled to complimentary admission during the tournament when they are not working.
The Classic is one of 26 official events on the Champions Tour for 2010, and favorites Lee Trevino, Hal Sutton, Loren Roberts, Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin, Jay Haas and Fred Funk are already committed to play for the $1.6 million purse and a $240,000 winner’s share.
The field of 78 players will play three competitive rounds from Friday through Sunday. The popular pro-am tournaments will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
The tournament will be broadcast for 17 hours by the Golf Channel and the benefiting charity is Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
“We are attracting a great field for this tournament,” said Steve Nieman, tournament director. “Just the fact that Lee Trevino is going to play here tells you that this is something special. We hope everyone will come out and enjoy it.”
Fallen Oak is the exclusive home course for the guests of the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. The Tom Fazio-designed course, which was opened in 2006, has earned 12 national honors and is ranked the second best gaming resort course in the country.
About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with 16 World Golf Hall of Fame members actively competing
in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. The Champions Tour will conduct 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2010, offering $51.5 million in official prize money, with the average tournament purse of $1.98 million. The Champions Tour also generates significant monies for charity.
About the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
This Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is one of three new tournaments on the Champions Tour for 2010. It will be played April 28 - May 2 at Fallen Oak. The tournament is uniquely funded by a dozen title sponsors, who see this event as an ideal way to showcase the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The tournament will be administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc. The tournament will benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Inc.
Twelve Major Winners and Six Hall of Famers in MS Gulf Resort Classic Field
Biloxi, Miss. (Feb. 26) – Twelve major golf championship winners and six members of the World Golf Hall of Fame have already committed to playing at the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak.
“We are still two months out and we have already attracted one of the best fields on the Champions Tour,” said Steve Nieman, tournament director. “It is a real coup to have a 6-time major winner Lee Trevino in the field. I am also excited that last week Bernhard Langer committed to playing in the tournament.”
Langer and Trevino are two of the major champions and Hall-of-Famers who will visit the Gulf Coast in April. Langer, who won two Masters titles, was the leading money-winner on the Champions Tour in 2009. Trevino, who turned 70 in December and played just six times last year, is a golf legend and crowd favorite.
Tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster online for just $15 each and they can be used any day of the tournament. Children age 15 and under will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Order your tickets online now at www.msgulfresortclassic.com or call the tournament office at (228) 896-6365.
Other Hall of Famers in the field are Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite and Nick Price. Collectively the four have won nine major titles. Other major winners already entered are Larry Nelson, Scott Simpson, Craig Stadler, Hal Sutton Bob Tway and Lanny Wadkins. Exempt players on the Champions Tour have until a week before the tournament to commit to participating.
The Classic is one of 26 official events on the Champions Tour for 2010, and the field of 78 players will compete for the $1.6 million purse and a $240,000 winner’s share. Competitive rounds in the 54-hole event are set for Friday through Sunday. The popular pro-am tournaments will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
The tournament will be broadcast for 17 hours by the Golf Channel and the benefiting charity is Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Fallen Oak is the exclusive home course for the guests of the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. The Tom Fazio-designed course, which was opened in 2006, has earned 12 national honors and is ranked the second best gaming resort course in the country.
About the Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with 16 World Golf Hall of Fame members actively competing in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a tax-exempt membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. The Champions Tour will conduct 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2010, offering $51.5 million in official prize money, with the average tournament purse of $1.98 million. The Champions Tour also generates significant monies for charity.
About the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
This Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is one of three new tournaments on the Champions Tour for 2010. It will be played April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak. The tournament is uniquely funded by a dozen title sponsors, who see this event as an ideal way to showcase the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The tournament will be administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc. The tournament will benefit Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Inc.
About Fallen Oak
Opened exclusively for the guests of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, the Tom Fazio-designed Fallen Oak epitomizes the quiet elegance found in many of the world’s great golf courses. Located 15 minutes outside of Biloxi at the edge of the DeSoto National Forest, Fallen Oak has earned 12 national honors for a masterful design that brings strategic play options on holes that wind through ever-changing terrain and environments. The 7,487-yard course features elevation changes rarely seen at a Gulf Coast course and five sets of tees designed to challenge golfers of all abilities. For more information on Fallen Oak, please visit www.fallenoak.com.
About Bruno Event Team
Bruno Event Team is experienced in all facets of event management, employing a year-round staff of 60+ employees in eight offices around the country. Bruno Event Team services each client with expertise in strategic planning, marketing, advertising, public and media relations, ticket and merchandise sales, sponsor relations, hospitality consulting, event operations, event financial planning/accounting and volunteer coordination.
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Offers the Ultimate Getaway Weekend for Four
Biloxi, Miss. (March 5) – One lucky golf fan who can answer five simple questions about the Gulf Coast and the Champions Tour will win the Ultimate Getaway Weekend for Four.
That’s the unique promotion offered by the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, which will be played April 28-May 2 at Fallen Oak.
The promotion includes airfare, a four-night stay at the IP Casino, Resort Spa, a foursome in Thursday’s Pro-Am, dinner, spa treatments and VIP limo service. It will be supported by Golf Channel commercials and online content through March. The winner will be chosen by random drawing in early April.
“This is a way to showcase the wonderful amenities of the Gulf Coast to the rest of the country,” said Steve Nieman, tournament director. “One lucky group will have the time of their lives here during tournament week. We want everyone to know what this area has to offer as a tier one tourism destination. No other region has world-class fishing, championship golf and gaming like we do.”
Tournament officials hope to draw more than 1 million correct entries during the month. To enter the contest, go to www.msgulfresortclassic.com
“If you live here on the Gulf Coast, you already know how special this place is,” said Brad Rhines, Vice-President of Marketing for the IP, which is providing the grand prize. “It’s time for the rest of the country to find out what we already know. This is a “stay and play” package on steroids.”
The MGRC is one of 26 official events on the Champions Tour for 2010, and favorites Hal Sutton, Loren Roberts, Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin, Jay Haas and Fred Funk are expected to compete for the $1.6 million purse and a $240,000 winner’s share. The tournament will be broadcast for 17½ hours by the Golf Channel.
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