The 2011 GCSAA National Championship and Golf Classic has found a home in Palm Beach, Fla.
Next year's event, set for Feb. 4-6 and presented in partnership with The Toro Co. for the 17th year running, will be contested on four of the courses at the PGA National Resort and Spa as well as the Rees Jones Course at The Breakers. Almost 600 competitors are expected to take part in the event in one of the various levels of competition offered at the tournament.
"We are looking forward to bringing our tournament to these five high-quality golf courses in Palm Beach next year," GCSAA president James R. Fitzroy, CGCS, said in a press release. "Coupled with excellent accommodations at PGA National Resort and Spa and the great support of Toro, we expect a wonderful experience for every participant."
The National Championship portion of the event will take place on PGA National's Champion Course, which annually hosts the PGA Tour's Honda Classic. PGA National's Palmer, Squire and Haig courses, along with the Rees Jones Course at The Breakers, will be the sites for the Golf Classic portion of the competition.
The complete news release from GCSAA follows:
Presented in partnership with The Toro Co.
2011 GCSAA National Championship & Golf Classic set for Palm BeachThe 61st Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) National Championship and Golf Classic presented in partnership with The Toro Co., will be held Feb. 4-6, 2011, in Palm Beach, Fla.
It will take place at four of PGA National Resort's courses and The Breakers Rees Jones Course in Palm Beach, Fla. Few golf competitions can match the number of participants attracted by this golf event for GCSAA members. Nearly 600 GCSAA members will gather to network and enjoy various levels of competition on the golf course.
"We are looking forward to bringing our tournament to these five high quality golf courses in Palm Beach next year," said GCSAA President James R. Fitzroy, CGCS. "That coupled with excellent accommodations at PGA National Resort and Spa, and the great support of Toro, we expect a wonderful experience for every participant."
The GCSAA National Championship will be conducted Feb. 5-6 at PGA National's Champion Course, the same course that is home to the PGA Tour's Honda Classic every March and hosted the 1983 Ryder Cup, the 1987 PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship from 1982-2000. The National Championship is limited to 100 GCSAA members with a 5.0 handicap index or lower. It is a two-day, 36-hole, stroke-play event. The winner, along with champions from the last five years, will receive an invitation to participate in the renowned Trans-Mississippi Golf Championship, where the likes of PGA Tour professionals such as Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Dean Beman and Bob Tway, among others, have carried home the championship trophy.
The GCSAA Golf Classic welcomes 480 players of all abilities Feb. 5-6 to compete in both gross and net competition within their respective flights using the point quota scoring system. Flights in the Golf Classic will rotate between PGA National's Palmer, Squire, and Haig courses, as well as the nearby Breakers Rees Jones Course. A four-ball mixer open to all competitors will be held Feb. 4.
The PGA of America, which has been involved in the event for more than 10 years, will provide rules officials, course setup and course markings. The 2011 GCSAA National Championship and Golf Classic is held in conjunction with the GCSAA Education Conference (Feb. 7-11) and Golf Industry Show (Feb. 9-10) in Orlando.
The Toro Co. is partnering with the association to present the annual GCSAA National Championship and Golf Classic. Toro, a GCSAA Platinum Partner, is a global leader in providing maintenance equipment and irrigation systems to golf courses and has been the sole partner of this event since 1995.
"The GCSAA tournament is a tremendous opportunity for superintendents to network, enjoy the game of golf, but also learn from each other," said Michael Happe, CME, CSE, Toro vice president of commercial business. "With such a long and mutually beneficial relationship with GCSAA, Toro looks at the GCSAA National Championship and Golf Classic as a solid investment in a group of very important customers, and a way for us to say thank you."
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