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Transitions Championship set
| Article published on Thursday, March 4, 2010 |
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PALM HARBOR – The Transitions Championship, Tampa Bay’s PGA Tour event, will be March 15-21, on the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, 36750 U.S. 19 N.
Most of the 2009 field is expected to return, including Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk and Kenny Perry as well as recent past champions Retief Goosen and Sean O’Hair. In addition, several other players are expected to return including Sergio Garcia, 2009 British Open champ; Stewart Cink, 2008 Masters Open champ; Trevor Immelman, Justin Leonard and Luke Donald. Geoff Ogilvy and Vijay Singh are two other prominent players who have made verbal commitments.
The Copperhead course, regarded by PGA Tour players as one of the favorites, features some of the most difficult finishing holes on tour.
The 16th, 17th and 18th holes rank among the fourth hardest set of finishing holes on any PGA tour course. These three holes, today, have officially been named The Snake Pit and as such, a permanent structure has been created to remind players and spectators alike of the Copperhead’s challenging finish.
The Snake Pit will be available to the public for preview during the Live Your Vision Family Walk, which will kick off the Transitions Championship on Sunday, March 14. The walk will benefit Prevent Blindness Florida and participants will have the opportunity to walk the course the pros play and enjoy a family BBQ and entertainment by Radio Disney.
Throughout tournament week, Transitions – along with many of their optical industry partners – will offer a unique spectator experience behind the 18th green called the Healthy Sight Village, which will contain a much expanded Live Your Vision Pavilion, an exciting consumer destination for information, education and hands-on experiences, including sports-vision demonstrations, golf clinics, eyewear fashion shows and health and wellness screenings.
The Transitions Championship will benefit over 100 local Tampa Bay charities. In the last five years, the tournament has made a charitable contribution of more than $9 million, bringing the total contributions to more than $24 million in the last 33 years.
Good-Any-Day tickets are $30 in advance or $50 at the gate. Weekly badges are $79.
Tickets are on sale now in participating Publix locations or online at www.transitionschampionship.com. Call 942-5566.
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Article published on Thursday, March 4, 2010
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