WASHINGTON D.C. -- Building on its success as the premier Pro-Net Tour in the Mid-Atlantic, the Tournament Golf Association of America has released their 2010 schedule and is now available on their updated website (www.tgaatour.com).
As the premiere Pro-Net golf tour in the Mid-Atlantic, the TGAA Tour schedule has a total of 30 events - 26 one-day events, 4 multi-day events and its charity event to support the Ercole Comini Charity for Multiple Myeloma Research - on some of the region's best private country clubs and high end daily fee golf courses. To accommodate a player's work-life balance, the 26 one-day events are all played on a Saturday and will be contested on some of the best courses ranked by local and regional publications. The first event of the season, the TGAA Tour Myrtle Beach Kickoff Classic, is sponsored by the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship and is one of the tour's four MAJORS. The season begins in mid-February and concludes in mid-October with the crown jewel of the entire season…the season-ending 54-hole Tour Championship.
Steve Moses, the tour's Chief Operating Officer, discusses the tour's schedule. "The TGAA Tour has been the leader of Pro-Net tournament golf in the Mid-Atlantic since 1996. This year's schedule is, without a doubt, our strongest schedule in recent memory. We begin our year at The Pearl GC in Calabash, NC with the Myrtle Beach Kickoff Classic presented by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and the Golf.com World Amateur Handicap Championship. This is our second year having Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and the World Amateur Handicap Championship as partners of the TGAA Tour and we're extremely excited to be associated with such great organizations and this relationship (for more details on this event, please click here - http://www.tgaatour.com/MB Kickoff Classic.
Moses continues - "With some tours there are weak spots on the schedule. One look at the TGAA Tour schedule (http://www.tgaatour.com/Schedule) shows that there are no weak spots on our schedule. There are five of the best country clubs in Virginia: The Club at Viniterra, Dominion Valley, Fawn Lake, Piedmont and The Federal Club. We also play some of the best resort courses and high end daily fee courses in the Mid-Atlantic. With our pace of play policies that keep rounds at 4 ½ hours and the use of real time scoring at all of our events, members and guests alike obtain the same professional tournament experience that a PGA, LPGA, Nationwide or Champions Tour player experiences at the highest levels".
Dennis Baca, President and CEO of the Tournament Golf Association of America, discusses the success of the tour: "This is the 14th full season for the TGAA Tour in the Mid-Atlantic. We are very proud of what we have accomplished here in the region and we know we have the business model to replicate our success and bring the TGAA Tour to other areas throughout the country. We are currently in discussions to expand the tour and bring the excitement of competitive, pro-net golf to those avid and aspiring golfers. We have found that it is very important to minimize the cost to the TGAA Tour player while maximizing their experience. Like everyone else, we're keeping a watchful eye on economic conditions, while at the same time positioning the TGAA as the premier Pro-Net Tour in the country. TGAA promotes carpooling and other energy saving programs and our players have responded accordingly. This allows our players to be more environmentally responsible…a TGAA core business value.
Baca continues…"While the National Golf Foundation has shown that the number of rounds played has decreased the past few years, we have actually shown a net increase in rounds played on the TGAA Tour. With each passing season, we have been able to maintain our level membership base and, at the same time, bring new players to the tour, which enjoy playing competitive golf the way it was meant to be played. We have seen many tours come and go throughout the Mid-Atlantic that have attempted to replicate our (TGAA) business model. There are several factors that have placed us head and shoulders above them all. The use of tournament scores only in generating the TGAA Tour Handicap "Value" (patent pending) is what makes the tour so competitive and consistent. Adherence to the USGA Rules of Golf and oversight by certified tournament directors ensures that the entire field is protected. However, the most important factor is the quality of service to our members and their guests…that along with abiding by a set of standards that are neither subjective nor arbitrary. We include the players through independent Handicap and Players Committees. Everything we do can be statistically proven and has the supporting data and rationale consistent with the governing bodies of this game we love".
About the TGAA Tour
Since 1996, the TGAA Tour (www.tgaatour.com) has been the premier Pro-Net tour in the Mid-Atlantic. The TGAA Tour is a member organization that offers all golfers the most exciting advancement in competitive golf, regardless of age, gender, skill level or handicap. As a member of the TGAA Tour, you will be personally challenged as you compete against yourself, the course and your handicap. You will enjoy the company of other golf enthusiasts in addition to competing for cash as a TGAA professional or for certificates as an amateur. The events are professionally managed, governed by the USGA Rules of Golf and use a patent pending handicap system developed from TGAA tournament scores only. The goal is to develop and maintain the largest professional golf membership organization providing services for the avid to aspiring golfer - both locally and nationally. Your game is ready for tournament golf. Come…"Experience the Dream"™
For more information on how you can become a partner/sponsor of the TGAA Tour, please email Steven Moses, COO at smoses@tgaatour.com. If you would like to become a franchisee and bring the success of pro-net tournament golf and the TGAA Tour to your area of the country, please contact Dennis M. Baca, CEO at dmbaca@tgaatour.com.
Media Contact for TGAA Tour:
Carol Brooker
SVP, Administration & Communication
703-754-8285 or 800-929-7449
cbrooker@tgaatour.com
www.tgaatour.com
