PGA event in Austin approved
April 30, 2015
The Austin Country Club membership has formally approved a proposal to host the World Golf Championship Match Play tournament for four years, starting next season. Dell, the computer company with headquarters in Round Rock, will serve as the title sponsor of the PGA tournament.
The 650 resident members of the ACC club, a person with knowledge of the process said, voted “overwhelmingly” by 92 percent to host the tournament, which will run March 21-27 and will feature the top 64 ranked players in the world. The tournament will be held two weeks before the 2016 Masters.
The actual terms of the agreement call for ACC as host for three years with an option for a fourth year, but the source told the American-Statesman that the ACC “was looking at it as a four-year deal.”
The club is currently closed for repairs and renovation until October.
“In my recent visit to Austin Country Club, it became obvious to me that this first-class venue will be a spectacular host for our players, sponsors and spectators for the Dell Match Play,” PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem said in a release. “We also thank the membership at Austin Country Club for their support, and we look forward to bringing the best 64 players in the world to Austin and a club that has such rich tradition at a course that will be a challenging, but fair test for the field. Between the membership at Austin Country Club, the partnership we have with Dell and the excitement throughout the Austin community, we believe that this event will become one of the most popular stops on our schedule.”
The votes were formally tabulated Thursday morning with outside auditors overseeing the process. ACC president Jim Cahill, who is attending the current WGC-Match Play tournament in Harding Park in San Francisco, sent out an electronic email to the entire membership of more than 1,100 confirming the positive vote Thursday morning.
“It is a fantastic opportunity for Austin Country Club and the city of Austin to host World Golf Championships- Dell Match Play,” said James Cahill, current ACC president. “The economic and charitable impact will benefit the community, as well as give great exposure to Austin as one of the best places to host world-wide events. Teaming up with Dell as a title sponsor and the PGA TOUR will make this a first-class experience for all attendees and highlight the rich history of Austin Country Club and golf in Austin.”
April 30, 2015
The Austin Country Club membership has formally approved a proposal to host the World Golf Championship Match Play tournament for four years, starting next season. Dell, the computer company with headquarters in Round Rock, will serve as the title sponsor of the PGA tournament.
The 650 resident members of the ACC club, a person with knowledge of the process said, voted “overwhelmingly” by 92 percent to host the tournament, which will run March 21-27 and will feature the top 64 ranked players in the world. The tournament will be held two weeks before the 2016 Masters.
The actual terms of the agreement call for ACC as host for three years with an option for a fourth year, but the source told the American-Statesman that the ACC “was looking at it as a four-year deal.”
The club is currently closed for repairs and renovation until October.
“In my recent visit to Austin Country Club, it became obvious to me that this first-class venue will be a spectacular host for our players, sponsors and spectators for the Dell Match Play,” PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem said in a release. “We also thank the membership at Austin Country Club for their support, and we look forward to bringing the best 64 players in the world to Austin and a club that has such rich tradition at a course that will be a challenging, but fair test for the field. Between the membership at Austin Country Club, the partnership we have with Dell and the excitement throughout the Austin community, we believe that this event will become one of the most popular stops on our schedule.”
The votes were formally tabulated Thursday morning with outside auditors overseeing the process. ACC president Jim Cahill, who is attending the current WGC-Match Play tournament in Harding Park in San Francisco, sent out an electronic email to the entire membership of more than 1,100 confirming the positive vote Thursday morning.
“It is a fantastic opportunity for Austin Country Club and the city of Austin to host World Golf Championships- Dell Match Play,” said James Cahill, current ACC president. “The economic and charitable impact will benefit the community, as well as give great exposure to Austin as one of the best places to host world-wide events. Teaming up with Dell as a title sponsor and the PGA TOUR will make this a first-class experience for all attendees and highlight the rich history of Austin Country Club and golf in Austin.”
