The San Antonio Classic, conducted by the National Pro Golf Tour presented by Arnold Palmer Golf Management, will be held on the Canyons course at TPC San Antonio August 30-Sept. 2. 90 of the best young professional golfers in the country will be competing for a guaranteed purse of $125,000 in the 72 hole event. There will be a 36 hole cut to the top 48 players and ties.
The San Antonio Classic is the seventh of eight Regional Majors on the 2011 NPGT schedule, each with a guaranteed purse of $125,000. The most recent Regional Major was at the PGA National’s Champions course, won by Mark Baker at 13 under par.
In addition to the eight Regional Majors, the top 50 players on the National Points List competed in The Players Invitational, a 54 hole, no cut event just concluded August 26 at Barton’s Creek in Austin. Mark Walker became the season’s first 2 time winner with a 54 hole total of 195, 18 under par! Walker also won the Sunshine State Open at Grand Cyprus in Orlando, Florida.
Other notable players competing in the San Antonio Classic include previous Regional Major winners Tony Finau, Tom Kalinowski, Jacob Rogers, Jesse Schutte.
The top 80 National Points holders will be eligible for the season ending National Open Championship, November 1-4 at Dove Mountain Resort, home of the WGA Match Play Championship. The National Open Championship will be the largest mini-tour purse in history.
Top 10 Money Leaders as of August 26:
Tony Finau………….….$59,094.00
Jesse Schutte………….$51,692.50
Mark Walker………….$48,440.00
Mark Baker……..…….$38,385.50
Jacob Rogers….………$30,426.83
Drew Stoltz…………….$29,300.00
Scott Harrington..…..$27,733.60
John Ellis………………..$22,500.00
Chad Ginn..……….……$22,250.00
Thomas Kalinowski…$22,000.00
ABOUT THE NPGT
The NPGT is revolutionizing the mini-tour industry. Unlike other developmental tours, the NPGT presented by Arnold Palmer Golf Management conducts major four-day events around the country. The Sunshine State Open is the 5th event of the season. Also unique to the NPGT are our Local Tours, including the Texas tour. Local Tours will conduct over 160 tournaments in major markets around the country. No longer will aspiring touring pros have to spend significant portions of the year on the road and away from home.
For more information contact:
Bob Butte
(317) 903-6907
bbutte@nationalprotour.co
www.nationalprotour.com
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