MONTGOMERIE RELISHING ROLE OF HOST AT STAYSURE PGA SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP
Colin Montgomerie will as soon as once more assume the function of host on the Legends Tour’s flagship occasion when the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship returns to Trump Worldwide on the finish of July.
The eight-time European Tour Order of Advantage winner and Ryder Cup legend will put his identify to this third enjoying of the event on the Aberdeenshire venue – an occasion that drew in file crowds in 2024 as Robert Coles edged out native favorite and former Open champion Paul Lawrie by a single stroke to assert the title.
This yr’s event is the primary leg of what’s going to be an historic two weeks {of professional} golf at Trump Worldwide with the back-to-back enjoying of the Legends Tour’s Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, adopted instantly by the DP World Tour’s Scottish Championship. Early-bird tickets to each occasions are nonetheless out there, with followers who buy tickets to both event receiving a 25% low cost on tickets for the opposite occasion. www.legendstour.com/tickets
Montgomerie will headline a stellar discipline of Legends Tour gamers together with Main winners Paul Lawrie, Michael Campbell, Wealthy Beem and Shaun Micheel, together with a number of Ryder Cup gamers and Tour winners, together with David Howell and Soren Kjeldsen, who will each be enjoying of their first totally sanctioned Legends Tour occasion. The complete discipline will likely be introduced on the finish of June.
Golf followers in Aberdeen may also be handled to the sight of many stars of sport, stage and display screen gracing the fairways of Trump Worldwide, with the Cardhu Celeb Professional-Am going down earlier than the principle occasion. Faces to look out for embody the likes of Andriy Shevchenko, Judy Murray, Glenn Hoddle, Vernon Kay, Gianfranco Zola, Kriss Akabusi, Teddy Sheringham, Mark Foster, Gordon Strachan and Robbie Fowler.
Talking forward of the event, Montgomerie mentioned: “I’m completely honoured and very proud to be internet hosting the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship for a second time. The Legends Tour goes from energy to energy, and that is very a lot the flagship occasion of the season at one of many world’s nice golf programs. I’m certain it’s going to be one other memorable week and we’re all trying ahead to seeing 1000’s of golf followers out on the fairways because the gamers tackle the strict problem this course presents.”
Phil Harrison, CEO of the Legends Tour, added: “We’re delighted that Colin is to host for a second time. His is a reputation that’s synonymous with European golf and he has been integral to the success it has loved over the previous 40 years. Having such a legend of our sport internet hosting our flagship occasion makes issues further particular. The Staysure PGA Seniors Championship is among the highlights of the yr for all our Legends Tour gamers and it’s great to be again on the magnificent Trump Worldwide for a 3rd consecutive yr. This can be a world-class facility and supplies the right platform for the oldest Senior championship in golf.”
Sarah Malone, Government Vice President, Trump Worldwide, Scotland, added: “Colin Montgomerie is held within the highest regard and affection by us all. He’s an excellent ambassador, and we’re honoured that he has agreed to host the Legends Tour once more this yr, notably at such a very distinctive interval in our journey. We’re proud to be internet hosting two nice tournaments and are trying ahead immensely to the opening of our hotly anticipated new course. To mirror their championship standing and in step with {golfing} custom, our programs will likely be referred to as the Outdated and the New – each a part of our imaginative and prescient to create the best 36 holes in golf.”
Each the Legends Tour and DP World Tour gamers will likely be tackling the spectacular Outdated course that was designed by Dr Martin Hawtree and opened in 2012 to nice acclaim. With two loops of 9 holes nestled in amongst the Nice Dunes of Scotland with views of the Aberdeenshire shoreline and the North Sea, it’s a very distinctive golf course the place every gap has its personal distinct traits.
Including to the joy is the much-anticipated New course. Spanning a whole bunch of acres of rugged coastal terrain, the model new, 18-hole hyperlinks options the world’s largest pure bunker, mountainous sand dunes, and infinity greens hugging the coastal dune ridge. It is going to completely complement the present Outdated course, which has obtained worldwide acclaim and is ranked among the many “Prime 100 Programs within the World” by Golf Digest.
The Staysure PGA Seniors Championship is supported by title sponsor and Legends Tour principal companion Staysure Insurance coverage, together with event sponsor Cardhu. The event takes place from Thursday 31st July to Sunday 3rd August, with the Cardhu Celeb Professional-Am on Wednesday 30th July.
Tickets at www.legendstour.com/tickets.
For extra info on the Legends Tour go to www.legendstour.com
For media accreditation or requests contact press@legendstour.com
ABOUT THE LEGENDS TOUR
Previously referred to as the European Senior Tour and the Staysure Tour, the Legends Tour is the boys’s skilled golf tour for members aged 50 and older. Created in 1992, the Legends Tour’s lively membership options most of the pioneering champions who performed on the European Tour in the course of the Nineteen Seventies, 80s, 90s and past. Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam are among the many winners of the John Jacobs Trophy, awarded to the golfer who finishes first on the Legends Tour Order of Advantage.
The Legends Tour supplies unmatched enjoying experiences for newbie golfers at its Legends Experience, Championship Pro-Am and Celebrity Pro-Am occasions. These experiences present golfers with distinctive alternatives to rub shoulders with and play alongside legends of the sport at world-class venues around the globe. In September 2020, Ryan Howsam, Staysure Group CEO, acquired a majority fairness share within the Tour in a ground-breaking three way partnership with the European Tour, a singular construction whereby a person has the bulk possession in an expert tour.
About The Creator
