The National Golf Development Association of America, in association with BET On Jazz Channel (The Jazz Channel) has organized a tour designed to help develop professional golfers, businesses and charities that represent the future of golf in America.

The BET On Jazz Professional Golf Tour will consist of competition and travel to various golf havens across the United States and abroad. (Jamaica, Bermuda, Cancun, etc.)

The BET On Jazz Professional Golf Tour format will include a 36 hole tournament and for the first time ever, this tour will be a three-tier tour combining Men, Women and Seniors competing for the same purse. The initial purse for the 2001 tour will be $25,000 of which $10,000 will go to the winner.

The BET On Jazz Professional Golf Tour will also comprise of a Pro-Am tournament before each competition, featuring high profile celebrities, professional athletes and pro golfers. Proceeds will benefit select local and national charitable organizations.

The first event will commence in Nashville, TN on September 7-9, at the beautiful Hermitage Country Club. America's finest city will play host to the inaugural tournament and event at traditionally rich River Walk Golf Club in San Diego, CA on October 18-21. The tour will then move up north to the PGA So. Cal Golf Club in Los Angeles, CA on November 30 - December 2. All events will feature players from all over the world, including players from the European Tour, The Buy.Com Tour, LGPA, and the PGA Tour. Sponsor exemptions will be in effect with all entrants paying $375 per event.

All sponsors are welcomed and are encouraged to participate early. The tour will convene once every quarter for the first year, this will ensure that each event is well structured and executed for all players and corporate sponsorship partners. Our goal, is to expand this event to twenty major cities by 2003.

 

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