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 News from Around Banderas Bay | March 2006 
Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic
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| | THIS is the place to be when the PGA Champions Tour and ClubCorp host the Blue Agave Golf Classic at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club. To learn how you can work as a volunteer during the event, click HERE. |
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is the place to be from March 27th-April 2nd, as the PGA Champions Tour and ClubCorp host the Blue Agave Golf Classic at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club.
The Puerto Vallarta Championship round, will be played from March 27–April 2, 2006, with player practice rounds on March 27th and 28th and the Open Qualifying Round held on March 27th.
The official competition will be played from March 31st through April 2nd on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club. All three rounds of the event will be aired on the Golf Channel in the United States and on ESPN2 in Mexico.
The 54-hole stroke-play tournament will feature a 78-player field and official prize money of $1.6 million, with the winner collecting $240,000 USD. Some of the greatest players on the Champions Tour today, including Dana Quigley, 2005 Player of Year, Craig Stadler and Hale Irwin are planning to attend this event.
"Puerto Vallarta is one of the great golf destinations in Mexico. Our players look forward to spending the week at the Puerto Vallarta Championship where they’ll compete on a terrific Jack Nicklaus designed golf course, while enjoying the wonderful hospitality the facility and area have to offer," said Champions Tour president Rick George.
As one of Puerto Vallarta’s most important golf events, the Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic not only directly benefits our local economy but also contributes to local charity causes.
PGA Champions Tour events generate significant sums of money for charity. On October 30th, 2005, the PGA Tour announced that they had reached the $1 billion dollar milestone in charitable giving, dating back to the first recorded donation in 1938.
Here in Vallarta, The PGA and the local organizing committee have commited to donating more than $50,000 USD to some of our local charities, including: Make A Wish, Becas Vallarta A.C (Scholarships Vallarta), Toys For Tots, R.I.S.E. (the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza Children’s Shelter), the International Friendship Club, and the Children Of The Dump program. To find out how you can help, click HERE.
General Admission tickets are available for the event for $10 USD daily, Monday-Thursday, $15 USD daily Friday-Sunday and Weekly passes are also available for $50 USD. Tickets are available by calling the tournament office at 290-2672.
To learn how you can get up close and personal with some of the greatest names in golf by working as a volunteer, click HERE.
Puerto Vallarta Golf Classic Schedule of Events
 WHAT: Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic
WHEN: March 27th - April 2nd, 2006
WHERE: Vista Vallarta Club de Golf - Jack Nicklaus Signature Course, Circuito Universidad No. 653, Col. El Pitillal, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México 48390
PARTICIPANTS: 78 Professionals members of the PGA Champions Tour
FORMAT: 54 Holes Medal Play
PURSE: $1.6 million USD
Monday, March 27th
Round Classification
Practice day for Golf Professionals
Tuesday, March 28th
Practice day for Golf Professionals
2 pm - Golf Clinic for Children *
6:30 pm - Fiesta for Pro-Am
Wednesday, March 29th
6:30-8 am: Pro-Am Breakfast
8 am–1:30 pm: Pro-Am
11 am-2:30 pm: Pro-Am Lunch
12 noon: PGA Tour Wives Association Luncheon *
Thursday, March 30th
6:30-8 am: Pro-Am Breakfast
8 am–1:30 pm: Pro-Am
11 am-2:30 pm: Pro-Am Lunch
7-9 pm: Pro-Am Awards Dinner
* Pending confirmation
Friday, March 31st
1st Round of Tournament
10 am-12 noon: Tee #1 and Tee #10
Saturday, April 1st
2nd Round of Tournament
10 am-12 noon: Tee #1 and Tee #10
Sunday, April 2nd
3rd and Final Round of Tournament
10 am-12 noon: Tee #1 and Tee #10
6:30 pm: Presentation of prizes on the 18th Green
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