Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship to be hosted at Port Royal Golf Course, October 2022
Southampton, Bermuda (August 12, 2022) — The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is pleased to announce the introduction of a new annual event, the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship, in conjunction with the Advocates Professional Golf Association and the PGA TOUR.
This APGA Tour event will be the first international tournament of its kind and will be hosted at the very same golf course in Southampton, Bermuda as the PGA TOUR’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Port Royal Golf Course will be home to the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship this October 11-12.
The Advocates Professional Golf Association was created in 2010 as a non-profit organization which aims to bring greater diversity to the game of golf. The APGA Tour Board of Directors work to accomplish this mission by putting on Professional Golf tournaments, player development programs, mentoring programs and by introducing the game of golf to the inner-city young people of the USA.
“As we continue to grow, having opportunities to expand internationally will provide our players with the opportunity to experience new cultures while spreading the message of equality and inclusion,” said APGA Tour CEO Ken Bentley. “We are thankful to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship team and the Bermuda Tourism Authority for providing our players and our Tour with this opportunity. In addition to having the chance to compete, we are also excited to have a chance to connect our players to the PGA TOUR throughout the week while showcasing what makes Bermuda an incredible destination.”
The tournament will celebrate and advocate diversity and inclusion in the game of golf aiming to rightfully provide minority individuals a fair and equal opportunity to compete and win at the highest level of professional golf. The Bermuda Tourism Authority, Butterfield, The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club and LAS have stepped up in support of this inaugural event in Bermuda working to mitigate expenses for players coming to the island and provide a healthy purse to compete for.
The field will be comprised of 18 of the top APGA Tour players, based on the final 2022 APGA Tour Lexus Cup standings, and 3 local Bermudians who will have a chance to earn their spot in the field during the local qualifier at Port Royal Golf Course. Players will compete for a purse of $60,000, making it the fourth largest purse on the APGA Tour.
We encourage the public to come out and show support to the positive evolution of golf along with the wide representation of unquestionable skill and talent. A local Bermudian golfer, Daniel Augustus regularly plays in APGA events and has previously performed very well. He finished the 2022 regular season scheduled ranked
#6 in the APGA Tour Lexus Cup Standings.
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About Butterfield Bermuda Championship
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is an annual stop on the PGA TOUR. To date, the tournament has raised over $1.1 million for local charities. This is the first PGA TOUR event ever held in Bermuda, highlighted by a field that includes a minimum of three Bermudians who qualify to compete via a Local Qualifying event. Scheduled for October 20 to 23 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship will feature a field of 132 players, 72 holes of stroke play and a purse of US $6.5 million. This official FedEx Cup event will showcase Bermuda to the world with 14 hours of live Golf Channel broadcast. For more information, visit www.butterfieldbdachampionship.com and connect with the tournament on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
About PGA TOUR
By showcasing golf’s greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages, inspires, and positively impacts our fans, partners, and communities worldwide.
The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, Forme Tour and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the world’s best players, hailing from 29 countries and territories outside the United States (96 international members). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to 216 countries and territories in 28 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date, tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.2 billion.
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About APGA Tour
The APGA Tour was established in 2010 as a non-profit organization with the mission to bring greater diversity to the game of golf. The APGA Tour Board of Directors works to accomplish this by hosting and operating professional golf tournaments, player development programs, mentoring programs and by introducing the game to inner city young people. In addition to conducting up to 18 tournaments awarding more than $800,000 in prize money and nearly $100,000 in bonus money in 2022, the APGA has organized a Player Development Program to aid young minority golfers as they work to chase their goals in professional golf.
