Las Vegas, Nevada (August 17, 2015)–This is your chance to tee it up in an official PGA TOUR pro-am, go VIP in Las Vegas with a party and a room at Bellagio, and scratch a bucket-list experience off your list. All Las Vegas golfers–visiting and local–can tee it up in the official tournament championship pro-am on Wednesday, October 21. Click now to learn how you can Play the with PGA TOUR pros in Vegas and read on for a special video intro. –– By Brian Hurlburt.
“We are thrilled to provide this exciting experience to amateur golfers every year,” said Patrick Lindsey, tournament director of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. “To play alongside some of the best professionals in the world is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you will only find on the PGA TOUR.”
The annual championship pro-am festivities get underway at the exclusive Pro-Am Pairings Party at The Bank inside the Bellagio on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. That night, participating amateurs will enjoy cocktails, appetizers and the opportunity to select their PGA TOUR professional to complete their foursome.
Amateurs will enjoy a round of golf on the tournament home course, TPC Summerlin, with a professional during the Pro Am event. Golfers will receive four week-long passes to The Hill, a gift package including items from Titleist, Nike, Bose and Oakley, commemorative picture of Pro-Am group and luxurious accommodations for one night at the Bellagio.