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RIDGEDALE, Mo. – The Legends are coming back to the Ozarks in what is sure to be a tournament to remember. Competition commences on Friday, April 21 at Big Cedar Lodge for the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, and welcomes a field of competitors that includes Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino and a cavalcade of golf royalty.
The distinguished group will play rounds at Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve, the only Par-3 course to host a PGA TOUR tournament, and Buffalo Ridge Springs, recently named the number one ranked public golf course in the state of Missouri by Golf Magazine. 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of Legends of Golf and the fourth year that Big Cedar Lodge has played host.
Champions Tour participants will play 54 holes at the Legends of Golf, and the field includes notable newcomers John Daly, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Jose Maria Olazabal, along with fan favorites Tom Watson and Fred Couples. The Legends Tour will crown a champion after 36 holes, making way for a special Sunday Skins match between greats Nicklaus, Player, Trevino and a few special guests.
Collectively, competitors in the 2017 Legends of Golf have a laundry list of remarkable accomplishments, including:
- 86 major championship wins on the PGA TOUR
- 80 major titles on PGA TOUR Champions
- 16 current World Golf Hall of Fame members with two set to be inducted later this year (Love III, Woosnam)
- 778 PGA TOUR titles and 549 PGA TOUR Champions victories
- Nine players in the field have served as captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team and two have been captains of the European squad
- Five players have been captains or will captain the U.S. Presidents Cup team, while two others led the International team
Tickets for the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf are still available with $25 daily passes and discounts for military, veterans and first responders. To purchase or more a full schedule of tournament activities, visit www.BassProLegends.com.
BASS PRO SHOPS LEGENDS OF GOLF FINAL FIELD/PAIRINGS LIST
CHAMPIONS DIVISION
- Michael Allen / John Daly
- Jay Haas / Fred Couples
- Tom Purtzer / Brad Bryant
- Dan Forsman / Mike Reid
- Roger Chapman / David Frost
- Tom Jenkins / Mark O’Meara
- Woody Austin / Mark Calcavecchia
- Brad Faxon / Scott McCarron
- Miguel A. Jimenez* / Jose Maria Olazabal
- Steve Lowery /Tim Petrovic
- Tom Lehman / Loren Roberts
- Paul Goydos / Kevin Sutherland
- Ben Crenshaw* / Jerry Pate
- Sandy Lyle / Ian Woosnam*
- Jerry Kelly / Steve Stricker
- Tommy Armour/Jesper Parnevik
- Lee Janzen/Rocco Mediate
- Scott Hoch / Kenny Perry
- Larry Mize / Hal Sutton
- Olin Browne / Steve Pate
- Craig Stadler / Kirk Triplett
- Tom Pernice /Bob Tway
- John Cook / Joey Sindelar
- Davis Love / Scott Verplank
- Fred Funk / Jeff Sluman
- Corey Pavin / Duffy Waldorf
- Billy Andrade / Joe Durant
- Tom Kite / Gil Morgan
- Andy North / Tom Watson
- David Toms / Jeff Maggert
- Hale Irwin / Wes Short*
- Bob Gilder / Billy Mayfair
- Russ Cochran / Jay Don Blake
- John Huston / Mark Brooks
- Scott Simpson / Wayne Levi
- Jim Thorpe / Dana Quigley
- Carlos Franco / Vijay Singh
* INDICATES SPONSOR EXEMPTION
Sponsor Exemptions to date:
- Ben Crenshaw
- Miguel A. Jimenez
- Ian Woosnam
- Wes Short
LEGENDS DIVISION
- Mike Hill / Lee Trevino
- Tom Wieskopf / Tony Jacklin
- Tommy Jacobs / Jim Ferree
- Gary Player / Jack Nicklaus
- John Bland / Graham Marsh
- Charles Coody / Dale Douglass
- Bruce Fleisher / Larry Nelson
- Butch Baird / Al Geiberger
- Dave Eichelberger / Jim Colbert
- Allen Doyle / Hubert Green
- Bob Murphy / David Graham