VANCOUVER, B.C. – Premium basketball will be back in Vancouver when the Vancouver Showcase tips off with an action-packed doubleheader on the night of Sunday, Nov. 18. The pairings for the Whistler Bracket of the men’s tournament will feature Washington vs. Santa Clara and Minnesota vs. Texas A&M in the first-round. The same four teams…
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LEXINGTON – The Bluegrass State’s only annual official PGA TOUR tournament, the Barbasol Championship, announced its initial player field today, headlined by five former major championship winners with a total of eight majors between them. Davis Love III (1997 PGA Championship), Retief Goosen (2001, 2004 U.S. Open), Brittany Lincicome (2009, 2015 ANA Inspiration [LPGA]), Angel…
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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – As part of the PGA TOUR’s long-standing support for our military, the Barbasol Championship will collaborate with Birdies for the Brave and the non-profit Kentucky Wounded Heroes (KWH) to host a variety of military outreach and appreciation activities throughout tournament week. From club-fitting for two wounded veterans, a fundraiser at the Blue Grass Sportsmen’s Club,…
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LEXINGTON – The field for this year’s Barbasol Championship will feature Davis Love III, a World Golf Hall of Famer with 21 PGA TOUR victories and a major title, when the tournament tees off for the first time, July 19-22 at Champions at Keene Trace in Nicholasville, Ky. Love, who entered his name into the preliminary…
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THE BAHAMAS– The beautiful beaches and clear blue waters of The Bahamas will once again serve as the backdrop for the start of the Web.com Tour season. The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic will be played on Jan. 10-16, 2019 on the Greg Norman-designed course at Sandals Emerald Bay with The Abaco Club on Winding Bay…
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LAS VEGAS – College basketball returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when the fifth-annual MGM Resorts Main Event tips on Nov. 19-21. The tournament’s Heavyweight Bracket will feature Arizona State vs. Mississippi State and Saint Mary’s vs. Utah State on Monday, Nov. 19 with the championship and consolation games being played on Wednesday, Nov. 21.…
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LEXINGTON – The Barbasol Championship kicked-off the festivities for Kentucky’s only PGA TOUR event this July with its Media Day on Monday and announced several of its sponsor exemptions as well as the tournament’s schedule of events. Among the players competing in this year’s Barbasol Championship on July 19-22 at Champions at Keene Trace will…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – LPGA professional Brittany Lincicome has accepted a Sponsor Exemption to compete in the 2018 Barbasol Championship, to be held July 16-22 at Keene Trace Golf Club outside Lexington, Kentucky. In doing so, Lincicome will become just the fifth female in history to compete in a PGA TOUR event, joining Babe Zahraias, Annika…
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LEXINGTON – The Barbasol Championship will include three of Central Kentucky’s signature companies as exclusive sponsors when the PGA TOUR comes to the Bluegrass on July 16-22, 2018. UK HealthCare has been designated as the Official Health Care Provider, Lexmark is the Official Printing & Imaging Solutions Provider, and Lexus of Lexington will serve as the…
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SPECIAL TO BARBASOLCHAMPIONSHIPKY.COM | BY MIKE FIELDS After Brooks Downing founded bd Global in late summer 2012, the company’s three-man staff operated out of the basement of his house for almost three years. “Our global headquarters,” he said with a laugh. Downing didn’t have a desk. He shared a small table with Jon Albaugh, while…
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