PGA Golf Tour 2017 Kicks Off at Sandals Resorts

Sandals Emerald Bay will host Web.com’s first PGA Golf Tour of the 2017 season, in conjunction with The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and bd Global, LLC, from January 5-11. The tournament will feature 132-player fields and one lucky winner will receive a $108,000 first-place prize.

“We are thrilled to welcome the Web.com Tour to our award-winning, Greg Norman-designed course at Sandals Emerald Bay, recognized as one of the most scenic ocean-side golf courses in the Caribbean,” said Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman of Sandals Resorts. “It’s a gorgeous, but challenging course and it will be fun to watch the pros give it their best.”

The event, which will open the Web.com Tour’s 2017 season over a three-week stretch, will feature tournament rounds contested Sunday through Wednesday, with all rounds broadcast live on Golf Channel. The unprecedented television format will allow for the conclusion of each event prior to the start of that week’s PGA TOUR stop.

The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic will be the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event to take place at a Sandals property. Sandals Emerald Bay boasts 249 rooms and suites among 500 tropical acres with a mile-long white sand beach. Voted the Caribbean’s Best Golf Hotel, Sandals Emerald Bay located in Great Exuma, Bahamas, features not only a Greg Norman-designed 18-hole golf course, but also a world-class 150-slip marina, three freshwater pools, seven 5-Star Global Gourmet dining options, unlimited land and water sports, and a lavish 29,000 sq. ft. Red Lane® Spa.

Originally established by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, the PGA Tour spun off into a separate organization for tour players, as opposed to club professionals, the focal members of today’s PGA of America. Founded, owned and operated by the PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour continues to identify those players who are ready to compete and win on golf’s biggest stage

For more information on the Web.com Tour, The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic or The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, please visit PGATOUR.com.

For more information on Sandals Resorts or to book a vacation where you can play golf on their fabulous courses, please check out our Sandals & Beaches pages.