FINALLY, we have chosen a Tampa Bay golf course that meets the quality and value that is expected by participants, sponsors, celebrities and spectators. Our executive director and Canadian PGA professional Andy Walker has made it mandatory that we only select the best courses in or near the host cities of the Super Bowl. Our creed is to maintain the utmost quality and standards when it comes to golf and poker - and so far, we have met those objectives.
Last year, the event was at Fort McDowell / Scottsdale's WeKoPa Golf Club. This course is ranked in the top 25 public access course in the entire world! The FBR Open was held at the same time as our event, yet you can truly say that our course (just up the street) was in better condition and much more manicured for an outstanding experience. With over 100 volunteers from caddies, fore caddies, spotters, green side scorer, etc to sponsor care and crowd control, the Par & Poker Celebrity Challenge for Charity is setup like a PGA Tour Event. Festival tents, vendors, beer gardens, and more provided a great experience for spectators and players.
The TPC Tampa Bay features a stadium like arena on each hole. This lends to a perfect setting to witness great golf from tee to green. Additionally, the TPC Tampa Bay has areas on the course and especially around greens to setup vendors, restaurants, beer gardens and bleachers to enjoy competition from practically a bird’s eye view. The golf course meanders through woods and wetlands providing habitats for abundant forms of waterfowl and indigenous wildlife. The rolling terrain, mature forests and natural marshlands all contribute to the splendor and serenity of an experience that makes TPC Tampa Bay special.
A championship course and a spectator paradise that is FREE to the public for the Par & Poker Celebrity Challenge for Charity event on January 29, 2009…see you there!
