Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
March 21 –24, 2013 | Fallen Oak
www.2013mgrc.com
Contact: Frank Kay
Media Services Director
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
fkay@raycomsports.com
NEWS RELEASE
Thursday, February 28, 2013
For Immediate Release
Fred Couples Set to Defend Title as Entire Top 30
from Champions Tour Money List Committed to
2013 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
Public Schedule of Events Released for Tournament Week
Mississippi Gulf Coast – With five World Golf Hall of Famers and seventeen major championship winners, the
2013 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic field is already shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. The field, led
by defending champion Fred Couples, includes six Masters Champions and, as of today, all 30 of the Top 30
on the Champions Tour Money List ready to display some of the best golf in the world on the Mississippi Gulf
Coast.
The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic will take place March 21-24 at Fallen Oak in Biloxi. Tickets are $15 and on
sale now. They can be purchased online at www.2013MGRC.com or by calling the tournament office at (228)
896-6365. Children 15 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult.
PUBLIC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, March 19
Junior Clinic Presented by Bacot/McCarty Foundation, Shell Landing, 4:00 pm
Thursday, March 21
C Spire Wireless Pro-Am, Fallen Oak (Tee Times beginning at approximately 7:30 AM)
Open to General Public, Fallen Oak
Friday, March 22
First Round - Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak (Split Tees beginning at 10:00 a.m.)
Saturday, March 23
Second Round – Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak (Split Tees beginning at 11:00 a.m.)
Family Day - (STEM Zone presented by Chevron will be open on site)
Sunday, March 24
Final Round – Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak (Split Tees beginning at 11:00 a.m.)
Military Appreciation Day - (active and retired military & families receive complimentary admission
with a military I.D.)
Awards Presentation – Immediately Following Conclusion of Play, 18th green
All events and times are subject to change.
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
March 18 –24, 2013 | Fallen Oak
www.2013MGRC.com
About the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, run by the Bruno Event Team, is uniquely funded by 16 consortium
partners, who see this event as an ideal way to promote the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The 2013 consortium
partners are: Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Tourism Partnership, BP America, Mississippi Power, Mississippi
Development Authority, C Spire Wireless, Hard Rock Resort & Casino, Beau Rivage Hotel & Casino-Fallen Oak,
Grand Biloxi Casino Hotel Spa, Habitat for Humanity, F.E.B. Distributing, IP Casino Resort & Spa, Hancock
Bank, Yates Construction, Roy Anderson Corp, Harrison County Tourism Commission and Coca Cola. The
tournament is administered through the MGRC Foundation, Inc. and will benefit Habitat for Humanity of the
Mississippi Gulf Coast.
About The Champions Tour
Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with many
of its 30 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame competing regularly in its events and numerous other
major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a membership organization of
professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four
events and purses totaling $475,000. Points earned in 26 official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2013 will
determine the Charles Schwab Cup champion, the season-long competition designed to recognize the
Champions Tour’s leading player. The Champions Tour's primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities
for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for
volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic
impact in communities in which it plays. In 2012, tournaments on all five Tours (PGA TOUR, Champions Tour,
Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, PGA TOUR Canada) generated more than $122 million for local
charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.8
billion. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Mike Stevens is President of the Champions Tour.
The PGA TOUR’s website is pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Follow the Champions Tour at Facebook.com/Champions Tour and on Twitter
@ChampionsTour.
About Fallen Oak
The Tom Fazio-designed Fallen Oak epitomizes the quiet elegance found in many of the world’s great golf
courses. Joining the heralded Shadow Creek as the only golf courses built exclusively for MGM Resorts
International guests, Fallen Oak is located 15 minutes outside of Biloxi at the edge of the DeSoto National
Forest. The 7,487-yard course has earned more than 32 national honors for a masterful design that features
dramatic elevation changes rarely seen at a Gulf Coast course and five sets of tees intended to challenge
golfers of all abilities. Since 2010, Fallen Oak has played host to the Champions Tour’s Mississippi Gulf Resort
Classic. For more information on Fallen Oak, please visit www.fallenoak.com.
About Bruno Event Team
Bruno Event Team is experienced in all facets of event management, employing a year-round staff of 80+
employees in 13 offices around the United States and two offices in Canada. Bruno Event Team services each
client with expertise in strategic planning, marketing, advertising, public and media relations, ticket and
merchandise sales, sponsor relations, hospitality consulting, event operations, event financial
planning/accounting and volunteer coordination. For more information, visit www.brunoeventteam.com.
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