BOCA RATON – Because of record crowds that turned out last year to watch the legends of golf competing for the $1.7 million tournament purse during the 2010 Allianz Championship, ProLinks Sports management has added new “events within the event” to its upcoming 2011 week-long tournament program planned to broaden and attract an even larger regional audience of avid golfers, tournament-goers, newcomers to the golf experience and nonprofit supporters.
Scheduled for February 7-13, 2011 with the Golf Channel televising live all three rounds from The Old Course at Broken Sound Club, Champions Tour pros such as Bernhard Langer – last year’s winner — Nick Price, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin, Fred Couples, Paul Azinger and tour rookies Kenny Perry, Mark Calcavecchia, and Steve Lowery will be vying for a tournament purse of $1.7.
Proceeds from the Allianz will again benefit Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Kicking off tournament week will be the first Annual Allianz Championship Women’s Executive Pro-Am presented by Lilly Pulitzer on Tuesday, February 8th at the Old Course. The first Annual Allianz Championship Fairway 5K/Family Day will hit the green on Saturday, February 12 at 7:15 a.m. offering runners and walkers a first time ever experience of running on a championship golf course in Florida.
In addition, the tournament’s introduction of the Allianz Championship “Birdies Fore Charity” fundraising program offers regional and national nonprofits limitless opportunity to generate much needed funds with 100 percent of dollars raised by participating nonprofits going directly to the nonprofits.
The popular Allianz Championship Golf & Wine Experience that was introduced last year will return Friday, February 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Broken Sound Club house.
“Due to the high interest and success of our first annual Golf & Wine Experience last year that featured varietals from the private wine collections of PGA’s top pros, we have expanded the golf experience this year with more spectator, Pro Am, social and business networking, and charitable offerings,” said Allianz Championship Tournament Director Ryan Dillon. “Since we saw a soaring increase of families come out last year when we introduced free admission to the tournament and received a number of requests for a women’s golf experience, we are pleased to deliver these new opportunities in 2011.”
The new Allianz Championship Fairway 5K offers Floridians a first-ever opportunity to run on a golf course. There will also be face painting, a bounce house, putting contests and a Don Law clinic during the 2011 Allianz Championship Family Day to be held on the Saturday of the championship week.
The PGA Tour’s “Birdies fore Charity” benefits nonprofits by distributing 100 percent of the money it raises to participating charity groups.
As an added incentive to donors, each person who makes a pledge to Birdies fore Charity will be given the opportunity to guess the total number of birdies made by Champions Tour players during the 2011 Allianz Championship. One correct guess will win two tickets to the 2011 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Donors also qualify to win random drawings conducted by the Allianz Championship.
The Allianz Championship, with a purse of $1.7 million, is the Champions Tour’s first tournament of the early-season Florida swing. Log on to www.allianzchampionship.com for updates, to purchase VIP tickets, and learn more about sponsorship and volunteer opportunities.