Major Series of Putting moves Las Vegas Championship to the Fall
10 Jan 2017
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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The MSOP Stadium Course in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS—Major Series of Putting (MSOP) has
moved the date for the 2017 MSOP Championships to
fall 2017
in Las Vegas to accommodate the growing interest in
the qualifying events hosted across the country
(participating regions have expanded to include several
northeast cities). The MSOP Championship events will
begin on Oct. 27, 2017 and will now feature over 20
tournaments.
The first qualifying event starts today, Jan. 10, 2017, in
Phoenix and will be followed by over 125 more in San
Diego, Dallas, Orlando, Fla., Los Angeles and Las Vegas
now through March 5, 2017. Get all the details and
reserve your spot at www.msop.com/qualify.
Qualification prices start at $10.
In addition, nearly 250 qualifiers will also be hosted in
the following cities:
* San Francisco
* Houston
* West Palm Beach, Fla.
* Jupiter, Fla.
* Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
* Miami, FL
* Hilton Head, S.C.
* Savannah, Ga.
* Myrtle Beach, S.C.
* Atlanta, Ga.
* Charlotte, N.C.
* Asheville, N.C.
* Raleigh, N.C.
* Durham, N.C.
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Chicago, Ill.
* Virginia Beach, Va.
* Richmond, Va.
Dates for these qualifiers and additional cities will be
announced at a later date.
“We are extremely excited to announce the start
of a new network of qualifiers in five states that will
allow
thousands of players the opportunity to qualify for the
championship event in Las Vegas. It’s truly the essence
of
MSOP – giving all golfers a chance to make it to the big
stage! And the qualifiers are the perfect, most
accessible
way to get your shot at glory,” said Guillaume Béland,
president and general manager for MSOP.
As previously announced, MSOP collaborates with
industry leaders Nicklaus Design, Southwest Green and
Populous. Brad Faxon, PGA TOUR professional, also
serves as senior advisor for the event. The MSOP
temporary
sports venue will be located at 110 E. Harmon Avenue,
adjacent to Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The
event
will offer a wide variety of putting tournaments
including singles and team events in stroke play and
match play
formats with exclusive events for amateurs and
professional golfers with varies entry fees. The updated
schedule
now features 20 events including most of the ones
revealed earlier and additional ones starting with direct
entry
fees as low as $250. An exciting High Roller Invitational
is now featured and will surely get the fans
overexcited.
All the details regarding the new schedule are now
avaialable at
www.msop.com/championships.
ABOUT MSOP:
Major Series of Putting (MSOP) intends to entertain,
challenge and thrill people with the simplest and most
important golf element – Putting. To achieve such,
MSOP will sanction the largest series of putting
tournaments
in history with millions of dollars in total prize money.
In fabulous Las Vegas, participants from all walks of life
will have the opportunity to test their skills - and
nerves - as they compete over several days in high-
stakes
championship putting tournaments on a 20,000-
square-foot surface created by world-leading Nicklaus
Design.
The fun is open to all as qualifying events are currently
being held around North America in collaboration with
local golf courses. MSOP is a subsidiary of Lune Rouge
Innovation, a new creative company inspired and
controlled by Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté.