Tickets for 2017 PGA Tour event in Wilmington on sale next month

WILMINGTON, NC (WELLS FARGO RELEASE) — Tickets for the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship, which will be contested at Wilmington’s Eagle Point Golf Club May 1-7 for one year only, will go on sale October 12, 2015.

The Wells Fargo Championship is not only one of the premier golf tournaments in the North Carolina region, but also in the world. During the past 13 years, the PGA TOUR event has consistently welcomed the world’s top players. Each of the tournament’s champions considered their victory at the Wells Fargo Championship to be a major achievement, given the strong field of competitors.

This year, Rory McIlroy became the tournament’s first multiple champion with a dominating performance at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC.  Past champions are: 2003 David Toms, 2004 Joey Sindelar, 2005 Vijay Singh, 2006 Jim Furyk, 2007 Tiger Woods, 2008 Anthony Kim, 2009 Sean O’Hair, 2010 Rory McIlroy, 2011 Lucas Glover, 2012 Rickie Fowler, 2013 Derek Ernst, 2014 J.B. Holmes and 2015 Rory McIlroy.

Six of the tournament’s 12 champions have earned major championship titles and three champions have held the No.1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking at some point in time.

Fans are reminded that the Wells Fargo Championship will be staged in Wilmington only in 2017 before returning to Charlotte in 2018 and 2019. Therefore, tickets are predicted to be in high-demand and fans are encouraged to purchase early. Grounds ticket prices start with the $30 Practice Pack, which consist of three individual daily tickets for Monday through Wednesday. Also popular is the $165 Weekly Ticket Book, which represents a $95 savings from individual daily purchases. Through the years, many fans have found the Weekly Book to be a great gift.

Parking and round-trip shuttle service from tournament authorized lots will be FREE for the 2017 Wilmington tournament at Eagle Point Golf Club.

Patrons can purchase tickets and research Hospitality options by visiting www.wellsfargochampionship.com or by calling (800) 945-0777 To accommodate families, children ages 12 and under are free with a paid adult admission (one child per paying adult). The tournament will also offer active and inactive military free one-day admission through the USO of North Carolina.

Grounds ticket options include:

• Weekly Book – $165 — Includes admission to all seven days of the tournament and represents a savings of $95. The same individual does not have to use the ticket each day, allowing family members, friends and business associates to share the experience of the event.
• Practice Pack – $30 — Consists of individual daily tickets for Monday’s Pro-Am, Tuesday’s practice round and the popular Wednesday Pro-Am (price includes all three days and fans are permitted to bring cameras during these days)
• Thursday Individual Daily Ticket — $50 each
• Friday, Saturday and Sunday Individual Daily Tickets — $60 each

*Price does not include NC sales tax

*For a limited time there is FREE Shipping & Handling

Champions for Education, a non-profit host organization, manages and operates the Wells Fargo Championship. As a result of the tournament, Champions for Education’s impact on charity has been awareness and over $18 million since 2003. The selected charitable organizations benefitting from the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship will be announced at a later date.

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Wells Fargo Championship Wilmington Facts

DATE:                                                           May 1-7, 2017

SITE:                                                  Eagle Point Golf Club, Wilmington, NC

PAR/YARDAGE:                              Par: 36–36—72; Yards: 7,259 (subject to change)

PAST CHAMPIONS:                         2003    David Toms*               2010    Rory McIlroy*

• Joey Sindelar 2011    Lucas Glover*
• Vijay Singh* 2012    Rickie Fowler
• Jim Furyk* 2013    Derek Ernst
• Tiger Woods* 2014    B. Holmes
• Anthony Kim 2015    Rory McIlroy (2)
• Sean O’Hair

*Denotes Major Championship winner (total of 24 major titles)

FORMAT:                                          72 holes of stroke play; After 36 holes, the field of 156 competitors is cut to the low 70 scores and ties.

CHARITABLE PROCEEDS:            Since 2003, the Wells Fargo Championship has raised over $18 million for charity causes. Wells Fargo and Champions for Education will continue this effort in 2017.

ECONOMIC IMPACT:                     Estimated to be between $40 and $60 million for the Wilmington area

TV:                                                      The Wells Fargo Championship will be broadcast to a national and international audience. The broadcast and scenes from Wilmington will be available to over 1 billion potential households in 32 languages, across 225 countries and territories outside of the U.S. via international TV partners. HD coverage of events will be available internationally on 35 channels across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australasia, Latin America and Canada.

TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER:      Champions for Education, based in Charlotte, NC, will operate and manage all aspects of the tournament. Champions for Education is the non-profit tournament host of the Wells Fargo Championship and has been in operation since the tournament was founded by Wells Fargo, Quail Hollow Club and the PGA TOUR in 2002. Led by Kym Hougham, the Executive Director, the nine-member staff will spend several months of total time in Wilmington preparing for the tournament.

TOURNAMENT PARTNERS:         Wells Fargo (title sponsor), PGA TOUR, Eagle Point GC, Champions for Education

TOURNAMENT SOCIAL:                Website: www.WellsFargoChampionship.com

                                                            Twitter: @WellsFargoGolf

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