Volunteers show overwhelming support for
tournament scheduled for Oct. 21-27
at Pleasant Valley Country Club.
LITTLE
ROCK, Ark., Aug. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets for the Simmons Bank
Championship presented by Stephens—a PGA TOUR Champions playoff
event—are now on sale and more options have been added for the
general public. For a complete listing of ticket options or to
purchase tickets, please visit the tournament website at
simmonsbankchampionship.com.
Tournament officials have added several more spectator options
for purchase, including weekend packages and a new, all-inclusive
ticket located in a hospitality structure on the 15th green. The 15
green upgraded ticket has views of the driving range, 15 green, and
9 green and includes food and beverage. Daily tickets for this
venue are $300 or the weekend package
is available for $850 and includes
tickets for all three days of competition - Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
Weekend general admission tickets are available for $75 with children ages 15 and under admitted free
with a general admission adult. In addition, weekend tickets for
the 16 green upgraded venue can be purchased for $350. Both packages include all three days of the
tournament.
In impressive fashion, nearly 900 volunteers registered within
the first month once registration was open to the public, and those
volunteers will provide support for 22 different committees leading
up to, during and after tournament week. More than 100 other
volunteers have been added to a waiting list created by tournament
officials. Areas of volunteerism include walking scorers, marshals,
player services, caddie services, transportation, cart operations
and hospitality.
"The reception from the Little Rock community has been
incredible and provides further evidence that having a PGA
Champions event in the state was long overdue," said Freddie Black, tournament chair of Simmons Bank
Championship. "Volunteerism is the backbone of PGA TOUR Champions
events, and our group of volunteers will be an integral part of the
tournament's success."
The inaugural Simmons Bank Championship presented by
Stephens will be held at Pleasant
Valley Country Club in Little Rock,
Arkansas with activities throughout the week of Oct. 21-27. Tournament play will take place
Friday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 27. The tournament will serve as the
second round of the PGA TOUR Champions annual Charles Schwab Cup
Playoffs. The field will consist of the top 54 players in the
standings competing for $2.3 million
in prize money and a chance to earn their spot among the top 36 in
the final event of the season.
In July, tournament officials announced, daily spectator options
that include a $30 daily general
admission ticket which provides single-day access to the tournament
grounds on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Children ages 15 and under
will receive free general admission access with a ticketed adult.
An upgraded 16 green hospitality ticket is also available to
purchase for $125 per day and
provides access to a hospitality structure located directly behind
the 16 green, with views of 16 and 17 green as well as 18 fairway.
This ticket option includes access to the venue with food and
drinks available for purchase.
The most exclusive hospitality option at the event is the
Arkansas Champions Club weekend ticket. This VIP pass includes
access to the newly renovated Pleasant Valley Country Club
clubhouse and lawn with an exclusive 18 green viewing area. This
pass also provides access to hospitality structures on 15 and 16
green. Food and drinks are all-inclusive, and VIP parking is also
included with the $2,500 per weekend
ticket.
Corporate sponsorships and hospitality packages as well as
playing positions and teams in our official Pro-Am golf experience
are also available for purchase. For more information, visit the
website or contact sales@simmonsbankchampionship.com.
The Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens will be the first-ever PGA TOUR event held
in Arkansas, and the first PGA
TOUR-sanctioned tournament held in the state since the Korn Ferry
Tour's Fort Smith Classic, which was last contested in 2010. Net
proceeds from the Simmons Bank Championship presented by
Stephens will used by the tournament's
charitable arm to support multiple nonprofit organizations in the
state of Arkansas.
For more information about the Simmons Bank Championship
presented by Stephens, to purchase
tickets and to stay up to date on tournament news, visit the
tournament website, simmonsbankchampionship.com.
Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens
The Simmons Bank Championship
presented by Stephens, a PGA TOUR
Champions Charles Schwab Cup Playoff event contested in
Little Rock, Arkansas, will be
played at Pleasant Valley Country Club the week of October 21-27, featuring a 54-player field and a
$2.3 million purse. In its inaugural
year, the tournament will focus on charitable giving and making a
lasting impression on the State of
Arkansas. For more information about the tournament, visit
the tournament website (simmonsbankchampionship.com) or follow the
Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens on Facebook (@SimmonsBankChampionship),
Instagram (@sbgolfchamp), X [formerly Twitter] (@sbgolfchamp),
TikTok (@sbgolfchamp), LinkedIn (@SimmonsBankChampionship) and
YouTube (@SimmonsBankChampionship).
Simmons
Bank
Simmons Bank is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Simmons First National Corporation
(NASDAQ: SFNC), a Mid-South based financial holding company that
has paid cash dividends for 115 consecutive years. Simmons Bank operates 234 branches in
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
Founded in 1903, Simmons Bank offers
comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a client-centric
approach. In 2024, Simmons Bank was
recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the
2024-2025 Best Companies to Work For in the South and by
Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Banks 2024 in
Tennessee and America's
Best-In-State Employers 2024 in Missouri.
Stephens
"Stephens" (the company brand name) is a leading
family-owned investment firm that includes Stephens Inc. (member
NYSE/SIPC), Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC, Stephens
Insurance, LLC, Stephens Capital Partners LLC and Stephens Europe
Limited.
Stephens Inc. is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1933,
Stephens Inc. provides securities brokerage, investment banking and
other financial services to a broad client base which includes
corporations, state and local governments, financial institutions,
institutional investors and individual investors throughout
the United States and overseas.
Stephens Inc. (Home Office: 111 Center Street, Little Rock, AR USA, 501-377-2000) is
regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Member SIPC/NYSE. For more
information, visit www.stephens.com.
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