LITTLE
ROCK, Ark., Sept. 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two more notable players,
Stewart Cink and Mike Weir, have declared their intention
to compete in the inaugural Simmons Bank Championship, October 21-27, tournament officials announced
today.
Weir is currently serving as the International Teams Captain for
this week's President Cup being contested in Canada, his native soil. Cink is also in
Canada as a United State's
Assistant Captain. Both Weir and Cink have been on five previous
Presidents Cup teams.
Cink, 51, is currently 12th on the Charles Schwab Cup
standings and won earlier this year on the PGA TOUR Champions at
The Ally Challenge for his first win on this tour. He won eight
times on the PGA TOUR, including The Open Championship in 2009.
Weir, 54, is currently 20th on the Charles Schwab Cup
standings and has one PGA TOUR Champions victory, the 2020
Insperity Invitational. He also won eight times on the PGA TOUR,
including the 2003 Masters Tournament during a year he won three
times on TOUR.
Earlier, tournament officials announced commitments from Ernie
Els, the No. 1 player on the current Charles Schwab Cup
standings as well as No. 3 Steven
Alker, No. 6 K.J Choi, No. 10 Padraig Harrington and No. 11 Jerry Kelly.
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.
Tickets for the Simmons Bank Championship presented by
Stephens—a PGA TOUR Champions playoff event—are now on sale
and more options have recently 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.
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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