Tour Events Playing on Champion Greens
The 2011 PGA Championship will be played on Champion Greens at The Atlanta Athletic Club in August. This will mark the first time in decades that a major has been played on bermudagrass greens. Altogether there have been 47 Tour events played on Champion greens since 1996. In 2011, these include:
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio - San Antonio, Texas
April 14th-17th, 2011 (The Golf Channel / CBS)
CHAMPION greens planted 2009
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
TPC Tampa Bay - Lutz, Florida
April 15th-17th, 2011 (The Golf Channel)
CHAMPION greens planted 2009
St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind - Memphis, Tennessee
June 9th-12th, 2011 (The Golf Channel / CBS)
CHAMPION greens planted 2004
Viking Classic
Annandale Golf Club - Madison, Mississippi
July 14th-17th, 2011 (The Golf Channel / CBS)
CHAMPION greens planted 2006
PGA Championship
Atlanta Athletic Club - Johns Creek, GA
August 11th-14th, 2011 (TNT / CBS)
CHAMPION greens planted 2009
First Major Championship Played On Bermudagrass Greens In Decades
Navistar LPGA Classic
RTJ Golf Trail: Capitol Hill
Prattville, Alabama September 15th-18th 2011 (The Golf Channel)
CHAMPION greens planted 2011
Administaff Small Business Classic
Woodlands Country Club: Tournament Course - Houston, Texas
October 7th-9th 2011 (The Golf Channel)
CHAMPION greens planted 1996
AT&T Championship
TPC San Antonio - San Antonio, Texas
October 14th-16th, 2011 (The Golf Channel)
CHAMPION greens planted 2009
Sherwood LPGA Taiwan Championship
Sunrise Golf & Country Club - Taiwan, Republic of China
October 20th-23rd, 2011
CHAMPION greens planted 2001
