Champions Tour Extends Title Sponsorships of Seven Events

The Champions Tour, ask a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, order has announced it has extended sponsorship agreements with seven existing tournaments.

The seven existing title sponsors to renew their agreements with the Champions Tour are: 

ACE Group Classic. A title sponsor since 1999, ACE Group recently extended their title sponsor agreement of the Champions Tour event at the TwinEagles Club (Talon Course) in Naples, Florida through 2017.

Allianz Championship. A title sponsor since 2001, Allianz recently extended their title sponsor agreement of the Champions Tour event at the Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Boca Raton, Florida through 2017.

Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship. A title sponsor since 2003, Constellation recently extended their partnership as title sponsor of this major championship through 2017. Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania hosted the event the past two years and will do so again in 2014.

Boeing Classic. A title sponsor since 2005, Boeing recently extended their title sponsor agreement of the Champions Tour event at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in Seattle, Washington through 2016.

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. A title sponsor since 2009, Mitsubishi Electric recently extended their title sponsor agreement of the Champions Tour season-opening event at Hualalai Golf Course on the Big Island in Hawaii through 2016. Mitsubishi Electric also continues their relationship with the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour as official provider of Diamond Vision scoreboards.

Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. A title sponsor since 2011, Nature Valley recently extended their partnership as title sponsor of the Champions Tour event at Pebble Beach Golf Links and as an Official Marketing Partner through 2016. Their partnership with The First Tee allows them to positively impact the lives of many young people.

Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic presented by C Spire. The tournament, which has been contested since 2010, recently announced a partnership with C Spire Wireless to extend the tournament agreement of the Champions Tour event at Fallen Oak in Biloxi, Mississippi through 2016.

Since it began in 1980, the Champions Tour has visited eight different countries, 38 states and 191 different cities, including San Antonio, Texas, which has hosted a Champions Tour event a record 29 consecutive years. AT&T, the title sponsor in San Antonio, along with Toshiba Corporation, which sponsors the Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, Calif., are the current longest-running title sponsors on Tour.

“The renewals we’re announcing today demonstrate that the Champions Tour continues to deliver the kind of value our sponsors expect,” said Champions Tour President Mike Stevens. “Our sponsors are able to use this platform as a means to grow their business and their brand. Also, the feedback we receive from our sponsors and fans regarding their interaction with our players is extremely positive and it is what makes the Champions Tour unique.”