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Rapiscan Systems Classic March 19 – 25, 2018 | Fallen Oak RapiscanSystemsClassic.com QUICK FACTS Title Sponsor: Rapiscan Systems Location: Fallen Oak, 24400 Highway 15 North, Biloxi, Mississippi 39574 Purse: $1.6 million ($240,000 to winner) Field: 78 players Format: 18-hole stroke play (three rounds) Par & Yardage: Fallen Oak is par 36-36=72 and will be set up at 7,118 yards Previous Winners: 2017 Champion - Miguel Angel Jimenez (203, -13) 2016 Champion - Miguel Angel Jimenez (202, -14) 2015 Champion - David Frost (206, -10) 2014 Champion - Jeff Maggert (205, -11) 2013 Champion - Michael Allen (205, -11) 2012 Champion - Fred Couples (202, -14) 2011 Champion - Tom Lehman (200, -16) 2010 Champion - David Eger (205, -11) Officials Pro-Ams: Wednesday Pro-Am., Mar. 21 at 7:00 am (Split Tee Times) Thursday Pro-Am., Mar. 22 at 7:00 am (Split Tee Times) Tournament Play: Fri., Mar. 23 at approximately 10:00 am (Split Tee Times) Sat., Mar. 24 at approximately 11:00 am (Split Tee Times) Sun., Mar. 25 at approximately 11:00 am (Split Tee Times) Television Coverage: Fri., Mar. 23, 9:30 - 11:30 pm (The Golf Channel, Tape Delayed) Sat., Mar. 24, 4:00 - 6:00 pm (The Golf Channel, Live) Sun., Mar. 25, 4:00 - 6:00 pm (The Golf Channel, Live) Tickets: General admission is free compliments of Rapiscan Systems and Coca-Cola Economic Impact: Over $100 million since 2010 Benefitting Charity: Local charities throughout region - Birdies for Charity program Event Management: Bruno Event Team – www.brunoeventteam.com *- All times are Central, approximate and subject to change Rapiscan Systems Classic March 19 – 25, 2018 | Fallen Oak RapiscanSystemsClassic.com SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Monday, March 19 • Official Qualifying Tournament, Diamondhead Country Club-Pine Course o Hosted by Gulf States Section PGA • Practice Rounds (PGA TOUR Champions players only), Fallen Oak (closed to public) Tuesday, March 20 • Practice Rounds (PGA TOUR Champions players only), Fallen Oak (closed to public) • Pro-Am Pairings Party, 6:30 pm, IP Studio B, Private Event - (closed to public) Wednesday, March 21 • Rapiscan Systems Pro-Am, Fallen Oak (tee times beginning at approximately 7:00 am) Thursday, March 22 • Rapiscan Systems Pro-Am, Fallen Oak (tee times beginning at approximately 7:00 am) • Tournament Grounds Open to General Public, 7:00 am • Birdies for the Brave Honorary Caddie Program • NCS4 Security Seminar Friday, March 23 • First Responder Appreciation Day Presented by Ingalls Shipbuilding • Opening Ceremony – First Responder Appreciation - #1 Tee, 9:40 am • First Round – Rapiscan Systems Classic, Fallen Oak, 10:00 am • Tournament Grounds Open to General Public, 9:00 am • GOLF CHANNEL Telecast, 9:30 - 11:30 pm CDT (Tape Delayed) Saturday, March 24 • Family Day Presented by Chevron • Second Round – Rapiscan Systems Classic, Fallen Oak, 11:00 am • Tournament Grounds Open to General Public, 10:00 am • GOLF CHANNEL Live Telecast, 4:00 - 6:00 pm CDT Sunday, March 25 • Rapiscan Systems Military Appreciation Day • Final Round – Rapiscan Systems Classic, Fallen Oak, 11:00 am • Tournament Grounds Open to General Public, 10:00 am • GOLF CHANNEL Live Telecast, 4:00 - 6:00 pm CDT • Awards Presentation – Immediately Following Conclusion of Play, 18th green All events and times are Central and subject to change. Rapiscan Systems Classic March 19 – 25, 2018 | Fallen Oak RapiscanSystemsClassic.com KEY CONTACTS Event Staff Stephen Schoettmer .......... Tournament Director Marena Haley ........... Special Events Coordinator Whitney Day ..................... Tournament Manager Nicole Allen .............. Birdies for Charity Manager Keith Sherman .................... Operations Manager Frank Kay .................... Media Relations Manager Patrick Bucher ............................... Sales Manager Mary Wesche ..... Community Outreach Manager Important Numbers (area code 228) Phone Fax Tournament Office 896-6365 896-6366 Fallen Oak (Golf Shop) 386-7015 Follow our social media platforms for updates on events and special announcements: Instagram: @rapiscanclassic Twitter: @RapiscanClassic Facebook: @RapiscanSystemsClassic ABOUT THE RAPISCAN SYSTEMS CLASSIC The Rapiscan Systems Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions events returns to Fallen Oak for the ninth year March 19 – March 25 with a $1.6 million purse. The winner will receive $240,000 and 240 Charles Schwab Cup points. This fabulous event came together as a common vision of more than a dozen companies in the Gulf Coast area after Katrina to show the world the Coast was back open for business. The PGA TOUR Champions is expected to attract 78 professional golfers, over the age of 50. Pro-am tournaments will be played Wed, 03/21 & Thurs, 03/22. Eighteen holes of stroke play are scheduled on each of three days of Fri, 03/23 – Sun, 03/25 with tee times located on attached schedule of events. The course will be open to the public on Thurs, 03/22- Sun, 03/25. General Admission tickets are free for any day of the tournament. The tournament will be broadcast on the Golf Channel. ABOUT PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older, including 35 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Tour’s mission is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable and economic impact in tournament communities. In 2018, the PGA TOUR Champions schedule includes 27 tournaments across the United States, Scotland and Canada, with purses totaling more than $56 million. The Charles Schwab Cup, which includes the Regular Season and the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, is used to determine the season-long champion. All events are televised in the United States, with most receiving complete coverage on Golf Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, telecasts air in excess of 190 countries and territories, reaching more than 330 million potential households. Follow PGA TOUR Champions online at PGATOUR.com, at facebook.com/PGATOURChampions, on Twitter @ChampionsTour and on Instagram @pgatourchampions. ABOUT BIRDIES FOR CHARITY Birdies for Charity is a fund-raising program designed to give participating charities the opportunity to generate contributions for their organization based on the number of “birdies” made by PGA TOUR Champions players during the 2018 Rapiscan Systems Classic. Since the inception of this program in 2010, Birdies for Charity has generated over $600,000 and benefitted nearly 30 charities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. GOLF ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST THE GULFPORT OPEN (1944-45) The Gulfport Open was a two-year stop for the players on the PGA TOUR following World War II. It was played at the Great Southern Golf Club of Gulfport, the state’s oldest golf course, with the 1945 tournament leaving a lasting memory. Year Winner 1944 Harold “Jug” McSpaden recorded one of his 17 PGA Tour victories. It was one of his five victories that year. 1945 Sam Snead defeated Byron Nelson in a 19-hole playoff after the two were tied at the end of regulation. Nelson rallied from that loss to win 18 tournaments that year, including a record-setting 11 in a row. MORE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST EVENTS It is now known as the Nationwide Tour, but when it was begun in 1990, it was known as the Ben Hogan Tour. The Gulf Coast Classic was played at Windance Country Club in Gulfport, Miss., from 1990-92. From 1993-97, the Tour changed sponsorship to become the Nike Tour and the event was entitled the Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic. In 1997, the event moved to the Mississippi National Golf Course. And in 1999, after a year hiatus, it relocated to Oaks Golf Club and was entitled the Mississippi Gulf Coast Open. In 2000, the Tour changed title sponsors to the Buy.com Tour. Year Winner The Gulf Coast Classic at Windance Country Club (Ben Hogan Tour) 1990 Dick Mast (-7) beat Rick Pearson in a playoff (36 holes) 1991 Tom Lehman (-7) beat Tim Straub and John Wilson in a playoff (36 holes) 1992 Glen Hnatiuk (-9) by a stroke over Bruce Zabriskie, Mike Donald, John Flannery (54 holes) The Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic at Windance Country Club (Nike Tour) 1993 Jim Furyk (-10) beat Bob Friend in a playoff (54 holes) 1994 John Elliott (-12) beat Chris Perry in a playoff (72 holes) 1995 Allen Doyle (-15) defeated Franklin Langham in a playoff (72 holes) 1996 Joe Durant (-15) won by a stroke Brett Quigley (72 holes) The Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic at Mississippi National Golf Club 1997 Jeff Brehaut (-13) won by 6 strokes over Tom Scherrer (72 holes) 1998 No event The Mississippi Gulf Coast Open at Oaks Golf Club 1999 Joel Edwards (-8) won by a stroke over John Riegger (72 holes) The Mississippi Gulf Coast Open at Oaks Golf Club (Buy.com Tour) 2000 Tripp Isenhour (-9) won by 2 strokes over John Elliott (72 holes) TITLE SPONSOR A SECURITY SCREENING LEADER Rapiscan Systems is now the proud sponsor of our PGA TOUR Champions tournament! But who is Rapiscan Systems? In conjunction with the PGA TOUR Champions, Rapiscan Systems is proud to be the title sponsor of the longstanding event held annually at Fallen Oak in Biloxi, Mississippi. The newly- named Rapiscan Systems Classic will be held March 19-25, 2018. In support of our personnel on the front lines of our safety and security, the Rapiscan Systems Classic welcomes all members of our military, first responders and Department of Homeland Security personnel to enjoy the TOUR from the Patriots Pavilion at Fallen Oak. Rapiscan Systems is proud to sponsor this PGA TOUR Champions event in support of the important non-profit work they support. About Rapiscan Systems Since 1993, Rapiscan Systems has installed over 100,000 products in more than 100 countries. From baggage and parcel inspection systems and metal detectors to automated explosive detection systems and container inspection systems.