2016 Fact Sheet the 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Will Be Held January 19-23, at the Hualalai Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii
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2016 Fact Sheet The 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai will be held January 19-23, at the Hualalai Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. The PGA TOUR Champions Tour tournament is a competition among all official event champions of the 2014 and 2015 seasons, winners of the majors since 2011 and ten professionals by invitation with a minimum of five or more career victories, including one major. The golf competition will be held on the Hualalai Golf Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, while tournament guests enjoy the renowned Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehu. Event: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Location: Hualalai Golf Course, Ka’upulehu, Hawaii Dates: January 21, 22 & 23 Title Sponsor: Mitsubishi Electric Format: 54-Hole - Stroke Play Competition Purse: 1.8 million Defending Champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez Pro-Am: Tuesday, January 19 & Wednesday, January 20 (Approx. 7:30am start each day) Charities: Rotary Club of Kona Community Foundation; Big Island Junior Golf, Daniel Sayre Foundation Television: Golf Channel Tickets: Advance Purchase – pgatour.com/mec Or purchase at the Gate Tournament Week $20 One Day Pass / $35 Tournament Pass (purchase on website) $25 One Day Pass (gate)/ $40 Tournament Pass (gate) Broadcast: FIRST Round Thursday, January 21 Golf Channel 2:00p - 5:00p (Hawaii Time) SECOND Round Friday, January 22 Golf Channel 2:00p - 5:00p (Hawaii Time) FINAL Round Saturday, January 23 Golf Channel 2:00p - 5:00p (Hawaii Time) TV Braodcast Times “Subject to Change” 2016 Field: 2014 & 2015 “Official Winners” on the Champions Tour, Winners of the Champions Tour ‘majors’ since 2011 plus ten sponsor exemptions. 1. Michael Allen 12. Joe Durant 23. Colin Montgomerie 34. Ian Woosnam 2. Billy Andrade 13. David Frost 24. Tom Pernice Jr. Sponsor Exemptions 3. Olin Browne 14. Fred Funk 25. Kenny Perry 35. Hale Irwin 4. Mark Calcavecchia 15. Paul Goydos 26. Wes Short Jr. 36. Peter Jacobsen 5. Roger Chapman 16. Jay Haas 27. Jeff Sluman 37. Tom Kite 6. Russ Cochran 17. Khoki Idoki 28. Jerry Smith 38. Davis Love III 39. Larry Nelson 7. John Cook 18. Lee Janzen 29. Esteban Toledo 40. Mark O’Meara 8. Fred Couples 19. Miguel Angel Jimenez 30. Kirk Triplett 41. Corey Pavin 9. Joe Daley 20. Bernhard Langer 31. Duffy Waldorf 42. Loren Roberts 10. Marco Dawson 21. Tom Lehman 32. Tom Watson 43. Vijay Singh 44. Craig Stadler 11. Scott Dunlap 22. Jeff Maggert 33. Mark Wiebe .