Tickets on Sale Now for LPGA Tour’s 2019 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
Diamond Resorts, a global leader in the hospitality, vacation ownership and entertainment industries, announced today that tickets are now on sale for the inaugural 2019 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Presented by Insurance Office of America. The tournament will be held Jan. 17-20, 2019 at Tranquilo Golf Course at Four Seasons Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
New for 2019, the tournament will be one of the most unique events on the LPGA Tour, bringing together some of the world’s top women golfers to play side-by-side with a roster of world-class celebrities.
Only LPGA professionals who won an official tour event in 2017 or 2018 qualify to play in the tournament, so the competition will be tough and the weekend filled with on-the-course action. The professionals will play 72 holes of stroke play with no cut for $1.2 million in official prize money, and compete alongside a roster of sports and entertainment celebrities, who will be competing for their own $500,000 purse utilizing a Modified Stableford format.
Several ticket packages are available for purchase, ranging from $12 for a single day presale pass to $400 for a four-day suite pass, which includes complimentary food and drinks in a suite overlooking the green on Hole 17.
To date, 35 LPGA professionals have qualified to play in the inaugural event, including Brittany Lincicome, Brooke Henderson, In-Kyung Kim, Michelle Wie, Shanshan Feng, Inbee Park and Sung Hyun Park. For the full list of qualified LPGA players, visit DiamondLPGA.com/players. Hall of Famers Ray Allen, Brian Urlacher, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, John Smoltz and Marcus Allen; seven-time Cy Young Award Winner Roger Clemens; Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester; Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander; former NASCAR champion Michael Waltrip; NHL star Jeremy Roenick; and actors Alfonso Ribeiro and Jack Wagner will be among the celebrities competing.
Threesomes may include a combination of LPGA professionals and sports and entertainment celebrities, and some with all LPGA players or all celebrities.
All four days of the unique event will be nationally televised live with Thursday and Friday on Golf Channel, and Saturday and Sunday on NBC, with a one-hour Golf Channel lead-in.
Tournament parking is complimentary with the purchase of an adult ticket and available at the Magic Kingdom Parking Area at Walt Disney World® Resort. General admission grounds pass tickets are free for children under age 17 with the purchase of an adult ticket. Suite passes are complimentary for children 3 years old and under. Go to DiamondLPGA.com for additional tournament information, including frequently asked questions about attending, directions and to purchase tickets.
