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VISIT KNOXVILLE OPEN

Holston Hills Country Club Selected as Future Host of Korn Ferry Tour’s Visit Knoxville Open SAVE THE DATE: May 11-17, 2020

The Korn Ferry Tour’s newly named Visit Knoxville Open will move to historic Holston Hills Country Club this May. Formerly the Web.com Tour, the organization has signed a five-year agreement with McConnell Golf.

The Visit Knoxville Open is one of four original tournaments from the Tour’s inaugural 1990 season. With 50 available PGA TOUR cards, the Korn Ferry Tour is the path to the Pros. Over the last 30 years, the event has produced a number of noteworthy champions, including future PGA TOUR winners Jeff Maggert (1990), J.J. Henry (2000), Vaughn Taylor (2003), Chez Reavie (2007), Chris Kirk (2010) and Patton Kizzire (2015), who used his victory to garner Player of the Year honors that season. Other notables to compete include two -time Masters champion Bubba Watson, 13-time PGA TOUR winner David Toms, U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover and PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker.

For more information please visit https://visitknoxopen.com/.

2020 REX HOSPITAL OPEN

On May 28 –31, the 33rd REX Hospital Open will take place at The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation. In 2019, Sebastian Cappelen took home the REX Open trophy, shooting a course record 21- under par to win by three shots! Last year’s tournament hosted more than 156 professional golfers from around the world and helped raise money for the new UNC REX Cancer Center.

Have you ever wanted to take part in a professional golf tournament? Well, now’s your chance! The REX Hospital Open is seeking volunteers to assist in executing the area’s premier professional charity golf tournament, part of the Korn Ferry Tour. If you would like more information on volunteering for the REX Hospital Open, contact Michael Thomas at mthomas@ccwakefieldplantation.com.

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