New PGA TOUR Champions golf tournament coming to Coachella Valley, starting spring 2023
A new professional golf tournament is coming to the Coachella Valley, starting in the spring of 2023. The Galleri Classic, a PGA TOUR Champions event, will be held March 20-26, 2023 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage.
“Our players have longed to come back to this market.” Miller Brady - @ChampionsTour President.
— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 19, 2022
It was announced Tuesday morning by PGA TOUR Champions and GRAIL, LLC.
@ChampionsTour and @GrailBio are partnering to bring the professionals to the Coachella Valley at The Galleri Classic in 2023!
— The Galleri Classic (@GalleriClassic) April 19, 2022
More information: 🔗in bio #TheGalleriClassic #PGATOURChampions #golf #palmsprings #coachellavalley pic.twitter.com/E2ZklXbaCa
Some highlights include:
- 78 professional players (age 50 & older)
- 54-hole event (Friday-Sunday)
- 2-day Pro-Am (Wednesday-Thursday)
- $2.2M tournament purse
- Benefits cancer-related causes
Organizers tell News Channel 3 this is the first time PGA TOUR Champions has hosted a tournament in Coachella Valley since 1993.
The Galleri Classic will feature 78 PGA TOUR Champions professionals, including World Golf Hall of Fame
PGA Tour CHAMPIONS GOLF
members, who will play 54 holes of stroke play for a purse of $2.2 million. The Galleri Classic will be the
latest addition to the PGA TOUR Champions schedule and will benefit cancer-related causes.
“We are thrilled to partner with GRAIL to bring PGA TOUR Champions golf back to such a storied
PGA TOUR Champions President Miller Brady.
community at the Mission Hills Country Club. World Golf Hall of Fame members and legends of the game will enjoy a tremendous week of competition here, while providing the passionate, local golf fans with a unique, incredible experience, and we look forward to making a positive impact in the community for years to come.”
The Galleri Classic is named after GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection test.
Bob Ragusa, Chief Executive Officer at GRAIL
“GRAIL and PGA TOUR Champions have a shared commitment to positively impact the lives of people
and communities that we touch. At 50 years of age and older, Champions Tour Players have likely had
personal experiences with cancer and can inspire the next generation to improve health care. We are excited to join forces to build awareness for multicancer early detection and raise proceeds to support cancer research.”
News Channel 3's Sports Director Blake Arthur will be covering the announcement and the impacts on the Coachella Valley today. Watch live reports at noon, 5:00, and 6:00 today on KESQ.
How's this for a life of @ChampionsTour player in March? Hit the @HoagClassic in Newport Beach and then the desert for the @GalleriClassic. Imagine some red meat and red wine gets mixed in along the way. @DavidDuvalGolf @KESQ pic.twitter.com/hQyELW1uY5
— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 19, 2022
March is already a beautiful and busy month in the valley because of the BNP Paribas Ope. Now with the Galleri Classic immediately following the tennis tournament, it will likely attract even more people and business.
March Madness in the desert, indeed. 2023 schedule features two major sporting events.
— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 19, 2022
🎾 Mar 6-19 @BNPPARIBASOPEN
🏌🏼 Mar 20-26 @GalleriClassic
Earning the paycheck that month! @KESQ
Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for continuing coverage of the new golf tournament and all major sporting events in the valley.
