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SPC Update
from June 2023 Tom Tom
by Sahalee
The Sahalee Players Championship (SPC) is the Men’s College event that Sahalee will be hosting on an annual basis starting in September 2023. Co-Hosted by UW Men’s Golf and Sahalee, the SPC will be one of the best fields in College Golf. The 2023 field includes Arizona, Arizona State, Duke, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Texas, USC, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, and Washington.
Tournament Update – Countdown to September 2023
With the SPC is 3 months away, here are some key updates:
1. PGA Tour Event exemption to the Individual winner of the 2023 SPC. Through Sahalee’s partnership with Fortinet, the Individual winner of our tournament on Sunday will pack their bags on Monday the 12th of September and head to Napa to compete with the greatest players in the world at the Fortinet Championship. This is a MASSIVE deal for the SPC and Sahalee and solidifies our event as one of, if not THE top event in college golf!
2 Schedule - The exact dates are September 8th – 10th, 2023 MARK YOUR CALENDARS The 8th (Friday) will be the official practice round for the teams and the day will conclude with an entertaining and casual event for teams, contestants, volunteers, and members The 9th (Saturday) will be a 36-hole competition day, and the 10th (Sunday) will be the final 18-hole competition day
3. Sponsorship Update
There are sponsorship opportunities available for the SPC, that include logo promotion, golf experience with the SPC players, private hospitality suites, and a private golf outing at Sahalee. This is a great way to amplify and promote your business to a great demographic, or host a networking event for your team, partners, or customers. These Sponsorship opportunities are limited, so please inquire ASAP. If you or your company (or any company you know) are interested in Sponsorship opportunities with the SPC - please contact Chris Grusz, Kevin White, or Bryan Nicholson.
4. Volunteers –We will need: Walking Scorers, Standard Bearers, ForeCaddies, and hosts, as well as select opportunities for host housing. For general Volunteer questions or interest, please contact Kim Shek, and for Housing questions, please contact Jeannine Gibson.
5. Team Hosts - Each team participating in the tournament will be assigned a Team Host. This is not necessarily a Host for housing, but more like a single point of contact for coaches and players to interact with directly about anything to do with Sahalee, the tournament, or the area. Kent Martin is heading up this team, so please contact Kent if you are interested in being a Team Host.
6 2024 Update– Success for the SPC is driven by the quality of field that we attract to play at the tournament For future success, we must really succeed in 2023, but given the busy schedules and rapid development of the college golf game, we must start our recruiting of teams for 2024 already! We are off to a great start in this endeavor, as we have already received commitments from NATIONAL CHAMPIONFlorida, North Carolina, and USC We expect more to come in the next few weeks as dates for other events in 2024 start to firm up
