PGA Fashion & Demo Experience Pro-Pro Tourney Purse and Prizes Announced; Registration Opens

Tournament Registration Now Open at PGALasVegas.com

(PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.) – Registration is now open for the 2016 PGA Fashion & Demo Experience Pro-Pro Tournament at PGALasVegas.com. The 2016 Pro-Pro Tournament, held Monday, Aug. 15, at Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada, kicks off the three-day golf industry gathering at the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience, Aug. 15-17, in Las Vegas.

The 2016 tournament offers a $20,650 purse, including a first-place prize of $5,000 to the winning team and new chipping and putting contests, each with prizes of $1,000. A $100 per-hole Skins Game, plus additional Closest to the Pin and Long Drive contests, also will be offered.

“The annual Pro-Pro Tournament has become a popular event to kick off the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience,” said PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions Senior Vice President and General Manager Ed Several. “Cascata offers a challenging, but fun, host site and the number of contests and prizes make for an exciting day of competition. After a great day of golf, PGA and LPGA Professionals can stay for the PGA Outdoor Demo Experience to test the newest equipment, attend a short-game instructional workshop and network with peers while they enjoy live music and a barbeque.”

The 2016 Pro-Pro Tournament field is limited to 50 two-person teams in a four-ball, stroke-play format beginning with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. PGA and LPGA Professionals may register as a team or tournament organizers will help match single players into teams.

PGA and LPGA Professionals can take advantage of early registration savings, $165 per player through June 15, 2016. After June 15, the registration fee is $190 per player. The tournament registration fee includes golf, forecaddie, breakfast, lunch, gift bag and round-trip bus transportation from The Venetian. The tournament fee also includes automatic registration for the PGA Fashion & Demo Experience. Tournament details regarding eligibility, format, rules, purse breakdown and prize presentation are available at PGALasVegas.com/ProPro.

Current vendor partners include Hole-in-One Drinks as the Closest to The Pin sponsor and The Game Headwear, who will provide hats to all Pro-Pro participants. Additional vendor partners and sponsorships will be announced.

Cascata Golf Club is a top-ranked, Rees Jones-designed layout, at the base of the Red Mountains. The club is well-known for its outstanding design and multiple water features on the property, including a river that runs through the clubhouse. Tournament players are invited to stay at Cascata for the PGA Outdoor Demo Experience, which immediately follows the tournament from 2 - 6 p.m., and features new equipment testing, an indoor marketplace, industry networking, special events, contests/prizes, live music and a barbeque. Complimentary transportation will be provided throughout the evening between The Venetian and Cascata Golf Club. PGA Professionals will receive 4 MSR credits for attending the PGA Outdoor Demo Experience.

Event details and registration are available at PGALasVegas.com.