With Quail Hollow Club set to host
the PGA Championship in 2025, Truist Championship to be
played at The Philadelphia Cricket Club next year and return to
Charlotte in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE:
TFC), Quail Hollow Club and the PGA TOUR today announced a
seven-year agreement for Truist to become title sponsor of the PGA
TOUR's Charlotte, North Carolina,
event — renamed the Truist Championship. The announcement was held
at the Truist Innovation & Technology Center in Charlotte with Truist Chairman and CEO
Bill Rogers, PGA TOUR Commissioner
Jay Monahan, Quail Hollow Club
President Johnny Harris and
Philadelphia Cricket Club President Tom
Sheridan.
Quail Hollow Club will continue to be the primary host facility
for the event, with the exception being 2025 due to the club
hosting the PGA Championship for the second time. The 2025 Truist
Championship will be May 5-11 at The
Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course. Tickets will go on
sale near the end of this year at TruistChampionship.com.
One of eight Signature Events on the PGA TOUR schedule featuring
the TOUR's top players and FedExCup points (700 points to the
winner), the tournament has raised more than $30 million for charitable organizations over its
history.
"We are honored to be the title sponsor of the PGA TOUR's
Charlotte-based Signature Event
and thrilled that Philadelphia and Charlotte, two vibrant growth
markets for Truist, will be featured on the PGA TOUR," said Truist
Chairman and CEO Bill Rogers. "We
look forward to partnering with the PGA TOUR to elevate this
wonderful championship event and Truist's deep community impact,
and to further fulfill our purpose to inspire and build better
lives and communities."
"We are delighted to welcome Truist to the PGA TOUR family as
the new title sponsor of the Truist Championship, a Signature Event
that has continued to grow in size and stature since its
introduction to the golf calendar more than two decades ago," said
PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan.
"Starting in year one at The Philadelphia Cricket Club followed by
an extended run at the Quail Hollow Club, the Truist Championship
will be a best-in-class experience for fans thanks to the support
of a hometown title sponsor that holds a vested interest in
positively impacting its local communities."
The introduction of the Truist Championship is Truist's latest
pledge to develop a purpose-driven partnership that will foster
competition, camaraderie and meaningful charitable impact. Truist's
unrivaled commitment to inspiring and building better lives and
communities, especially within its hometown Charlotte market, will
be on full display for clients, teammates, patrons and volunteers
on the historic grounds of Quail Hollow Club and The Philadelphia
Cricket Club. Truist will capitalize on its investment with the PGA
TOUR to create business networking opportunities, community
experiences and programs focused on meeting critical needs across
the greater Philadelphia and Charlotte regions.
Quail Hollow Club was originally designed by famed golf course
architect George Cobb in 1961 to
capture the beauty as well as challenging terrain of the
Piedmont region. In the
intervening years, the course has undergone a series of
improvements, including modifications to several holes by
Arnold Palmer in 1986, a redesign by
Tom Fazio in 1997 and modifications
by Fazio to several holes in the summer of 2016. It is home to the
"Green Mile" — a three-hole closing stretch that ranks among the
most difficult on the PGA TOUR. Quail Hollow Club has played host
to a PGA Championship (2017) and a Presidents Cup (2022), along
with the Kemper Open from 1969 to 1979.
"It has long been the goal of Quail Hollow Club to welcome the
best players in the world to the city of Charlotte. While we continue to prepare for
next year's PGA Championship, we also look forward to 2026 when the
club and community turn the page to the next chapter of
professional golf in the Queen City," said Quail Hollow Club
President Johnny Harris. "We look
forward to the partnership with Truist and the PGA TOUR and are
grateful for their shared commitment to both Charlotte and the game
of golf."
The Wissahickon Course at The Philadelphia Cricket Club was
designed by A.W. Tillinghast, who collaborated with fellow club
members George Thomas and
William Flynn who collectively would
become three of the most respected American golf course architects
of their time. The Wissahickon course opened for play in 1922 and
was restored by Keith Foster in
2013-2014 to highlight the strategic bunkering, contoured greens
and narrow fairways of Tillinghast's original design. Wissahickon
has hosted a number of premier national and regional events,
including the 2016 Senior Players Championship, won by Bernhard Langer.
"The Philadelphia Cricket Club is proud to partner with Truist
and the PGA TOUR to host this Signature Event in Philadelphia," said Philadelphia Cricket Club
President Tom Sheridan. "The 2025
Truist Championship will bring the 70 best golfers in the world
back to Philadelphia which has a rich golf history and played a
pivotal role in the evolution of this great game on a national
level."
The Truist Championship will be operated by the PGA TOUR's
Championship Management division, which runs numerous tournaments,
including THE PLAYERS Championship, the TOUR Championship and
Presidents Cup.
About PGA TOUR
By showcasing golf's greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages,
inspires and positively impacts our fans, partners and communities
worldwide.
The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions
tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour,
PGA TOUR Americas and administers PGA TOUR Q-School presented by
Korn Ferry and PGA TOUR University.
TOUR members represent the world's best players, hailing from 30
countries and territories. Showcasing the biggest moments in the
sport with history and legacy on the line, the PGA TOUR has
long-term domestic distribution partnerships for broadcast coverage
on CBS, NBC and Golf Channel and video streaming service on ESPN+.
Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage is available across 200+
countries and territories in 28 languages via 44 broadcast and
digital partners. Virtually all tournaments are organized as
nonprofit organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date,
tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.93 billion.
Fans can follow the PGA TOUR on the new PGA TOUR app and
PGATOUR.COM, and on social media channels, including Facebook,
Instagram (in Spanish, Korean and Japanese), LinkedIn, TikTok,
X (in English, Spanish and Japanese), WhatsApp (in English and
Spanish), WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao and Douyin.
About Quail Hollow Club
Founded in 1959, Quail Hollow Club is a private golf club that has
hosted some of the game's greatest players and events. Located in
the southern suburbs of Charlotte, North
Carolina, Quail Hollow has hosted PGA TOUR events since
2003, as well as the 2017 PGA Championship and the 2022 Presidents
Cup, with the PGA Championship scheduled to return May 15-18, 2025. For more information, visit
www.quailhollowclub.com.
About The Philadelphia Cricket Club
Founded in 1854,
The Philadelphia Cricket Club is the nation's oldest country club
with a rich sporting heritage initially focused on the sport of
Cricket. Tennis was added in 1883 and golf began in 1895. The
Philadelphia Cricket Club is the only club in the United States to celebrate the opening of
a golf course in three different centuries. The Philadelphia
Cricket Club is a sought-after venue for prestigious events,
solidifying its reputation as a cornerstone of sporting excellence.
In 2023, Club + Resort ranked The Philadelphia Cricket Club the
number one racquet facility in the United
States. The Cricket Club has hosted notable tournaments and
championships, including the 1907 and 1910 US Open Golf
Championships, the USGA 2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship,
the 2019 Big Ten Championship, the 2016 Constellation Senior
Players Championship, the 2015 PGA Professional National
Championship, the PSA Bronze event "The Chestnut Hill Classic" in
2023 and 2024, and numerous national grass tennis court
championships and upcoming events such as three USTA men's National
grass Court championship events in August, 2024, the 2025 APTA
National Championship and the 2025 PGA TOUR Truist Championship.
For more information visit www.philacricket.com.
About Truist
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services
company committed to inspiring and building better lives and
communities. As a leading U.S. commercial bank, Truist has leading
market share in many of the high-growth markets across the country.
Truist offers a wide range of products and services through our
wholesale and consumer businesses, including consumer and small
business banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment
banking, wealth management, payments, and specialized lending
businesses. Headquartered in Charlotte,
North Carolina, Truist is a top-10 commercial bank with
total assets of $520 billion as of
June 30, 2024. Truist Bank, Member
FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.
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