Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community will be a crown and jewel on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour sa国际传媒鈥檚 slate for the next five seasons as the Courtenay golf course will host one of the circuit鈥檚 qualifying school tournaments.
The announcement, to carry the event through to 2020, was officially made this week.
The 7,025-yard Graham Cooke and Associates layout has welcomed qualifying school participants the last two years. The 2016 tournament is slated for May 2-6.
The tour鈥檚 full schedule, sites and the format for qualifying will be announced at a later date.
鈥淐rown Isle has proven itself to be both a welcoming host facility and a tremendous test for players to earn status on the Mackenzie Tour and we鈥檙e thrilled to be holding qualifying there for the next five years,鈥� Mackenzie Tour president Jeff Monday said in a statement. 鈥淲e eagerly look forward to seeing the next generation of players get their start at Crown Isle each year.鈥�
According to the tour, previous qualifiers to earn their stripes at Crown Isle over the past two seasons have accounted for nine victories, including J.J. Spaun, C.T. Pan and Tim Madigan, who all finished in the top five Order of Merit and earned status on the Web.com Tour.
鈥淐rown Isle is thrilled to be chosen as the host course for the Mackenzie Tour鈥檚 Canadian qualifier for the next five years. Our associates, members and golf community look forward to this annual event, showcasing our golf facility and our beautiful Comox Valley,鈥� Rod Prieto, the facility鈥檚 director of golf said in a statement. 鈥淲e look forward to this long-term relationship with the Mackenzie Tour.鈥�
