2013 Tampa Bay Championship

The PGA TOUR announced its 2013 schedule and the Tampa Bay Championship will be played March 11-17 on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort.

THE EVENT FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE TRANSITIONS CHAMPIONSHIP, WILL BE PLAYED AS THE TAMPA BAY CHAMPIONSHIP, MARCH 11-17 ON THE COPPERHEAD COURSE AT INNISBROOK RESORT. WHILE THE TOURNAMENT NAME AND LOGO ARE NEW, THE TAMPA BAY CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE PLAYED WITH THE SAME $5.5 MILLION PURSE IN ITS CUSTOMARY DATE ON THE SCHEDULE - THIRD WEEK OF THE FLORIDA SWING - AS PART OF THE PGA TOUR'S FEDEXCUP COMPETITION. THE TOURNAMENT WILL AGAIN BE BROADCAST BY NBC SPORTS, GOLF CHANNEL AND OTHER PGA TOUR BROADCAST PARTNERS.

LUKE DONALD, THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE PLAYER FOR MUCH OF 2012, IS THE DEFENDING CHAMPION. THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN A FULL-FIELD PGA TOUR EVENT SINCE 2000, AND HAS BEEN HELD IN THE SPRING SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE FEDEXCUP IN 2007. COPPERHEAD CHARTIES, INC. ORGANIZES THE EVENT WHICH HAS GENERATED NEARLY $30 MILLION FOR TAMPA BAY AREA CHARITIES WITH VARIOUS GOLF EVENTS SINCE 1977. THE COPPERHEAD COURSE WAS RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 COURSES ON THE PGA TOUR IN A 2012 SURVEY OF PGA TOUR

MEMBERS

Sunday, March 10

• Professional Practice Rounds

Monday, March 11

• Executive Women's Day (click here for information)
• Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy Pro-Am
• 12:30pm shotgun start;
• Admission is FREE

Tuesday, March 12

• Professional Practice Rounds;
• Admission is FREE

Wednesday, March 13

• Tampa Bay Championship Pro-Am;
• Gates open at 7am

Thursday, March 14

• 1st Round Tampa Bay Championship;
• Gates open at 7am;
• GOLF Channel from 3pm - 6pm

Friday, March 15

• 2nd Round Tampa Bay Championship
• Gates open at 7am;
• GOLF Channel from 3pm - 6pm

Saturday, March 16

• 3rd Round Tampa Bay Championship
• Gates open at 7am;
• GOLF Channel from 1pm - 3pm, NBC from 3pm - 6pm

Sunday, March 17

• Final Round Tampa Bay Championship
• Gates open at 7am;
• GOLF Channel from 1pm - 3pm, NBC from 3pm - 6pm

Monday, March 18

• Monday After Challenge (play the course the pros play)

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