July 6, 2020
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida (July 6, 2020) – The Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) 2020 season continues this week in St. Augustine, Florida, with the APGA Tour at World Golf Village Thursday and Friday, July 9-10.
The APGA Tour Presented by Lexus is a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing greater diversity to the game of golf. Now in its 11th year, the tour consists of nine events offering over $250,000 prize money.
The tournament will be conducted under social-distancing and health/safety guidelines in conjunction with regional authorities as the two-day event is contested on the Slammer & Squire golf course adjacent to the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Slammer & Squire was designed by architect Bobby Weed along with Hall of Fame members Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen.
J.P. Thorton of Houston won the APGA Tour at TPC Sugarloaf June 23 as the tour resumed play following the suspension of activity that limited all sports. In January, Tim O’Neal of Savannah, Georgia, won the APGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open and Willie Mack of Flint, Michigan, won the APGA Tour at Crossings at Carlsbad. All three plus 40-plus other top APGA Tour players will be in the field at St. Augustine.
- Same day scoring detail for the APGA Tour at World Golf Village is available at www.bluegolf.com.
The APGA burst into the pro sports spotlight in January when the Farmers Insurance Open® (FIO) hosted a tournament during the annual PGA TOUR stop at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. The FIO included all APGA Tour players and officials in clubhouse access, hospitality, and media operations throughout the week.
The 27-hole APGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open competition, organized in collaboration with the PGA TOUR, Farmers® and The Century Club of San Diego, took place on the Torrey Pines North golf course while the best players in the world were competing in the third round of the Open on Torrey Pines South. The exposure resulted in major print, digital, and TV media coverage about the 11-year-old tour and its mission of bringing diversity to the highest levels of professional golf in conjunction with the PGA TOUR, Farmers Insurance®, Lexus and other supporting organizations.
Tony Finau, Harold Varner and Joseph Bramlett are among the players who competed on the APGA Tour en route to careers on the PGA TOUR.
Season-to-date results and upcoming schedule listed below:
Jan. 23 APGA Tour at Crossings at Carlsbad
Location: Crossings at Carlsbad – Carlsbad, Ca.
- Winner – Willie Mack
Jan. 25APGA Tour at Farmers Insurance Open
Location: Torrey Pines – La Jolla, Calif.
- Winner – Tim O’Neal
June 22-23APGA Tour at TPC Sugarloaf: Presented by Lexus
Location: TPC Sugarloaf – Duluth, Ga. - Winner – J.P. Thornton
July 9-10APGA Tour at World Golf Village: Presented by Lexus Location: World Golf Village – St. Augustine, Fla.
July 13-14APGA Tour at Dubsdread: Presented by Lexus Location: Dubsdread Golf Course – Orlando, Fla.
Aug. 16-17APGA Tour Chicago: Presented by Lexus
Location: Harborside International Golf Center – Starboard – Chicago
Aug. 30APGA Tour at Chester Washington: Presented by Lexus Location: Chester Washington Golf Course – Los Angeles
Aug. 31 – Sept. 1APGA Tour at Pacific Palms Resort: Presented by Lexus
Location: Pacific Palms Resort, City of Industry, Calif.
Oct. 11-13APGA Tour Black College Classic
Location: Pacific Palms Resort, City of Industry, Calif.
