Golf Tournament to be Held in Maui's Kapalua

Here's a nice tidbit for you Maui golf vacationers out there, in case you haven't heard. Elite golfers will face off at the winners only event on the PGA's season-opening at The Plantation Course in Kapalua! The elite field will be facing off for their share of the $5.6 million purse. Competing for the first title of 2010 will be about 34 PGA Tour professionals.

Also, eligible PGA Tour pros competing in the 2010 SBS Championship will consist of champions from the 2009 tour season and will compete on The Plantation Course for all four rounds.

The event will begin on Monday, January 4th and continue the next day for professional practice rounds. A pro-am tournament will be held on Wednesday the 6th, followed by the SBS Championship's first three rounds on January 7th-9th. The final round will be on Sunday the 10th.

The Golf Channel will be televising the event at various times on January 7th, 8th 9th and 10th.

These players have qualified for the event and have until Jan. 1, 2010 to commit to the SBS Championship: Geoff Ogilvy, Zach Johnson, Pat Perez, Kenny Perry, Nick Watney, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Mark Wilson, Y.E. Yang, Michael Bradley, Retief Goosen, Tiger Woods, Paul Casey, Angel Cabrera, Brian Gay, Jerry Kelly, Sean O’Hair, Henrik Stenson, Rory Sabbatini, Steve Stricker, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Stewart Cink, Bo Van Pelt, Nathan Green, John Rollins, Ryan Moore, Heath Slocum, Matt Kuchar, Martin Laird, Troy Matteson and Stephen Ames.

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