Course Insight
Panther Creek Country Club is a links-style course with fairly generous fairways and very large greens. The winning score in the five years the LPGA State Farm Classic was played there ranged from 17- to 21-under par. The most challenging holes are the ninth and 18th, both fairly long par 4s (451 and 446 yards) with water in play on both sides requiring accuracy and caution. It is expected that the 10th hole will be converted from a par 5 to a par 4, turning that into a difficult hole and the course into a par 71.
“Anytime we can bring the Tour to a new market, it provides reason for hope and excitement as our players embrace a new locale with a host of passionate golf fans.”
- Web.com Tour President Bill Calfee
New Event
The Lincoln Land Charity Championship in Springfield gives the Web.com Tour a second Illinois event on the 2016 schedule, joining the Rust-Oleum Championship outside Chicago held five weeks earlier. The event heads to a course with a tournament history, as Panther Creek hosted the LPGA State Farm Classic from 2007-11. “Panther Creek Country Club and the city of Springfield will help to make this a great Web.com Tour event,” said Web.com Tour President Bill Calfee. “Anytime we can bring the Tour to a new market, it provides reason for hope and excitement as our players embrace a new locale with a host of passionate golf fans.” The tournament, which has a five-year agreement in place, will be managed by Birmingham, Ala.-based Bruno Event Team, which facilitates all aspects of client services for a number of PGA TOUR-sanctioned tournaments.
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