LITTLE
ROCK, Ark., Oct. 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two more notable players,
Rocco Mediate and David Toms, have declared their intention to
compete in the inaugural Simmons Bank Championship, October 21-27, tournament officials announced
today.
Mediate, 61, won the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS this past
Sunday for his fifth career PGA TOUR Champions title since 2016 and
vaulted up the Charles Schwab Cup standings to 13th
place in the current rankings. The 2016 Senior PGA Championship
winner had six career wins on the PGA TOUR, his last being the 2010
Frys.com Open. In 2008, Mediate battled Tiger Woods in an epic
18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open contested at Torrey Pines.
Toms, 57, from Monroe, La., has
won four times on the PGA TOUR Champions, including two victories
in 2023. He won the 2018 U.S. Senior Open to go along with his 2001
PGA Championship on the PGA TOUR, where he won 13 times. He has
played on four U.S. Presidents Cup teams and three Ryder Cup teams
and is currently ranked 39th on the Charles Schwab Cup
standings.
Earlier, tournament officials announced commitments from Ernie
Els, the No. 1 player in the current Charles Schwab Cup standings,
as well as No. 2 Steven Alker, No. 6
K.J Choi, No. 10 Padraig Harrington,
No. 11 Jerry Kelly, No. 12
Darren Clarke, No. 16 Stewart Cink, No. 24 Mike Weir and international favorite
Miguel Angel Jimenez.
The inaugural Simmons Bank Championship presented by
Stephens will be held at Pleasant
Valley Country Club in Little Rock,
Arkansas with activities throughout the week of Oct. 21-27. Tournament play will take place
Friday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 27. The tournament will serve as the
second round of the PGA TOUR Champions annual Charles Schwab Cup
Playoffs. The field will consist of the top 54 players in the
standings competing for $2.3 million
in prize money and a chance to earn their spot among the top 36 in
the final event of the season.
Tickets for the Simmons Bank Championship presented by
Stephens—a PGA TOUR Champions playoff event—are now on sale and
more options have recently been added for the general public as
well as the military. For a complete listing of ticket options or
to purchase tickets, please visit the tournament website at
simmonsbankchampionship.com.
Corporate sponsorships and hospitality packages as well as
playing positions and teams in our official Pro-Am golf experience
are also available for purchase. For more information, visit the
website or contact sales@simmonsbankchampionship.com.
The Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens will be the first-ever PGA TOUR event held
in Arkansas, and the first PGA
TOUR-sanctioned tournament held in the state since the Korn Ferry
Tour's Fort Smith Classic, which was last contested in 2010. Net
proceeds from the Simmons Bank Championship presented by
Stephens will used by the tournament's
charitable arm to support multiple nonprofit organizations in the
state of Arkansas.
For more information about the Simmons Bank Championship
presented by Stephens, to purchase
tickets and to stay up to date on tournament news, visit the
tournament website, simmonsbankchampionship.com.
Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens
The Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens, a PGA TOUR Champions Charles Schwab Cup
Playoff event contested in Little Rock,
Arkansas, will be played at Pleasant Valley Country Club the
week of October 21-27, featuring a
54-player field and a $2.3 million
purse. In its inaugural year, the tournament will focus on
charitable giving and making a lasting impression on the
State of Arkansas. For more
information about the tournament, visit the tournament website
(simmonsbankchampionship.com) or follow the Simmons Bank
Championship presented by Stephens on
Facebook (@SimmonsBankChampionship), Instagram (@sbgolfchamp), X
[formerly Twitter] (@sbgolfchamp), TikTok (@sbgolfchamp), LinkedIn
(@SimmonsBankChampionship) and YouTube
(@SimmonsBankChampionship).
Simmons Bank
Simmons Bank is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Simmons First National Corporation (NASDAQ: SFNC), a
Mid-South based financial holding company that has paid cash
dividends for 115 consecutive years. Simmons Bank operates 234 branches in
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
Founded in 1903, Simmons Bank offers
comprehensive financial solutions delivered with a client-centric
approach. In 2024, Simmons Bank was
recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the
2024-2025 Best Companies to Work For in the South and by
Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Banks 2024 in
Tennessee and America's
Best-In-State Employers 2024 in Missouri.
Stephens
"Stephens" (the company brand name)
is a leading family-owned investment firm that includes Stephens
Inc. (member NYSE/SIPC), Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC,
Stephens Insurance, LLC, Stephens Capital Partners LLC and Stephens
Europe Limited.
Stephens Inc. is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1933,
Stephens Inc. provides securities brokerage, investment banking and
other financial services to a broad client base which includes
corporations, state and local governments, financial institutions,
institutional investors and individual investors throughout
the United States and overseas.
Stephens Inc. (Home Office: 111 Center Street, Little Rock, AR USA, 501-377-2000) is
regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Member SIPC/NYSE. For more
information, visit www.stephens.com.
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