Rickie Fowler and Paula Creamer are joining the PopStroke Tour Championship.
The duo will play as the Tour Pro team challenging the PopStroke Tour Championship (PTC) Team winners in the TaylorMade $25K Showdown.
The PTC is a three-day international putting competition (Oct. 26-28), bringing together 500 players, both pros and amateurs, to identify the best putters in the world. The winners of the Team Championship competition will play team Fowler/Creamer in a Made-for-TV, winner-take-all format for $25,000 on Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. ET in Sarasota, Florida.
The PopStroke Tour Championship will be featured on a one-hour live-to-tape broadcast airing on Bally Sports starting on Nov. 20.
Headquartered in Jupiter, PopStroke locations feature two 18-hole putting courses designed by Tiger Woods’ TGR Design. Tiger Woods’ TGR Ventures has become co-owner of PopStroke, which recently redesigned and reopened its original venue in Port St. Lucie.
Fowler and Creamer are two of the most popular players on their respective tours. Fowler has been struggling and is currently ranked 167th in the world. Creamer, who lives in Windermere, returned to the LPGA in September after a maternity leave. Her daughter, Hilton, was born in January.
“We are thrilled that Rickie and Paula have agreed to compete in our inaugural Tour Championship,” PopStroke Founder Greg Bartoli said. “In addition, we are excited to partner with TaylorMade and Bally Sports as we bring this competition to a national stage in seeking the best putter in the world. The response has been incredible with players from across the country as well as players from several countries across the world. We are adding to the excitement by bringing a world-class Pro team with Rickie and Paula to challenge the PTC Team winners.”
TaylorMade CEO and President David Abeles called Fowler and Creamer “iconic TaylorMade brand ambassadors” and is glad they will be the faces of this new event.
“Alongside the platform built by Tiger and PopStroke, their involvement will propel this event to reach golfers across the globe.” Abeles said. “The TaylorMade family is proud to be a central part of it.”
The PTC event will feature two separate competitions in a 72-hole (four 18-hole rounds) tournament competing for a combined purse of $125,000. The Team Championship competition will have a maximum of 200 teams (400 players) competing for a $100,000 prize purse, $20,000 going to the winning team. The Stroke Play (individual) Championship will have a maximum of 100 players competing for a $25,000 prize purse, $5,000 to the winner.
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