“This will be an extremely spectator-friendly tournament,’’
Congdon said. “We have a lot of cart
paths, but people will do a lot of walking and we
want people to pick their strategy. Play Golf America
will host a promotion in which people can interact
with the pros and receive onsite instruction,”
he said.
“If they (the pros) are not careful, they will make
bogies and double bogies. The golf course is very
rewarding, but it can be very penal to all skill levels,”
Congdon said.
Tesoro Golf Course Superintendent Matt Boyd
said his staff is reshaping some of the holes and narrowing
fairways prior to the tournament. “We’re trying
to make it more difficult for the players, more
challenging,’’ Boyd said. “It’s no longer memberfriendly.
We’re doing a lot of different cuts. Now we
have an intermediate rough before the primary
rough.’’
Ginn will almost double its maintenance staff from
other properties to make sure the course is ready, said
Boyd. “When we get a month out, we will start sweating,
but we’re in good shape now. It will be great for
the community and the City of Port St. Lucie.”
“Being a major PGA tournament, it (Ginn Classic)
will put us on the national map. It’s a very positive
thing for the city. It will be showing one of our finer
locations,” said Port St. Lucie Mayor Pat Christensen.
A tournament of this size typically pumps $14
million to $30 million into the local economy,
said Congdon.
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