RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PGA TOUR Champions
and Dominion Energy announced today that, beginning this year, the
Dominion Energy Charity Classic's annual Pro-Am will now be known
as the Tom Farrell Memorial Pro-Am.
The re-naming honors the late CEO of Dominion Energy -- the
driving force behind the PGA TOUR event being hosted in
Richmond, Va. The Markel
Corporation has served as the Presenting Sponsor of the Charity
Classic Pro-Am since 2018.
Each year, the Pro-Am, where amateur golfers have the
opportunity to play with professional golfers, is the most popular
component of the Charity Classic. The 2021 Tom Farrell Memorial
Pro-Am presented by Markel will be held on Wednesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 21 at The Country Club of
Virginia's James River Course, before tournament play,
which runs from October 22-24.
"The Tom Farrell Memorial Pro-Am will honor Tom for his
commitment to bringing a PGA TOUR Champions event to Richmond and the significant charitable impact
the Dominion Energy Charity Classic has made in the Richmond community since 2016," said PGA TOUR
Commissioner Jay Monahan. "Tom made
a lasting impression on everyone he met through his passion and
kindness, and we're forever grateful for his support of the PGA
TOUR."
"Tom's vision and leadership made the Dominion Energy Charity
Classic a top-tier event on the PGA TOUR Champions schedule, and we
are honored to celebrate his legacy and the impact he made on our
Tour and in the Richmond
community," said PGA TOUR Champions President, Miller Brady.
In 2018, the PGA TOUR, The Country Club of Virginia and Dominion Energy announced an
historic 10-year extension of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic
through 2029. The joint agreements made history as the longest
simultaneous extensions announced between title sponsor and host
venue in PGA TOUR Champions history.
Since its debut in 2016, the Dominion Energy Charity Classic has
generated more than $5.1 million in
charitable impact to the Richmond
region. Non-profits serving military veterans, one of Farrell's
favorite charitable causes, have received much of the
donation. Beneficiaries have included the Virginia Veteran's
Services Foundation and the Richmond Fisher House.
"The Virginia Veterans Services Foundation (VVSF) has received
more than $553,000 from the Charity
Classic to directly assist veterans finding employment in the
private sector and, most recently, to assist veterans in crisis.
These funds have been especially crucial since the beginning of the
pandemic," said John Lesinski, VVSF
Chairman.
Additionally, the Charity Classic offers area non-profit
organizations the opportunity to participate in the Birdies for
Charity program presented by TowneBank. This program provides
participating 501(c)(3) organizations the ability to generate
donations that the PGA TOUR bonuses by 10 percent. For more
information on this program, visit the official tournament website
at www.deccgolf.com.
For more information on the Dominion Energy Charity Classic
tournament, visit the official tournament website at
www.deccgolf.com or see our pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
(@DECCGolf) and LinkedIn.
ABOUT THE DOMINION ENERGY CHARITY CLASSIC
The
Dominion Energy Charity Classic is the first of three PGA TOUR
Champions season-ending playoff events to determine the annual
Charles Schwab Cup Champion. The 2021 tournament is scheduled for
October 18-24 at The Country Club of
Virginia, James River Course. A field of 72 professionals
will compete for a share of the $2
million purse and a spot in the 54-player field the
following week. All three rounds of the event will be broadcast on
Golf Channel and aired in more than 180 countries around the world
(2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT Friday through
Sunday). For information about corporate sponsorship
opportunities, to become a volunteer or for ticket information,
please visit the official tournament website at www.deccgolf.com,
see our pages on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@DECCGolf) and on
LinkedIn or call the Tournament Office at 804-234-8840.
ABOUT PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional
golfers age 50 and older, including 34 members of the World Golf
Hall of Fame. The Tour's mission is to provide financial
opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans,
deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for
volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable and
economic impact in tournament communities. Follow PGA TOUR
Champions online at PGATOUR.com, at facebook.com/PGATOURChampions,
on Twitter @ChampionsTour and on Instagram @pgatourchampions.
All events are televised in the United
States, with most receiving complete coverage on Golf
Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR
Champions. Tournament programming is available via 25+ TV linear
partners in 145+ countries and territories, with 25 channels
carrying long-form and/or highlights coverage, and 200+ hours of
live coverage distributed in 135+ countries and territories.
Programming is also available via the OTT platform GOLFTV powered
by PGA TOUR in every market outside of the United States, excluding China and Korea, with live coverage
distributed in 130+ countries and territories.
ABOUT DOMINION ENERGY
More than 7 million
customers in 16 states energize their homes and businesses
with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D),
headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company is committed
to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy and to
achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its
power generation and gas infrastructure operations by
2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
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