Tennessee Open Gets New Title Sponsor, Purse Increase

 
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Regions Bank will be the title sponsor of the 58th Annual Regions Bank State Open Championship presented by Coca-Cola which will be conducted May 16-18 at The Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs, TN. Through Regions Bank’s sponsorship of this year’s championship the purse of the Tennessee Golf Association's premier event has been increased to a record $50,000, with the low professional taking home $10,000.
 
The State Open Championship is one of the oldest and most prestigious golf events in Tennessee, having been conducted every year since 1949.  Former winners include some of the biggest names in Tennessee golf (Mason Rudolph, Gibby Gilbert, Curtis Person, Larry Gilbert, Loren Roberts, Garrett Willis, and Bob Wolcott).
 
The championship is open only to Tennessee residents and players must either be a professional or an amateur with a handicap of 10.0 or less from a TGA Member Club. Regional qualifying for the championship will be held in 10 different locations across the state. Entries for the event will be available beginning March 15th online at www.golfhousetennessee.com, at Golf House Tennessee, and at TGA Member Clubs.