Loaded field for Bass Pro Legends of Golf, Apr. 20-23

RIDGEDALE, Mo. – The Legends are coming back to the Ozarks in what is sure to be a tournament to remember. Competition commences on Friday, April 21 at Big Cedar Lodge for the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, and welcomes a field of competitors that includes Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino and a cavalcade of golf royalty.

The distinguished group will play rounds at Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve, the only Par-3 course to host a PGA TOUR tournament, and Buffalo Ridge Springs, recently named the number one ranked public golf course in the state of Missouri by Golf Magazine. 2017 marks the 40^th anniversary of Legends of Golf and the fourth year that Big Cedar Lodge has played host.

Champions Tour participants will play 54 holes at the Legends of Golf, and the field includes notable newcomers John Daly, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Jose Maria Olazabal, along with fan favorites Tom Watson and Fred Couples. The Legends Tour will crown a champion after 36 holes, making way for a special Sunday Skins match between greats Nicklaus, Player, Trevino and a few special guests.

Collectively, competitors in the 2017 Legends of Golf have a laundry list of remarkable accomplishments, including:

• 86 major championship wins on the PGA TOUR
• 80 major titles on PGA TOUR Champions
• 16 current World Golf Hall of Fame members with two set to be inducted later this year (Love III, Woosnam)
• 778 PGA TOUR titles and 549 PGA TOUR Champions victories
• Nine players in the field have served as captain of the U.S. Ryder Cup team and two have been captains of the European squad
• Five players have been captains or will captain the U.S. Presidents Cup team, while two others led the International team

Tickets for the 2017 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf are still available with $25 daily passes and discounts for military, veterans and first responders. To purchase or more a full schedule of tournament activities, visit www.BassProLegends.com.

BASS PRO SHOPS LEGENDS OF GOLF FINAL FIELD/PAIRINGS LIST

CHAMPIONS DIVISION

1. Michael Allen / John Daly
2. Jay Haas / Fred Couples
3. Tom Purtzer / Brad Bryant
4. Dan Forsman / Mike Reid
5. Roger Chapman / David Frost
6. Tom Jenkins / Mark O’Meara
7. Woody Austin / Mark Calcavecchia
8. Brad Faxon / Scott McCarron
9. Miguel A. Jimenez* / Jose Maria Olazabal
10. Steve Lowery /Tim Petrovic
11. Tom Lehman / Loren Roberts
12. Paul Goydos / Kevin Sutherland
13. Ben Crenshaw* / Jerry Pate
14. Sandy Lyle / Ian Woosnam*
15. Jerry Kelly / Steve Stricker
16. Tommy Armour/Jesper Parnevik
17. Lee Janzen/Rocco Mediate
18. Scott Hoch / Kenny Perry
19. Larry Mize / Hal Sutton
20. Olin Browne / Steve Pate
21. Craig Stadler / Kirk Triplett
22. Tom Pernice /Bob Tway
23. John Cook / Joey Sindelar
24. Davis Love / Scott Verplank
25. Fred Funk / Jeff Sluman
26. Corey Pavin / Duffy Waldorf
27. Billy Andrade / Joe Durant
28. Tom Kite / Gil Morgan
29. Andy North / Tom Watson
30. David Toms / Jeff Maggert
31. Hale Irwin / Wes Short*
32. Bob Gilder / Billy Mayfair
33. Russ Cochran / Jay Don Blake
34. John Huston / Mark Brooks
35. Scott Simpson / Wayne Levi
36. Jim Thorpe / Dana Quigley
37. Carlos Franco / Vijay Singh

* INDICATES SPONSOR EXEMPTION

Sponsor Exemptions to date:

1. Ben Crenshaw
2. Miguel A. Jimenez
3. Ian Woosnam
4. Wes Short

LEGENDS DIVISION

1. Mike Hill / Lee Trevino
2. Tom Wieskopf / Tony Jacklin
3. Tommy Jacobs / Jim Ferree
4. Gary Player / Jack Nicklaus
5. John Bland / Graham Marsh
6. Charles Coody / Dale Douglass
7. Bruce Fleisher / Larry Nelson
8. Butch Baird / Al Geiberger
9. Dave Eichelberger / Jim Colbert
10. Allen Doyle / Hubert Green
11. Bob Murphy / David Graham