Anticipation for the championship continues to grow as 430 competitors square off in four regional qualifiers to earn the right to play for VGA division titles at Fallen Oak. The qualifiers take place 4-5 September at Blackwolf Run in Sheboygan, Wisc. (Central region-concluded), 17-18 September at Queenstown Harbor in Queenstown, Md. (North region), 24-25 September at Anderson Creek in Spring Lake, N.C. (South region), and conclude 1-2 October at Chambers Bay – site of the 2015 U.S. Open – in Tacoma, Wash. (West region).
"MGM Resorts International and Beau Rivage are honored to host the VGA National Championship for our veterans," said Beau Rivage General Manager Marcus Glover. "Fallen Oak has hosted many of the greatest golfers in the world at the PGA Tour Champions event we host each spring, and we look forward to having the same opportunity this fall to inspire and celebrate our nation's top veteran golfers on one of the most spectacular courses in the country."
The 2016 VGA Tour included over 125 tournaments at military, public and private courses, with more than 1,000 veteran golfers participating. Like the tour events, the VGA National Championship features three divisions of competition: Veteran, Combat Wounded and Family. Within each division are four handicapped flights and an open handicap Women's flight.
The championship tournament at Fallen Oak is expected to have the same emotional impact as last year's debut event in Pinehurst, N.C., once again putting put the service, sacrifice and patriotism of its participants in the national spotlight. Wounded veterans and Purple Heart recipients will make up nearly half the field, and competitors will range from enlisted personnel to three-star generals.
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