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Featured AppMakr App: PGA Tour Event The Greenbrier Classic
As the final touches are wrapped up at the Old White course, The Greenbrier gears up to host the inaugural Greenbrier Classic PGA Tournament later this month as part of the FedEx Cup.
Tournament organizers wanted to create a way for locals and remote fans alike to be able to keep tabs on the action and created the Greenbrier Classic iPhone app with the AppMakr platform.
The app includes directions and maps, a schedule of events, pricing information, and a hole-by-hole description of the Old White course, where the inaugural PGA event is being played from July 29 to Aug. 1. It also has links to the tournament’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
You can check out a quick demo of the app right here and then click here to download it from the AppStore:
More about The Greenbrier:
The Greenbrier has had considerable involvement with professional golf over the years. The Greenbrier Course, built in 1924 and renovated by Jack Nicklaus in 1977, played host to the 1979 Ryder Cup Matches as well as the 1994 Solheim Cup Matches. It also played host to a Champions Tour tournament from 1985-87. World Golf Hall of Fame member Sam Snead, the winningest player in PGA TOUR history with 82 victories, served as Golf Professional Emeritus from 1994 until his death in 2002. And Watson became The Greenbrier’s second Golf Professional Emeritus in 2005. The Golf Club also features a large collection of Snead and Watson memorabilia.
“West Virginia has an incredibly rich golf heritage and The Greenbrier is a legendary golf destination, so it makes all the sense in the world for the PGA TOUR to choose this resort and our state for this prestigious tournament event,” said Gov. Manchin. “I believe the excitement of the TOUR and the national exposure will bring even more people to our state to discover our great golf and hospitality.”
Measuring nearly 7,000 yards and playing to par 70, The Old White Course originally was designed by Charles Blair MacDonald and most recently underwent an extensive renovation by Lester George to return it to its original design, reopening in 2006.
