Harding Park to host Presidents Cup in '09
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Harding Park has already had a taste of match play. It's about to receive much more.
In what was then still called the WGC-American Express Championship, Tiger Woods defeated John Daly on the second extra playoff hole at the renowned site two years ago. Now it appears Harding Park will be the venue for several upcoming high-profile events, including at least one edition of the Presidents Cup.
The PGA Tour announced on Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the City of San Francisco on the scheduling of future tour events at the City's Harding Park Golf Course. The agreement is subject to the approval, expected within 45 days, of the City's Recreation and Park Commission and Board of Supervisors.
Under the terms of the agreement, Harding Park will serve as the host venue for the Presidents Cup in 2009; the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the Champions Tour season-ending event, in 2010 and 2011; an event from the four-tournament PGA Tour playoffs for the FedEx Cup series in either 2013 or 2014; and one additional event in the period 2014-19 to be selected from among the Presidents Cup, a playoff for the FedEx Cup event or a World Golf Championships event.
"We are absolutely delighted to reach this agreement with the City, ensuring that Harding Park will continue to periodically serve as the site for some of the tour's premier events," PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said via a statement released by the tour. "As our experience with the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship proved in October 2005, the golf course is a wonderful venue for the world's best players, and San Francisco is a terrific host city. Our players and sponsors had a tremendous experience at Harding Park, and we are eagerly looking forward to our return."
