Golf club hosts pro tournament on short notice

The Classics at Lely Resort Golf and Country Club took on the arduous task of hosting the Chubb Classic PGA Tour Champions event on four months' notice. The choice is already paying dividends.

Grandstands for the Chubb Classic surround the 18th green at The Classics course at Lely Resort Golf and Country Club. Courtesy Lely Resort
Grandstands for the Chubb Classic surround the 18th green at The Classics course at Lely Resort Golf and Country Club. Courtesy Lely Resort
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For a brief time last fall, the Chubb Classic of the PGA Tour Champions was a golf tournament without a home. That happened when the 32-year February stop in Naples learned the membership of The Club at Twin Eagles, which had hosted the tournament the prior 12 years, had cut ties with the event. 

 

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