Golf club hosts pro tournament on short notice

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. 

Tournament organizers turned to The Classics at Lely Resort Golf and Country Club, which had previously hosted the tournament, with the opportunity to return to the private course in south Naples. That left the membership and management of The Classics with a decision: would the benefits of preparing the course as a tournament venue, closing it to member play for a period of time and all the work required to hold the event, be worth it?