Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

Simmons Bank Championship to debut on PGA TOUR Champions in 2024

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new PGA TOUR Champions tournament, the Simmons Bank Championship will debut in October 2024. The competition will be held annually at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas. A five-year agreement establishing the event was announced today at the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, with Simmons First National Corporation Executive Chairman George Makris, PGA TOUR Champions President Miller Brady and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in attendance. To download photos from the announcement, please click here.

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  • and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new PGA TOUR Champions tournament, the Simmons Bank Championship will debut in October 2024.
  • "We are ecstatic to announce the addition of the Simmons Bank Championship to the PGA TOUR Champions schedule," said PGA TOUR Champions President Miller Brady.
  • "Simmons Bank has been a tremendous title sponsor on the Korn Ferry Tour and we are thrilled to have them join PGA TOUR Champions to sponsor one of our playoff events.
  • The Simmons Bank Championship will be managed and operated by Pro Links Sports, a nationally recognized sports marketing and event management firm that assists in running several PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions tournaments.

Little Rock Touchdown Club Reveals 2022 Lineup

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, the Little Rock Touchdown Club announced its 2022 speakers at a news conference at War Memorial Stadium.

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  • LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, the Little Rock Touchdown Club announced its 2022 speakers at a news conference at War Memorial Stadium.
  • Little Rock Touchdown Club president and Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee David Bazzel announced that Arkansas Razorback Head Coach, Sam Pittman, will kick off the 18th season of the Little Rock Touchdown Club.
  • The Little Rock Touchdown Club meets at the DoubleTree Hotel, located at424 W. Markham St. in Little Rock.
  • The Little Rock Touchdown Club began in August 2004 when a small group gathered at what was then the Little Rock Hilton to discuss football.