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Field Takes Shape for this Weekend’s Greater Gwinnett Championship

By @RickRoswell · On April 15, 2015

Looking to see how your golf game stacks up with the best players in the world, but were unable to secure a badge to watch the Masters in person last week in Augusta?

You are in luck at the legends of golf tee it up this week at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth for the Greater Gwinnett Championship, Presented by Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating.

PGA Champions Tour rookies Stephen Ames and Jesper Parnevik will try to get their first win on the Champions Tour. 2014 Greater Gwinnett Championship champion, Miguel Angel Jimenez, will return to defend his title. The current player field now boasts 321 PGA TOUR victories and 23 Major Championships.
The 2015 Greater Gwinnett Championship will take place April 13-19. The 54-hole stroke play tournament will feature 81 Champions Tour professionals competing for a $1.8 million purse. Tickets are available at greatergwinnettchampionship.com. Tournament play starts Friday and runs the entire weekend. Kid’s Day activities will take place Saturday afternoon.
About the Greater Gwinnett Championship
The Greater Gwinnett Championship Presented by Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating is an official event on the PGA TOUR’s Champions Tour. This 54-hole stroke play golf tournament features 81 Champions Tour professionals competing for a $1.8 million purse

Current player field:

Michael Allen
Stephen Ames
Billy Andrade
Tommy Armour III
Jay Don Blake
Mark Brooks
Olin Browne
Bart Bryant
Brad Bryant
Tom Byrum
Mark Calcavecchia
Roger Chapman
Jose Coceres
Russ Cochran
Jeff Coston
Scott Dunlap
Joe Durant
Joel Edwards
Steve Elkington
Frank Esposito
Brad Faxon
Bruce Fleisher
Anders Forsbrand
Dan Forsman
Bob Friend
David Frost
Fred Funk
Bob Gilder
Mike Goodes
Paul Goydos
Jay Haas
Gary Hallberg
Jeff Hart
Nolan Henke
Brian Henninger
Scott Hoch
John Huston
John Inman
Peter Jacobsen
Lee Janzen
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Steve Jones
Tom Kite
Bernhard Langer
Wayne Levi
Steve Lowery

Chien Soon Lu
Sandy Lyle
Mark McNulty
Rocco Mediate
Larry Mize
Colin Montgomerie
Gil Morgan
Larry Nelson
Andy North
Mark O’Meara
Jesper Parnevik
Steve Pate
Corey Pavin
Tom Pernice Jr.
Tom Purtzer
John Riegger
Doug Rohrbaugh
Jim Rutledge
Gene Sauers
Peter Senior
Wes Short, Jr.
Joey Sindelar
Jeff Sluman
Jerry Smith
Rod Spittle
Kevin Sutherland
Jim Thorpe
Esteban Toledo
Kirk Triplett
Bob Tway
Bobby Wadkins
Grant Waite
Duffy Waldorf
Mark Wiebe
Willie Wood
Ian Woosnam

Champions Tour golfer, Michael Allen tees it up in Gwinnett

Champions Tour golfer, Michael Allen tees it up in Gwinnett

Rick Limpert is an Atlanta-based freelance writer that covers events, sports and technology on a regional and national basis. He writes a daily tech column for Examiner.com, weekly pieces for CBS Atlanta and monthly for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has contributed to Yahoo News and Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBA.com and others. He co-authored the best selling tennis book, "The Invaluable Experience" with pro tennis player, Danielle Lao. Rick's "Wireless Wednesday" tech segment on SportsRadio 92.9 The Game is something Rick looks forward to each week. Follow Rick on Twitter @RickRoswell.

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