Dubai: While the eyes of the golfing world will be on St Andrews for The 150th Open, the world of professional golf goes on with a parallel event, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mt Club, Truckee, California, US.
Some 5,000 miles west of St Andrews in California a full field of 156 players will be competing from, Thursday-Sunday, for a $3.7 million prizefund.
This tournament is part of the strategic alliance established between the two Tours and reciprocating the Genesis Scottish Open and Barbasol Championship partnership.
Included in the Barracuda field are Dubai-based Rafa Cabrera Bello, Rasmus Hojgaard and Scott Hend from the DP World Tour and Bill Haas, Nick Watney, Camilo Villegas and Scot Martin Laird from the PGA Tour Rankings. It will be played over the 7,480-yard, par 71, Old Greenwood Course.
The winner come Sunday, will gain playing privileges on the PGA Tour.
Other Professional tournaments played between July 14-17:
Ladies European Tour
Big Green Egg Open
Venue: Rosendaelsche Golf Club, Netherlands.
Purse: €250,000
Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS)
Trust Golf Links Series — The Musselburgh GC
Venue: The Musselburgh GC, Scotland.
Purse: €40,000
Challenge Tour
Euram Bank Open
Venue: GC Adamstal, Ramsau, Austria.
Purse: €250,000
Legends Tour
July 15-17
WINSTONgolf Senior Open
Venue: WINSTONgolf, Vorbeck, Germany
