COMPETITION
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here truly is nothing like it
anywhere. And for three
decades golfers from across
Southern California and beyond have
benefitted from the vision of those re-
sponsible for launching the Long
Beach Golf Festival.
Now entering its 31st year, the Fes-
tival features a variety of different
championships played from April 24
through August 11, 2019. They are
contested on three of the city's top
public courses – Skylinks, El Dorado
Park and Recreation Park – and pool
the resources and expertise of sea-
soned tournament organizers to cre-
ate what are considered some of the
best-run and most-beloved annual
golf competitions in the country.
And while much has changed since
the Festival started in 1989, its core
mission remains the same — to em-
brace this golf-centric community and
give golfers opportunities to play in
some great championship events
throughout the spring and summer.
"Whether you're a professional
seeking to bolster your resume, a
young player establishing your roots
or one of the hundreds of passionate
amateurs who play in our events for
men and women each year, there's a
tournament that will test your game
and get your competitive juices flow-
ing," said Tim Forbes, the Festival's
Executive Director.
The roster of championships in-
cludes the Crosby Memorial Junior,
Senior Amateur, Match Play, Women's
City and City Challenge, Men's City
and City Challenge, and the Long
Beach Open. Hundreds of players are
expected to compete in each of the
events, with an all-new twist in store
for the men's amateur competitions.
Forbes said the three decades of
longevity have a lot to do with the
passionate base of golfers in the area,
the city's top-notch public courses,
and the fact that there's an event for
players of all ages and skill levels.
"It's really all of the above," Forbes
said. "But when we surveyed the par-
ticipants of each of the multi-round
events, the two most frequent positive
comments were that the tournaments
are played on a different course each
round and that the level of organiza-
tion and onsite management made it
feel like a prestigious event."
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CELEBRATING THE GAME
The Long Beach Golf Festival kicks off its fourth decade
>> The 2019 Long Beach Golf Festival
Tournament Guide includes everything
you need to know. CLICK HERE to view!
A CLOSER LOOK
The championships
begin in late April.
