Long Beach Golf Festival Tournament Guide • 2020 Edition
WELCOME NOTE
W
hen the Long Beach Golf Fes-
tival first came into existence
in 1989, nobody knew
whether the idea of packag-
ing the city's annual men's and women's am-
ateur championship tournaments, along with
a professional event and a number of other
tournaments for golfers of all ages and skill
levels, would stick.
It was a novel concept at the time – some-
thing that hadn't really been tried success-
fully anywhere else and an idea that
certainly carried some risk at a time a few
years before the Tiger Woods-infused golf
boom carried the sport to new heights, espe-
cially when it came to amateur participation.
But it's now clear that the organizers of
that first Festival had done their homework
and knew that they had one huge advantage
working for them. The interest in golf among
Long Beach residents and those from sur-
rounding areas couldn't be underestimated,
and the city's storied history with the game
going back nearly a century to the first city
championships was a considerable asset.
Fast forward to 2020, and it's clear the vi-
sion of Long Beach Parks & Recreation Direc-
tor Ralph Cryder and his colleagues has
stood the test of time. From May through
August, the city will celebrate its passion for
the game with a series of 10 tournaments
that tees off with the Senior Amateur Cham-
pionship, concludes with the $175,000 Long
Beach Open, and in between offers the Match
Play Championship, the gross and net Men's
and Women's Amateur Championships, and
the Crosby Junior Championships.
Well over a thousand golfers of all ages,
backgrounds and handicaps will come out to
three of Long Beach's spectacular city-owned
courses to take part in some of the most com-
petitive tournaments of the year, and that
level of participation is what truly makes the
event so meaningful.
Welcome to the 32nd annual Long Beach
Golf Festival, and best of luck to all our
competitors!
– TIM FORBES, Executive Director
GAME TIME!
n Welcome to the 2020 edition of the historic Long Beach Golf Festival
Last
year's
Long
Beach
Open
champion
Taylor
Montgomery
with
Executive
Director
Tim
Forbes.
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