Sunday, February 3, 2013
A review of some top news stories from the area. Share your favorites.
Click on the links for more info about recent news stories: PRO GOLF TOURNEY FIELD ANNOUNCED: In April 2013, pro tour golf will return to Gwinnett after an absence of several years. And the field at TPC Sugarloaf will include many of the PGA Champions Tour's biggest names. WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM SETS ROSTER: The women's league now known as the Legends Football League (the word "Lingerie" was dropped) announced its 2013 roster. It plans to debut in Gwinnett in April. WICKED WEATHER: Wednesday saw some heavy rains and storm-related incidents. But in all, Gwinnett did not get hit as hard as some other areas in Atlanta. ANOTHER NEW RESTAURANT: Even as restaurants are closing, another new eatery -- Senor Quintin Mex Grill -- opened in a shopping…
Sunday, October 7, 2012
A look back at some top news stories in the area.
Click on the links below for more information. PRO GOLF RETURNS TO GWINNETT: Chiefly for economic sponsor reasons, Gwinnett has been without a pro golf tourney since 2008. However, the PGA Champions Tour will make a stop at TPC Sugarloaf in April 2013, with Mitsubishi Electric of Suwanee as a sponsor. LINGERIE FOOTBALL IN GWINNETT: Women in lingerie -- and football gear -- plan to tee it up at the Gwinnett Arena in 2013. The Lingerie Football League also has a "name that team" effort going, and promises open tryouts. -- What were your favorite news stories from the past week? Tell us in the comments below. HABITUAL VIOLATOR ARRESTED: He flipped his car in a ditch, and told police his face felt like it was "on fire." Turns out the man …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Tournament marks the return of pro tour golf to Gwinnett. The dates are April 15-21, 2013.
TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth will host the Greater Gwinnett Championship, one of the events on the PGA Champions Tour, April 15-21, 2013. TPC Sugarloaf also will serve as the site for the golf tournament though 2016. Champions Tour, Gwinnett Sports Commission, Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, and TPC Sugarloaf officials announced the tour dates at a press conference Tuesday (Oct. 2) in the TPC Sugarloaf Clubhouse. Everyone who spoke was excited about the return of championship golf to Gwinnett County and TPC Sugarloaf. Its departure had left “a huge void,” said Stan Hall, executive director of the Gwinnett Sports Commission. “We’re so excited to have the PGA Tour back in Gwinnett and back at the beautiful TPC Sugarloaf course,” Hall …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
A news conference with some Champions Tour players is set for October at TPC Sugarloaf.
It's looking more and more like pro golf will tee up again in Gwinnett in 2013. Gwinnett tourism officials and the PGA Champions Tour have scheduled a news conference for Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the prestigious TPC Sugarloaf Course in Duluth. And Gwinnett officials already have acknowledged that they were discussing an event with the PGA Champions Tour for 2013. The invitation for Tuesday's news conference called it an "important announcement" and said that Corey Pavin and Larry Nelson -- both Champions Tour regulars -- would be in attendance. Further details were not available Thursday. In April, Stan Hall of the Gwinnett Sports Commission told Patch, "It would be great to get this tournament here in Gwinnett." The Champions Tour, …
