Southampton, Bermuda (August 12, 2022) — The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is pleased to announce the introduction of a new annual event, the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship, in conjunction with the Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) and the PGA TOUR.

The Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship, the first international event of its kind, will be hosted at the same golf course as the PGA TOUR’s official event, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda, will be home to the APGA Tour event this October 11-12. The event is sponsored by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, Butterfield, The Hamilton Princess and Beach Club and  Life and Annuity Services (LAS). 

The APGA was created in 2010 as a non-profit organization and aims to bring greater diversity to the game of golf by putting on tournaments, player development programs and mentoring programs. The Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship will celebrate inclusion and provide minority individuals with an equal opportunity to compete at the highest level. 

APGA Tour CEO Ken Bentley, said: “We are thankful to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship team and the Bermuda Tourism Authority for providing our players and our Tour with this opportunity. In addition to having the chance to compete, we are also excited to connect our players with the PGA TOUR throughout the week while showcasing what makes Bermuda an incredible destination and spreading the message of equality and inclusion.”

BTA Interim CEO, Tracy Berkeley, said: “The BTA is thrilled to have partnered with APGA to bring this new annual golfing event to Bermuda. We believe strongly in the APGA’s overarching goal of bringing more diversity to golf and look forward to sharing our island with a new audience of golf enthusiasts.”

The field will be comprised of 18 of the top APGA Tour players, based on the final 2022 APGA Tour Lexus Cup standings, and three local Bermudians who will have a chance to earn their spot during the local qualifier at Port Royal Golf Course. Players will compete for a purse of $60,000 making it the fourth largest on the APGA Tour. 

The tournament welcomes the public to come out and show their support. It is free to attend, and you do not require a ticket. Local Bermudian golfer, Daniel Augustus, regularly plays in APGA events and has previously performed well. He currently holds the #8 ranking in the APGA Lexus Cup Standings and will likely therefor compete in the tournament. 

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About Butterfield Bermuda Championship 

The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is an annual stop on the PGA TOUR. To date, the tournament has raised over $1.1 million for local charities. This is the first PGA TOUR event ever held in Bermuda, highlighted by a field that includes a minimum of three Bermudians who qualify to compete via a Local Qualifying event. Scheduled for October 20 to 23 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship will feature a field of 132 players, 72 holes of stroke play and a purse of US $6.5 million. This official FedEx Cup event will showcase Bermuda to the world with 14 hours of live Golf Channel broadcast. For more information, visit www.butterfieldbdachampionship.comand connect with the tournament
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

About Butterfield 

Butterfield is a full-service bank and wealth manager headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, providing services to clients from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Jersey, where our principal banking operations are located, and The Bahamas, Switzerland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, where we offer specialized financial services. Banking services comprise deposit, cash management and lending solutions for individual, business, and institutional clients. Wealth management services are composed of trust, private banking, asset management and custody. In Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Guernsey, we offer both banking and wealth management. In The Bahamas, Singapore, and Switzerland, we offer select wealth management services. In the UK, we offer residential property lending. In Jersey, we offer select banking and wealth management services. Butterfield is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB.BH). Further details can be obtained from our website at: www.butterfieldgroup.com. 

About Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) 

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) is an award-winning, accredited destination marketing organisation that promotes Bermuda internationally and works to empower our tourism industry stakeholders. Explore Bermuda’s National Tourism Plan at BermudaNTP.com. 

About PGA TOUR 

By showcasing golf’s greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages, inspires, and positively impacts our fans, partners, and communities worldwide. 
 
The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, Forme Tour and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the world’s best players, hailing from 29 countries and territories outside the United States (96 international members). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to 216 countries and territories in 28 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date, tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.2 billion. 
 
Fans can follow the PGA TOUR on PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, on the PGA TOUR app and on social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram (in English, Spanish and Korean), LinkedIn, Twitter, WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin and LINE.