Venue announced for inaugural WGC-Mexico Championship
The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that the inaugural WGC-Mexico Championship will be held next March at Club de Golf Chapultepec outside Mexico City.
The transition away from hosting the World Golf Championships event at Trump National Doral in South Florida was made public in June when the Republican presidential candidate let the news slip in an interview on Fox News. The PGA Tour was forced to acknowledge the event’s existence, even without a potential title sponsor or final venue. However, we now have a site for the event.
The club opened in 1928 and is a par-72 course measuring 7,267 yards. It was the primary host of the Mexico Open from 1944-1960.
Next year will be the first year in a seven-year deal with Grupo Salinas, which represents a variety of Mexico-based businesses intent on bringing international attention to Mexico City. The tournament, which becomes the second on the PGA Tour schedule in Mexico along with the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, will be played March 2-5, with Adam Scott the de facto defending champion.
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