PGA Tour: G4D Tour to head to USA for first time as event held alongside CJ Cup Byron Nelson

The world’s greatest golfers with a incapacity may have the prospect to tee it up in America after the G4D Tour introduced they’ll host a event along side a PGA Tour event.

The G4D (Golf for the Disabled) Tour will give host a two-day event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas from April 29-30, forward of the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Bryson Nelson on the similar venue later within the week.

It will function the highest eight males and two females within the gross World Rankings for Golfers with a Disability (WR4GD), who will go head-to-head in a stroke-play format, with the event a part of an expanded worldwide 2024 schedule on the G4D Tour.

Keith Pelley, chief govt of the DP World Tour, added: “The standard of golf on the G4D Tour is remarkable and I’m delighted that the PGA Tour has invited the leading golfers with a disability to play during one of their most historic tournaments.

“The G4D Tour has already had an unbelievable impression on rising participation. By giving these sporting heroes a brand new high-profile platform within the United States, we are able to showcase to a brand new era that golf could be probably the most inclusive sport on the planet.”

What is the G4D Tour?

Established in 2022, the G4D Tour is operated by the DP World Tour in partnership with EDGA (previously the European Disabled Golf Association). Events are sometimes performed alongside a DP World Tour event to enhance visibility and lift consciousness of the expertise of golfers with a incapacity.

Individuals with a bodily, mental, or sensory incapacity can qualify for the G4D Tour via their efficiency in additional than 120 world-ranked occasions operated globally annually.

Jay Monahan, commissioner of the PGA Tour, stated: “It is an honour to showcase the world’s best golfers with a disability at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson for what is sure to be an exciting and memorable experience for each participant.”

The 2024 G4D Tour schedule includes 9 tournaments held in six completely different nations and features a main championship with The G4D Open in May, which is run in partnership with The R&A.

American Chris Biggins, who performs on the G4D Tour and is a former winner of the US Disabled Open Golf Championship, stated: “I am beyond thrilled that the G4D Tour is heading to the United States and the PGA Tour. The G4D Tour has already changed my life.

“The Tour has grown every year, and with this huge step, it will surely skyrocket some more. It will be a dream come true to play a G4D Tour event in front of a home crowd, alongside an event I have watched since I was a kid.

“I’m particularly enthusiastic about our alternative to present Americans how extremely spectacular the golfers on the G4D Tour are. I hope this event will encourage the subsequent era of adaptive athletes in America to play golf.”

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