Weekly Skins game, Mixed Sticks events make return to Papago Golf Course

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Papago Golf Course, the home of the 2009 J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, is bringing back two of its more popular golf events, a weekly skins game and a weekly mixed couples outing.

The Papago Skins Game will be played every Monday with tee times ranging from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. There is a $20 cash only buy-in for the skins portion of the event as well as a $20 greens fee (cart extra). The Skins Game is a gross competition with 70 percent of the payout going to the skins, and 30 percent going to the low gross score on the front nine, back nine and total score.

The Mixed Sticks outing is a Wednesday afternoon event where couples are treated to a 9-hole round of golf including cart and range balls. Mixed Sticks is a non-competitive event and welcomes golfers of all abilities. The modified shotgun format begins at 4:30 p.m. and the cost to participate is $20 per person.

For additional information on either the Papago Skins Game or the Mixed Sticks event call the Papago golf shop at (602) 275-8428, visit www.papagogolfcourse.net or view our new Fan Page on Facebook (Papago Golf Course).

Papago Golf Course opened in 1963 under the design of famed golf course architect William Francis “Billy” Bell and quickly became one of the finest municipal golf courses in the country. It was host of the 1971 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, and was the neighborhood city course for some of Arizona’s most recognizable junior players, including Billy Mayfair and Heather and Missy Farr. Papago also played host to the 2009 J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, just four months after re-opening following an extensive course restoration project. Papago Golf Course sits on the borders of Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale, surrounded by the beautiful Papago Buttes and is conveniently located less than two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. For more information, go to www.papagogolfcourse.net or call (602) 275-8428.

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