Joe Eason/Tom Kitchens Golf Tournament

This year's Joe Eason/Tom Kitchens Golf Tournament will be held on the rolling hills of the Quail Creek Golf Club in St. Louis. The tournament will start later in the day this year to allow for more participation from those driving in from surrounding areas.
 

Busses will depart the Renaissance Grand Hotel at 9:45 a.m. on Monday, August 11, and the tournament will be held from 11 a.m.-
3 p.m.


The registration fee is $115 per player with $25 of every registration going to the APRO Education Scholarship Foundation. Registration deadline is July 11, and space is limited and assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.  


You can register for the tournament online, or you may download a registration form below:

Rental Dealers                Exhibitors
 

The Quail Creek Championship Golf Course has hosted two past USGA Tournaments and a U.S. Open qualifier. The par 72 course provides natural streams, rolling hills and Bermuda fairways. From the back tees, with a slope rating of 141, it is tied for the most difficult public course in the St. Louis area.
 

For more information on the course, including diriving directions, please visit the Quail Creek Web site.
 

 



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