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40th Annual - $100,000 Professional
Putters Association National Championship
Letter from Bobby
Owens
February 1, 2000
Welcome to a new putting season:
Since 1959 Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America Inc. has remained committed to
recognizing and rewarding the best putters in the world. Over $7,600,000 has
been awarded by our company in the last 40 years to deserving professionals
who have proven their talent to putt a golf ball in tournament
regulations of the Professional Putters Association. In this year 2000, our
company is elevating the quest of championing the world's greatest putter to a
new level.
We are proud to introduce the Putt-Putt $100,000 National Championship to
be held a the 36-hole Putt-Putt facility located in Fayetteville, NC. In
addition to the $100,000 medal play National Championship, Fayetteville, NC
will also host four ESPN television shows offering $20,000 in prize money in
match play competition. The tournaments will be held during the week of July
30th through August 5th, 2000.
You are invited to test your putting skills either as a professional or
amateur in our competition program. I hope you will accept the enclosed
invitation to challenge the best players in the world in a competition to
determine who will claim the title of World's Champion Putter!
You could be the recipient of our national title and the financial benefit
of the $50,000 first place prize check that comes along with the championship.
Lastly, I would like to thank the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company and the
Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and our 216 Putt-Putt
franchisees worldwide for their support and sponsorship. With them, this
putting event is possible!
Sincerely,
Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc.
Bobby Owens
President
2000 PPA
Tournament Summary
The year 2000 Professional Putters Association Tour is proud
to present the following information on our tournament series this year. There
are eight national tournament event being staged this year for avid putters
who are members of the three different divisions of the Professional Putters
Association.
The National events being hosted by Putt-Putt Golf Courses
of America are:
- The 40th Annual - $100,000 PPA National Championship
- The $2,000 Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors
Bureau Open Championship
- The $2,000 Pepsi-Cola Open Championship
- The 23rd Juniors Putters Association of America National
Championship
- The $20,000 Putt-Putt Championship ESPN Television Series
(Three Shows)
- The $6,000 Juniors Putters of America Team Television
Championship
The prize money being guaranteed by Putt-Putt Golf Courses
of America, Inc. during 2000 totals $130,000. An additional $50,000+ in prize
money is being offered in tournaments to members of the PPA through State and
Regional programs that are sanctioned by the Professional Putters Association
throughout the nation.
The 40th Annual - $100,000 PPA National
Championship
The 2000 PPA National Championship presented by
Putt-Putt Golf and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. is open to any member in good
standing of the Professional Putters Association. Players may compete in
either the Amateur or Professional Division.
The prize money for the PPA National
Championship is $100,000 guaranteed by Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc.
First prize money is $50,000. A breakdown of all paid prize money positions
for the PPA National Championship is included with this information.
The PPA National Championship will be run in
accordance with the published rules and regulations of the Professional
Putters Association. The national PPA tournament director's decisions are
final. A copy of the rules and regulations for the Professional Putters
Association are provided to each member of the association and additional
copies of the PPA rule book are available upon request from the Putt-Putt
International Home Office.
The PPA National Championship will be held at
the 36-hole, Putt-Putt Golf & Games facility located at 3405 Putt-Putt
Place in Fayetteville, NC, 28304; Telephone (910) 484-3171. The PPA National
Championship will be held over three days:
| Day One |
Tuesday, August
1st |
Featuring
two (2) 18-hole rounds on two different courses |
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Day Two |
Wednesday, August 2nd |
Featuring
two (2) 18-hole rounds on two different courses |
| Day Three |
Thursday, August 3rd |
All players will compete in four round of competition |
The format of the PPA National Championship is: eight (8)
rounds of 18-hole competition with only the lowest six (6) rounds of
competition counting towards the player's official score. Only the 8th and
final round must count towards each participant's total score. The entire
field will be re-paired after the 7th round on Thursday afternoon according to
score and announced to the tee in reverse order for the final round of
competition.
The field of players will start each morning by announced
tee-off from the first hole of competition. The 1999 PPA National Champion,
John Napoli from Clearwater Beach, Florida, will be top seed in the
Professional Division. Robb Titchell, the 1999 APA National Champion will be
the next, top seeded player representing the Amateur Division.
All prize money will be paid by check at the finish of the
tournament in Fayetteville, NC by the Professional Putters Association. Any
player may request their prize money be mailed to them, and those checks will
be mailed within 48 hours. All prize money payments are guaranteed by
Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc., 3007 Ft. Bragg Road, Fayetteville,
NC, 28303.
There will be two divisions of play during the PPA National
Championship - Professional and Amateur. The tournament will feature
Amateur and Professional players competing together against each other's total
score. Any member of the Amateur Putters Association (APA) is entitled to
enter the National Championship. However, only Professional players will be
allowed to directly receive prize money. Amateurs may only receive
reimbursements of expenses as shown in the prize money section of this
package. Any Amateur who shoots a score sufficient to earn a share of prize
money will designate a tax accredited charity. Putt-Putt Golf Courses of
America will forward a check for the amount of the prize money directly to the
charity of choice so as not to jeopardize the Amateur status of any player.
The medallist APA player, or the winner of a play-off in the case of a tie,
shall be recognized as the APA National Champion.
The $2,000 Fayetteville Area Convention
& Visitors Bureau Open Championship
and
The $2,000 Pepsi-Cola Open Championship
The $2,000 Fayetteville Area Convention &
Visitors Bureau Championship and the $2,000 Pepsi-Cola Open Championship are
open to any competitor. Players may compete as an Amateur or Professional
player.
The prize money is $2,000 in each tournament guaranteed by
Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc. First prize money is $350 in each
event.
The tournaments will be held at the 36-hole, Putt-Putt Golf
& Games facility located at 3405 Putt-Putt Place in Fayetteville, NC,
28305; Telephone (910) 484-3171. The tournaments will be held on two separate
days: Sunday, July 30th and Monday, July 31st, 2000.
The format of the $2,000 Open events will be 36-hole of medal
play competition. The player with the lowest two round score shall be
determined the winner of the event and the first place prize money. In the
event of a tie, the championship will be determined by an 18-hole play-off.
The $2,000 Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Open Championship and the $2,000 Pepsi-Cola Open Championship will be run in
accordance with the published rules and regulations of the Professional
Putters Association. The national PPA tournament director's decisions are
final. A copy of the rules and regulations for the Professional Putters
Association are provided to each member of the association and additional
copies of the PPA rule book are available upon request from the Putt-Putt
International Home Office.
The $20,000 Putt-Putt Championship ESPN
Television Series
The $20,000 Putt-Putt Championship ESPN
Television Series is only open to a select 32 competitors that earn their way
into the nationally televised matches. The top 32 competitors in the PPA
National Championship will be awarded a qualifying spot in a match play event
to determine the four players that will appear in the television matches.
The $20,000 Putt-Putt Championship ESPN
Television Series is only open to members of the Professional Division of the
PPA. Amateurs are not permitted to participate in the TV events. All 32 top
Professionals will be seeded into four, eight-player brackets on Friday,
August 4, 2000 to compete in a 36-hole match play event. The finalist in each
of these four brackets will "make TV."
The $20,000 Putt-Putt Championship ESPN
Television Series consists of three 18-hole match play tournaments featuring
the four finalists from the Friday qualifying tournament. The four players
will be seeded as follows:
| Winner - Bracket #1 |
Semi-finalist |
2000 TV Championship |
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Show #1 |
| Winner - Bracket #4 |
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| Winner - Bracket #2 |
Semi-finalist |
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Show #2 |
| Winner - Bracket #3 |
| Prize Money per match: |
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| $2,500 |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
The three Professional tournaments will be
taped by PGA Tour Productions for series broadcast on the ESPN network in the
second/third quarter of 2001. The $20,000 Putt-Putt Championship ESPN
Television Series will begin its first match tee-off at 9:00 am on Saturday,
August 5, 2000. The remaining matches will follow with a tee-off every two
hours thereafter. The final award and check presentation will be taped at the
end of the day, approximately 4:30 pm.
Tournament Entry
Fees
2000 PPA National
Championship Tournament
July 31st - August 5th
Professional
Division
Option "A" - $750
Total amount is due and payable with a completed application if postmarked by
March 10, 2000. Includes the entry fee into either the $2,000 Fayetteville
Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Open Championship or the $2,000
Pepsi-Cola Open Championship, the 2000 annual PPA Membership Fees and the
entry fee into the $100,000 PPA National Championship.
Option "B" - $950
Includes the entry fee into the $100,000 PPA National Championship and the
2000 annual PPA membership dues. Entry fees and dues are to be paid in the
following manner.
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$350 due and payable with a completed
application if postmarked by March 10, 2000
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$300 payment is due and payable by April 3,
2000
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$300 payment is due and payable by May 1,
2000
Option "C" - $1175
Due and payable with completed application on or before July 15, 2000.
Includes the entry fee into the $100,000 PPA National Championship and the
2000 annual PPA membership dues.
Entry in the 2000 PPA National Championship
will be closed after July 15, 2000. Entry fees for the PPA National
Championship will not be accepted at the tournament site in Fayetteville. All
membership and entry fees are non-returnable. Failure to meet payment
deadlines for paid fees will result in previous payment being forfeited by the
player.
amateur
Division
Option "D" - $85
Due and payable with competed application on or before July 15, 2000. Includes
entry fee into the $100,000 PPA National Championship and annual APA
membership dues. Entry in the PPA National Championship will be closed after
July 15, 2000. Entry fees for the National Championship will not be accepted
at the tournament site in Fayetteville. All fees paid are non-returnable.
Failure to meet payment deadlines or paid fees will result in the previous
payments being forfeited by the player.
The $2,000 Fayetteville Area Convention
& Visitors Bureau Open Championship
and
The $2,000 Pepsi-Cola Open Championship
July 30th and July 31st
Professional
Division
$60 for each event
Due and payable with the player's application, verification of PPA membership
or payment of membership fee as outlined below, within 24 hours of the start
of the $2,000 tournaments.
amateur
Division
$25 for each event
Due and payable with the player's application, verification of PPA membership
or payment of membership fee as outlined below, within 24 hours of the start
of the $2,000 tournaments.
Membership
Fees
2000 Professional Putters Association
Membership Fees
Many past members of the PPA desire to continue
their membership; however, are unable to participate in national tournament
events. If you enjoy being a member of the PPA, receiving your Rub of the
Green and membership credentials, and participating in local sanctioned PPA
events, you have the opportunity to join the PPA in 2000. Membership options
are listed below. (Note: Many of the tournament entry fee options include the
annual membership fees.)
professional
division
$100 is the cost for annual membership for
members of the PPA Professional Division who held Professional playing
privileges in 1999.
$125 is the cost for annual membership dues for
new members of the PPA Professional Division or members who are upgrading
their membership from APA status to the Professional Division.
amateur
division
$25 is due and payable with player's
application and membership fee.
All potential members must submit their full
membership fee and the complete application form at the same time in order to
be considered for membership.
Event
Schedule
2000 PPA Tournament Events Schedule
| July 30, 2000 (Sunday) |
9:00 AM |
| $2,000 Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors
Bureau Open Championship |
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| 36-hole medal play event (order of play - course #1,
course #2) |
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| Entry fee $60 to all participants (pros) |
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| July 31, 2000 (Monday) |
9:00 AM |
| $2,000 Pepsi-Cola Open Championship |
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| 36-hole medal play event (order of play - course #2,
course #1) |
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| Entry fee $60 to all participants (pros) |
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| August 1, 2000
(Tuesday) |
8:00 AM |
| 1st Day of the $100,000 PPA National Championship
Tournament Competition |
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| 36 holes of medal play competition (order of play -
course #1, course #2) |
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| Junior Putters of America
National Championship |
1:00 PM |
| Team Competition - 36 holes of medal play competition
- course #1 |
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| August 2, 2000
(Wednesday) |
8:00 AM |
| 2nd Day of the $100,000 PPA National Championship
Tournament Competition |
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| 36 holes of medal play competition (order of play -
course #2, course #1) |
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| Junior Putters of America
National Championship |
1:00 PM |
| Team Competition - 36 holes of medal play competition
- course #2 |
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| August 3, 2000
(Thursday) |
8:00 AM |
| Final Day of the $100,000 PPA National Championship
Tournament Competition |
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| 72 holes of medal play competition (order of play -
course #2, #1, #2, #1) |
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| August 4, 2000
(Friday) |
8:00 AM |
| Play-off Match |
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| 18 hole play-off of ties (if any) from the $100,000 PPA
National Championship Tournament to determine the top 32 placing
contestants. Format - 18-hole medal play competition. |
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| Bracket #1 and #2 begin
play-off |
9:30 AM |
| Format - 36-hole match play |
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| Bracket #1 - 1st eight player bracket
begins play on Course #1 |
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| Bracket #2 - 2nd eight player bracket begins play on
Course #2 |
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| After 18 holes, the brackets will switch courses for the
final round. |
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| Bracket #3 and #4 begin
play-off |
12:00 Noon |
| Format - 36-hole match play |
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| Bracket #3 - 1st eight player bracket
begins play on Course #1 |
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| Bracket #4 - 2nd eight player bracket begins play on
Course #2 |
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| After 18 holes, the brackets will switch courses for the
final round. |
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| August 5, 2000
(Saturday) |
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| ESPN Television Taping - $26,000 in Prize Money and
Scholarships |
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| ESPN - Show #1 |
9:00 AM |
| $6,000 College Scholarship - Junior Putters of America
Team Competition featuring the championship and runner-up teams from
the Junior Putters of America National Championship. |
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| ESPN - Show #2 |
11:00 AM |
| $2,500 Prize Money/winner advances |
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| Semifinal match (featuring the winners
of Bracket #1 and Bracket #4) |
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| ESPN - Show #3 |
1:00 PM |
| $2,500 Prize Money/winner advances |
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| Semifinal match (featuring the winners
of Bracket #2 and Bracket #3) |
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| ESPN - Show #4 |
3:00 PM |
| $10,000 Prize Money to champion, $5,000 Prize Money to
runner-up |
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| Final Championship Match - features the
winners of the two semifinal matches |
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Prize
Money Breakdown
2000 PPA Prize Money Breakdown
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$100,000 PPA National Championship |
$2,000 Open Championship |
| Place of finish |
Professional Division |
Amateur Division |
Place of finish |
Professional Division |
Amateur Division |
| 1 |
$50,000 |
$85 |
1 |
$300 |
$25 |
| 2 |
$15,000 |
$85 |
2 |
$200 |
$25 |
| 3 |
$9,000 |
$85 |
3 |
$150 |
$25 |
| 4 |
$6,500 |
$85 |
4 |
$125 |
$25 |
| 5 |
$4,000 |
$85 |
5 |
$100 |
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| 6 |
$3,000 |
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6 |
$100 |
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| 7 |
$1,500 |
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7 |
$95 |
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| 8 |
$1,200 |
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8 |
$95 |
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| 9 |
$1,100 |
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9 |
$90 |
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| 10 |
$1,000 |
|
10 |
$90 |
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| 11 |
$900 |
|
11 |
$85 |
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| 12 |
$850 |
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12 |
$85 |
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| 13 |
$800 |
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13 |
$80 |
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| 14 |
$700 |
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14 |
$80 |
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| 15 |
$650 |
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15 |
$75 |
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| 16 |
$600 |
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16 |
$75 |
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| 17 |
$550 |
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17 |
$75 |
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| 18 |
$500 |
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| 19 |
$400 |
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| 20 |
$300 |
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| 21 |
$250 |
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| 22 |
$200 |
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| 23 |
$100 |
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| 24 |
$100 |
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| 25 |
$100 |
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| 26 |
$90 |
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| 27 |
$80 |
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| 28 |
$75 |
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| 29 |
$75 |
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$20,000
Putt-Putt Championship ESPN Television Series Prize Money |
| 30 |
$75 |
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| 31 |
$75 |
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Champion |
$10,000 |
| 32 |
$70 |
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Finalist |
$5,000 |
| 33 |
$60 |
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Semi-finalist (2) |
$2,500 |
| 34 |
$50 |
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| 35 |
$50 |
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Lodging
Fayetteville, NC and Travel Information
The location sponsor of the 2000 PPA National
Championship, the Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, has aggressively
made lodging arrangements for the 2000 PPA National
Championship week. The staff of the Bureau has prepared additional information
to welcome you and make your visit to Fayetteville, NC as enjoyable as
possible. The Holiday Inn Bordeaux will be host hotel during our event. The
Holiday Inn Bordeaux provides the best accommodations for a week-long stay in
Fayetteville and is only 1/2 mile from the tournament site at the Putt-Putt
Golf & Games facility off Owen Drive. Additional sponsoring hotel
locations are listed for your considerations.
| Hotel |
Room Rate |
Phone Number |
| Holiday Inn Bordeaux |
$70.00 + 9% tax |
(910) 323-0111 |
| Holiday Inn I-95 |
$72.00 + 9% tax |
(910) 323-1600 |
| Radisson Prince Charles |
$67.00 + 9% tax |
(910) 433-4444 |
| Ramada Inn |
$50.00 + 9% tax |
(910) 484-8101 |
We are honored to host the 2000 PPA National
Championship in 2000.
Sincerely,
Paul Gerhard
Director of Sales
Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
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