As a very new event on the PGA Tour, this event is of particular interest to many PGA Tour professionals who are looking at prize winnings as something that can be gotten with a bit more certainty due to the fact that it is an alternate event on the same week as another big PGA Tour event, where the possibility of matching up against great golfers is good. This is why Mayakoba Golf Championship tickets sell so well.
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Historically, the tournament's first winner was PGA Tour veteran Fred Funk, who at nearly 51 years old was the oldest player to win a Tour event in 32 years. Normally, PGA Tour professionals can enter the PGA Senior Tour at age 50, though many will play on more than a few of the regular tour’s schedule of events as the mood may strike them. Mayakoba Golf Championship tickets sell while because fans of golf never know who will show up to play in any given event.
The 2008 winner, Brian Gay, took his first Tour victory at the event. Finishing with a final score of 264 and 16 strokes below par, Gay took the title by two strokes over fellow American Steve Marino. He has since gone on to win two more Tour events, both occurring in 2009 at the Verizon Classic and at the St. Jude Classic. It is anticipated that he will be at this year's event, helping to increase sales of Mayakoba Golf Championship tickets across the board.
In 2009, PGA Tour professional Mark Wilson would beat fellow American J.J. Henry by two strokes, card a final score 267 to finish at 13 under par on an exciting day of golf. Wilson's first PGA Tour victory came at 2007's Honda Classic, and he too is expected to return to defend his crown, a fact which is sure to help increase sales of Mayakoba Golf Championship tickets.
A fact which helps to make the event an interesting and exciting stop on the Tour is that it is played in "stroke play" format, which means that the players duke it out for low score and fewest strokes needed to complete the course. This type of play is appreciated by even the most casual observer of golf.
Four 2010, the event will be offering a prize purse of over $3.5 million. Taking on a slightly different name (Classic, rather than Championship), the term it will be played at the world-famous Riviera Maya-Cancun resort area on the El Camaleon Golf Club’s best course. With a returning defending champion and past champions sure to show up, the golf is predicted to be hot, as will be sales of Mayakoba Golf Championship tickets.