PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – One moment of suspense occurred at last night’s dinner when emcee Rich Lerner turned the players’ attention toward the video screen for a sneak peek at the 2011 slate of Amateur Tour majors.
As the slideshow-style video revealed site after site, the audience voiced its approval of nearly all of the 20 major events on the schedule, which include 11 current PGA Tour venues and 2015 U.S. Open host, Chambers Bay.
Kenny Booth, senior director of events for Golf Channel, said the 2011 National Championship venue will be announced in November.
Here is the full schedule of 2011 Golf Channel Amateur Tour majors:
Dec. 11-12 Grand Cypress Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 3-5 Duel in the Desert Mesquite, Nev.
Feb. 19-20 Trump International Golf Club San Juan, P.R.
March 5-6 Horseshoe Bay Resort Horseshoe Bay, Tex.
March 12-13 Maderas Golf Club & Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort San Diego
April 16-17 PGA West Palm Springs, Calif.
April 30-May 1 TPC Deere Run Silvis, Ill.
May 14-15 Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club Tampa, Fla.
May 21-22 Chambers Bay Tacoma, Wash.
May 21-22 Seaview Galloway, N.J.
June 11-12 TPC Scottsdale Scottsdale, Ariz.
June TBD PGA National West Palm Beach, Fla.
June 25-26 Sandpiper Santa Barbara, Calif.
July 23-24 Turning Stone Resort & Casino Syracuse, N.Y.
July 23-24 TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
July 23-24 Paiute Golf Resort Las Vegas
Aug. 6-7 Redstone Golf Club Houston
Aug. 13-14 Doral Golf Resort & Spa Miami
Aug. 13-14 Dove Mountain Tucson, Ariz.
Aug. 13-14 The Greenbrier Resort White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
