Pro Golf Tour will stop at Kiva Dunes March 1-3

Pro Golf Tour will stop at Kiva Dunes March 1-3

The Emerald Coast Golf Tour will start its 2023 season in Gulf Shores at the beautiful Kiva Dunes Golf Club March 1-3. Admission is free and spectators are welcome at the 54 hole event that will welcome professionals from all over the country.
On March 1, there will be a one day Pro-Am starting at 12:30 p.m. for all amateurs to play with the PGA stars of the future. Each four person team will include one pro. The awards presentation will follow at the Kiva Dunes Clubhouse, and festivities also include a Thursday night party on for the players at the Hideaway Sports Bar at the Beach Club.
The Emerald Coast Tour is a developmental tour for guys trying to earn their PGA tour card or the Korn Ferry Tour card. More than 25 PGA tour winners have played on the tour. The Inaugural Kiva Dunes Pro Classic was won by Hunter Stewart and Michael Hebert in 2017 as they were declared Co Champions. Hunter Stewart was the winner again in 2018. Doug Barron won in 2019 and went on to win his first event later in the year on the PGA Tour. Michael Johnson of Birmingham won in 2021 and Zach Sucher, a former PGA Tour player, is the defending champ.
Emerald Coast Tour alumni include Boo Weekley; Joe Durant: Heath Slocum; Craig Perks; Patton Kizzire; Jerry Kelly ; Scott Parel, George McNeil, Zach Sucher, Robbie Shelton, Chase Seiffert and two time Masters champion Bubba Watson (pictured).
To play in the Pro Am contact the Kiva Dunes pro shop at 251-540-7000 or Geno Celano with the Emerald Coast Golf Tour at 850-217-3412. Sponsors and volunteers are also needed.