Corales Puntacana Championship was nominated in the category of ‘Best Marketing Initiative’ in the 2022-2023 PGA TOUR Tournament Awards. This celebration is a recognition of innovative ideas, demonstrating the incredible impact that PGA TOUR tournaments have on their communities.
“PGA TOUR Tournament Awards is an initiative that recognizes the outstanding work of the tournaments on the calendar. Being nominated as the tournament with the best marketing initiatives is a source of pride for the entire team that works tirelessly to make this country-brand event the success it has been,” said Manuel Sajour, Executive Director of Grupo Puntacana and director of the Corales Puntacana Championship. .
He also added that “we are very happy with the nomination among all the PGA TOUR events. It is not the first time we have been nominated, nor would it be the first time we have won, but it is a great achievement in these post-pandemic times. “Corales Puntacana Championship is a country-brand event with which the Dominican Republic puts itself before the eyes of the world with golf tourism.”
Also nominated in the same category were the Barracuda Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard, Wells Fargo Championship, RBC Canadian Open and Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Recently, the PGA TOUR and Puntacana Resort & Club announced the dates of the Corales Puntacana Championship, to be held from April 15-21, 2024, at the Corales Golf course, this being the 3rd edition of a renewal contract that extends until 2025.
The Corales Puntacana Championship, valid for 300 FedExCup points, as every year will have live broadcast coverage on Golf Channel. The tournament has a reach of 4.8 billion impressions in digital and print media nationally and internationally in 153 countries, reaching 3.4 million viewers in the United States.