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BermudAir Fly-Past During Golf Championship
BermudAir will conduct a ‘fly-past’ during the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at 1.00pm on Saturday [Nov 11], flying over the water along Port Royal Golf Course, with the closest points being the 15th & 16th holes, with the aircraft to fly approximately 500 feet above sea level. A spokesperson said, “BermudAir is excited to... Read more of this article
Eric West To Make His PGA Tour Debut
Bermuda’s first player on the golf course for the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championships is Eric West who tees off in the morning wave at 8:45am today [Nov 9] to make his PGA Tour debut. A spokesperson said, “The former Bermuda Open Champion & Head Golf Pro Port Royal – now top amateur player – is no stranger to playing with... Read more of this article
NBC Golf Channel To Broadcast Bermuda Event
NBC Sports will broadcast the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championships on the Golf Channel, NBC Sports app and Peacock from Thursday until Sunday. A spokesperson said, “The PGA TOUR travels to Southampton, Bermuda, this week for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship from Port Royal Golf Course. The only official PGA TOUR event to be held in Bermuda,... Read more of this article
Swan Backs Protégé Betschart To Shine
[Written by Stephen Wright] Kim Swan believes “cool customer” Oliver Betschart will not be fazed when he tees off in the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course tomorrow [November 9]. Arguably the island’s greatest-ever golfer, Swan first coached Betschart as a five-year-old, chopping down an adult club... Read more of this article
Sims Looking Forward To Championships
[Written by Patrick Bean] Playing in honour of the late Brian Morris, Michael Sims hopes his fifth Butterfield Bermuda Championship is a charm. Golf is an individual sport, where one matches skill and wit against Mother Nature in a partially modified form, in competition with others. Bermuda’s Michael Sims will be one of many who, starting on Thursday,... Read more of this article
Golf: Butterfield Championship Tee Times
The 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship announced the first and second round groupings and starting times. Play will get underway on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 at 6:50 am on hole number 10, with Tommy Gainey, Kelly Kraft and Vince Whaley on the tee. At 6:55 a.m. on the number 1 tee box will see Jonas Blixt Hammaro, Jeff Overton and Kramer Hickok... Read more of this article
BTA, Butterfield Extend Sponsorship Of Golf
The PGA TOUR, Bermuda Tourism Authority and Butterfield today announced a multi-year extension as co-title sponsors of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. A spokesperson said, “The announcement was made from Port Royal Golf Course Wednesday ahead of the fifth annual Butterfield Bermuda Championship, which debuted in 2019 as the PGA TOUR’s... Read more of this article
Golfer Adam Scott On Upcoming PGA Event
[Written by Patrick Bean] Australian golfing legend Adam Scott is well aware of Father Time’s diminishing effect on an athlete’s ability to defeat the rising tide of a powerful, young group of challengers hungry to duplicate his success on the PGA Tour. Changed priorities and physical dynamics inherent with one’s maturation from care-free youngster... Read more of this article
Audio: CBS First Cut Podcast On Golf Event
The First Cut, a CBS podcast, has offered a preview of the upcoming Butterfield Bermuda Championship, which is set to be held from November 9 to November 12 at the Port Royal Golf Course. Hosted by Rick Gehman and Greg DuCharme, the podcast discusses the upcoming Butterfield Bermuda Championships, noting that it is a “really cool venue”... Read more of this article
15-Year-OId Golfer To Compete In PGA Event
[Written by Stephen Wright] Oliver Betschart was just seven years old when he hit his first hole-in-one, and this week the 15-year-old will become the youngest player to compete in a PGA Tour event since 2014 when he tees off in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. It happened on May 11, 2016, on the 148-yard, par 3, third hole at Port Royal Golf Course,... Read more of this article
Highlighting Port Royal As It Hosts PGA Tour
[Written by Kim Swan & Jayson Jackson] Now celebrating 53 years, Port Royal Golf Course is on the threshold of hosting our 5th Butterfield Bermuda Championship on the PGA Tour and what an exciting experience it is for our Bermuda Government owned and operated public golf course. Clearly the vision of our forefathers to introduce Port Royal as a... Read more of this article
Golf Event Generated $17M Economic Impact
In advance of the 2023 event, the Bermuda Tourism Authority today released the 2022 PGA TOUR Butterfield Bermuda Championship economic impact report, saying that the “2022 event generated a total economic impact of $17 million, an increase of $5.1 million over the 2021 Championship, according to a report by KPMG Advisory Limited.” A BTA... Read more of this article
APGA Championship Postponed Until December
The Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship has been postponed until December 2023. A spokesperson said, “Due to the incoming storm the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship has been postponed to the following: Tuesday, December 12 – Round 1 Wednesday, December 13 – Round 2 “The Butterfield Bermuda Championship will award an... Read more of this article
West, Roy & Betschart Qualify For Championship
Eric West, Scott Roy and Oliver Betschart have qualified for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, marking their first appearances in the event. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Golf Association [BGA], Bermuda Professional Golfers’ Association [BPGA] and tournament officials are pleased to announce that Eric West, Scott Roy, and Oliver Betschart... Read more of this article
Butterfield Championships Gets Underway
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship Local Qualifier competition got underway at Port Royal Golf Club. Three Bermudian golfers will be offered qualifying spots to compete in Bermuda’s fifth annual PGA TOUR event alongside Michael Sims who was given an exemption into the Tournament. After two rounds Camiko Smith leads the field by 2 strokes, after... Read more of this article
Digicel Is Official Tech Partner Of Golf Event
Digicel Business announced its role as the Official Technology Partner for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. A spokesperson said, “Digicel Business, the leading provider of technology solutions in Bermuda, is thrilled to announce its partnership as the Official Technology Partner of Bermuda’s PGA TOUR event. The prestigious Butterfield Bermuda... Read more of this article
