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Korn Ferry Tour announces new event for 2021-24 seasons at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

A new event is coming to the Korn Ferry Tour schedule in 2021.

On Monday morning, in partnership with Global Golf Management, the tour announced a three-year agreement for the Emerald Coast Classic at Sandestin to be played at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort’s Raven Golf Club in Florida.

Beginning with the inaugural event March 29-April 4 2021, a field of 156 players will compete for $600,000 purse.

“Sandestin Resort is truly a remarkable location for professional golf, and we are eager to bring the Emerald Coast Classic to this community,” said Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin. “We have vibrant partners with great track records of building spectacular events, and we are confident that the future stars of the PGA TOUR will enjoy competing in this region.”

A Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, the Raven Golf Club at Sandestin is a par-71 layout and has previously hosted the PGA Tour Champions Boeing Championship at Sandestin in 2006 and 2007 and has hosted the Golfweek Sandestin Amateur since 2010.