Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate Group sponsors PGA event

Published 1:09 pm Thursday, May 25, 2023

By Lake Oconee Breeze

Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate team members Betty McHan and Ted Baker are greeted by PGA TOUR Champions member Stewart Cink, host of the pro-am event at The Mitsubishi Electric Classic.

Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate Group is excited to be an exhibition sponsor at this week’s PGA TOUR Champions event — The Mitsubishi Electric Classic and the Stewart Cink Pro-Am at Sugarloaf Country Club in Duluth, Ga.

This year’s 78-player field includes the likes of Nick Faldo, Jim Furyk, Notah Begay, III, Stuart Appleby, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, K.J. Choi, David Duval, Darren Clarke, Miguel Ángel Jimenez, Bernhard Langer, Rocco Mediate and Jose Maria Olazabal.

“We are very happy to support The Mitsubishi Electric Classic to benefit local charities including Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett and the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation. We look forward to a fun week with lots of great golf,” said Ted Baker, Managing Broker of Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate Group.

The 54-hole tournament will feature 78 PGA TOUR Champions professionals vying for a $2 million prize purse, as well as the opportunity to boost their standing in the Charles Schwab Cup points list. Past champions include Steve Flesch, who won the 2022 tournament, making him the first two-time champion in the tournament’s history following his 2018 win; Dicky Pride (2021); Scott McCarron (2019); Stephen Ames (2017); Woody Austin (2016); Olin Browne (2015); Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2014); and World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer (2013).

“The Mitsubishi Electric Classic brings golf legends and exceptional play to Duluth, but it’s always been more than a golf tournament to us,” said Mike Corbo, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Inc. “Contributing to vibrant and sustainable communities is a big part of our company’s vision. We are proud to be able to do that through the charitable giving of the tournament, in a community we are so invested in.”

In 2022, the tournament raised and donated $558,270 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett and a number of other local charities. To date, the tournament has generated more than $3.6 million in charitable giving.