 It was announced today that back in June the PGA Tour is coming to the Twin Cities in 2019 and now Brainerd is working towards getting an event of their own. Kraygan's legacy course is hosting the Brainerd Lakes Area Tour Showcase on August 22nd in the first step of securing a spot on the PGA Tour. Each year the showcase is expected to grow and the hope is by the year 2021 a PGA Tour opportunity will arise. This is the right community, this is the right environment. The PGA Tour would love it. We have all the recreational assets that we can leverage, boating, lodging, games, fishing, racing. I mean it's all here and it's just a perfect environment to bring a PGA Tour event here. Sanders wants the showcase and everything involved with the tournament to feel like a real PGA event. Today the group announced that Minnesota native and golf legend Bud Chapman will be their honorary starter for the Brainerd Showcase on the 22nd. Chapman holds the unofficial record for shooting his own age over 3600 times but this shot will have some added pressure. I just thank him for the opportunity and the honor that he's bestowing on me to be able to hit that first shot and it'll be tough. I mean I'll be worried about it from down to I don't know. This year's One Day Showcase will primarily feature players from Canada's Mackenzie Tour. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.