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Golf must go on
- By GolfBrief Staff
- Published 03/14/2008
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Wind and rain could not deter the EDS Byron Nelson Championship from
playing on its newly-renovated TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas in 2008.
The decision was made public with an announcement on Friday, but the tournament had made the decision on Tuesday that the event would go forward at Las Colinas.
During the summer of 2007, the Dallas area was hit with a tremendous amount of rain, which put the redesign behind, but tournament organizers wanted to play at Las Colinas in 2008 and not use any of the potential contingency plans, which included using a the neighboring Cottonwood course or a composite course of the two.
According to tournament officials that were at Bay Hill this week recruiting players, the course is a fantastic layout and should eventually bring back the players the event has lost when Byron Nelson passed away.
The decision was made public with an announcement on Friday, but the tournament had made the decision on Tuesday that the event would go forward at Las Colinas.
During the summer of 2007, the Dallas area was hit with a tremendous amount of rain, which put the redesign behind, but tournament organizers wanted to play at Las Colinas in 2008 and not use any of the potential contingency plans, which included using a the neighboring Cottonwood course or a composite course of the two.
According to tournament officials that were at Bay Hill this week recruiting players, the course is a fantastic layout and should eventually bring back the players the event has lost when Byron Nelson passed away.
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