Web.com Midwest Classic ready to tee off
The 2014 Web.com Tour Midwest Classic begins Monday with a week full of events leading up to four days of tournament play Thursday through Sunday at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate. The tournament, whose host is the Kansas City Crusaders, is the only professional golf tournament held in Kansas City.
This year’s events include a “Party on the Green” benefit concert featuring music by country singer Travis Marvin and State Line Trio after the second round concludes Friday.
Gates will open at 7 a.m. Thursday through Sunday and 100 percent of the proceeds from grounds-pass sales will benefit charities in the Kansas City area.
Players to watch
JARROD LYLE: Lyle, an Australian and cancer survivor, will be making his first competitive appearance since February. Lyle, 32, was given a medical exemption on the PGA Tour when he was diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2012.
ADAM HADWIN: Hadwin, a 26-year-old from Canada, is ranked sixth on the Web.com Tour money list. He has won $220,867 this year and recently tied for seventh in the Web.com Tour’s Nova Scotia Open.
BYRON SMITH: Smith 33, is 13th on the Web.com Tour money list with $169,978. His first Web.com Tour victory was May 25 in the Rex Hospital Open.
Tickets
Grounds are free and open to the public Monday-Wednesday.
$25 for weekly grounds passes, good for all four days of the tournament (Thursday-Sunday) and can be purchased online at midwestclassic.com or at the gate.
$10 for single-day grounds passes to the tournament (Thursday-Sunday) can be purchased online at midwestclassic.com or at the gate.
$50 for Party on the Green tickets that include a weekend pass to the tournament can be purchased online at onthegreenkc.com. Proceeds benefit Children’s Mercy Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House. Includes an all you can drink and eat catered meal.
Free admission for fans 14 and under and military personnel with military I.D.
Schedule
MONDAY
11 a.m.: Pro-Am practice round with Web.com Tour professionals
5-7:30 p.m.: Family Night with free Junior Golf Clinic with Web.com Tour pros (open to all area youths) followed by trick shot performance from Patrick Cocherl
TUESDAY
All-day practice rounds for Web.com Tour professionals
6:30 p.m.: Pro-Am pairings party at Ritz Charles
WEDNESDAY
7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Web.com Tour Pro-Am
THURSDAY
First round of Web.com Tour’s Midwest Classic, gates open at 7 a.m.
FRIDAY
Second round, gates open at 7 a.m.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Web.com small business summit, free
6 p.m., Party on the Green featuring live music from Travis Marvin and State Line Trio
SATURDAY
Third round , gates open at 7 a.m.
SUNDAY
Final round , gates open at 7 a.m.
Award ceremony on 18th green after the final round
Parking
Parking is located at the southeast corner of 135th and Nall in the Cornerstone and Church of the Resurrection parking lots with shuttle transportation to LionsGate.
This story was originally published July 20, 2014 at 9:34 PM with the headline "Web.com Midwest Classic ready to tee off."