Since 2003, The Deutsche Bank Championship has become a favorite tour stop for golf fans throughout New England. In the last few years with the PGA Tour Playoffs and the race for The FedEx Cup the event has become one of the four season playoff tournaments to crown the season long points leader.
The Deutsche Bank Championship is the only PGA Tour event with a scheduled Monday finish on Labor Day each year. What most of us don’t realize is that for the IMG staff of The Deutsche Bank Championship their work on the 2010 event literally begins on Tuesday morning the day after the event is over.
Eric Baldwin, the Championship Director from IMG World, will tell you that putting together a major golf championship is a culmination of hard work by hundreds of people over 12 months. The IMG staff manages it all from site construction, to event management, to vendor and partner relations from the tournament offices at The Golf House at The TPC facility in Norton. What we see over the 7 days of tournament week is the results of very dedicated people who give their time to make this event the best that it could be for all New England golf fans.
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2008 Champion |
2007 Champion Phil Mickelson |
2006 Champion Tiger Woods |
It takes most of the entire summer just to construct the viewing areas, partner clubs and infrastructure needed to host the tournament. After the trophy presentation on Labor Day it will take nearly a month to return the TPC Boston back to normal. During Tournament week nearly 2000 volunteers will give their time to support an event that over the last 6 years has given 14 million dollars to over 35 charities for children throughout New England and the nation. There are literally thousands of people involved in the effort to make The Deutsche Bank Championship a success each year.
What so many of us do not realize is that The Deutsche Bank Championship contributes over 50 million dollars in economic impact to our local economy in a time when any impact is important in these times especially. Hotels, restaurants, airports, transportation industries and hundreds of trickle down businesses will all be affected in a positive way.
A significant component to all of this success is the Founding Club Partners who make it all possible every year. Seth Waugh, CEO of Deutsche Bank of Americas said after the 2008 tournament, “Nothing is more gratifying for us than yet another record year of charitable contributions. We are proud at Deutsche Bank to support these organizations that are making a difference in the lives of children, both in New England and nationally, and we couldn’t have done it without the impressive support of our valued partners.”
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| 2005 Champion Olin Brown |
2004 Champion Vijay Singh |
2003 Champsion Adam Scott |
This year while you are walking the grounds enjoying the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship following all your favorite PGA Tour players remember the word thank you to all that have made it all possible. Give a nod to volunteers, the sponsors and partners of the event that are all giving so much to so many. And when you see that trophy raised in victory, remember we are all winners at this years Deutsche Bank Championship.
Deutsche Bank Champions Earnings
| Year | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 2008 | Vijay Singh | -22 | $1,260,000 |
| 2007 | Phil Mickelson | -16 | $1,260,000 |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | -16 | $990,000 |
| 2005 | Olin Brown | -14 | $990,000 |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | -16 | $900,000 |
| 2003 | Adam Scott | -20 | $900,000 |
About Tim Branco
Editor/Publisher New England Publishing Group Home of NE Golf Monthy, NE SnowSports and NE Homefinder a family of New England Regional Publications. Media consultant for newspaper & magazine industries and sales and marketing trainer and motivational speaker. Golf & Travel writer for over 20 years with published articles in national newspapers and regional magazines throughout the U.S.
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