Last weekend’s Frys.com Open was the last, as supermarket chain Safeway will take over as title sponsor in 2016. As part of the deal, the season-opening PGA Tour event will continue to be held at Silverado Resort in Napa through 2020.
Twelve members of the Junior Tour of Northern California got the chance to play with the pros Sunday as part of Frys.com Open week. The participating pros were James Hahn, Scott Langley, Ollie Schnedierjans and Jarrod Lyle.
The top six boys and girls from the 2014 Junior Tour of Northern California points standings will play with the pros at Silverado in the Frys.com Open Pro-Junior.
The Desert Fox made a career out of winning early season events. Now he hosts the PGA Tour’s first event of 2014-15 at Silverado.
Rory McIlroy now says that he will play in the 2015 Frys.com Open, not this year’s. McIlroy could also be at TPC Harding Park in 2015 for the Match Play Championship.
Stanford’s Patrick Rodgers and Cameron Wilson will join Rory McIlroy at this year’s Frys.com Open. Tiger could also be in the mix.
Rory McIlroy has verbally committed for this year’s Frys.com Open at Silverado Club in Napa. It’ll mark his first NorCal appearance since the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club.
The 2014 Web.com Tour season schedule is out, and the Stonebrae Classic is back. Bay Area fans also can look forward to LPGA and PGA tours events in Northern California this year.