Falmouth Country Club to host Hannaford Community Challenge:
A Golf Event to Benefit Local Charities
PORTLAND, ME, January 25, 2012 – Hannaford Supermarkets and The Legends Tour announced today that they will bring a tour event featuring LPGA Legends to Maine for the first time this summer. The Hannaford Community Challenge presented by Kraft Foods will be held at Falmouth Country Club near Portland, Maine in June 2012 and will feature a field of 40 Legends playing 36 holes over two days for a $200,000 purse. Tournament week will also include a one day pro-am, women’s and junior clinics and special community events.

The Legends Tour is comprised of the greatest female golfers of all time and has over 100 members, including 10 LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members and its players have combined for over 650 LPGA Tour victories and 65 major championships. With 11 seasons under its belt, The Legends Tour’s previous official event rosters have included Nancy Lopez, Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon, Rosie Jones and New England’s own Pat Bradley, to name a few. This will be the Tour’s first stop in the state of Maine and third event in partnership with Hannaford Supermarkets who presented, along with Kraft Foods, the Legends Tour’s 2010 and 2011 Handa Cup match play tournaments in Portsmouth, NH.

An area native and 27-time winner on the LPGA Tour, Jane Blalock serves as CEO of The Legends Tour. “The LPGA Legends are thrilled to partner with Hannaford to bring the first world class LPGA tournament to the state of Maine,” said Blalock. “We are looking forward to enjoying the greater Portland area and the challenging Falmouth Country Club Course.” 

In addition to bringing world class golf to Maine, Hannaford Supermarkets plans to parlay the excitement for this unique event into support for healthy communities and youth programs. Multiple charities will benefit from ticket and sponsorship proceeds, including but not limited, to The First Tee of Maine and the Good Shepherd Food Bank. “Hannaford is very proud of the many ways we support our communities, through food bank donations, free nutrition education in our stores, and the hundreds of hours our associates dedicate to volunteerism, especially through the United Way,” said Beth Newlands Campbell, president of Hannaford Supermarkets. “The Hannaford Community Challenge presented by Kraft Foods event will give us another great opportunity to give back to Maine communities.”  

Falmouth Country Club, a 6,879 yard par 72 built on 425 acres in 1986 is an ideal venue for The Legends Tour with its large, undulating greens and challenging, tree-lined fairways. Noted television commentator Peter Kostis has been associated with Falmouth Country Club since its inception. FCC once featured Kostis alongside PGA Tour standouts Mark Calcaveccia, Tom Purtzer, Tom Kite, Bobby Watkins, Gary Koch, Ken Green and Davis Love in an exciting “Skins” game. The club has also hosted the New England Amateur, the Maine Amateur, the Tri-State Amateur and the 2003 USGA Amateur Qualifier. FCC is excited to host an official Legends Tour event, expecting perfect playing conditions June 21-24 for this inaugural tournament. 

“From the very start, Falmouth Country Club has upheld the highest standards with regards to competitive golf,” says Club founder and Director of Golf Dick Harris. “We couldn’t be more pleased partnering with Hannaford and The Legends Tour to bring an event like this—boasting players of this caliber—to Maine.”  Tickets will be available via local charities as well as online and at the gate. Contact: Lisa Mickey at lisamickey@mac.com.  Full Schedule >>