Epson Tour Players unveil Tournament Cup at Firekeeper Golf Course Today

(Mayetta, KS) In two short months, an international field of more than 144 golfers representing more than 30 countries will converge on Northeast, KS September 5-7 to compete in the State of Kansas’ inaugural Epson Tour event.

Epson Tour professionals Blair O’Neal and Calle Nielson joined host organization and title sponsor representative Stephen E. Ortiz, assistant general manager of Prairie Band Casino & Resort, and tournament director David Garcia as sponsor exemptions were announced and the Classic’s trophy was unveiled at a press conference today at the course.

“I am pleased to announce that the tournament has granted Blair O’Neal and Courtney Mahon sponsor exemptions to play in the event and look forward to having them compete in just a few short week,” said tournament director Dave Garcia, “Both young women are fierce competitors and very excited to be part of this inaugural event here is Mayetta.”

Mahon, who attended University of Arkansas, is a three-time winner of the Kansas State Championship and Missouri State Championship and was head coach of the University of Missouri-Kansas City women’s golf team for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

O’Neal, a graduate of Arizona State, has been a fixture on the Epson Tour since 2004 and was the champion of Golf Channel’s Big Break Dominican Republic in 2010.

Nielson, in her third year on the Epson, is a graduate of University of Virginia and has made 11 cuts during the 2014 season, finishing 7^th at the Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial earlier this season.

“On behalf of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the staff of the Resort, we are looking forward to welcoming the Epson Tour and its players to Northeast Kansas,” said Stephen E. Ortiz, “We know they will find Firekeeper a challenging course and hope golf fans in the region will make plans to attend or serve as volunteers for this exciting event.”

“We are excited to bring the Epson Tour to Mayetta for the inaugural Prairie Band Casino & Resort Charity Classic,” said Chief Business Officer Mike Nichols. “Blair O¹Neal and Calle Nielson are both excellent ambassadors for the Tour who will give the local media a taste of what the community can expect when the Tour rolls into town in early September."

The top 10 players on the Epson Tour money list will earn their 2015 LPGA card.

Tickets to the Prairie Band Casino & Resort Charity Classic are $10 for adults and free for children 14 and under and will be available at Firekeeper on event days.

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