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Gwinnett loses PGA Tour event

A search to secure a long-term title sponsor for future events failed, leaving Atlanta Classic Foundation with the bad news on Monday – it will no longer host a PGA Tour event.

The announcement was a blow to the foundation and to Gwinnett, which had hosted an annual PGA Tour stop at Duluth’s TPC at Sugarloaf since 1997. Before moving to Gwinnett, Atlanta Country Club had hosted the Atlanta Classic’s PGA event since 1967.

But AT&T dropped its title sponsorship after last month’s AT&T Classic, forcing tournament officials to find a new sponsor or face the dire consequences. That’s exactly what happened and Atlanta’s only PGA stop now will be the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Read on