3-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry is launching a golf tournament via his life style brand UNDERRATED, and the 5-component tour characteristics a halt in Chicago.
The manufacturer was released in 2019, with the aim of celebrating underrated and underrepresented folks all above the entire world. Last week, Curry introduced UNDERRATED would extend to golf.
“Everybody appreciates I appreciate golf,” Curry reported in a online video. “I couldn’t be extra excited to prolong this enjoy to the greatest golfers throughout the place.”
The tour, accredited by the American Junior Golf Association, characteristics five stops at leading classes across the region. The tour debuts June 21-23 at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont.
The summerlong tour, open to athletes of all genders ages 12-18, culminates with the championship Aug. 28-30 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, where by golfers will be participating in for the “Curry Cup.”
The tour will be free of charge and includes vacation, lodging and meals.
Curry’s mission with the tour is to maximize participation from numerous communities to build equivalent illustration throughout the activity.
“Less than 2% of golfers are men and women of shade,” Curry stated. “Our tour delivers a system of equity, access and prospect for boys and women that want to play and contend with the latest very best players on the AJGA.”
In his submit, Curry mentioned that golfing ought to be available for all and that UNDERRATED is generating the highest level of levels of competition in the sport offered to all athletes, irrespective of their track record.
Golfers fascinated in participating can sign up on the brand’s site, stayunderrated.com/tour-golfing.