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Thompson teesoff "Alabama's Golf Insider" Thompson teesoff 2.14.19 Click our Icon to Subscribe! The Web.com Tour an- nounced last week a new tournament set to debut on the annual schedule in 2019. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship will be held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator Course) in Prattville, April 18-21, with 156 players competing for a $550,000 purse. "We are excited to once again partner with the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail as we deliver a tremendous new event on the Web.com Tour," Web.com Tour Presi- dent Alex Baldwin said. "The Senator Course has a won- derful history on our Tour and in our sport, and we are con dent that the passion- ate golf fans in Alabama will enjoy the opportunity to get up close to the game's next wave of PGA Tour stars." The announcement marks the Web.com Tour's 11th partnership with the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, which hosted the Web.com Tour Championship from 1997 through 2005 at four di erent properties, in- cluding the Senator Course each of the nal ve years. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, which opened in 1992, features 468 holes of golf across 11 teesoff Issue No. 309 sites in Alabama. "This is the 23rd con- secutive year professional golf has been played on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, and we look forward to wel- coming the Web.com Tour, its players and fans back for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship," John Cannon, President of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, said. "While our world-class courses are open to the public all year long, we look forward watching male and female professional golfers take on the Senator Course in 2019. Being able to hold multiple professional tournaments on the same course in the same year is a true testament to the qual- ity of our golf courses and the great work of our sta ." The Symetra Tour's Guardian Championship has been played on the Senator Course for the past two years, with the 2019 event slated for September 20-22. LPGA tournaments were played on the Senator Course between 2007 and 2016, producing winners such as Lorena Ochoa, Lexi Thompson, Stacy Lewis and Ariya Jutanugarn. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., the Senator In recognition of the milestone of reaching my 300th issue, I'm pleased to offer a spe- cial "Lifetime" subscription offer of $100 for 10 years of issues! That's right, this special offer is available now and will mean you won't have to pay $30 annually, but rather a one-time payment of $100 for up to 10 years of issues. This option is available when you click the Subscribe Now! button. Web.com Tour's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship announced The Senator Course at Capitol Hill Photo Credit: Michael Clemmer The Web.com Tour an- Web.com Tour's Robert Trent Jones Golf Web.com Tour's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship announced Trail Championship announced