Tiger Woods’ Sarasota PopStroke To Host New Putting Tournament

SARASOTA, FL — The inaugural PopStroke Tour Championship, a putting competition, will take place at the entertainment brand’s Sarasota location will take place Oct. 26-28.

The three-day international competition at the Tiger Woods-owned venue will bring together professional and amateur putters from around the world, according to a news release from PopStroke.

Woods said that he’s excited to host the event, as “putting is the great equalizer in the game of golf.”

He added, “We look forward to watching the competition unfold with players from all over the globe.”

The championship will feature two separate contests in a 72-hole tournament – four rounds of 18 holes – with putters competing for a total purse of $125,000.

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The Team Championship competition will have a maximum of 200 teams (400 players) competing for a $100,000 prize purse, and the Stroke Play individual competition will have a maximum of 100 players competing for a $25,000 prize purse, PopStroke said.

The Team Championship winner’s share will be $20,000, while the Stroke Play champion will earn $5,000. The field will be cut by 50 percent after the second round, with the remaining players completing the third and final rounds. In both competitions, 20 percent of the field will earn prize money.

The winners of the Team Championship competition will be invited to play in a televised $25K Showdown against two PGA Tour professionals in a winner-take-all format.

Registration for the competition opened Tuesday. Putters can sign up here.

“Putting is the most important, and often overlooked, skill in the game of golf. It is also the most accessible and least intimidating aspect of the game,” Greg Bartoli, PopStroke’s founder and co-owner, said. “We have created a national putting championship where players can go head-to-head regardless of credentials, age or gender to earn tour-size cash. The entertainment value is high, and competition can be fierce.”

The PopStroke Tour Championship will be televised this fall, with more information to be released closer to the competition.

Beyond the 2022 championship Sarasota, plans are underway to conduct national qualifying events, as well as other putting competitions, at all PopStroke locations.