Halifax will host the Telus World Skins Game for the first time in July 2012 as the popular golf event celebrates its 20th anniversary in Canada.
The world-class Glen Arbour Golf Course was announced Monday to be the site of the historic event that will see five top PGA Tour professionals compete from July 29 to 31 in the Canadian summer golf tradition.
"The Telus World Skins Game has a long history of visiting Canada's top tourist and golf destinations and Halifax is the ideal city to host the 20th anniversary celebration of this important Canadian event," said Gen. (Ret.) Rick Hillier, Chair of the Telus Atlantic Canada Community Board. "This marquee event not only provides a memorable opportunity for local golf fans to see some of the best players in the world compete in their own backyard, but it also allows Telus to leave a significant charitable legacy in the Atlantic Canada community."
The Telus World Skins Game is always a highlight of the Canadian summer sporting schedule for the country's most passionate golf fans, as well as the community that hosts it. Fulfilling its promise to "give where we live," the Telus World Skins Game has raised more than $10 million since 2001 for a wide variety of important causes across Canada.
Glen Arbour Golf Course is one of Atlantic Canada's premiere golf destinations. It has played host to a number of prestigious golf events, including the inaugural Wayne Gretzky and Friends Invitational in 2000 and the BMO Canadian Ladies Open in 2005.
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