Thursday, June 30, 2022
DETROIT – Intersport today announced the men’s field committed to compete in THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Golf Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage. The 36-hole stroke play competition for Black male professional and amateur golfers will be held July 23-24 at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. A one-hour TV special about THE JOHN SHIPPEN will air on CBS leading into final-round coverage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday, July 31.
The winner of the event will earn an exemption into the Rocket Mortgage Classic (July 28–31). Eleven of the 22 men in the field for the 2022 THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Golf Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage are SHIPPEN alumni, including defending champion Tim O’Neal.
THE JOHN SHIPPEN, designed to showcase Black amateur and professional golfers, is named after John Shippen Jr., who was the first American-born golf professional and also the country’s first Black golf professional. Shippen was bestowed PGA of America membership posthumously in 2009.
To ensure that any financial barriers are removed, THE JOHN SHIPPEN will cover all travel costs (airfare and hotel) for participating players.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Solomon Hughes, 614.315.2446,
[email protected]
Greg Ball, 760.271.9183,
[email protected]
INTERSPORT ANNOUNCES MEN’S FIELD FOR
THE JOHN SHIPPEN NATIONAL GOLF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY ROCKET MORTGAGE
THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Golf Invitational Presented by Rocket Mortgage
Invites the Nation’s Top Black Male Professional & Amateur Golfers
to Compete July 23-24
at Detroit Golf Club; Event to Air on CBS in Advance of the PGA TOUR’s Rocket Mortgage Classic
The Field Will Compete for an Exemption into the Rocket Mortgage Classic
DETROIT (June 30, 2022) – Intersport today announced the men’s field of players committed to compete in
THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Golf Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage. The
36-hole stroke play competition for Black male professional and amateur golfers will be held July 23-24 at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan. A one-hour TV special about
THE JOHN SHIPPEN will air on CBS leading into final-round coverage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday, July 31.
The winner of the event will earn an exemption into the Rocket Mortgage Classic (July 28–31). Eleven of the 22 men in the field for the 2022
THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Golf Invitational presented by Rocket Mortgage are SHIPPEN alumni, including defending champion Tim O’Neal.
THE JOHN SHIPPEN, designed to showcase Black amateur and professional golfers, is named after John Shippen, Jr., who was the first American-born golf professional and also the country’s first Black golf professional. Shippen
was bestowed PGA of America membership posthumously in 2009.
To ensure that any financial barriers are removed, THE JOHN SHIPPEN will cover all travel costs (airfare and hotel) for participating players.
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