Mercedes Championships Tickets

The opening event of golf's season is now called the SBS Championship. The first PGA event is the place where players attempt to wipe the memory of last year clean and start anew. If they had a great prior year, it is when they attempt to pick-up where they finished. With the proud Mercedes-Benz years behind it, the Tournament of Champions is surprisingly as strong as ever. The history is in tact and the future is bright for this cherished golf championship. The beginning of the new PGA tour starts here.

The basic principle of golf is to play the course as it is found. Through the years everything in golf changes a little. As rules, little things come and go. At one point a golfer could not touch his ball until it was in the hole. Now it can be cleaned and set back where it was on the green. Despite strong efforts to keep tournaments in tact, the game changes every year. The SBS Championship is where golfers revisit fundamental golf and start the new season. Golf has gone slowly from a time when the British had different size golf balls than the Americans to today's wild ride. It used to take years to standardize the simplest rule change. It has always taken a long time to be respected seriously as tournament and as a player. Championship names may change. But the basic Raison d'etre remains. The Tournament of Champions is the beginning of the golf season. It is the kickoff of the golf game. Fans like to see the players in action, first part of the season. The swings are watched. The putting techniques are noted. The SBS is where the true golf fan can hedge their bets, speculate on the season, and enjoy the new beginning. It is where the player puts on their game face and tries to live-up-to or rise above the last season, hoping that the offseason practice has paid-off.