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© St. Petersburg Times, published February 16, 2002
WHO: 78 Senior PGA Tour pros, including defending champion Bob Gilder.
WHAT: A 54-hole stroke-play event.
WHEN/WHERE: Through Sunday at the TPC of Tampa Bay (6,783 yards, par 71) in Lutz.
PURSE: $1.5-million ($225,000 to winner).
TV: 2-4 p.m. today-Sunday, CNBC. TICKETS: $25, call (813) 265-4653. PARKING: $5 on Sun Lake Boulevard, off Dale Mabry, north of Lutz Lake Fern Road. Signs will direct from Veterans Expressway and Dale Mabry. Public parking no longer available off Van Dyke Road. There is no public parking on Lutz Lake Fern.
FAN-FRIENDLY MEASURES: The Senior PGA Tour is introducing a few initiatives, some of which will be employed: Gallery ropes will be dropped at the 18th hole Sunday after the final group, allowing spectators to watch from the fairway, and honorary observers will be used, with two fans selected each day to follow select groups inside the ropes with access to the driving range.
Today-Sunday: tournament rounds begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. and conclude about 4. Sunday: million-dollar hole-in-one contest after the final round.