SUGAR GROVE, IL – In May, the Chicagoland area — along with fans and visitors from across the country — will experience the excitement of a national championship tournament up close and in person when Northern Illinois University (NIU) and Rich Harvest Farms host the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships! Now is the time to secure your tickets for this prestigious event.
The women’s championship will be held May 19-24, 2017, followed by the men’s finals May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms. The “Home of the Huskies”, located in Sugar Grove, IL, is consistently one of Golf Digest Magazine’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.”
For the first time since becoming a major college program in 1969, NIU is preparing to host their first NCAA Championship in any sport. The 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships promises to be a tremendous two weeks of collegiate golf with activities for the entire family.
“What a tremendous honor for NIU, Huskie Athletics and our entire region to host our first NCAA Championship event at a course like Rich Harvest Farms,” said NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier. “We appreciate Jerry Rich and the staff at Rich Harvest Farms for all the time and effort they have already dedicated, along with our staff, to making this the best championship possible for the student-athletes from across the country who will compete in these events”
Daily grounds tickets start at $10, with the option to purchase a week-long or event-long grounds pass. Students under the age of 18 will receive free grounds admission to the event when attending with a paying adult.
The NCAA Experience, an upscale venue in the middle of all the action, will allow ticketholders the opportunity to upgrade their tournament experience. Those tickets, which include VIP parking, will provide guests complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages as well as two complimentary alcoholic beverages of their choice. Please visit www.2017NCAAGolf.eventbrite.com for more information on both options, to claim complimentary student tickets, and to purchase your tickets!
Rich Harvest Farms and Northern Illinois University are also looking for volunteers for the event. It is free to volunteer and you will receive a volunteer uniform and grounds tickets to the tournament for your service.
Volunteer positions to be filled include Walking Scoring, Standard Bearers, Spotters, Shuttle Drivers, Hospitality, Media/Scoring. Please note, you must be 18 years of age or older and cannot be enrolled in High School to volunteer. Interested volunteers can sign up here .
“All of us at Rich Harvest Farms and Northern Illinois University are very excited to host the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships! Over the course of the two weeks, we will need to fill more than 2,000 volunteer shifts,” said Vicky McGowan, Rich Harvest Farms Tournament Director. “In the past, we have been so thankful for how the community has come out to support and help us with our tournaments. No event of this magnitude can run successfully without dedicated volunteers.”
For more information on the event, please visit www.richharvestfarms.com.
About NIU Athletics
A 17-sport NCAA Division I athletics program located in DeKalb, Illinois, Northern Illinois University teams compete in the Mid-American Conference. Honored with the 2016 Award for Diversity and Inclusion by the NCAA and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association, NIU’s Graduation Success Rate also leads the MAC. Student-athletes completed more than 5,000 hours of community service in 2015-16. For more information, visit NIUHuskies.com and follow NIU Athletics on Twitter @NIUAthletics, Instagram (niuhuskies) and Facebook (NIU Huskies).
About Rich Harvest Farms
Consistently ranked in Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, Rich Harvest Farms is an ultra-private, members-only club located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Owned and built by Jerry Rich, the course consists of 18 holes and is a 1,820-acre showcase of nature and agriculture. Rich Harvest Farms also hosted the prestigious 2009 LPGA Solheim Cup, 2015 Palmer Cup and the 2015 Western Amateur. For more information visit www.richharvestfarms.com and follow Rich Harvest Farms on Twitter, @RHFTournaments.
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