TOURNAMENT ALSO WELCOMES COMMITMENTS FROM JEFFERSON AMBASSADORS MAJOR CHAMPION JUSTIN LEONARD AND FAN FAVORITE DICKY PRIDE<\/p>\n
ALLENTOWN, Penn<\/strong>. \u2013 Tournament officials announced today that the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic presented by Sodexo has accepted the entry of reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion and current No. 1 ranked PGA TOUR Champions player Stewart Cink to compete in the inaugural edition of the official PGA TOUR Champions event taking place the week of September 28 to October 4, 2026, at Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Joining Cink in this year\u2019s field are Jefferson ambassadors major champion Justin Leonard and fan favorite Dicky Pride.<\/p>\n Tickets for the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic can be purchased by visiting the tournament website (jeffersonclassic.com<\/a>). The tournament is open to spectators from Thursday (October 1) to Sunday (October 4) and ticket prices start at $15. Youth 17 and under receive free grounds access with a ticketed adult. For a complete listing of ticket options please CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cink<\/strong>, 53, became eligible for the senior circuit on his birthday in May 2023, and\u00a0recorded his first PGA TOUR Champions victory in his 10th start at The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren in 2024. He now owns eight PGA TOUR Champions titles and is coming off a 2025 season that included 19 top 25 finishes in 21 starts, 15 top 10s, three wins and three second place finishes. His impressive sophomore campaign culminated with his first Charles Schwab Cup title. Cink has not finished outside the top 11 over 13 starts this season and is ranked No. 1 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings on the strength of four wins and three second place finishes. The Georgia resident is the owner of eight PGA TOUR titles, highlighted by The Open Championship in 2009 and received the 2017 Payne Stewart Award in honor of his character, sportsmanship, and dedication to charitable giving.<\/p>\n Leonard<\/strong>, 54, enjoyed a breakout PGA TOUR Champions season in 2025 recording seven top-10 finishes, including a T2 effort at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open and two wins, his first career senior title coming at the Chubb Classic. Leonard is currently ranked No. 39 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings with four top-25 finishes, including two inside the top 10. The Dallas native was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 2012 at San Antonio Country Club. On the PGA TOUR, Leonard collected 12 victories, most notably the 1997 Open Championship, in addition to being a member of five U.S. Presidents Cup teams and three U.S. Ryder Cup teams.<\/p>\n Pride<\/strong>, 57, is enjoying one of his best seasons on PGA TOUR Champions, highlighted by his second career senior victory at the DICK\u2019S Open in June, where he defeated Padraig Harrington in a playoff. Pride is currently ranked\u00a0No. 17 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings with nine top-25 finishes, including four inside the top 10. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native earned his first PGA TOUR Champions title in 2021 at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.<\/p>\n The Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic presented by Sodexo is a Regular Season PGA TOUR Champions event in 2026, which will give way to the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs\u00bea season-ending, three-tournament series that concludes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, Arizona, used to determine the TOUR\u2019s season-long champion. The 2026 PGA TOUR Champions schedule features 28 events, with players competing for more than $70 million in total prize money, the highest in PGA TOUR Champions\u2019 46-season history.<\/p>\n All three rounds of the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic will be televised on GOLF Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, PGA TOUR Champions coverage is available in more than 170 countries and territories via 22 media partners.<\/p>\n For more information about the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic, including sponsorships, hospitality, Pro-Am, and volunteer opportunities, visit the tournament website at jeffersonclassic.com<\/a>. For the latest news and updates on social media, follow the tournament on X at @JeffLVClassic, on Instagram at @jeffersonlvclassic, and on Facebook at JeffersonLVClassic.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic is an official event on the PGA TOUR Champions operated by Tournaments for Charity, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation. This 54-hole stroke play golf tournament features 78 PGA TOUR Champions professionals competing for a $2.3 million purse at the historic Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pa. The event is designed to showcase the best golf on the PGA TOUR Champions for the enjoyment of spectators and to benefit local charities throughout the greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley regions and Northeastern Pennsylvania. All three official rounds will be internationally televised on GOLF Channel.<\/p>\n For more information about the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic, please visit jeffersonclassic.com<\/a>. For the latest tournament news and updates on social media, follow the Jefferson Lehigh Classic on X, Instagram, and Facebook at @jeffersonclassic.com.<\/p>\n About Jefferson<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Jefferson is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. More than 65,000 people strong, Jefferson is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic\/programmatic, clinical and applied research.\u00a0Thomas Jefferson University<\/strong><\/a>, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.\u00a0Jefferson Health<\/strong><\/a>, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit healthcare systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 33 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.\u00a0Jefferson Health Plans<\/strong><\/a>, through Health Partners Plans Inc., is a not-for-profit managed healthcare organization offering a broad range of health coverage options to more than 370,000 members for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n About Sodexo North America<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sodexo North America is a division of Sodexo Group, a global Fortune 500 company operating in 45 countries and a leading provider of sustainable food and integrated facilities management in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam, at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play.<\/p>\n Across the U.S., the company employs over 100,000 people and indirectly supports tens of thousands of additional jobs by annually purchasing goods and services from a wide range of small to large businesses.<\/p>\n Sodexo North America is committed to meeting the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and to contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.<\/p>\n About PGA TOUR Champions<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older, including 35 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Tour\u2019s mission is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable and economic impact in tournament communities. Follow PGA TOUR Champions online at PGATOUR.com, on Facebook, on Twitter (@ChampionsTour), on Instagram (@pgatourchampions) and on TikTok (pgatourchampions).<\/p>\n All events are televised in the United States on Golf Channel, the exclusive cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Internationally, PGA TOUR Champions coverage is available in more than 170 countries and territories via 20 broadcast partners.<\/p>\n About HNS Sports Group<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n HNS Sports Group is well positioned to assist companies that find value in the golf industry and build and execute comprehensive golf branding or sponsorship strategies. Effectively understanding the golf marketplace today is a significant challenge, and the HNS Sports Group team possesses over 150 years of collective experience that is applied to lead companies in their efforts to maximize value from golf sponsorship and event participation. To learn more about HNS Sports Group, visit www.hnssports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by: TOURNAMENT ALSO WELCOMES COMMITMENTS FROM JEFFERSON AMBASSADORS MAJOR CHAMPION JUSTIN LEONARD AND FAN FAVORITE DICKY PRIDE ALLENTOWN, Penn. \u2013 Tournament officials announced today that the Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic presented by Sodexo has accepted the entry of reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion and current No. 1 ranked PGA TOUR Champions player Stewart Cink to compete … Continue reading Reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion Stewart Cink joins field at the inaugural Jefferson Lehigh Valley Classic presented by Sodexo<\/span>
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