Tiger Woods could have 10 million reasons to return to the St. Louis area in 2008.
The PGA and Bellerive Country Club have announced that the former Western Open will become part of the BMW Championship Series. It will be at Bellerive Sept. 1-7, 2008 and will offer St. Louisans their first chance to see PGA Tour stars compete locally since the 1992 PGA Championship.
The new event figures to bring the tour’s top players, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
The Series could offer $10 million in prize money, according to the PGA.
