Monticello, N.Y. (May 29, 2025) –The Monster Golf Club at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, New York will host the 2025 Legends of the LPGA Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament, June 26-28. The three-day event will bring together LPGA Hall of Famers, celebrities, and amateur golfers to honor Hudson Valley first responders and raise money for the Grateful Hearts Foundation, a charity focused on helping young adults who have aged out of the foster care system.
New York’s Catskill Mountains region has recently reemerged as a premier golf destination. And, thanks to a $40 million transformation led by architect Rees Jones, The Monster Golf Club is once again the place to play in the Catskills. The former Concord Monster Course, once listed as a Golf Digest Top 100 golf course, had been closed for play since 2015 before Jones was brought in to completely redesign the golf course in 2018. The new Monster was unveiled for public play in September 2023. During the nearly five-year redesign project, Jones used holes and corridors from the former Monster Golf Course, originally designed by Joe Finger in 1963, and the Old International Course to create the all-new 18-hole layout. Similar to the former Monster which tipped-out at 7,650 yards, the new Jones-design can play up to 7,327 yards from the ‘Monster Tees’ at a par of 72. During the Legends of the LPGA Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament the course will be set up to play at approximately 6,200 yards.
During the tournament, LPGA Legends will be paired with Hudson Valley first responders, to honor their commitment to keeping our communities safe. The event will also feature celebrity emcee and three-time NFL Pro Bowler Bob Golic, who will host the Celebrity Charity Golf Dinner and will be among the prominent sports and entertainment celebrities taking part in the event. Other celebrities and LPGA Legends scheduled to play include Brandie Burton, Laura Diaz, Pat Hurst, and Hollis Stacy. The 2025 Legends of the LPGA Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament kicks off on June 26th with a Celebrity Pro-Am Tournament, pairing LPGA Legends and celebrities with amateurs, followed by an exclusive VIP Dinner at Resorts World Catskills. The first round of the Legends of the LPGA tournament and the First Responder Golf Challenge take place on June 27th, followed by the final round, sponsored barbecue and awards ceremony on June 28th.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the LPGA Legends and their fans to Monster Golf Club this June,” said Monster Golf Club Director of Golf Uri Jimenez. “It’s an honor to host some of the game’s most iconic players, and we’re especially excited to see how the new layout performs under tournament conditions. It’s going to be a fantastic showcase of championship golf.”
The Monster Golf Club at Resorts World Catskills is located just 90 miles from Manhattan, making it an ideal destination to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. For more information or to book a tee time, visit https://rwcatskills.com/monster-golf-club.
About The Grateful Hearts Foundation
The Grateful Hearts Foundation helps some of the most vulnerable members of our society, young adults who have aged out of the foster care system. Their global support extends to providing essential services for these young adults, including job training and job creation for economic stability; access to health services, housing, education; social services infrastructure for community development. For more information, visitwww.supportfosterkids.com.
About Legends of the LPGA
Legends of the LPGA is the official senior tour of the LPGA providing competitive opportunities for LPGA Tour professionals and eligible amateurs, age 45 and over. The tour was founded in 2000 by 25 veteran LPGA Tour professionals with the goal of continuing to showcase the talents of some of the greatest women golfers of all time. Legends of the LPGA members, including 15 LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members, have combined for over750 LPGA Tour victories including 84 major championships. Legends of the LPGA has helped raise nearly $24 million for charity. For more information, visit https://thelegendstour.com.
About Resorts World Catskills
Resorts World Catskills (RWC) Hotel and Casino Resort offers guests a best-in-class gaming, entertainment, and dining experience. Built on the site of the historic Concord Hotel, RWC’s 2018 opening has helped usher in the revival of the Catskills Mountains as one of New York State’s premier destinations. RWC boasts a more than 100,000-square-foot gaming floor; 10 bar and restaurant options including celebrity chef Scott Conant’s Italian steakhouse Cellaio; and the 2,500-seat RW Epicenter. In 2023, RWC completed a $40 million, Reese Jones-designed renovation of the 18-hole Monster golf course. Taxes from Resorts Worlds’ three New York properties have sent more than $4.5 billion to the state’s public education fund. RWC is operated by the Genting Group, a global company founded in 1965, with destination resorts in New York City, Hudson Valley, Las Vegas, Bimini, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom. Genting has more than 50 years of experience in the travel and leisure industry and collectively employs approximately 47,000 people while offering an unparalleled resort experience to over 50 million visitors a year worldwide.
About Troon
Troon Golf, the resort and daily-fee division of Troon, manages the golf operations, agronomy, retail, and sales and marketing at The Monster Golf Club. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 940-plus locations in 45-plus states and 40-plus countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports,CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design, Casa Verde Golf, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional news and information, visitwww.Troon.com.
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