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By Orlando Sentinel Staff
11:36 AM PST, December 10, 2012
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The PGA Tour has dropped the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic hosted annually at Disney World from its 2013 schedule.
The event also lost its title sponsor and its future is unclear.
“It was a mutual decision between us and the Tour,” said Tony Morreale, the sports public relations manager at Disney World. “Really over the years, our sports business and our golf business has changed a lot so that’s kind of where it came from.”
Sponsorship deal didn’t play a factor in the decision according to Morreale, who also said that this past tournament was the last.
“We’ve come to an agreement with the tour that this past year was the final year with the tour,” Morreale said. “We enjoyed our great 40 year-plus relationship with them. There have been some great moments through the years. Obviously, we wish them all the best.”
The Disney tournament was traditionally the last stop for players hoping to make enough money to earn their PGA Tour cards for the following year, providing some drama to the event late on the calendar. However, in 2013, the PGA is moving to using FedEx Cup points as the measuring stick for those who retain their cards rather than the money list.
As a result of the decision to drop the Disney tournament, the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill from March 18-24 will be Orlando's sole PGA Tour event.
Disney first began hosting a PGA golf event in 1971. The event has primarily been played on the Disney Palm and Magnolia golf courses.
Here is the full 2013 PGA Tour schedule:
Hyundai Tournament of Champions Dec. 31-Jan. 7
Kapalua Resort (Plantation), Kapalua, Hawaii TV: Golf Channel
Sony Open in Hawaii Jan. 7-13
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii TV: Golf Channel
Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation Jan. 14-20
PGA West (*Palmer, Nicklaus)/La Quinta CC, La Quinta, Calif. TV: Golf Channel
Farmers Insurance Open Jan. 21-27
Torrey Pines (*South, North), San Diego, Calif. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Waste Management Phoenix Open Jan. 28-Feb. 3
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium), Scottsdale, Ariz. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Feb. 4-10
Pebble Beach/Spyglass Hill/Monterey Peninsula (Shore), Pebble Beach, Calif. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Northern Trust Open Feb. 11-17
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship Feb. 18-24
Ritz-Carlton GC (Dove Mountain), Marana, Ariz. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
The Honda Classic Feb. 25-March 3
PGA National (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship March 4-10
Doral Golf Resort (TPC Blue Monster), Doral, Fla. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com March 4-10
Trump International Puerto Rico, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico TV: Golf Channel
Tampa Bay Championship March 11-17
Innisbrook Resort & GC (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, Fla. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard March 18-24
Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge, Orlando, Fla. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
Shell Houston Open March 25-31
Redstone GC (Tournament), Houston, Texas TV: Golf Channel/NBC
Valero Texas Open April 1-7
TPC San Antonio (AT&T Oaks), San Antonio, Texas TV: Golf Channel/NBC
Masters Tournament April 8-14
Augusta National GC, Augusta, Ga. TV: ESPN/CBS
RBC Heritage April 15-21
Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head Island, S.C. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Zurich Classic of New Orleans April 22-28
TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, La. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Wells Fargo Championship April 29-May 5
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
THE PLAYERS Championship May 6-12
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
HP Byron Nelson Championship May 13-19
Four Seasons Las Colinas (TPC Four Seasons), Irving, Texas TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial May 20-26
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas TV: Golf Channel/CBS
the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance May 27-June 2
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio TV: Golf Channel/CBS
FedEx St. Jude Classic June 3-9
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
U.S. Open # June 10-16
Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. TV:ESPN/NBC
Travelers Championship June 17-23
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
AT&T National June 24-30
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
The Greenbrier Classic July 1-7
The Greenbrier (The Old White TPC), White Sulphur Springs, W.V. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
John Deere Classic July 8-14
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
British Open # July 15-21
Muirfield, East Lothian, Scotland TV: ESPN
True South Classic July 15-21
Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Miss. TV: Golf Channel
RBC Canadian Open July 22-28
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada TV: Golf Channel/CBS
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational July 29-Aug. 4
Firestone Country Club (South), Akron, Ohio TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Reno-Tahoe Open July 29-Aug. 4
Montreux Golf & CC, Reno, Nev. TV: Golf Channel
PGA Championship # Aug. 5-11
Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, N.Y. TV: TNT/CBS
Wyndham Championship Aug. 12-18
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C. TV:Golf Channel/CBS
FedExCup Playoffs
The Barclays Aug. 19-25
Liberty National Golf Course, Jersey City, N.J. TV: Golf Channel/CBS
Deutsche Bank Championship Aug. 26-Sept. 2
TPC Boston, Norton, Mass. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
BMW Championship Sept. 9-15
Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola Sept. 16-22
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga. TV: Golf Channel/NBC
The Presidents Cup
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin Ohio TV: Golf Channel/NBC Sept. 30-Oct. 6
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