The prestigious Colonial Golf Tournament is a regular Invitational event on the US PGA Tour. The current official name for the tournament is the ‘Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial'. Played annually in May, the event is held at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, the United States of America.
Founded in 1946, the tournament was initially known as the Colonial National Invitation Tournament, and its name has changed over the years due to sponsorship reasons. The sponsorship rights are now held by the hotel chain of ‘Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts' for a six-year contract period starting 2007, replacing earlier existing sponsors, Bank of America.
The Colonial Golf Tournament event is one of the four invitational tournaments held by the PGA Tour and is also the longest running event held at its original venue. A purely traditional golfing event, it is even associated with golf legend Ben Hogan, who has won the tournament on five occasions in his hometown. The 2006 Champion was Tim Herron winning $1,080,000, while the original 2006 purse was up at a whopping $ 6 million. For this reason, an event of such magnitude and prestige draws huge crowds to the venue.
The 2007 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial will be staged from May 21-27, and is the tournament's 61 st Annual Event. Colonial Golf Tournament Tickets for the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial need to be purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased through prior booking online from the main site (open from March 1, 2007), or through various online ticket-broker sites, as per event dates. Payment modes include major credit cards or through money order or cashiers. Tickets are generally shipped via Federal Express (FedEx) or through other shipping options and delivered on the week of the tournament.
Given below are the various categories of tickets available, along with their respective prices for the 2007 Colonial Golf Tournament:
• Champions Club Badge (Wed- Sun) cost $200.
• Grounds Badge (Wed-Sun) cost $100.
• Daily tickets for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday costs $45
• Daily tickets for Wednesday or Thursday costs $30
