Riviera Maya Events

The OHL Classic at Mayakoba will be aired for the first time on famed sports channel ESPN this year, as confirmed by the event's organizers. This event is the only PGA Tour tournament in Mexico, and its 2014 edition will take place from November 10 through 16 at the upscale Mayakoba resort complex in the Riviera Maya.

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"It's like going to see Real Madrid - Barcelona. This is the top level of golf in the world, with 132 of the world's best golfers, airing in over 200 countries," stated tournament director Joe Mazzeo, who also mentioned that ESPN and the Golf Channel Latin America will be airing the event live, with nightly recaps.

Reaching over 6 million dollars, the tournament's 2014 prize money is sponsored by BMW, Banorte, Cuauhtemoc, Omega, Pepsi and more, and promoted by the Council of Tourism Promotion (Consejo de Promocion Turistica, or CPT) and the Quintana Roo state government. The winner will take home 1.1 million dollars and 500 FedEx Cup points. This purse is larger than the average for a PGA Tour event.

Event organizers hope to attract around 15,000 people throughout the week. "We're a more intimate event in comparison with the events that bring in nearly 100,000 people a day, like in Phoenix," said Mazzeo.

The estimated number of spectators is on the rise since the tournament confirmed that Mexican Carlos Ortiz from Guadalajara, Mexico will be participating as a member of the PGA Tour, after receiving his membership card to participate in the official season this past August 25.

El Cameleon Golf Course in the Riviera Maya is a master work by Greg Norman. This beautiful course stretches across three distinct landscapes: tropical jungle, dense mangrove and sandy oceanfront beaches.

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Mazzeo emphasized that golf is for everyone. For this reason, the Golf Para Todos (Golf for Everyone) program was created seven years ago. This program opens one day a month so that anyone can play the sport with instructors, no matter their age, skill level or socioeconomic status. Every month, Cameleon Golf Course welcomes between 500 and 600 people in just one day with the Golf Para Todos program.