The Web.com Tour will tee off in Huntsville in 2020, as the tour announced a new event to take place in the Rocket City next season.

The Huntsville Championship, which will be contested at The Ledges in Huntsville, will debut the week of April 20–26, with 156 players competing for a $600,000 purse. A five-year partnership is in place through 2024.

The announcement was made Tuesday morning at a press conference at The Ledges, with Web.com Tour President Alex Baldwin, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, Knight Eady President of Operations David Knight, The Ledges Chief Operating Officer Jim Ausley and Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville Chief Executive Officer and President Stuart Obermann as the featured speakers.

“The Huntsville Championship will be one of the most anticipated events of the 2020 Web.com Tour season, and we’re eager to partner with Knight Eady to deliver a great week of tournament golf for the community,” Baldwin said. “As one of the fastest-growing cities in the state, we are confident the vibrant market of Huntsville will allow us to engage local partners, volunteers and fans as we look to make a memorable debut in 12 months.”

The announcement marks the Web.com Tour’s first event in Huntsville since 1998, when the Alabama Classic concluded a five-year run that began with four years in nearby Union Grove. The Tour just wrapped up the inaugural Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship on Sunday in Prattville.

“The Web.com Tour tournament will further elevate Huntsville in the sports world, add more to the quality of life for our community and make a significant impact, both economically and philanthropically,” Battle said. “This is an opportunity to see the next superstars of golf play right here in Huntsville. We’re excited to have Knight Eady as partners and as our neighbors in hosting this great event.”

The Ledges opened in 2000 as an award-winning design by Hurdzan/Fry GCD, Inc., with designer Mike Hurdzan earning the “Designer of the Year” award by Golf Magazine in 2003 for his work on the course. At 1,582 feet, The Ledges sits on the highest point in Huntsville and offers views of the valley, downtown Huntsville and the Space and Rocket Center.

The tournament will be operated by Alabama-based sports marketing and event management firm Knight Eady, with Penn Garvich serving as Tournament Director in Huntsville.

With 50 available PGA Tour cards for the following season, the Web.com Tour is the path to the PGA Tour. Twenty-five Tour cards are reserved for the leading points earners at the end of the 24-event Regular Season. Another 25 are up for grabs at the three-event Web.com Tour Finals that follow the Regular Season in August and September.

Three players from the Web.com Tour class of 2018 have won on the PGA Tour this season – Cameron Champ, Adam Long and Martin Trainer. Other notable PGA Tour players who got their start on the Web.com Tour include Justin Thomas, Jason Day, Bubba Watson and Zach Johnson.

For more information on the Huntsville Championship, visit HuntsvilleChampionship.com.