Golf

Andy Fahey

The Web.com Tour and Ellie Mae announced today that back-to-back NBA Champion and Golden State Warriors All-Star Guard Stephen Curry will play in the Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae for a second consecutive year. The ninth annual Ellie Mae Classic will be contested the week of August 6-12.

Curry made his Web.com Tour debut at the event’s 2017 edition, posting rounds of 74-74—148 (8-over) while drawing tournament-record crowds at host TPC Stonebrae. For 2018, Curry will again maintain his amateur status in the event and will compete on an unrestricted sponsor exemption.

“We are thrilled to announce that Stephen Curry will once again compete in the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae,” said Tournament Director Trish Gregovich. “His debut in 2017 was a tremendous success for our event and brought countless new golf fans to the Web.com Tour. Stephen is a role model for kids around the world and a pillar of the Bay Area community, and we are honored to have him play alongside the game’s rising stars in 2018.”

Curry, a member of the Warriors since 2009, is a two-time winner of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons and has appeared in the last four NBA Finals, helping lead the team to Championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018. The 30-year-old is also currently the Warriors’ all-time leader in three-pointers made, and owns four of the top five single-season three-point totals in NBA history, including a record 402 three-pointers in 2015-16. Curry has been selected to four All-NBA Teams and has been a starter on the Western Conference All-Star team in each of the last five seasons.

“The players on the Web.com Tour welcomed me with open arms in 2017, and it was an amazing experience to play with up-and-coming PGA TOUR stars inside the ropes at TPC Stonebrae,” said Curry. “I have been fortunate to be a member of an incredible team in the Golden State Warriors, and I was elated to feel that same level of camaraderie onsite last year. Golf is a game that has provided wonderful experiences in my life, and I am excited to return to the Ellie Mae Classic in August.”

Over the last two years, the Ellie Mae Classic has delivered one of the most memorable weeks of the Web.com Tour season. In 2016, Germany’s Stephan Jaeger posted a PGA TOUR-record 58 in the opening round on his way to a record-setting 30-under-par 250 total and a seven-shot victory. Last year, Curry’s debut generated over 4,500 articles in 64 countries, while Martin Piller earned his sixth Tour title by one shot over Brandon Harkins.

“The Ellie Mae family welcomes Stephen back to the Ellie Mae Classic. He’s a champion on the court and we look forward to seeing that Warriors spirit on the green,” said Jonathan Corr, president and CEO of Ellie Mae. “With Stephen joining the field, he’ll play alongside the world’s greatest golfers while bringing the sport of golf to Bay Area sports fans who might not have come out to watch the tournament in previous years. We’re looking forward to a great event and to another great year supporting the tournament’s tradition of philanthropy.”

For more information on the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae, including the schedule of events, tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please visit EllieMaeClassic.com.

For more information on the Web.com Tour, please visit PGATOUR.com.

ABOUT ELLIE MAE
Ellie Mae (NYSE:ELLI) is the leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry. Ellie Mae’s technology solutions enable lenders to originate more loans, reduce origination costs, and shorten the time to close, all while ensuring the highest levels of compliance, quality and efficiency. Visit EllieMae.com or call 877.355.4362 to learn more.

ABOUT STONEBRAE COUNTRY CLUB
TPC Stonebrae Country Club opened in 2007 and sits 1,500 feet above the San Francisco Bay on Walpert Ridge, providing a 75-mile-wide view of the beautiful Northern California coastline. Members of this private club are tested by an American Links layout that rises and falls along ridge tops and across ravines. Designed by Scottish Golf Course Architect David McLay Kidd, TPC Stonebrae has established itself as one of the most unique and challenging tests of golf in Northern California. For more information about TPC Stonebrae please visit www.stonebraecc.com.

ABOUT THE WEB.COM TOUR
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Web.com Tour continues to identify those players who are ready to compete and win on golf’s biggest stage. Web.com became the Tour’s umbrella sponsor on June 27, 2012, with a 10-year agreement in place through 2021. In 2013, the Web.com Tour became The Path to the PGA TOUR with all 50 available PGA TOUR cards coming through the Web.com Tour and the season culminating at the four-event Web.com Tour Finals. This season marks the 29th year of competition on the Web.com Tour. Three out of four PGA TOUR members are Web.com Tour alumni. Tour alumni have won more than 500 PGA TOUR titles, including 23 major championships and eight PLAYERS Championships. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Web.com Tour and to follow the season-long quest for a PGA TOUR card, visit PGATOUR.COM, or follow the Tour on social media via Twitter (@WebDotComTour), Facebook (facebook.com/WebDotComTour) and Instagram (Instagram.com/WebDotComTour).

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Stephen Curry Once Again Competing in Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic

Warriors guard Stephen Curry didn’t make the cut in his first-ever pro golf tournament, but he did earn some kudos from current and former golf pros by shooting consecutive rounds of 74 at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward on Thursday and Friday.

At plus-8, Curry missed the cut by 11 strokes and finished tied for 148th place in the 156 player field. Flanked by large crowds that followed him on each hole of the hilly four-mile course over two days, the two-time NBA MVP totaled five birdies, 11 bogeys and one double bogey in the Web.com Tour event.

“I think he certainly beat most everybody’s expectations, but I don’t think that really surprised him,” said Jordan Spieth, who was playing at a PGA event in Ohio. “It was pretty cool — really cool — to see. You see him fist-pumping out there, and just him talking about how nervous he was when he heard his name called, it just makes us feel a little better when sometimes some of the stuff he does looks like a robot.”

The Web.com Tour is the developmental league of the PGA Tour, and just as the G-League has several players with NBA experience, the Ellie Mae Classic, which benefits the Warriors Community Foundation, had players who have competed in major tournaments this year and seven who had previously won a PGA Tour event.

For Curry, both days of the tournament played out in similar fashion in that he started slow –by professional standards – before locking in and getting in a groove. On Thursday, Curry tallied bogeys on three of the first five holes before getting his first birdie on the par-5 15th – he began his round on the back nine.

On Friday, Curry bogeyed two of the first three holes and was a plus-four on the front nine. But just as he a tendency to do on the hardwood, Curry finished strong and was an even par on the back nine, despite bogeying two of the last three holes.

Take a look at Curry’s highlights and some notable social media posts related to Curry’s pro golf debut at the Ellie Mae Classic below.

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Stephen Curry Holds His Own in Pro Golf Debut

Update: Sunday, July 16
Thanks to an incredible final round on Sunday, Stephen Curry finished in fourth place at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe.

For the third straight year, former Oakland A’s pitcher Mark Mulder won the 54-hole tournament, which used a unique scoring system (six points for an eagle, three for a birdie, one for par, zero for bogey and minus-two for double bogey or worse).

Curry finished the tournament with an eagle on the par-5 18th hole, capping a 28-point round that was the best round by any player throughout the tournament. Curry’s three-day total of 60 points was good enough for fourth place, two points behind second place and 13 short of Mulder’s winning total.

"This is no exaggeration, this is the best complete round of my life," Curry said. "I think I am one off from my best score, but considering the environment, how terrible I played earlier in the week, and to finish like this was the definitely the best round of my life. To finish like that on 18 was really, really fun. I'm going to be bragging about that for a long time."

Fresh from his appearance at The ESPYS, Stephen Curry is in Lake Tahoe putting his golfing skills to the test at the American Century Championship. In recent years, the two-time NBA champion has been a regular at this event, one of the premiere celebrity pro-am tournaments in golf. This is the same tournament where last year he did The Carlton alongside Justin Timberlake and the originator of the dance himself, Alfonso Ribeiro.

Always a regular on the golf course during the NBA’s offseason – this is fifth summer competing in this Lake Tahoe event – Curry will also participate in the Ellie Mae Classic in Hayward next month. The two-time NBA MVP will compete in the Web.com Tour (the NBA equivalent of the G League for the PGA Tour) after being granted an unrestricted sponsor exemption, but this weekend’s tournament, while competitive, is a little more on the light-hearted side, hence The Carlton from last year and the traditional parties taking place alongside the fairways.

Curry’s best finish at this event was fourth place back in 2013, and that year he actually held the lead with seven holes remaining.

Check out the rapid fire interview with Curry below and see him in action this weekend as follows:

For more information on the golf tournament, including live scores, click here.

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Stephen Curry Hitting the Links in Lake Tahoe

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Stephen Curry Competing in American Century Championship

The Web.com Tour and Ellie Mae announced today that 2017 National Basketball Association (NBA) Champion and Golden State Warriors All-Star Guard Stephen Curry will play in the Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae, to be contested the week of July 31-August 6, 2017. Curry will maintain his amateur status in the event and will compete on an unrestricted sponsor exemption.

“We are elated to have Stephen Curry compete in this year’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae,” said Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae Tournament Director Trish Gregovich. “Our longstanding goal has been to create a meaningful community impact through this event, and allowing a true pillar of the Bay Area community and a genuine sports superstar inside the ropes to compete alongside future PGA TOUR stars helps to elevate that effort.”

Curry, a member of the Warriors since 2009, is a two-time winner of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons, and has appeared in the last three NBA Finals with the Warriors, helping lead the team to Championships in 2015 and 2017. The 29-year-old is also currently the Warriors’ all-time leader in three-pointers made, and four of the top five single-season three-point totals in NBA history, including a record 402 three-pointers in 2015-16. Curry has been selected to three All-NBA Teams and has been a starter on the Western Conference All-Star team in each of the last four seasons.

“I’m honored to have the opportunity to play with the pros in the upcoming Ellie Mae Classic, not only to be able to compete against some of the best golfers in the world, but to also help bring light to the tournament’s charitable footprint of giving back to the Warriors Community Foundation,” said Curry. “Golf has always been a passion of mine and it’s a dream come true to get the chance to play inside the ropes amongst the pros in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned tournament.”

Last year’s Ellie Mae Classic produced one of the most memorable weeks in the Web.com Tour’s 28-year history, with Germany’s Stephan Jaeger posting a PGA TOUR-record 58 in the opening round on his way to a record-setting 30-under-par 250 total and a seven-shot victory.

“We’re proud to welcome Stephen Curry to the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae. He’s a terrific player on the court and we expect him to dominate on the green as well,” said Jonathan Corr, president and CEO of Ellie Mae. “We’re also thrilled to once again partner with our main charitable beneficiary, the Warriors Community Foundation. We love seeing the players, coaches and staff out on the course, supporting the tournament’s tradition of philanthropy, which aligns with our core value of giving back.”

The Warriors Community Foundation serves as the event’s main charitable beneficiary, as charity continues to play a key role in every PGA TOUR-sanctioned event, with other Ellie Mae charities also benefiting. The TOUR and its tournaments generated a record $166 million for charity in 2016, in turn elevating the all-time total donated to charity to $2.46 billion.

Since purchasing the Golden State Warriors in 2010, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber have continued the club’s longstanding tradition of community involvement. The Warriors Community Foundation, established in 2012 under the new ownership group, serves to expand the team’s impact locally.

The Ellie Mae Classic tournament schedule includes the following:

Monday, July 31 – Partner Pro-Am
Tuesday, August 1 – Celebrity Shootout &amp; Party
Wednesday, August 2 – Official Pro-Am
Thursday, August 3 – Tournament Round 1 &amp; Executive Women’s Day
Friday, August 4 – Tournament Round 2
Saturday, August 5 – Tournament Round 3 &amp; Family Day
Sunday, August 6 – Final Tournament Round &amp; Military Appreciation Day

About Ellie Mae
Ellie Mae (NYSE:ELLI) is a leading provider of innovative on-demand software solutions and services for the residential mortgage industry. Mortgage lenders of all sizes use Ellie Mae’s Encompass® all-in-one mortgage management solution, Mavent Compliance Service, and AllRegs research, reference and education resources to improve compliance, loan quality and efficiency across the entire mortgage lifecycle. Visit EllieMae.com or call (877) 355-4362 to learn more.

About The Warriors Community Foundation
The Warriors Community Foundation supports education and youth development for low-income students in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since its inception in 2012, the Foundation has generated nearly $7 million in direct impact, including grants to improve educational equity in Alameda and San Francisco Counties. The Foundation also rebuilds public basketball courts around the Bay Area. To date, more than 60 courts have been refurbished, helping to revitalize local schools, parks, and neighborhoods. Finally, the Foundation donates thousands of tickets each season to schools and nonprofits that serve children and families, helping share the joy and excitement of Warriors home games. The Foundation is sustained by generous contributions from Warriors owners, players, partners, and fans. Learn more at warriors.org.

About TPC Stonebrae Country Club
TPC Stonebrae Country Club opened in 2007 and sits 1,500 feet above the San Francisco Bay on Walpert Ridge, providing a 75 mile wide view of the beautiful Northern California coastline. Members of this private club are tested by an American Links layout that rises and falls along ridge tops and across ravines. Designed by Scottish Golf Course Architect David McLay Kidd, TPC Stonebrae has established itself as one of the most unique and challenging tests of golf in Northern California.

About the Web.com Tour
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Web.com Tour continues to identify those players who are ready to compete and win on golf's biggest stage. In 2013, the Web.com Tour became The Path to the PGA TOUR with all 50 available PGA TOUR cards coming through the Web.com Tour and the season culminating at the four-event Web.com Tour Finals. Web.com became the Tour’s umbrella sponsor on June 27, 2012, with a 10-year agreement in place through 2021. This season marks the 28th year of competition on the Web.com Tour. Three out of four PGA TOUR members are Web.com Tour alumni. Tour alumni have won more than 450 PGA TOUR titles, including 22 majors and seven PLAYERS Championships. The PGA TOUR, through the efforts of its Tours and their tournaments, sponsors, players and volunteers, has surpassed $2 billion in charitable giving. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Web.com Tour and to follow the season-long quest for a PGA TOUR card, visit PGATOUR.COM, or follow the Tour on social media via Twitter (@WebDotComTour), Facebook (facebook.com/WebDotComTour) and Instagram (Instagram.com/WebDotComTour).

About Web.com
Web.com Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEB) offers the most tools and services for small businesses to maximize their presence and effectiveness online. More than just great websites, Web.com provides small businesses a robust, multi-faceted web presence, that connects them with customers and helps them grow. The company provides a full range of Internet services to small businesses to help them compete and succeed online. Web.com meets the needs of small businesses anywhere along their lifecycle with affordable, subscription-based solutions including domains, hosting, website design and management, search engine optimization, online marketing campaigns, local sales leads, social media, mobile products and eCommerce solutions. For more information, please visit web.com; follow Web.com on Twitter @webdotcom or on Facebook at facebook.com/web.com. For additional online marketing resources and small business networking, please visit Web.com’s Webwise Workshop at www.webwiseworkshop.com/.

Golf

Stephen Curry Once Again Competing in Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic

Stephen Curry Holds His Own in Pro Golf Debut

Stephen Curry Hitting the Links in Lake Tahoe

Stephen Curry Competing in American Century Championship

Stephen Curry to Compete in Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae