Another big forecast ahead for a big sports weekend in Alabama. Last week we had race weekend at Talladega; now our attention turns to golf. The Bruno's Memorial Classic, which was played many years at the Greystone Golf Club, was named in memory of Angelo and Lee Bruno who were tragically killed in a plane crash just days after the tournament's official announcement. Angelo and Lee Bruno have been Honorary Chairmen in Memoriam since the inaugural event in 1992.
Last year, Regions Financial Corporation signed on as the title sponsor thus the tournament is now called the Regions Charity Classic presented by Bruno’s Supermarkets. The tournament will also have a change of venue. The Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa will be the home for this number one stop on the Champions Tour in 2006. The golf course, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, is the third longest course in the world. Ross Bridge is in the far western part of Hoover, in the Oxmoor Valley below Shades Mountain. It is a beautiful place; I had the pleasure of attending a retreat there last year.
Like last weekend, we have a difficult forecast. We do expect rain to increase around here by Friday afternoon, but there is a decent chance the tournament can get off to a dry start Friday morning. The most recent computer model runs have backed off on the amount of rain expected here on Saturday, but with the pattern we have you can’t rule out a few periods of rain Saturday. And, unfortunately, it looks like rain will be possible at times on Sunday as well. Early in the week, Sunday looked like a very nice day, but that has changed. The good news is that the chance of severe weather Saturday and Sunday at this time looks small, and it won’t rain all day. But, we do suggest you take the rain gear on all three days of the tournament!
Last year, Regions Financial Corporation signed on as the title sponsor thus the tournament is now called the Regions Charity Classic presented by Bruno’s Supermarkets. The tournament will also have a change of venue. The Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa will be the home for this number one stop on the Champions Tour in 2006. The golf course, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, is the third longest course in the world. Ross Bridge is in the far western part of Hoover, in the Oxmoor Valley below Shades Mountain. It is a beautiful place; I had the pleasure of attending a retreat there last year.
Like last weekend, we have a difficult forecast. We do expect rain to increase around here by Friday afternoon, but there is a decent chance the tournament can get off to a dry start Friday morning. The most recent computer model runs have backed off on the amount of rain expected here on Saturday, but with the pattern we have you can’t rule out a few periods of rain Saturday. And, unfortunately, it looks like rain will be possible at times on Sunday as well. Early in the week, Sunday looked like a very nice day, but that has changed. The good news is that the chance of severe weather Saturday and Sunday at this time looks small, and it won’t rain all day. But, we do suggest you take the rain gear on all three days of the tournament!