ATLANTA \u2014 The East Lake Golf Club has hosted the annual PGA Tour Championship since 2004, but according to published reports, the championship will rotate to other sites starting in 2028.<\/p>\n
Atlanta News First and the Associated Press report<\/a> the move is part of a shakeup intended to improve the competition.<\/p>\n There are still details to be worked out, but area residents already are concerned about how the move will impact the community.<\/p>\n \u201cI live in the neighborhood. I have friends in town. The businesses thrive. It\u2019s a loss for the community for sure,\u201d East Lake resident Pam Livingston told ANF. \u201cThe streets are all shut down, there\u2019s tons of people. The Publix, all the restaurants, they get a boom from it. It\u2019s definitely going to impact everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Former professional golfer John Huban, a Decatur resident, told ANF he was surprised by the decision.<\/p>\n \u201cSurprised they\u2019re moving it around,\u201d Huban said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure how they\u2019ll be able to top what they can offer at East Lake.\u201d<\/p>\n Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari is \u201cdiscouraged\u201d by the change.<\/p>\n \u201cFor over two decades, the Championship has been far more than a golf tournament; it has served as an active partner in one of the most successful community revitalization efforts in this country \u2013 driving charitable investments, expanding youth programming, and strengthening our surrounding neighborhoods,\u201d Bakhtiari told ANF.<\/p>\n The East Lake Golf Club will still have an opportunity to host future championships under the new system.<\/p>\n \n Want Decaturish delivered to your inbox every day?
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