RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. – As it continues to build itself into becoming a timeless golfing tradition in the Coachella Valley, The Galleri® Classic Presented by Spotlight 29 Casino has received early playing commitments from a foursome of golf’s ageless wonders.
World Golf Hall of Famers Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie return after a year’s hiatus from the tournament and will be joined alongside tournament newcomer Stewart Cink and Miguel Angel Jimenez in the third edition of The Galleri Classic, March 26-30 on the famed Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club.
The Galleri Classic, named after title sponsor GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection test, will feature 78 PGA TOUR Champions golf professionals, including World Golf Hall of Fame members, playing 54 holes (three rounds) of stroke play for a $2.2 million purse. The Galleri Classic’s ticket and Pro-Am offerings, as well as volunteer registration, are available at the tournament’s official website, www.TheGalleriClassic.com.
“The Galleri Classic Presented by Spotlight 29 Casino is thrilled to gain the commitments of the PGA TOUR Champions’ most accomplished golfer of all time in Bernhard Langer, three of Europe’s winningest golfers and Stewart Cink, who is set to make his Galleri Classic debut just a short time removed from having a two-win PGA TOUR season,” said Michelle DeLancy, tournament director of The Galleri Classic. “This fantastic foursome really bolsters the strength and depth of our emerging field.”
This quartet joins a field that recently received commitments from The Galleri Classic’s first two champions, 2023 winner David Toms and 2024 winner Retief Goosen, 2023 and 2024 runner-up Steven Alker and GRAIL ambassador Steve Stricker.
Cink, an eight-time PGA TOUR winner, has made a full-time commitment to play PGA TOUR Champions in 2025. Four years ago, Cink became the fourth golfer age 47 or older to win multiple events in a PGA TOUR season since 1960. He advanced to the 2021 TOUR Championship and finished the season No. 26 in the TOUR’s FedExCup standings. His 2020-21 PGA TOUR season-opening victory at the 2020 Safeway Open was his first PGA TOUR crown since 2009, when he won his sole major at The Open Championship.
Langer, Montgomerie and Jimenez rank second, fourth and tenth, respectively, on the DP World Tour’s (European Tour’s) all-time tournament wins list with 42, 31 and 21 titles.
A consistent age-shooter who returns to The Galleri Classic recovered from an Achilles injury that sidelined him for three-and-a-half months during the 2024 season and kept him from playing at Mission Hills, Langer returned to PGA TOUR Champions and won the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship to extend his PGA TOUR Champions record of tournament titles to 47. Langer’s 12 senior major championships also ranks first in the Tour’s history.
Langer, 67, is a 2002 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee and the 1985 and 1993 Masters champion. The German was the first to be recognized as the world’s top-ranked golfer when the Official World Golf Ranking was introduced in April of 1986.
Montgomerie is a 2013 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee who made the first three of his seven PGA TOUR Champions titles major wins, bookending his 2014 U.S. Senior Open championship with Senior PGA Championship titles in 2014 and 2015. The Scot played in eight consecutive Ryder Cups for Team Europe from 1991-2006.
Jimenez holds 14 PGA TOUR Champions titles – tied for fourth-most among active players – and the charismatic Spaniard has been the circuit’s conquistador early in the 2025 season. He won the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco 10 days ago after tying for second at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. He claimed his two senior major championships in 2018 at the Regions Tradition and The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex. Jimenez notched a fifth-place tie in the inaugural Galleri Classic in 2023.
The Galleri Classic continues its partnership with six cancer-related, non-profit beneficiary organizations tied into the Coachella Valley – American Cancer Society, The Desert Cancer Foundation, Eisenhower Health, Hanson House, Pendleton Foundation and Shay’s Warriors Life After Cancer.
The Galleri Classic features daily and weekly grounds tickets (from March 26-30) for $30 and $65, respectively, and clubhouse tickets (only for competition rounds March 28-30) for $75 per day and $150 for the week. Tickets can only be secured online at www.TheGalleriClassic.com.
The Galleri Classic offers free daily grounds tickets to youths 15 and under and U.S. military members. Each youth will receive a daily grounds ticket (from March 27-30) when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Veterans, active, reserve, and retired military personnel are eligible for free daily grounds tickets for themselves and up to two guests when a valid military ID is shown upon entry at the tournament’s admissions gate.
The Champions Club on 18 provides The Galleri Classic’s highest class of spectator experience and hospitality as the all-inclusive ticket option features food and full bar service. The Champions Club offers patrons an exclusive, covered, open-air venue next to the iconic 18th green and Poppie’s Pond, with an up-close view of the 10th tee. Day-specific Champions Club tickets (good only during competition rounds March 28-30) can be secured for $350 per day, or Weekly Champions Club tickets (good March 28-30) are available for $1,050.
Limited availability remains for spots in The Galleri Classic’s two-day pro-am on March 26-27. The Galleri Classic Pro-Am provides an unrivaled opportunity for golf enthusiasts to go inside the ropes for a bucket-list experience of playing the Dinah Shore Tournament Course alongside legendary golfers. Amateurs interested in playing in the Pro-Am can find more information and register at www.TheGalleriClassic.com/pro-am.
The Galleri Classic invites those 18 and older who are interested in a behind-the-scenes experience of how a professional golf tournament operates during tournament week (March 24-30) to join its invaluable team of more than 500 volunteers. Those interested in volunteering can learn more about each committee and submit a form of inquiry towards registration at www.TheGalleriClassic.com/volunteers.
Stay updated on The Galleri Classic at www.TheGalleriClassic.com and by following the event on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gallericlassic), Instagram (@GalleriClassic) and Twitter (@GalleriClassic).
About GRAIL, Inc.
GRAIL, Inc. is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art machine learning, software, and automation to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types in earlier stages. GRAIL’s targeted methylation-based platform can support the continuum of care for screening and precision oncology, including multi-cancer early detection in symptomatic patients, risk stratification, minimal residual disease detection, biomarker subtyping, treatment and recurrence monitoring. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom.
For more information, visit grail.com.
About Galleri®
The Galleri multi-cancer early detection test is a proactive tool to screen for cancer. With a simple blood draw, the Galleri test can identify DNA shed by cancer cells, which can act as a unique “fingerprint” of cancer, to help screen for some of the deadliest cancers that don’t have recommended screening today, such as pancreatic, esophageal, ovarian, liver, and others.* The Galleri test can be used to screen for cancer before a person becomes symptomatic, when cancer may be more easily treated and potentially curable. The Galleri test can indicate the origin of the cancer, giving healthcare providers a roadmap of where to explore further. The Galleri test requires a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider and should be used in addition to recommended cancer screenings such as mammography, colonoscopy, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, or cervical cancer screening. The Galleri test is recommended for adults with an elevated risk for cancer, such as those aged 50 or older.
For more information, visit galleri.com.
Sensitivity in study participants with – Pancreas cancer: 83.7% overall (61.9% stage I, 60.0% stage II, 85.7% stage III, 95.9% stage IV). Esophagus cancer 85.0% overall (12.5% stage I, 64.7% stage II, 94.7% stage III, 100% stage IV). Ovary cancer: 83.1% overall (50.0% stage I, 80.0% stage II, 87.1% stage III, 94.7% stage IV). Liver/bile duct cancer: 93.5% overall (100% stage I, 70.0% stage II, 100% stage III, 100% stage IV).
About Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and Business Enterprises
Spotlight 29 Casino, Tortoise Rock Casino, Shelee’s Travel Center, Red Falcon and 29 Brews are wholly owned business operations of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, a Chemehuevi people whose traditional territory includes parts of California, Utah, Arizona, and Southern Nevada. In 1867, a Clan of Chemehuevi settled at the Oasis of Mara. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians are their descendants. Today, the Tribe’s lands consist of one Reservation separated by the Joshua Tree National Park over two counties from Coachella, CA to Twentynine Palms, CA. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will continue to focus on providing opportunities of growth and prosperity for the Tribe’s future generations. For more information about the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians, its culture, heritage, and traditions, visit 29palmstribe.org.
About PGA TOUR Champions
PGA TOUR Champions is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older, including 35 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Tour’s mission is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back and generate significant charitable and economic impact in tournament communities. Follow PGA TOUR Champions online at PGATOUR.com, on Facebook, on X (formerly Twitter – @ChampionsTour), on Instagram (@pgatourchampions) and on TikTok (pgatourchampions).
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