First Glance: 2025 Paragon Casino PDS Championship
(Marksville, LA) – The All Pro Tour will be in Marksville, Louisiana for the Paragon Casino PDS Championship, to kick off the 2025 season. This is the 5th year Tamahka Trails Golf Club will be hosting the APT. The Paragon Casino PDS Championship will be held at Tamahka Trails Golf Club, which is known as a special gem in Central Louisiana. Voted as one of the state’s top courses, Tamahka Trails Golf Club features winding creeks and century-old trees that will challenge any professional’s game.
DATES: May 18 -21, 2025
OFFICIAL NAME: Paragon Casino PDS Championship
HASHTAGS: #APT #PathOfThePros
SCHEDULE: First event of the APT 2025 season
VENUE: Tamahka Trails Golf Club
PAR/YARDS: 70 (35-35), 7,088 yards
PURSE MONEY: APT: Winner claims guaranteed $30,000.
PAST CHAMPIONS
2023- Matt Mabrey, 2022 Derek Oland (-13), 2021 Michael Arnold (-10), 2019 Derek Barron (-15)
FIELD OVERVIEW
SIZE: 144 APT players
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Sunday, March 16th
Practice Rounds (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)
Monday, March 17th
Practice Rounds ( 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 18th
Round 1 (Starting time 7:45 a.m.)
Wednesday, March 19th
Round 2 (Starting Time 7:45 a.m.)
Thursday, March 20th
Round 3 ( Starting Time 8:00 a.m.)
Friday, March 21st
Final Round (Starting Time 8:00 a.m.)
Friday, March 21st
Awards Presentation ( 2:00 p.m.)
NOTES ON THE LIST OF COMPETITORS:
The week’s field is made up of 144 players from 13 countries.
The breakdown of the 144 players per country in the field this week: United States (132), Germany (2), South Africa (2), Australia (1), China (1), Denmark (1), Ireland (1), Norway (1), Scotland (1), New Zealand (1), United Kingdom (1).
Action gets underway at 7:45 A.M. CT for the first two days of play and 8:00 A.M. CT for rounds three and four. The field, including amateurs, will be cut after 36 holes to the top 35% of the starting field (maximum of 50 and ties).The field will be repaired before the final two rounds based on score and players will go off in reverse horseshoe with leaders teeing off last. A trophy presentation by the clubhouse will follow the final round of play. Attendance is free to the public.
