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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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Korn Ferry Tour Unveils New Tournament, the Compliance Solutions Championship

Inaugural Compliance Solutions Championship will take place June 22-25, 2023 at the Jimmie Austin Golf Club at The University of Oklahoma

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – The Korn Ferry Tour and Compliance Solutions announced today a five-year partnership to host a new professional golf tournament, the Compliance Solutions Championship, beginning in June 2023. The inaugural Compliance Solutions Championship will be played June 22-25, 2023, at the Jimmie Austin Golf Club at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Compliance Solutions, an industry leader in providing comprehensive client-centered compliance, accounting, tax and business advisory services, will become the title sponsor of the new Korn Ferry Tour event through at least 2027. Anera Sports will serve as the host organization for the Compliance Solutions Championship.

“We are thrilled to partner with Compliance Solutions to bring Korn Ferry Tour golf to The Sooner State,” said Korn Ferry Tour President Alex Baldwin. “Oklahoma is home to incredibly passionate golf fans, and this is a market we’ve been targeting for some time. Our membership is excited about the opportunity to compete at the Jimmie Austin Golf Club at The University of Oklahoma, and I know they’ll receive a warm welcome from the local community. We’re very grateful to Mark Lammert and the Compliance Solutions team for their commitment to the Korn Ferry Tour, and we look forward to making a positive impact in Norman and the greater Oklahoma City area for years to come.”

The Compliance Solutions Championship will be a 72-hole tournament featuring 156 players from around the world. The 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season will begin with The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay in January and conclude in October with the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, where 30 PGA TOUR cards will be awarded based on the points list.

“We are incredibly honored and excited to join the PGA TOUR family as the title sponsor of the Compliance Solutions Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour,” said Compliance Solutions CEO and Founder Mark Lammert. “Our alignment with the PGA TOUR embraces shared values of hard work, commitment and making a positive impact in the community both locally and nationally, striving for excellence and promoting notable charitable work. This is paramount to Compliance Solutions’ commitment in creating a landmark impact with the Sales Tax Calculation, Sales Tax Reporting and FCC Compliance industry.”

Former University of Oklahoma standout Max McGreevy, who earned his first PGA TOUR card with a No. 14 finish on the 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Points List, is excited about the Korn Ferry Tour coming to The Sooner State and his alma mater.

“It’s amazing. I know we’ve been vying for a Korn Ferry Tour event at Jimmie Austin for a long time now,” said McGreevy, who grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma and won the 2017 and 2019 Oklahoma Opens. “I know [Sooners Men’s Golf Head] Coach [Ryan] Hybl is very excited about this. I've talked to some of the grounds crew, and they're super thrilled. It’s a golf state; I think you saw that at Southern Hills a little bit, and I think you’ll see it at Jimmie Austin, as well.”

The rich heritage of the grounds of the Jimmie Austin Golf Club at The University of Oklahoma dates to the early 1940s, when the land was home to a U.S. Navy recreational facility.

Situated on what was once called the Navy Air Technical Training Center, the facility served as an annex to the Norman Naval Air Station located north of town at what is now Max Westheimer Airport. In 1949, in coordination with the Navy and with the leadership of University of Oklahoma President George Lynn Cross, construction began on the University of Oklahoma Golf Course. At that time, famous golf course architect and native Oklahoman Perry Maxwell was commissioned to build the project, and the course opened for play in January 1951.

In 1996, thanks to the generous contributions from University of Oklahoma supporters, especially that of namesake Jimmie Austin, an extensive renovation of the course was completed. World-renowned course architect Robert Cupp was chosen for the redesign, which remained true to features envisioned by Maxwell some 50 years earlier. Working with Tripp Davis, golf course architect and member of the Sooners’ 1989 national title-winning team, the club completed major renovations to the course, infrastructure, and facilities in 2017.

“We just did a renovation my senior year of college, so unfortunately, I missed out on it, but it's in really good shape,” added McGreevy. “They always take great care of the course and facilities. I know if we have regionals or any tournaments, people are just excited to play it and have a lot of fun. It's tricky, but you can get after it if you get it going. You can get some Oklahoma winds rolling in there in the summertime, though. We'll see, hopefully it won't be too hot, but it will be a lot of fun.”

In recognition of this excellence, the course hosted the 1997 Oklahoma State Amateur, the 1998 and 2010 Big 12 Women’s Championships, and most notably the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The course hosted the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship and NCAA Regional Championships in 2012, 2018, 2022 (men’s) and 2013, 2019 (women’s) and is already scheduled to host NCAA Regional Championships in 2023 and 2025.

Compliance Solutions, which is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year after being founded by Lammert in 2002, is headquartered in Longwood, Florida. For more information on Compliance Solutions, please visit: www.csilongwood.com. For more information on the tournament, please visit: https://compliancesolutionschampionship.com/.

About Korn Ferry Tour
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour identifies and develops golf's next stars, preparing them to compete and win on the game's biggest stage. The Korn Ferry Tour, which has served as a path to the PGA TOUR since its inception, will begin awarding 30 PGA TOUR cards based off its points list in 2023, with the No. 1 player earning exemptions into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open. With more than 600 PGA TOUR titles, 27 major championships and six FedExCup champions, Korn Ferry Tour alumni make up over 80 percent of the PGA TOUR’s current membership. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour and to follow the season-long quest for a PGA TOUR card, visit PGATOUR.COM or follow the Korn Ferry Tour on social media.

Six Korn Ferry Tour events are televised annually on GOLF Channel in the United States, with tournament programming also available via 22 linear TV partners in 170-plus countries and territories. Over 70 hours of live coverage is available in 130-plus countries and territories. Programming is also available via the OTT platform GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR in every market outside of the United States (240-plus countries and territories), excluding China, Korea and Russia, with live coverage distributed in 130-plus countries and territories.

About Compliance Solutions
For 20-plus years, Compliance Solutions Inc. has provided turnkey solutions to sales & use tax, transaction tax calculations, tax mapping, and tax preparation, filing & remittance needs to businesses of all sizes -- from small business in one state to international complex enterprises. Compliance Solutions is committed to exceeding expectations for all clients by providing extraordinary service via automated and integrated solutions, along with personal service and vast experience. Compliance Solutions provides audit defense services, consulting, and corporate income and property tax services. Compliance Solutions is SOC 2 and 3 compliant and with our data centers, network management, customize software, we are able to efficiently comply with all transaction tax reporting & remittance requirements Federal, State, County/Parish/Borough, City, E911 and other government & quasi-government requirements on behalf of our clients, along with providing a 24/7/365 online Tax Library of your filed returns on our Client Portal. Our services in tax calculations provide year-round billing assistance, whether the services are needed via API, file transfer or a customized solution, and include tax mapping of products & services to apply the correct jurisdictional government compliance requirements. Our services are from Registrations/Incorporation to ongoing compliance to Exit strategies and M&A engagements or a client selection of one or all of the service offerings. For more information about Compliance Solutions please visit www.csilongwood.com, email customerservice@csilongwood.com, or by calling 407-260-1011.

About Anera Sports
Anera Sports - Event Management Division owns and manages golf championships on behalf of themselves and other third parties. These events include both professional and top-level amateur championships conducted across the country. Anera is the Host Organization for two Korn Ferry Tour events, the Veritex Bank Championship in April and the Compliance Solutions Championship in June. Anera Sports also manages the business operations of the Trans-Miss Golf Association and Turf Scholarship Fund. The Trans-Miss currently conducts four annual championships and board meetings along with overseeing the operations of the Turf Fund, which provides scholarships and internships to students pursuing a career in golf course agronomy. Additionally, Anera manages the business affairs of the Amateur Golf Alliance, which conducts several championships and raises funds to promote amateur golf including a player development platform, provides funding for practice squad members of both the US Walker Cup & Curtis Cup teams along with conducting the Concession Cup, AGA Women’s National Championship, and Elite Series Championship.

About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We work with clients to design their organizational structures, roles and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward, develop and motivate their workforce. And, we help professionals navigate and advance their careers.