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Ludacris joins PGA Tour ... sort of

Ludacris leads the first chop from the Chop House during Atlanta Braves baseball game against the San Diego Padres at SunTrust Park on Saturday, April 15, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Ludacris leads the first chop from the Chop House during Atlanta Braves baseball game against the San Diego Padres at SunTrust Park on Saturday, April 15, 2017. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Chris Vivlamore
Aug 22, 2017

Ludacris and the PGA Tour.

Only in Atlanta.

The hometown recording artist is scheduled to perform at an event to kick off the Tour Championship next month. The event, dubbed Atlanta Celebrates the Tour Championship, will be held Sept. 18 at the College Football Hall of Fame. Admission to the event, which runs from 7-10 p.m., is $15 and tickets went on sale Tuesday. V103’s Ryan Cameron will serve as emcee.

Tickets can be purchased at http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/tour-championship.html. All proceeds benefit the East Lake Foundation.

The Tour Championship, the finale of the PGA Tour playoffs, will be held at East Lake Golf Club Sept. 21-24. The top 30 players in the playoff standings will compete for the tournament and playoff championship. The playoff title comes with a $10 million prize.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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