The Tradition photograph

The Tradition

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Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Course(s)Greystone
Month played May
Prize fund$2. 4 million
Length7,277 yards (6,654 m)
Founded1989
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2597926
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About The Tradition


The Tradition is an event on the PGA Tour Champions tour. First staged 31 years ago in 1989, the PGA Tour recognizes the event as one of the five senior major golf championships.

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... The Tradition of guest editors has been running for the past 20 years...

Noise row silences 200-year ringing of Beith church bell

Noise row silences 200-year ringing of Beith church bell
Nov 15,2023 11:31 am

... Organisers say The Tradition is part of the Beith s " history and heritage"...

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Nov 8,2023 9:41 pm

... " It s not The Tradition itself that matters, it s how it brings together families and loved ones, " Ms Lock said...

Belfast City Council spends £150,000 on lord mayor portraits

Belfast City Council spends £150,000 on lord mayor portraits
Oct 21,2023 4:01 pm

... " The Tradition also supports the city s vibrant arts sector, with staff working with museum curators to identify potential up-and-coming local artists and provide them with a valuable platform to showcase their talents...

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... Mrs Pelosi noted in her statement that, in line with The Tradition, she had given her Republican predecessor office space while she was Speaker...

Great British Sewing Bee judge's bid to restart Welsh underwear making

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Sep 10,2023 9:21 pm

... " We want to restart full-scale production of a range of underwear for men and women, make use of all those amazing skills, keep The Tradition of making underwear in south Wales - which not a lot of people know about - and create important jobs in a town that frankly, really needs it, " said Patrick, who founded clothing brand and social enterprise Community Clothing in 2016...

Whale hunting resumes in Iceland under strict rules

Whale hunting resumes in Iceland under strict rules
Aug 31,2023 4:31 pm

... The food minister s Left-Greens party supports a ban, but many Icelanders see continuing The Tradition as a question of sovereignty and independence...

Jews in the German Army: Different generations reflect on changing attitudes

Jews in the German Army: Different generations reflect on changing attitudes
Aug 19,2023 9:11 pm

... The German military had Jewish chaplains in the past, but The Tradition died out after World War I and was not revived...

Belfast City Council spends £150,000 on lord mayor portraits

Aug 12,2023 8:21 pm

By Brendan HughesBBC News NI political reporter

Belfast City Council has spent almost £150,000 in The Past 10 Years on portraits of its lord mayors.

It is the only council in Northern Ireland which commissions paintings of its civic leaders to mark their terms in office.

Critics have branded The Portraits a " vanity project" saying The Money could be better spent to support The Arts .

But The Council said the paintings showcased artists and attract tourists.

The Mayor or chairperson role on each council in Northern Ireland is rotated annually between Political Parties based on their electoral strengths.

In Belfast, each outgoing Lord Mayor can choose an artist to create their portrait which goes on display in The Corridors of City Hall .

The Gallery is included in guided tours of The Building .

About £146,800 was spent on 12 portraits of former lord mayors in post between 2011-12 and 2021-22.

The Most recent spending was £15,000 on a portrait of The Alliance Party's Kate Nicholl , who was Lord Mayor from June 2021 until she was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2022.

Her party colleague Michael Long took over for The Last few weeks of her term, becoming The City 's shortest-serving Lord Mayor .

He declined a painted portrait, instead opting for a framed photograph costing £490 to mark his Time In the largely ceremonial role.

The spending emerged amid budget pressures on local authorities which has seen councils

Belfast artist Leah Davis was commissioned to paint a portrait of Sinn Féin MP John Finucane , who was Lord Mayor for about six months until his election to the UK Parliament in December 2019.

The 23-year-old said it was " exciting" to see her artwork in City Hall and described the opportunity as a " great boost".

" A career in art is really difficult especially as a freelancer, so to get a job like that as well is really helpful to many artists, " She Said .

" I hope that it does continue and give more younger, emerging artists the opportunity to be involved in things like that. "

People Before Profit councillor Michael Collins said there were " better ways" in which The Council could support artists.

" I would rather see these portraits commissioned to honour those everyday citizens whose extraordinary work is often undervalued, " He Said .

" I think it would be far, far better to commemorate the many unsung heroes of Belfast through these commissions rather than it be a vanity project for The Mayor . "

Ulster Unionist Party councillor Jim Rodgers, a former Lord Mayor , said The Portraits were an important tradition.

" They do cost a lot of money but we try and keep it down to a respectable level for obvious reasons, " He Said .

" We're conscious that this is ratepayers' money, but it's amazing the feedback you actually get, not just from people in Belfast and Northern Ireland , but especially tourists. "

A Belfast City Council spokeswoman said The Portraits were " viewed by thousands of visitors each year during free tours" of City Hall .

" As well as enhancing The Visitor experience, The Portraits are considered important historical artefacts which contribute to the rich heritage of The City 's most iconic public building, " she added.

" The Tradition also supports The City 's vibrant arts sector, with staff working with museum curators to identify potential up-and-coming local artists and provide them with a valuable platform to showcase their talents.

" Colin Davidson , Robert Ballagh , JB Vallely and Nicola Russell are among the renowned artists whose works are featured in this free Public Art collection. "

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