Stephens Inc. will be presenting sponsor for Simmons Bank golf tournament in Little Rock

Investment and financial services firm Stephens Inc. will be the presenting sponsor in the upcoming Simmons Bank Championship to be held at Little Rock’s Pleasant Valley Country Club later this year.

The tournament is a PGA TOUR Champions tournament that was announced last year.

“We are delighted to be able to partner with Stephens in establishing the Simmons Bank Championship,” said George Makris, Jr., Simmons Bank’s executive chairman. “Stephens is an internationally renowned organization with a commitment to excellence, and its generous support will help ensure that this tournament provides a first-class experience for players, volunteers, and attendees alike. We look forward to a long partnership that brings professional golf to Arkansas and significantly impacts charitable organizations throughout our state’s communities.”

The inaugural Simmons Bank Championship will be held Oct. 21-27, 2024, and will serve as the second round of the PGA TOUR Champions’ annual Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs.

The field will consist of the top 54 players in the standings competing for $2.3 million in prize money. Net proceeds from the Simmons Bank Championship will benefit several nonprofit organizations in Arkansas.

“We are excited to join with Simmons Bank and the PGA TOUR Champions in creating a premier golf event in the state of Arkansas,” said Warren Stephens, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Stephens Inc. “We have a deep respect for the game, and it will be wonderful to welcome players for whom we have cheered throughout our lives to Little Rock and watch them compete at Pleasant Valley Country Club. These types of events only help develop our state and its economy, and we are happy to continue to lend our support to them.”

The presenting sponsorship with Stephens Inc. begins immediately and extends for five years, through the 2028 Simmons Bank Championship.

The official name of the tournament will now be the “Simmons Bank Championship presented by Stephens.”