Troy Alum Kim Swan to Compete in PGA's Butterfield Bermuda Championship

TROY, Ala. – Kim Swan, a member of the 1979 Troy men's golf team, will compete at the PGA Tour's Butterfield Bermuda Championship at the Port Royal Golf Course in late October after accepting a sponsor exemption for the tournament.

Swan helped lead Troy to a fourth-place finish at the 1979 NCAA Division II National Championship and was named the team's Most Valuable Player under Hall of Fame head coach Mike Griffin. He turned pro the following season and competed on the European Tour for two years.

"This special opportunity comes as I celebrate my 65^th birthday at Port Royal Golf Course, which I proudly serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees, as it enters its 53^rd year of operation as a public golf course," Swan told the Royal Gazette. "As a senior citizen, I've made a concerted effort to embrace a more healthier fitness-focused lifestyle; with this opportunity, I aim to turn back the clock for one last dance in honor of all those who helped along my life's journey and lift up the Port Royal Golf Course for the great public golf course it remains today."

Following his professional golf career, Swan was elected to the House of Assembly of Bermuda in 2007 and served in the Senate of Bermuda for nine years. He became the Opposition Senate Leader in 2001 and, in 2008, became the Leader of the Opposition for three years. In 2017, Swan was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Progressive Labour Party.

A 1980 Troy State graduate, Swan returned to campus to provide the keynote address at Troy's 2010 Fall Commencement ceremony.

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Troy Alum Kim Swan to Compete in PGA's Butterfield Bermuda Championship

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