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The Windsor Championship is setting up to be a huge success even before the first shot is fired off a tee.

Financial problems for the PGA Tour Canada’s schedule after 2012 pulled Windsor off the schedule, but few could have expected the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada’s decision return to the city this year would be embraced by the area.

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“It’s just unbelievable the support we’ve received from the community,” Marty Komsa, who is president of the host organization, said Tuesday.

The event features a $200,000 prize purse and a budget of nearly $600,000, but Komsa said that money is not an issue.

“The budget, including in kind, to run this tournament is very close to $600,000 and all of that money now has been raised,” Komsa said. “We’ve exceeded the budget slightly. We had raised all the necessary funds to make the tournament a success.”

That includes $100,000 for the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Inc.