Military Appreciation at the Shark Shootout - Complimentary Admission

Military Appreciation All Week!

The 2012 Franklin Templeton Shootout will provide complimentary admission each day of the tournament to all active, reserve and retired military personnel and their dependents. Proper identification is required at the tournament's main entrance.

 

Also, on Friday  the official competition begins Friday in a big way. This year, a Color Guard from both the Army and Navy will be at the first tee at 9:45 a.m. The national anthem will be performed by local sensation Sarah Hardwig, 10, who is a blind girl who wants to be a country music singer. She has performed the national anthem several times, plus musicals and operas.

 

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Shootout Tee Times for Thursday and Friday

Wednesday - Format: Shamble
No. 1 Tee
8 a.m. -- Fredrik Jacobson; 8:13 a.m. -- Jason Dufner; 8:26 a.m. -- Sean O'Hair; 8:39 a.m. -- Davis Love III; 8:52 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley; 9:05 a.m. -- Mike Weir; 9:18 a.m. -- Scott Verplank; 9:31 a.m. -- Carl Pettersson; 9:44 a.m. -- Charles Howell III; 9:57 a.m. -- Rickie Fowler; 10:10 a.m. -- Ian Poulter; 10:23 a.m. -- Mark Calcavecchia

No. 10 Tee
8 a.m. -- Stewart Cink; 8:13 a.m. -- Kenny Perry; 8:26 a.m. -- Brendan Steele; 8:39 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson; 8:52 a.m. -- Rory Sabbatini; 9:05 a.m. -- Brandt Snedeker; 9:18 a.m. -- Justin Leonard; 9:31 a.m. -- Vijay Singh; 9:44 a.m. -- Bud Cauley; 9:57 a.m. -- Jerry Kelly; 10:10 a.m. -- Steve Stricker; 10:23 a.m. -- Greg Norman

Thursday - Format: Best ball
No. 1 Tee
8 a.m. -- Justin Leonard; 8:13 a.m. -- Vijay Singh; 8:26 a.m. -- Bud Cauley; 8:39 a.m. -- Jerry Kelly; 8:52 a.m. -- Steve Stricker; 9:05 a.m. -- Greg Norman; 9:18 a.m. -- Stewart Cink; 9:31 a.m. -- Kenny Perry; 9:44 a.m. -- Brendan Steele; 9:57 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson; 10:10 a.m. -- Rory Sabbatini; 10:23 a.m. -- Brandt Snedeker

No. 10 Tee
8 a.m. -- Scott Verplank; 8;13 a.m. -- Carl Pettersson; 8:26 a.m. -- Charles Howell III; 8:39 a.m. -- Rickie Fowler; 8:52 a.m. -- Ian Poulter; 9:05 a.m. -- Mark Calcavecchia; 9:18 a.m. -- Fredrik Jacobson; 9:31 a.m. -- Jason Dufner; 9:44 a.m. -- Sean O'Hair; 9:57 a.m. -- Davis Love III; 10:10 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley; 10:23 a.m. -- Mike Weir

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Anchoring Your Putter to End in 2016

The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA), golf’s governing bodies, today announced proposed changes to the Rules of Golf that would prohibit anchoring the club in making a stroke.

 

The proposed Rule 14-1b, which follows an extensive review by The R&A and the USGA, would prohibit strokes made with the club or a hand gripping the club held directly against the player’s body, or with a forearm held against the body to establish an anchor point that indirectly anchors the club.

 

The proposed new Rule would not alter current equipment rules and would allow the continued use of all conforming golf clubs, including belly-length and long putters, provided such clubs are not anchored during a stroke. The proposed Rule narrowly targets only a few types of strokes, while preserving a golfer’s ability to play a wide variety of strokes in his or her individual style.

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LPGA Legends and Current Stars Team Up for Charity

Naples area golf fans got to see the LPGA's past — Bradley, Lopez, Betsy King and Jan Stephenson — and its present and future in Player of the Year Lewis, Lincicome, Paula Creamer and 17-year-old Lexi Thompson.

 

Each current player was paired with a legend in the nine-hole scramble that was taped and will be shown at 8 p.m. Wednesday on the Golf Channel.

 

In addition to the money going to charity, Lewis found another meaning to the day.

"Something we're doing here today, which is cool, is celebrating our past, which I don't think we've done a very good job of doing," Lewis said. "Bringing back the former players and really showing the fans, remembering who these great players were, remembering that Betsy's in the hall of fame."

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Stacy Lewis - Player of the Year 9 Years After Back Surgery

Stacy Lewis has become the first American golfer to win the LPGA Tour’s Rolex Player of the Year award since Beth Daniel in 1994.  Nine years ago Stacy had surgery for scoliosis and now she's one of the best golfers in the world.

 

She's one of the favorites at this week's year ending CME Titleholders Classic here in Naples, Florida, where all the top women are competing.

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CME Group Titleholders First Round Pairings Announced

Thursday's tee times
Eagle Course, Twineagles
No. 1 Tee
8:30 a.m. -- Jacqui Concolino, Orlando; Sandra Gal, Cologne, Germany
8:41 a.m. -- Sydnee Michaels, Upland, Calif.; Ilhee Lee, Seoul, South Korea
8:52 a.m. -- Jennifer Johnson, Carlsbad, Calif.; Veronica Felibert, Caracas, Venezuela; Nicole Castrale, Palm Desert, Calif.
9:03 a.m. -- Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif.; Candie Kung, Taiwan; Maria Hjorth, Sweden
9:14 a.m. -- Brittany Lang, McKinney, Texas; Mariajo Uribe, Bucaramanga, Colombia; Shanshan Feng, Guangzhou, China
9:25 a.m. -- Mo Martin, Altadena, Calif.; Hee Kyung Seo, South Korea; Karin Sjodin, Gothenburg, Sweden
9:36 a.m. -- Jiyai Shin, South Korea; Mika Miyazato, Okinawa, Japan; Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif.
9:47 a.m. -- Jessica Korda, Bradenton; So Yeon Ru, South Korea; Inbee Park, Seoul, South Korea
9:58 a.m. -- Ai Miyazato, Okinawa, Japan; Yani Tseng, Lake Nona; Angela Stanford, Saginaw, Texas
10:09 a.m. -- Cristie Kerr, Miami; Suzann Pettersen, Norway; Natalie Gulbis, Lake Las Vegas, Nev.
10:20 a.m. -- Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii; Karrie Webb, Ayr Queensland, Australia; Na Yeon Choi, South Korea
10:31 a.m. -- Azahara Munoz, Malaga, Spain; Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif.,; Lexi Thompson, Coral Springs
10:42 a.m. -- Brittany Lincicome, Seminole; Gerina Piller, Roswell, N.M.; Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, Texas
No. 10 Tee
8:30 a.m. -- Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton; Jennie Lee, Henderson, Nev.; Catriona Matthew, N. Berwick, Scotland
8:41 a.m. -- Caroline Hedwall, Sweden; Sun Young Yoo, Seoul, South Korea; Mi Jung Hur, South Korea
8:52 a.m. -- Belen Mozo, Spain; Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Katherine Hull, Sunrise Beach, Australia
9:03 a.m. -- Chella Choi, South Korea; Eun-Hee Ji, South Korea; Hee Young Park, South Korea
9:14 a.m. -- Anna Nordqvist, Eskilstuna, Sweden; Amy Yang, South Korea; Jodi Ewart, North Yorkshire, England
9:25 a.m. -- Haeji Kang, South Korea; Giulia Sergas, Italy; Sarah Jane Smith, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
9:36 a.m. -- Cindy LaCrosse, Tampa; Julieta Granada, Paraguay; Hee-Won Han, Seoul, South Korea
9:47 a.m. -- Danielle Kang, Oak Park, Calif.; Beatriz Recari, Pamplona, Spain; Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif.
9:58 a.m. -- Pornanong Phatlum, Chaiyaphum, Thailand; Tanya Dergal, Durango, Mexico; Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif.
10:09 a.m. -- Meena Lee, South Korea; Vicky Hurst, Melbourne; I.K. Kim, South Korea
10:20 a.m. -- Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass.; Pernilla Lindberg, Bollnas, Sweden; Kristy McPherson, Conway, S.C.
10:31 a.m. -- Lindsey Wright, Albury, Australia; Dewi Claire Schreefel, The Netherlands; Karine Icher, France

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Greg Norman announces pairings for the Franklin Templeton Shootout

Tournament founder and host Greg Norman announced the pairings Wednesday for the 12 two-man teams for the Franklin Templeton Shootout, which is Dec. 5-9 at Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort.

When: Dec. 5-9, 2012
Where: Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
Purse: $3 million
Field: Keegan Bradley, Mark Calcavecchia, Bud Cauley, Stewart Cink, Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler, Charles Howell III, Fredrik Jacobson, Dustin Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Greg Norman, Sean O’Hair, Kenny Perry, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini, Vijay Singh, Brandt Snedeker, Brendan Steele, Steve Stricker, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir

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LPGA Stars and Legends in Naples on November 19th

The ISPS Handa Heroes, a nine-hole, made-for-TV charity event honoring golf philanthropist Dr. Haruhisa Handa, will be played on Monday, Nov. 19 at TwinEagles Golf Club, the tournament site. That is one day after the final round of the Titleholders, which is more or less the LPGA's tour championship.

 

The nine-hole scramble will feature four teams of two consisting of one current LPGA star and one LPGA legend. The star-studded group of eight players accounts for 148 LPGA Tour victories and 21 major championships.

 

Below are the pairings and their charities for the first-annual ISPS Handa Heroes:

 

Brittany Lincicome/Jan Stephenson (The First Tee of St. Petersburg & Handa Foundation)

Stacy Lewis/Betsy King (Scoliosis Research Society & Golf Fore Africa)

Paula Creamer/Nancy Lopez (Paula Creamer Foundation & AIM for the Handicapped)

Lexi Thompson/Pat Bradley (Wounded Warriors & Handa Foundation)

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Community School boys lead area contingent into state tournament

The Community School boys, who return all but one player from last year's third-place team, are back and trying to move up a couple of spots in the Class 1A tournament at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills. Senior Ben Balter, headed to Wake Forest, won the district title, and senior Jackson Stroup (Augusta State) won the region, with teammate Jake Marriott a shot back in third. Junior Ryan Celano, who already has committed to Florida, was the individual state runner-up last year.

 

The coach has been building for this tournament all season. It could come down to American Heritage, which finished second last year. Jacksonville-Bolles, the defending state champion, lost two seniors, but still is expected to contend, along with North Palm Beach-Benjamin.

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The Franklin Templeton Shootout finished its field with some "Love"...

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III highlighted the final six names added to the unofficial PGA Tour event that will be played Dec. 5-9 at Tiburon Golf Club. Mark Calcavecchia, Bud Cauley, Charles Howell III, Carl Pettersson and Rory Sabbatini were the other five.

 

Last month, tournament host Greg Norman announced 18 players. The 24 players will be paired into 12 two-man teams. Those pairings will be announced soon.

 

Love, who has won 20 times on the PGA Tour, will be making his sixth appearance in the Shootout. He won with Tom Kite in 1992, when the tournament was played in California. The event moved to Florida in 2000 at Doral, then to Naples the following year.

 

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Field: Keegan Bradley, Mark Calcavecchia, Bud Cauley, Stewart Cink, Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler, Charles Howell III, Fredrik Jacobson, Dustin Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Greg Norman, Sean O’Hair, Kenny Perry, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini, Vijay Singh, Brandt Snedeker, Brendan Steele, Steve Stricker, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir

 

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TwinEagles' Eagle Course Recognized

The American Society of Golf Course Architects has recognized the TwinEagles' Eagle Course, designed by Steve Smyers and associate Patrick Andrews, with the ASGCA's first Design Excellence Award.

 

Six courses across the United States were designated for the honor for their with ASGCA members in addressing unique design challenges. The Eagle Course was the only one in Florida to earn the designation.

 

It will play host to the LPGA's CME Group Titleholders tournament from Nov. 13-18.

 

There are just three LPGA Tour events remaining for players to qualify for the CME Group Titleholders. The top three each week who haven't already qualified gain entrance into the $1.5 million event.

 

TwinEagles' first course, the Talon, is where the Champions Tour's ACE Group Classic will be played Feb. 12-17.

 

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4th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament

4th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament
of South Florida

 

Saturday, November 10, 2012

 

Naples area firefighters will host a golf tournament to raise money for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.  The event is taking place at the Lely Resort Mustang course, a Lee Trevino design, and is open to the public. 

 

In addition, a welcome party will be held the night before at 6:30pm at the Pub at Mercato.

 

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Special Olympics Charity Golf Classic

Special Olympics Charity Golf Classic

Saturday, December 1, 2012 

The Club at Olde Cypress
will host the

14^th Annual Patrick Solis Charity Golf Classic 

Format: 4 person scramble; 9AM Shotgun

Lunch & prizes included

Cost: $500/Foursome

DISCOUNT:

Register and pay by 10/31/12 and pay only $400 per foursome 

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LPGA Tour’s CME Group Titleholders

Contact and Latest Qualifiers for LPGA CME Group Titleholders

Contact: www.cmegrouptitleholders.com
Email: cmegrouptitleholders@octagon.com
Phone: (239)593-3900

Qualifiers
(in order of qualification)
Jessica Korda, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome; Yani Tseng, Jiyai Shin, Ai Miyazato; Angela Stanford, Na Yeon Choi, Shanshan Feng; So Yeon Ryu, Hee Young Park, Caroline Hedwall; Sun Young Yoo, Jodi Ewart, Se Ri Pak; I.K. Kim, Amy Yang, Hee Kyung Seo; Meena Lee, Azahara Munoz, Cristie Kerr; Lexi Thompson, Karine Icher, Karrie Webb; Vicky Hurst, Candie Kung, Morgan Pressel; Katherine Hull, Mika Miyazato, Hee-Won Han; Suzann Pettersen, Eun-Hee Ji, Gerina Piller; Brittany Lang, Chella Choi, Inbee Park; Veronica Felibert, Anna Nordqvist, Jenny Shin; Sandra Gal, Ilee Lee, Giulia Sergas; Natalie Gulbis, Beatriz Recari, Paula Creamer; Jennie Lee, Jacqui Concolino, Lindsey Wright; Michelle Wie, Sydnee Michaels, Haeji Kang; Lydia Ko, Jane Rah, Catriona Matthew; Danielle Kang, Maria Hjorth, Dewi Claire Schreefel; Julieta Granada, Katie Futcher, Cindy Lacrosse; Mi Jung Hur, Sarah Jane Smith, Pernilla Lindberg.

Julius Erving, Shannon Miller, Carl Lewis among celebrities to play in Art of Olympians fundraiser in Bonita Springs

Julius Erving, Shannon Miller, Carl Lewis among celebrities to play in Art of Olympians fundraiser in Bonita Springs

Professional and Olympic athletes will participate in the 2012 Art of the Olympians College of Life Foundation Premiere Olympian Golf Classic. The charity event is December 2^nd – 4th at The Colony Golf & Country Club in Bonita Springs.  The tournament pairs celebrity-athletes with amateurs in a fundraiser for Art of the Olympians Foundation Inc., the Fort Myers-based museum and gallery.

The inaugural tournament recognizes the return of golf to the games at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.  Athletes participating include:

§  Cornelius Bennett, football: Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts; 5-time Pro Bowl; 2-time All-Pro

 

§  Lee Elder, golf: 14 professional wins; first African-American to play the Masters

 

§  Mike Eruzione, hockey: USA Olympic hockey; 1 gold medal; scored winning goal during Miracle on Ice game versus Russia

§  Julius “Dr. J” Erving, basketball: 11-time NBA All-Star; 4 MVP titles; 3 championships

§  Rowdy Gaines, swimming: USA Olympic swimming; 3 gold medals; NBC TV swimming commentator

§  Artis Gilmore, basketball: 6-time NBA All-Star; 5-time ABA All-Star

§  Carl Lewis, track and field: USA Olympic track and field; 9 gold and 1 silver medal

§  Rodney Hampton, football: New York Giants; 2-time Pro Bowl; XXV Super Bowl champion

§  Tim Hardaway, basketball: USA Olympic basketball; 5-time NBA All-Star; 1997 All NBA team

§  Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field; USA Olympic track and field; 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals

§  Mark McCumber, golf: 10-time PGA Tour winner

§  Shannon Miller, gymnastics: USA Olympic gymnastics; 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals

§  Nat Moore, football: Miami Dolphins; 1977 All Pro and Pro Bowl teams

§  Chris Mullin, basketball: NBA 1985-2001; Dream Team 1992; 5-time NBA All-Star

§  Bobby Nichols, golf: 11-time PGA Tour winner

The presenting sponsor is WCI Communities. Other sponsors currently committed to the tournament are The Colony Golf & Country Club and The News-Press Media Group.

Information in this article from the Naples Daily News.  For the full Naples Daily News article, click here.

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