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Jim Furyk Ends Loosing Streak at Transitions Championship
Written by Heidi Lux
150 great names in golf tackled the tough Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club – a challenging course, partly due to it’s “Snake Pit”, the 16th, 17th, and 18th, holes which are the fourth hardest holes on any PGA Tour course – as the Transitions Championship rolled into town March 18th through the 21st.
The Official Legends Tour of the LPGA Open Championship came to the Innisbrook Golf Resort on the weekend of November 20th through the 22nd. The tour featured some of the greatest female golfers of all time competing for a $300,000 purse. Among the 100-plus members of the Legends Tour are 10 World Golf and LPGA Hall of Fame members.
The LPGA Legends Tour will Play First Major Championship at Innisbrook Resort Nov 20-22 2009
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The official senior tour of the LPGA, the The Legends Tour , will play its first major championship this fall at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club from November 20th to 22nd. The Legends Tour is comprised of the greatest female golfers of all time. The contest features a $300,000 purse.
The Tour has more than 100 members, including nine LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members, and its players have over 600 LPGA Tour victories and 55 major championships.
2009 Hackerâs Classic Golf Tournament in Clearwater, Florida
Written by Heidi Lux
Charity Tournament Held by Clearwater Academy
Clearwater Academy International held their 4th Annual Hacker’s Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 11th. The tournament is a non-competitive fundraiser “is designed to be a fun event…designed for players at every level,” says Executive Director/Principal of Clearwater Academy International, Jim Zwers. “That’s why it’s called ‘Hacker’s.”
Mason Fox playing in the AAU Golf Tournament
Written by Heidi Elizabeth Lux
Addicted to Golf at Fourteen
In a white golf cart sat one young participant next to his father. He clutched his golf club as he waited for his turn, round face full of outhful enthusiasm and zest for the game. "That’s Mason Fox,” a man said. “He’s one of the best fourteen-year olds in the state. But don’t tell him that, it’ll go straight to his head.”
The clean thwack of metal hitting golf ball was heard all throughout Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, as the Transitions Golf Tournament took place.
Tiger Woods gets out of a sandy situation. - Photo by Wayne Cathel
The event was kicked off with The Shelton Quarles Celebrity Pro-Am, which benefited the IMPACT Foundation Tournament. Celebrity sports stars like Ronde Barber and former Tampa Bay Ray Fred McGriff were seen displaying their athletic prowess while simultaneously getting out of their comfort zones.