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RELEASE: Jake Owen Concert Will Headline a Week of Exciting Events at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
Tournament activities to include star-studded junior clinic, free pancake breakfast, family day and
Putt-to-“Winn” a Car Contest
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – New this year, the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters at TPC Sawgrass will feature a variety of fan-friendly events, the highlight being a Friday-night concert featuring country music star Jake Owen. The Kraft Foods Concert for Feeding America will take place on the TPC Sawgrass lawn at 7 PM on Friday, October 21st. All Friday and weekly tournament ticket holders get into the Jake Owen concert for free. Jake, once an aspiring PGA TOUR player himself, has recently climbed to #1 on the Billboard Country Music chart with his hit “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.”
11 October 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters to Honor Military
Dye’s Valley Twosome Package Includes Tournament Admissions, Golf Discounts and Much More
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – Winn-Dixie is providing military and their family members complimentary access to see the future stars of the PGA TOUR play in the second annual Nationwide Tour event at TPC Sawgrass, October 20th-23rd! All active, retired, and reserve military along with their dependents will receive free tournament admission and free on-site parking with military I.D. Admission will also include access to the Birdies for the Brave Patriots’ Outpost suite, located adjacent to the 9th green on the Dye’s Valley Course.
28 September 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Jacksonville’s Bud Cauley Accepts Sponsor Invitation to Play in the 2011 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Executive Director Jeff Sanders announced today Jacksonville resident Bud Cauley has accepted a sponsor invitation from Peter Lynch, CEO and President of Winn-Dixie stores to play in this year’s Nationwide Tour event.
“Bud is a fine young man and a great golfer.” said Sanders. “We’re thrilled that he will play in front of his hometown fans from Jacksonville during this year’s Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters. We wish him the best in his quest for PGA TOUR status in 2012.”
26 September 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Nine 2011 Nationwide Tour Winners Commit to Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – With ten weeks left before the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters, nine 2011 Nationwide Tour winners have already committed to play in the final full-field event of the year, which is scheduled for Oct. 20-23 at TPC Sawgrass/Dye’s Valley Course. Included among the commitments are two names familiar to Jacksonville area golf fans, Steve Wheatcroft and Russell Knox.
11 August 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: 2010 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Champion Gaining Steam on the PGA TOUR
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – David Mathis has returned to the PGA TOUR a much more confident player than he was in his first time around in 2009. The 37-year-old Mathis, a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., has followed up his victory at the 2010 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters by evolving into a top competitor and a strong candidate for the 2011 FedExCup Playoffs.
14 July 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Nationwide Tour Alumni Take Stage at U.S. Open
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – The U.S. Open kicks off on Thursday, June 16th, and Nationwide Tour fans will be able to follow a number of their favorite alumni in the major championship. One third of the field is comprised of players who have Nationwide Tour experience (53 of 155), including eight current members.
14 June 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Nationwide Tour Alumni Set to Make A Splash at THE PLAYERS Championship
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – When THE PLAYERS Championship begins Thursday, May 12th at the prestigious TPC Sawgrass, fans of the Nationwide Tour will recognize a significant number of Nationwide alumni in the illustrious field.
12 May 2011 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Sets First-year Charity Record
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Executive Director Jeff Sanders announced this year’s tournament will break the 21-year Nationwide Tour first-year event charity record by generating more than $1.6 million for charity. The previous record was $450,000, set in 2007 by the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational in Columbus, Ohio.
26 October 2010 | READ MORE
STORY: Tournament week exceeds Tour’s expectations
By Garry Smits
Florida Times-Union
The inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open was a success by any measure, said tournament director Jeff Sanders
25 October 2010 | READ MORE
STORY: Mathis wins inaugural Winn-Dixie at TPC Sawgrass
By John Bush, PGA TOUR staff
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — David Mathis, a 36-year-old native of Winston-Salem, N.C., carded a final-round 1-under 69 at the Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass to win the inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters by one stroke over Won Joon Lee (66), Jeff Curl (69) and Kyle Reifers (69).
24 October 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: PGA TOUR Winner and Jacksonville Resident Len Mattiace Accepts Invitation to Play in Inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Executive Director Jeff Sanders announced today two-time PGA TOUR winner and popular Jacksonville resident Len Mattiace has accepted an invitation to join the field at next week’s tournament. Mattiace has split his time this year between the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour.
15 October 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Past PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour Winner Jason Gore Accepts Invitation to Play in Inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Executive Director Jeff Sanders announced today Jason Gore, a past champion on both the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour, has accepted a sponsor invitation to play in the first-annual tournament next week. Gore, who has split his time this year between the two Tours, has six Nationwide Tour victories and one PGA TOUR victory in his career.
12 October 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s Grandson, Accepts Invitation to Play in the Inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) – Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Executive Director Jeff Sanders announced today Sam Saunders, grandson of golfing legend Arnold Palmer, has accepted a sponsor invitation to play in next week’s tournament.
11 October 2010 | READ MORE
STORY: Winn-Dixie golf tournament tops first-year success record
By Kimberly Morrison
Jacksonville Business Journal
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The inaugural Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open is on track to raise more than $1.4 million for charity, making it the most successful first-year Nationwide Tour event yet, a tournament official said.
8 October 2010 | READ MORE
STORY: Charity is big winner at Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open
By Garry Smits
The Florida Times Union
Fans who have already purchased tickets or pro-am spots for the Nationwide Tour’s Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Oct. 21-24 can pat themselves on the back.
Their contributions and purchases have already insured the first-year tournament of setting a record for the largest charitable contributions of any Nationwide Tour event in the 21-year history of the developmental tour.
23 September 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Jacksonville’s Jeff Klauk Commits to Play in the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
(Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) – PGA TOUR member and two-time Nationwide Tour winner Jeff Klauk, who has been idle since May due to a back injury, announced today he will return to competitive golf next month and the Nationwide Tour’s Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters is the first event he has committed to play.
23 September 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Teams with the Nationwide Tour and TPC Sawgrass for Special Ticket Offer
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)- The Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters and the tournament’s home, TPC Sawgrass, are partnering to offer Jacksonville-area golf fans one of the best ticket package deals in professional golf.
7 September 2010 | READ MORE
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STORY: New Nationwide Tour event at TPC Sawgrass is off to a ‘great start’
By Garry Smits
The Florida Times-Union
Five months before the Nationwide Tour plays its first event on the First Coast, signs are pointing to a successful launching of the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Oct. 21-24 at the TPC Sawgrass Dye’s Valley Course.
2 June 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters Extends First Sponsor Exemption
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)- The Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters announced today that the winner of the 2010 AJGA Junior PLAYERS Championship will receive an exemption into the October Nationwide Tour event.
18 May 2010 | READ MORE
RELEASE: Nationwide Tour Heading to TPC Sawgrass in 2010
(Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)- Winn-Dixie’s (NASDAQ: WINN) Chairman, CEO and President Peter Lynch and PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem announced today a partnership that will bring a new Nationwide Tour event, the “Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters,” to the Jacksonville area in October 2010 to benefit local charities.
21 October 2009 | READ MORE
PHOTO GALLERY: PGA TOUR announces Nationwide Tour’s Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
VIDEO: Jim Furyk joins PGA TOUR officials to announce the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters
