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NICKLAUS AND FOUR SONS COMPETE IN TOUR EVENT FOR FIRST TIME
The fifth and sixth moments in the Nationwide Tour’s “20 Greatest Moments” program were unveiled over the weekend on Golf Channel’s telecasts of the BMW Charity Pro-Am and on PGATOUR.COM.
This week’s moments feature Jack Nicklaus and his four sons competing in a TOUR-sanctioned event for the first time at the 2003 BMW Charity Pro-Am and the charitable impact the Nationwide Tour has had on the communities it’s played in over the years.
2003 / Jack Nicklaus and Sons Compete in a TOUR-Sanctioned Event for the First Time – In May 2003, the golf world turns its focus on the Nationwide Tour when the game’s greatest player, Jack Nicklaus, and his four sons are invited to play alongside the PGA TOUR’s future stars at the 2003 BMW Charity Pro-Am. The Golden Bear and Jackie, Steve, Gary and Michael Nicklaus all tee off in the Nationwide Tour’s popular pro-celebrity format at The Cliffs courses outside Greenville, S.C. It is the first time the five male members of the Nicklaus clan have played in the same PGA TOUR-sanctioned event. Dad would outshine the boys by making the cut.
Charitable Impact on Nationwide Tour Communities – Making an impact on charity in the communities tour events visit is the driving motivation of every tournament organization on the PGA TOUR, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Leading the way on the Nationwide Tour are the Albertsons Boise Open and the BMW Charity Pro-Am, both of which exceeded $1 million in 2007 alone, and the Price Cutter Charity Championship in Springfield, Mo. As the PGA TOUR drives towards its second billion dollars in charitable giving, the Nationwide Tour points with pride to its contributions to the overall effort.
Links to the spots are available below or on the Nationwide Tour section of PGATOUR.COM (go to the “Nationwide Tour” bar on the home page, then click the “Video” bar just below it.).
Jack Nicklaus and Sons Compete in TOUR-Sanctioned Event for First Time:
http://www.pgatour.com/video/?/video/nationwide-tour/highlights/2009/05/17/nwt_20moments_nicklaus_09ms623.pgatour
Charitable Impact on Nationwide Tour Communities:
http://www.pgatour.com/video/?/video/nationwide-tour/highlights/2009/05/17/nwt_20moments_charity_09ms623.pgatour
The 14 remaining “Greatest Moments” will be unveiled during the next seven Golf Channel telecasts of Nationwide Tour tournaments which will air between May and September, and on PGATOUR.COM. Two new moments will be featured each week.
The Melwood Prince George’s County Open (June 4-7) is Golf Channel’s next Nationwide Tour event. The final two moments will be revealed during the Albertsons Boise Open (September 17-20).
The No. 1 moment in Nationwide Tour history will be announced on Golf Channel and PGATOUR.COM on the final day of the season (October 25th) during the Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island (SC). The greatest moment will be based on a fan vote conducted on PGATOUR.COM that will commence after all 20 moments have been revealed.
The following six “Moments” have been released (release date in parenthesis):
1989 / Tour is Announced at a Forth Worth, TX Press Conference (4/6/09)
2007 / Zach Johnson Wins the Masters (4/6/09)
1994 / Omar Uresti posts TOUR-record nine straight birdies (4/27/09)
Nationwide Tour Impact on PGA TOUR / 250th Alumni Win Approaches (4/27/09)
2003 / Jack Nicklaus and Sons Compete in TOUR-Sanctioned Event for First Time (5/18/09)
Charitable Impact on Nationwide Tour Communities (5/18/09)
Throughout the 2009 season, all moments that have been unveiled will be available for viewing on PGATOUR.COM (home page > Nationwide Tour > Video).
The “20 Greatest Moments” is the centerpiece of this year’s 20th-year celebration of the Nationwide Tour. The roster of “Moments” features events and activities that have had significant bearing on the evolution, growth, impact and promotion of the Tour over the last 20 years, both on and off the golf course. “Moments” will involve alumni highlights from the Nationwide Tour and PGA TOUR and will span the late 1980s, ‘90s and current decade.
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