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Senior Golfers Have Chance to Shoot Their Age on TV
Qualifiers for 'Shoot Your Age' get to play with
Palmer, Player who have done it
March 21, 2006 – Shooting your age in golf is
considered one of the most difficult feats to accomplish in the game.
It's only been done by a few and clearly older golfers have a better
chance. Even Tiger Woods may have to wait until he is a senior citizen
to accomplish this feat. But, seniors and others across the nation will
have the opportunity to shoot par golf -- their age -- and qualify to
play in a field of 80 golfers including Arnold Palmer and Gary Player on
national television.
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The Villages Shoot Your Age Championship will be
held the week of May 1-7 at The Villages in Florida.
There haven't been many professionals or amateurs
accomplish the feat ... but here's your chance to do so in Slammin'
Sammy Snead was the first to shoot his age and Arnold Palmer and Gary
Player have followed suit. Jack Nicklaus has a goal to shoot his age and
one day Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh will be gunning for this
accomplishment.
The PGA TOUR only began keeping track of this
statistic beginning in 1986.
"A golfer has to have mixed feelings about shooting
his or her age," said Arnold Palmer. It's an exciting day when and if it
happens, but it also means that you have to be up in years before it can
happen.
"I remember the day I first did it in a tournament
-- on my 66th birthday in the Champions Tour event at Seattle in 1995 --
and it was touch and go right to the last putt. It's become easier and
easier every year since then.
"I'm sure this new event will be well received and
am happy that it is being played on the course I designed at The
Villages."
Palmer shot his age for the first time in the final
round of the GTE Northwest Classic at Seattle when he had a 66 on his
66th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995. It was the first of many times
"the King" has accomplished the feat.
"Obviously shooting your age really depends on both
how old you are and how good you are," said Player, who has been playing
for six decades. "I would say that a pro should be able to shoot his or
her age in their mid 60's and an amateur in their early to mid 70's. If
you're a "weekend hacker" you simply may never do it."
"The first time I broke my age in a professional
tournament I was 64 and shot a 64 in the opening round of the BellSouth
Senior Classic at Opryland. Since then, I've probably done it an
estimated 25 times on tour."
"The Shoot Your Age Championship is a great concept
for a tournament in that it will bring pros and amateurs alike together
in a format that will be competitive, and also a lot of fun. I'm really
looking forward to being a part of this event in May."
"This is a 2-hour network show that is all about
human drama and dream fulfillment," said Robert Horowitz, President of
Juma Entertainment LLC. "We created this concept to give 'average Joe's'
the once in a lifetime chance to come to The Villages to play on network
television with golfing legends. There is no regional qualifying or
casting. You come to The Villages during Shoot Your Age week to qualify.
If you are one of the lucky 34 who make it -- you play that Sunday on
CBS."
Horowitz plans to expand Shoot Your Age
internationally as well as utilize this first event as a platform for a
national certification Shoot Your Age program for golfers.
It's the chance any golfer would dream of ... so
pack up your clubs and head to The Villages in the heart of Florida for
this once in a lifetime opportunity to earn one of the 34 qualifying
spots in the final event to be televised on national television on CBS,
Sunday, May 7th between 1 and 3 p.m.
It's an 18-hole finale and everyone will tee it up
from the same tees. The golfer with the lowest 18-hole score under his
age (par) wins. Once you surpass your age, you leave the course and you
are out of the competition.
Practice rounds will be held beginning Monday, May
1 through Wednesday, May 3. The qualifying 18-hole event will take place
on Thursday, May 4th at the Palmer Legends Course at The Villages. All
you have to do is play par golf -- your age. There are no handicaps and
everyone will hit from the same tees.
Entry fee for the event is $375 and golfers must
enter by April 20, 2006 with a valid driver's license or passport.
You can register online at
www.shootyourage.com or call 610-847-7150. Florida's friendliest
hometown is where retirement dreams really do come true!
ABOUT JUMA ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Juma Entertainment, LLC is a full
service television production and event company with offices in both Los
Angeles and Pennsylvania. In addition to Shoot Your Age, Juma also
stages and televises the Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest for CBS, as well
as packaging and televising entertainment and sports programs throughout
the year. For more information, visit
www.jumatv.com.
ABOUT THE VILLAGES
Located in sunny central Florida,
The Villages offers an unsurpassed retirement lifestyle. Life at the
villages is like being on a permanent vacation! This community has
everything you could possibly want or need and it's all just a golf car
ride away from your home! The Villages as its name implies is designed
and built as unique villages or neighborhoods each with their own
recreation center and neighborhood pools where friendly neighbors gather
for lots of fun and camaraderie.
All residents enjoy free Country
Club membership. This free membership allows residents to dine in the
country clubs, play golf at the championship courses at reduced rates
and play golf free on all the executive courses. Arnold Palmer and Nancy
Lopez, the king and queen of golf, have both built extraordinary golf
courses in The Villages. Golf in The Villages is year-round fun and
excitement and their senior golf instruction programs are world-class.
The Villages is located in the heart
of central Florida and is a short drive to Orlando International
Airport, Disneyworld and Sea World. It is just over an hour's drive to
either the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico.
For more information about The
Villages, call toll-free 1-800-245-1081 or visit
www.TheVillages.com.
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