ADVISORY/ Gary Player Appearance at Lady's Island Country Club.Business Editors and Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
ADVISORY...for Monday (March 13) --(BW SportsWire) Attn: South Carolina/Georgia Sports Editors What: Gary Player Gary Player (born November 1, 1935) is a South African professional golfer generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the game's history. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. appearance at Lady's Island Country Club When: Monday, March 13, 2000 - 3:00 p.m. Media/4:00 p.m. Clinic Where: Lady's Island Country Club, 139 Francis Marion Francis Marion (February 26 1732–February 27, 1795) was a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and later brigadier general in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War. Circle, Beaufort, SC Who: Gary Player is the winner of 162 tournaments worldwide including three Masters Tournaments, three British Opens, two PGA Championships and one United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Open. He is one of only four players in history to have won all four major tournaments (along with Gene Sarazen Noun 1. Gene Sarazen - United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999) Sarazen , Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus). He has won at least one Tour Event in five different decades. Mr. Player hails from Johannesburg, South Africa but joined the American Tour in 1957. He has applied his experience in the design of more than 100 golf courses around the world. His courses have hosted professional championships and won numerous design awards. Player design projects include Hilton Head National and the TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of at Jasper Polana near Princeton, N.J. among others. Why: Golfing legend Gary Player will review the work accomplished on his redesign of the Marsh Course at Lady's Island Country Club. A number of activities will be restricted to members and guests but Mr. Player will be available for media interviews at 3 p.m. and will conduct a clinic at 4 p.m. Photo Op: Gary Player's golf clinics are very well known for his wit and skill as an entertainer as well as a golfer. Call Tre Hall at 843-522-9700 in advance if you plan to attend. Lady's Island is a private country club and we would like to ensure that your news organization is expected on the afternoon of the event. Lady's Island Country Club is located on Route 802 approximately 4 miles East of the intersection with Highway 21. |
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