Dance with the Devil at The TearDrop Golf Tour's $150,000 American Airlines Florida Series Championship This Week.Sports Editors/Golf Writers & ColumnistsMORTON GROVE Morton Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,408), Cook co., N of Chicago, NE Ill.; inc. 1895. It has research laboratories and plants that manufacture goods such as pumps, electrical equipment, and cosmetics. , Ill.--(BW SportsWire)--March 13, 2000 The TearDrop tear·drop n. 1. A single tear. 2. An object shaped like a tear. (R) Professional Golf Tour, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of TearDrop Golf Company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on SC Symbol: TDRP TDRP Time to Onset of Disease Related Pain (medical clinical trial endpoint) TDRP Technical Design Review Program TDRP Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy ), dances with the devil this week at El Diablo Golf Club in Citrus Springs, Florida Citrus Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,157 at the 2000 census. Geography Citrus Springs is located at (28.993539, -82. , for the American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the (R) Florida Series Championship. This Championship tournament, from March 15-18, features a $150,000 purse with $25,000 awarded to the winner. Approximately 150 professionals including past winners and local players are scrambling for the Florida Series Championship title. Action begins at 7:30 a.m. and concludes at sundown daily. Spectators are welcome and admission is free. Nathan Pyles, General Manager of El Diablo Golf Club, said, "This golf course requires more than just great ball striking. If you want to dance with the devil, you better bring your imagination." El Diablo (a.k.a. The Devil) is one of Central Florida's newest courses with a par of 71, slope of 147 and a rating of 75.3 from the back tees. Tom Gleason, Regional Vice President of American Airlines, said, "American Airlines is proud to be the official airline and title sponsor of the TearDrop Tour's 2000 Florida Series. We look forward to an exciting Championship tournament this week and are proud to support the TearDrop Tour's professionals as they try to achieve their goal of competing on the PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". ." This 72-hole tournament concludes the ten-tournament swing of Florida play for the 2000 tour season. Many Florida Series Championship players are coming to El Diablo Golf Club as award winners from other TearDrop Tour Florida tournaments this season. Last week's winner at the Twisted Oaks Classic, Kyle Blackman of North Mankato, Minnesota North Mankato is a city in Nicollet County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 11,798 at the 2000 census. While most of the city is in Nicollet County, it extends into Blue Earth County as well. , will try to duplicate his feat at the Series Championship. Following the Florida Series Championship, the TearDrop Tour will continue to play some of the most difficult and popular courses in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Virginia, Texas and Georgia. "The American Airlines Florida Series Championship is an important and exciting event for the TearDrop Golf Tour," said Ron Slucker, TearDrop Tour Director. "The tournament has attracted top amateur players and El Diablo is one of the most challenging golf courses we play. The 2000 Florida Series has been very successful and the Championship is a fitting conclusion to the Florida Series." For more details about the TearDrop Tour, visit www.teardroptour.com. The TearDrop(R) Golf Company (www.teardropgolf.com) is the leading manufacturer of premium putters using ROLL-FACE(TM) Technology. TearDrop's wholly owned subsidiaries, Tommy Armour(R) Golf (www.tommyarmour.com) and RAM(R) Golf (www.ramgolf.com), are two of the world's finest manufacturers of golf clubs and accessories. TearDrop is also the exclusive North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. distributor of Walter Genuin(R) (www.waltergenuin.com) golf shoes. Additionally, TearDrop Golf Company owns the TearDrop Professional Golf Tour (www.teardroptour.com), one of the premier developmental golf tours in the world, which consists of venues for aspiring professionals across the U.S.
Local Florida Players Playing in Series Championship
Barron, Pete - Orlando, Fla.
Cavin, John
Cullen, Matt - Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Davis, Jay - Jupiter, Fla.
Decker, Adam - Orlando, Fla.: 1st Place at Stonecrest Classic
Deimer, Doug
Desai, Nick
Gatto, Domenic - Palm Beach Garden, Fla.
Heath, Rick - Ocone, Fla.: 4th Place at El Diablo Classic
Henderson, Mike - Orlando, Fla.
Jones, Matthew - Largo, Fla.
Langley, Jeremy - Deland, Fla.
Morrison, Garrett - Jacksonville, Fla.
Newman, Andy - Orlando, Fla.
O'Hair, Sean - Sarasota, Fla.
Ouellette, Ryan - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Parks, Todd - Orlando, Fla.
Points, DA - DeLand, Fla.: 3rd Place at Black Bear Classic,
5th Place at Golden Hills Classic
Ragan, David - Winter Park, Fla.
Scott, Steve
Setsma, Todd - Parrish, Fla.: 3rd Place at Black Bear Classic
Stallings, Rick
Stankowski, Tom - Cape Coral, Fla.
Sullivan, James - Royal Palm Beach, Fla.: 1st Place at El Diablo
Supple, Shane - DeFuniak Spring, Fla.
Van Wart, John - Altamonte Springs, Fla.
2000 Tour Award Winners Playing in Series Championship
Armour, Ryan - 3rd Place at World Woods Classic
Capone, Michael - Cranston, Rhode Island:
1st Place at Mt. Dora Classic
Dobbs, Kyle - Ann Arbor, Michigan: 6th Place at El Diablo Classic
Labelle, Douglas - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan:
2nd Place at Stonecrest Classic
Mathis, Davis - Raleigh, NC: 3rd Place at Mt. Dora Classic
Parel, Scott - Augusta, GA:
1st Place at Florida Series Kick Off Classic,
3rd Place at Black Bear Classic
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