The Anquan Boldin Foundation Charity Golf Celebration will be held at BallenIsles Country Club on Thursday April 11th. The shotgun start tournament will be a part of the three day Q-Festival that Boldin and his foundation will put on for the ninth consecutive year.

The Anquan Boldin Foundation, also known as Q81 for the #81 that he wears on the field, is dedicated to expanding the educational and life opportunities of underprivileged children as well as benefiting youth programs in Boldin’s home state of Florida. The Foundation exercises scholarship and dental programs for children. It also serves the community by awarding great scholastic and community achievement in youth.

A native of Pahokee, Boldin played college football for Florida State before going…

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Professional Golfer: Ernie Els

Photo Courtesy of Bill Ingram

Golf legend, Ernie Els and his chartable foundation announced Tuesday, March 5 their plans to build a groundbreaking center for autism right here in Jupiter, Florida. What the foundation is calling “an epicenter for autism research, transition and treatment” is sure to be of immeasurable benefit to our society! 

Els and his team have put together the plans to build a $30 million charter school in the Limestone Creek area of Jupiter. The center will focus on giving children, ages 3 to 21 years old, the best quality of life when living with autism. 

The plans for the revolutionary center were recently submitted to Palm Beach County. The 27-acre parcel is found just north of Indiantown Road, east of I-95 and will…

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On March 22nd, the Palm Beach County chapter of Habitat for Humanity will team up with the PGA South Florida Foundation to host the 6th annual Home in One Golf Classic. The event will be held at Jonathan’s Landing on the Fazio course.

A Tee It Up Cocktail Reception will be held the evening of the 21st at the Villages Course and will feature silent and live auctions. Some of the auction packages being offered will include 2013 Presidents Cup tickets, 2013 LPGA Solheim Cup tickets, a weekend of golf and resort stay at Casa de Campo as many other destination resort get-a-ways. The golf event will feature a BBQ lunch and cocktails and horsd’oevres after play at the awards presentation.

Registration will begin at 11:30 am on the morning of the event, followed by…

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This week some of the best golfers in the world have gathered at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. While everyone will flock to the Champion course to catch a glimpse of Tiger, Rory, and others try and take down the famed Bear Trap, the Honda Classic is much more than just the Thursday-Sunday tournament.

Wednesday’s Kenny G Celebrity Pro Am brought attention to something close to the hearts of not just the local residents but people from around the country, wounded warriors and veterans. Several wounded veterans took the course as caddies on Wednesday to raise awareness for two different charities. Caddies for the Cure aids victims of Fanconi anemia, which is a rare bone marrow disorder. The other charity, fairways…

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Mall Rendering

The Palm Beach Mall in West Palm Beach has been a longstanding part of Palm Beach County since the day it was designed. Originally opened in 1967 the Palm Beach Mall had a phenomenal reputation. It was the largest mall on the southeastern seaboard and it was the first ever, fully enclosed, climate controlled shopping complex. For its time and for years to come, the Palm Beach Mall really was an icon for great shopping with flagship stores like Lord & Taylor, Sears and Burdines. Unfortunately, the mall’s reputation had slipped in later years due to tough competition from new and developing shopping centers.  

The famous mall was closed in 2010 with only a few of the department stores remaining open including: JC Penny, George’s Music Store and a…

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Will Rory Mcllroy rebound from a slow start to his 2013 season?

Rory Mcllroy has gotten off to a slow start to the 2013 season. He missed the cut in Abu Dhabi and was eliminated in the first round last weekend at the WGC Match Play Championship. With his change to Nike this past offseason, experts and fans want to know if he is struggling with his new clubs. The defending champion at the event, Mcllroy looks to quiet all his doubters, and a strong performance this week at PGA National will do exactly that.

Can Tiger continue his good play?

Throw out his first run exit at the frozen tundra of Dove Mountain last week and Tiger (Jupiter Island) has had a pretty good start to his 2013 season. He already has a tour victory at Torrey Pines and seems to…

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The Fed Cup World Group Play-off will be returning to Delray Beach this April for the third time in tournament history. The Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center will host the event as it returns to the state of Florida for the first time since 2007. Team U.S.A. is undefeated when the tournament is played in the state of Florida. They swept Belgium in 2005 and 2007, both played in Delray, and they defeated Australia in 1995 when the event was held in Aventura.

The winner of the best-of-five match series will advance to the 2014 World Group and have a chance to compete of the Fed Cup title next year. Team U.S.A. will host Sweden and will mark the fifth matchup between the two countries in Fed Cup competition with the U.S. leading the series 3-1.

Matches…

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The PGA Tour and PGA National tournament executives have announced the pairings for the first two rounds of The Honda Classic as well as tee times for Thursday’s round. Here are some of the notable tee times.


7:25 am on Tee #1- Louis Oozsthuzien (Old Palm), Jason Dufner, John Merrick


7:25 am on Tee #10- Tiger Woods (Jupiter Island), Dustin Johnson (Loxahatchee River), Martin Kaymer


12:25 pm on Tee #1- Rory Mcllroy (Palm Beach Gardens), Ernie Els (Bear’s Club), Mark Wilson

12:35 pm on Tee #1- Keegan Bradley (Tequesta), Rickie Fowler (Loxahatchee River), Lee Westwood (Old Palm)

 

For a complete list of tee times and pairings visit www.pgatour.com.

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Rain wreaked havoc on the opening day of the week long festivities associated with the Honda Classic at PGA National yesterday. The Miami Dolphins Pro-Am was cut to only nine holes after a 30 minute rainstorm intensified, causing tournament officials to call the event in order to preserve the courses conditions for this weekend’s event.
 
“We want to make sure the golf course stays in the best condition as we work toward Thursday,” tournament director Ed McEnroe told The Palm Beach Post. “We don’t want it to become too sloppy out there and potentially affect the golf course come competition time.

Rain could affect more than just yesterday’s event. More rain is expected on Tuesday afternoon, when the pros are expected to get their first of two practice…

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This week some of golf’s biggest and best names congregate in beautiful Palm Beach Gardens for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. The Champion’s Course at PGA National will host the event for the seventh consecutive year. Local golfers such as Tiger Woods (Jupiter Island), Rory Mcllroy (Palm Beach Gardens), Keegan Bradley (Tequesta), and Dustin Johnson (Loxahatchee River) will join the star studded field that include some of the top players in the world. The tournament itself runs from Thursday to Sunday but there are great events taking place at PGA National all week. Here is a list of events that will be taking place this week.

Monday, February 25, 2013: 

  • 12:30pm-5pm- Miami Dolphins Pro-Am (Champion Course)

Tuesday, February 26, 2013: All Day- 

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