News on Golf, the PGA TOUR and the Mayakoba Golf Classic -

News on Golf, the PGA TOUR and the Mayakoba Golf Classic - Week of October 17

·       For only the second time in its five-year history, Golf PARa Todos was cancelled this past weekend due to inclement weather.  Event organizers determined weather conditions were not sufficient to hold the event as originally scheduled.  Due to heavy rains and wind, safety and the quality of the event experience were in jeopardy.  “We determined it was in the best interest of all the event’s fans and volunteers to avoid potential safety issues with thunderstorms and heavy rains.  However, we are now focusing ourselves on making the next edition of Golf PARa Todos even more special when our 2011 champion Johnson Wagner will join us.”  On Sunday, November 6, PGA TOUR player and 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic champion will be in attendance and will participate in golf lessons, sign autographs and much more.  Golf PARa Todos aims to create a fun-filled, diverse and educational program that teaches about the game of golf and its ideals. The program encourages active participation in the game as a participant and as a fan, and facilitates the integration of golf into the lives of all those within the community. Golf PARa Todos is a community program presented by the Mayakoba Golf Classic.  For more information, visit: www.golfparatodos.org.

The Mayakoba Golf Classic will launch on October 19 the third installment of Fotogolf, its popular online photography contest where golfers will have the chance to win a position in the Pro-Am competition at the 2012 edition of Mexico’s Only PGA TOUR Event.  This year’s contest will be open to all residents of the United States and Canada as well as Mexico.  Previously, only residents of Mexico had been eligible to participate.  The contest has shown tremendous growth and featured nearly 2,000 unique voters participating last year.  As in other years, golfers should take their best golf photographs and submit them online at www.MayakobaGolfClassic.com where they will be available for public view in an online gallery.  Once the submission period closes, contest organizers will select finalists who will enter into a public vote to determine which photo is the grand prize winner.

·       Ben Crane outlasted Webb Simpson in a two-hole sudden death playoff Sunday to claim the title at the PGA TOUR McGladrey Classic in Georgia.  2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic champion Johnson Wagner finished in a tie for 44^th place and earned $12,800 USD.  His performance at the McGladrey Classic brings his season earnings to a total of $1.22 million USD, including $666,000 USD for his win at Mayakoba.  Crane earned $720,000 this past weekend for his victory.  This week, the PGA TOUR concludes the Fall Series when it heads to Orlando, Fla., for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic.