| 2007 News Archive |
 | How Do You Say Funk In Spanish? | Posted: March 19, 2007 | The above question is well worth asking as Fred Funk is the champion of the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic. This event - the first-ever official PGA Tour stop in México - was held at the stunning Mayakoba Resort just south of Cancún, on the Rivera Maya. It will continue here for the next six years. | |
| Funk Wins México's 1st PGA TOUR Event | Posted: Feb. 25, 2007 | Fred Funk won one for the old guys Sunday. Playing with an achy back befitting his senior status, the 50-year-old Funk won the Mayakoba Golf Classic on the second hole of a playoff with Jose Coceres to became only the second man to win a PGA Tour event after winning on the Champions Tour. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic: Final Round Notebook | Posted: Feb. 25, 2007 | With his victory in the Mayakoba Golf Classic on Sunday, Fred Funk earns 2,250 FedExCup points and owns 2,613 points through nine PGA TOUR events, moving him into the top 20 in the FedExCup standings. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic: Third-Round Notebook | Posted: Feb. 24, 2007 | A victory by Fred Funk on Sunday in the Mayakoba Golf Classic would make Funk one of the oldest winners in PGA TOUR history, as he would be 50 years, 8 months, 11 days old in the winner's circle. | |
| Funk Overcomes Pain To Maintain Lead | Posted: Feb. 24, 2007 | Face-down on the ground behind the 13th tee box, with a trainer mashing on his back and his three-shot lead shriveled into a tie, Fred Funk's trip to the Riviera Maya suddenly wasn't looking like much fun. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic: Second-Round Notebook | Posted: Feb. 23, 2007 | Fred Funk, one of three co-leaders at the Mayakoba Golf Classic through two rounds, has had nine previous leads/co-leads through 36 holes on the PGA TOUR, with one victory -- at the 1995 Ideon Classic. His most recent share of the 36-hole lead came at the 2004 Buick Championship, where he finished T3. | |
| Three Way Tie Atop Leaderboard | Posted: Feb. 23, 2007 | There aren't many PGA TOUR players like Boo Weekley, a country boy named for Yogi Bear's sidekick who gives quotes reminiscent of Yogi Berra. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic: First-Round Notebook | Posted: Feb. 22, 2007 | First-round leader Fred Funk (8-under-par 62) is looking to join Craig Stadler as just the second player to capture a PGA TOUR event after winning on the Champions Tour. | |
| Funk Takes First-Round Lead | Posted: Feb. 22, 2007 | For about an hour earlier this week, Fred Funk was entered in both the Champions Tour event in Florida and the Mayakoba Golf Classic. He ended up coming south of the border -- and sure is glad he did. | |
| Forget Water Hazards - Mayakoba Has 'Devil's Mouth' | Posted: Feb. 21, 2007 | The first PGA Tour event in México boasts the "Devil's Mouth." | |
| This & That On The Mayakoba Golf Classic Field | Posted: Feb. 21, 2007 | Notes on the field competing in the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún. | |
| TOUR Makes Its Debut South Of The Border | Posted: Feb. 21, 2007 | PGA golfers are about to discover what colleague Esteban Toledo and thousands of tourists have known for years: Playing 18 holes in México can be as enjoyable as a cold margarita on a hot afternoon. | |
| El Camaleón Golf Club Ready For TOUR Event | Posted: Feb. 21, 2007 | The PGA TOUR heads south of the border this week the Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún, its first-ever, full-field event in México. | |
| "Kick Off" Press Conference With Tim Finchem And Greg Norman | Posted: Feb. 20, 2007 | PGA TOUR commissioner Tim Finchem and Greg Norman welcomed reporters into the medi tent Tuesday to kick off the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún. | |
| Jerry Kelly, Vaughn Taylor In The Field | Posted: Feb. 16, 2007 | A pair of players each with two career PGA TOUR victories announced today they will compete in the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún. | |
| PGA TOUR Champions Herron, Parnevik Join Field | Posted: Feb. 15, 2007 | Tim Herron and Jesper Parnevik, who own a combined nine PGA TOUR titles, have joined the field of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún. | |
| Assortment Of Talented Tour Players Add Their Names To Field | Posted: Jan. 31, 2007 | An impressive collection of golf talent including Shigeki Maruyama and major winners Steve Jones and Mark Brooks, announced plans to join the field for the Mayakoba Golf Classic. | |
| Toledo, Franco, Martin Accept Invitations To Inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic | Posted: Jan. 23, 2007 | PGA TOUR veteran Esteban Toledo, a native of Mexicali, México, Paraguay's Carlos Franco and Spain's Pablo Martin have all accepted invitations to participate in México's first PGA TOUR event. | |
| More Champions Focusing On Inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancún | Posted: Jan. 17, 2007 | Several more PGA TOUR champions recently committed to compete in the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancún February 19-25 at the Mayakoba resort in Playa del Carmen, México. | |
| El Camaleón Shines On México's Mayan Riviera | Posted: Jan. 17, 2007 | Few golf courses anywhere in the world have been so influenced by the combination of history, mythology and nature as El Camaleón, the new star attraction of México's Mayan Riviera. | |
| Tickets On Sale Now For México's First PGA Tour Event | Posted: Dec. 12, 2006 | Tickets for the inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic to be held February 19-25, 2007 at El Camaleón Golf Club in the Mayakoba resort at Riviera Maya-Cancún, México will go on sale to the general public Friday, December 15. | |
| Major Champions And PGA Tour Winners Begin Making Plans
For Inaugural Mayakoba Golf Classic At Riviera Maya - Cancún | Posted: Oct. 27, 2006 | PGA TOUR players are starting to make plans for the 2007 season and are including the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancún as part of their schedule for the February 19-25 tournament at the Mayakoba resort in Playa del Carmen, México. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic At Riviera Maya - Cancún
Set To Bring Golf In Mexico To A New Level Through 2012 | Posted: Oct. 27, 2006 | Golf has experienced unprecedented growth throughout Mexico over the past few years. The Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancun and the PGA TOUR are poised to elevate it even further over the next six years. | |
| Riviera Maya Expands Its Blue Horizons | Posted: Oct. 17, 2006 | Forty miles south of Cancún off Highway 307, a busy four-lane lined with gated all-inclusive resorts and dotted with the occasional tortilla seller at a traffic light, a transformation is taking place. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic Breaks New Ground | Posted: Sept. 15, 2006 | When the PGA TOUR announced its 2007 Tournament schedule in January, the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancún became the first TOUR event to go south of the United States border. | |
| ¡Hola, Mayakoba! | Posted: Mar. 1, 2006 | You don't roar up in a rented convertible to the Fairmont Mayakoba, the first of five luxury hotels to open at a new ecosensitive resort forty miles south of Cancún, México. | |
| PGA TOUR To Conduct Official-Money Event In México | Posted: Jan. 13, 2006 | The 2007 PGA TOUR schedule announced Friday contains one new event and it is one of historic significance as the TOUR will conduct an official-money event for the first time in México. | |
| PGA TOUR Unveils Inaugural FedEx Cup Schedule | Posted: Jan. 13, 2006 | The PGA TOUR announced Friday the inaugural FedEx Cup schedule for 2007, which features a strong sequencing of tournaments leading into the conclusive four-event Championship Series. | |
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About Mayakoba |
| Mayakoba is situated just south of Cancún on México's prized Caribbean coast - the Riviera Maya. A mere 40-minute drive from the towering hotels of Cancún visitors will discover a completely different experience. Here, nestled in a lush natural paradise, lies Mayakoba, a truly unique resort destination. Mayakoba is comprised of five luxury hotels, each featuring a range of culinary and spa experiences. An 18 hole Greg Norman championship golf course, El Camaleón, managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, offers players an ever-changing terrain that moves gracefully from mangroves to the sea. Created to harmonize with the unspoiled tropical forest, Mayakoba is connected with a series of lagoons enabling guests to wander effortlessly from place to place through the resort using the "lanchas" (covered boats) as well as a network of trails. Mayakoba, a luxury destination like no other where you are immersed in unspoiled natural beauty and the mysteries of an ancient civilization. |
| About OHL |
| Based in Madrid, OHL has 12,926 employees and an impressive average yearly growth rate of 16.6% since 2002. In 2006, its net sales amounted to 3.3 billion Euros. At the same time, OHL is strongly committed to environmental responsibility and in 2003 produced its first Sustainable Development Report. As Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, the chairman of the board of directors and the author of the report, noted, mindful attention to the long-term health of the environment creates a "virtuous circle" that benefits the company, its clients and the globe. OHL's ecological diligence has served it well in México, where strong government regulations are enforced to protect the environment. A presence in México since 1980, OHL employs 800 people there and has built highways, bridges, hotels and hospitals. The tourism complex at Mayakoba, which will eventually include two or three golf courses and six luxury hotels, is OHL's most ambitious hospitality project to date. |
| About Greg Norman Production Company |
| The Greg Norman Production Company (GNPC), a subsidiary of Great White Shark Enterprises, is devoted to event management and sports marketing. In addition to the PGA TOUR's Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún, the GNPC operates the PGA TOUR-sanctioned Merrill Lynch Shootout. The GNPC prides itself on producing events and marketing initiatives that not only reflect the discerning standards of its namesake, but of its clients as well. Through its myriad relationships within golf, media and event industries, the GNPC is fully capable of providing its clients with a wide spectrum of services that will seamlessly build brand equity and generate a unique marketing and or hospitality medium. |
| About El Camaleón Golf Club |
| El Camaleón Golf Course at the Mayakoba resort is Greg Norman's latest masterwork. The 7,039-yard layout is unique - not just to México but to the entire world of golf. The course bends through three distinct landscapes--mangrove jungles, limestone canals and stunning, oceanfront stretches of sand. El Camaleón incorporates a cenote, a massive underground cavern, into the heart of the opening fairway. The handsome, Mayan influenced clubhouse that rises above the 18th green will feature a fine dining room with stunning views over the course. The adjoining practice facility and driving range are of international caliber. With Mayakoba's unique system of lagoons, golfers will be able to step out of their rooms and into a boat, which will ferry them directly to the first tee. El Camaleón Golf Course is managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. |
| About Golf PARa Todos |
| Golf FORE Everyone 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 and created by the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
The inaugural installment of Golf PARa Todos was held in October 2007 at El Camaleón Golf Club in Playa del Carmen. A monthly program, Golf PARa Todos is open to people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of golf skill or knowledge. For more information, visit www.GolfParaTodos.org.
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| Media Contacts |
The Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancún is dedicated to assisting the media in covering this historic event. For more information on press releases, press conferences or attending the event, please contact the Mayakoba Golf Classic's media directors: Lee Patterson (USA) or Elisa Gaudet (Mexico and Latin America).
Lee Patterson
Media Director
Greg Norman Production Company
(704) 553-4790
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Elisa Gaudet
Founder, Executive Golf International
Latin America Media Director
NYC office: (646) 678-5747
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Schedule of Events |
Wed | Pro-Am Competition |
Thu | First Round* |
Fri | Second Round* |
Sat | Third Round* |
Sun | Final Round* |
*Broadcast: GOLF CHANNEL |
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El Camaleón Golf Club |
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El Camaleón is aptly named for its diverse layout and ever-changing landscape, which bends through tropical jungles, dense mangroves and oceanfront stretches. |
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