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 | Wagner Gets Playoff Win At Mayakoba Golf Classic | Posted: February 27, 2011 | After ending up tied in regulation with Spencer Levin in the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Johnson Wagner parred the first sudden-death playoff hole, the par-4 18th, to notch his second career victory on the PGA TOUR. | |
| Final Round Notebook | Posted: February 27, 2011 | Johnson Wagner won with a par-4 on the first playoff hole (No. 18) over Spencer Levin. It was the first playoff on the PGA TOUR for both players. | |
| Wagner Leads Mayakoba Golf Classic By One | Posted: February 26, 2011 | Johnson Wagner moved into contention for his second PGA TOUR title, shooting a 6-under 65 on Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Chris Stroud. | |
| Third Round Notebook | Posted: February 26, 2011 | Johnson Wagner was 7-under on his last 11 holes Saturday as he charged to the top of the leaderboard at El Camaleón. | |
| Stroud Makes Eight Straight Birdies, Takes Three Shot Lead | Posted: February 25, 2011 | Chris Stroud made eight straight birdies -- one off the PGA TOUR record -- and shot a 63 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead at 11-under 131 after the second round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic. | |
| Second Round Notebook | Posted: February 25, 2011 | Chris Stroud recorded eight straight birdies in the second round today Nos 9-16. He was one off the TOUR record of nine straight birdies. | |
| Stroud Talks About The Mayakoba Golf Classic | Posted: February 25, 2011 | Chris Stroud torched El Camaleón for an 8-under par 63 Friday, finishing with the 36-hole lead at 11-under 131. The 29-year old Texan talks about his memorable day. | |
| First Round Notebook | Posted: February 24, 2011 | George McNeill recorded his first hole-in-one on the PGA TOUR at the par-3 second hole with a sand wedge from 131-yards. It was the second ace in tournament history (Charles Howell on No. 7 in 2010). | |
| Four Share The Lead After First Round | Posted: February 24, 2011 | David Toms got off to a good start in a bid for his first PGA Tour victory in five years, shooting a 5-under 66 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Mayakoba Golf Classic. | |
| 2011 Pro-Am Competition Results | Posted: February 23, 2011 | On the eve of the opening round of the 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic, 180 amateurs got to live out their golf fantasy by teaming up with one of the world's premier PGA TOUR professionals during the exciting and engaging Pro-Am Competition. Here are the results and participants. | |
| Northern Trust Open Champion Baddeley Coming To Mexico | Posted: February 21, 2011 | Aaron Baddeley, winner of the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles yesterday, will be competing in the Mayakoba Golf Classic this week as Mexico’s Only PGA TOUR Event celebrates its fifth year anniversary. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic E-Notes For Feb. 18, 2011 | Posted: February 18, 2011 | Two more of golf’s successful players, TOUR veterans John Cook and Scott Verplank have indicated they will compete next week. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic E-Notes For Feb. 17, 2011 | Posted: February 17, 2011 | Another of golf's successful players, major champion David Toms, has indicated he will compete next week. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic E-Notes For Feb. 14, 2011 | Posted: February 14, 2011 | Some of Mexico’s best players of the year are currently in the field. | |
| PGA TOUR Winners Heading To Mayakoba Golf Classic | Posted: February 11, 2011 | Early commitments from PGA TOUR players are starting to come in as the Mayakoba Golf Classic prepares to celebrate its fifth anniversary when Mexico’s Only PGA TOUR Event is held February 23-27, 2011. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic E-Notes For Feb. 11, 2011 | Posted: February 11, 2011 | Once again, the Mayakoba Golf Classic will admit children 17 years and under free when accompanied by a ticketed adult. | |
| Lorena Ochoa to Participate in Mayakoba Golf Classic Pro-Am | Posted: February 4, 2011 | Lorena Ochoa, Mexico's most successful and decorated professional golfer, will participate in the Mayakoba Golf Classic's Wednesday Pro-Am when Mexico's Only PGA TOUR Event celebrates its fifth anniversary February 23-27, 2011. | |
| Fotogolf Winner Unveiled! | Posted: February 1, 2011 | Congratulations to "Aro de Arena" for becoming the winner of the 2011 Fotogolf contest presented by the Mayakoba Golf Classic in conjunction with IN Riviera Maya magazine. | |
| MGC Sets Guinness World Record™ For Largest Golf Lesson | Posted: January 23, 2011 | The Mayakoba Golf Classic took a powerful golf swing into the Guinness World Records™ by hosting the largest ever Golf Lesson at El Camaleón Golf Club. The tournament hosted 1,073 people at Golf PARa Todos, or Golf FORE Everyone. | |
| Mayakoba Golf Classic Attempts To Set Guinness World Record™ | Posted: January 18, 2011 | As part of the tournament’s fifth year celebration, the Mayakoba Golf Classic will attempt to earn a place among the famous Guinness World Records™ Sunday, January 23 when it hosts the world’s largest golf lesson. | |
| TOUR Players Give Back In Mexico | Posted: November 18, 2010 | With all the money thrown around in golf these days, it's nice to know some players can say thanks and show appreciation that goes beyond the Herculean effort of hoisting one of those oversized cardboard winner's checks. | |
| Brian Gay Wins Mayakoba Golf Classic
Champions Charity Skins Challenge | Posted: November 16, 2010 | In a unique and special atmosphere, the Mayakoba Golf Classic's first four champions all gathered today to help raise funds for charities and promote the game of golf at the Mayakoba Golf Classic Champions Charity Skins Challenge. | |
| All Four Mayakoba Golf Classic Champions Return To Celebrate Together | Posted: November 10, 2010 | Four special guests will be in town November 16 as the Mayakoba Golf Classic prepares to celebrate the fifth year as México's only PGA TOUR event. | |
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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:
Veronica Muller
Media Director - Latin America
Mayakoba Golf Classic
+52 (998) 185-1585
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Lee Patterson
Media Director
Greg Norman Production Company
(704) 553-4790
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About The Mayakoba Golf Classic |
| The Mayakoba Golf Classic made golf history when it became the first PGA TOUR event to ever be contested outside of the United States and Canada in February 2007. Today, the Mayakoba Golf Classic remains “Mexico’s Only PGA TOUR Event” as it prepares to enter its sixth year. The event is regarded as one of the finest on the PGA TOUR by players, their families, sponsors and the TOUR itself. With a purse of $3.7 million USD, the Mayakoba Golf Classic boasts the largest amount of prize money of any golf tournament in Latin America. Held annually in February, the tournament features 132 professional golfers participating in four rounds of stroke play competition at the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleón Golf Club at Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, in the Riviera Maya-Cancún regions of Mexico. Johnson Wagner, a five-year veteran of the PGA TOUR, claimed the title in 2011, winning $666,000 USD. Other past champions include: Fred Funk (2007), Brian Gay (2008), Mark Wilson (2009) and Cameron Beckman (2010). |
About Mayakoba |
| Mayakoba is situated just south of Cancun on Mexico’s prized Caribbean coast – the Riviera Maya. A mere 40-minute drive from the towering hotels of Cancun, 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 three 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 over 23,000 employees and an impressive average yearly growth rate of 20% since 2002. In the third quarter of 2010, its net sales amounted to over 3,4 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 over 3,400 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, the GNPC operates the PGA TOUR-sanctioned Franklin Templeton 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 Club at the Mayakoba resort is yet another of Greg Norman’s masterworks. The 7,039-yard layout is unique - not just to Mexico 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 rises above the 18th green and features 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 is managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. |
| About Golf PARa Todos |
| 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 and created by the Mayakoba Golf Classic. In January 2011, the event earned a place in the Guinness World Records by hosting the world’s largest ever golf lesson. The lesson featured 1,073 participants. The inaugural installment of Golf PARa Todos was held in October 2007 at El Camaleón Golf Club in Playa del Carmen. On average, 600 people currently attend each session. 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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| 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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