Northeast Florida has one of the country’s top sales people in its own backyard! The PGA TOUR recently announced Jared Rice, director of sales & marketing for THE PLAYERS Championship, as its top sales person for the 2011 season at the organization’s winter tournament meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. Of the 15 events that the PGA TOUR owns and operates, Rice was the top sales person for his achievements with THE PLAYERS in Ponte Vedra Beach. Rice and his team increased hospitality and sponsorship sales by 21 percent from the 2010 tournament to the 2011 tournament.

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Clockwork Marketing Services and THE PLAYERS Championship were honored to receive an Award of Excellence in the Community Relations category for THE PLAYERS' community outreach efforts during the 2011 tournament.

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Give the sports fan on your shopping list the gift of THE PLAYERS Championship this holiday season and save! Tournament officials announced a special PLAYERS holiday offer that includes two Good-Any-One-Day Grounds tickets, 1 Good-Any-One-Day Parking and a commemorative three-pack divot tool and ball-marker set for $85.

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THE PLAYERS Championship completed a busy month of activities yesterday highlighting its support of more than 200 local charitable organizations. THE PLAYERS generated a record $5.9 million for area charities in 2011, and yesterday’s Red Coat Ride Out to Gilbert Middle School and Sanctuary on 8th Street highlights the support THE PLAYERS provides to educational and youth-related causes.

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Wolfson Children’s Hospital established THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health, made possible by a leading gift of $1 million from THE PLAYERS Championship and donations from the tournament’s volunteer leadership, the Red Coats.

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