THE PLAYERS Championship hosted a Celebrity Shootout this morning at THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The competition took place on the famous 17th hole where each local celebrity had two chances to hit the green, and the player who was closest to the pin received a $5,000 donation to the charity of his or her choice. The shot was 137 yards, and the pin position mimicked that of Sunday’s final-round at THE PLAYERS.

Mark Brunell, THE PLAYERS Executive Director Matt Rapp and Jaxson de Ville pose with the $5,000 check Brunell won for The Brunell Family Foundation, thanks to his closest-to-the-pin shot of 13 feet at THE PLAYERS Celebrity Shootout at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo by Stan Badz, PGA TOUR)

NFL star Mark Brunell was today’s winner! Brunell’s closest shot was just over 13 feet from the pin, giving him the Celebrity Shootout title and $5,000 for his chosen charity, The Brunell Family Foundation.

Additional participants and their chosen charities included:

• Tony Boselli, The Boselli Foundation
• Mark Brunell, Brunell Family Foundation
• Capt. Doug Cochrane, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society
• Tracy Collins, Jacksonville Chapter of the Forsaken Generation Homeless Youth Project
• Jaxson De Ville (Curtis Dvorak), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Jacksonville
• Artis Gilmore, Jacksonville University Athletics and Julington Missionary Baptist Church – N. Jerome McClain Scholarship Foundation
• Dan Hicken, The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund
• Sam Kouvaris, Dreams Come True
• Brent Martineau, Dream 18 Charity
• Fabio Mechetti, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
• Kyle Meenan, Catholic Charities
• Dan Nevins, Wounded Warrior Project
• Adam Podlesh, The Child Cancer Fund
• Josh Scobee, The Child Cancer Fund
• Garry Smits, THE PLAYERS Scholarship Fund
• MaliVai Washington, MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation

A great event for some very deserving causes! What a great way to create momentum leading into THE PLAYERS Championship!

A group of 16 local celebrities and representatives of their chosen charities during the check presentation at TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS Celebrity Shootout.  Mark Brunell took home the prize of $5,000 for The Brunell Family Foundation, thanks to his closest-to-the-pin shot of 13 feet. (Photo by Stan Badz, PGA TOUR)