Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Investing in Kids (INK!) Once Again Named Official Charity Partner for November’s PXG Women’s Match Play Championship


Charity Pro-am and Tickets Sales Benefit St. Johns County Public Education Initiatives

(Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) – St. John’s County non-profit, Investing in Kids (INK!) has been named for the second year as the Official Charity Partner of the upcoming PXG Women’s Match Play Championship. As the sole financial beneficiary of the professional women’s golf tournament, Investing in Kids will raise money through the INK! Charity Pro-am and through the proceeds of tickets sales. Last year, INK! Raised more than $50,000 through the Pro-am, its biggest single-day fundraiser ever. This year’s Pro-am will be held at the host course, the World Golf Village Slammer & Squire course on October 31. The Official Pairings Party will be hosted again by Murray Brother’s Caddy Shack restaurant on October 30. Also playing a significant role in the INK! Charity Pro-am is Murgado Maserati Jacksonville, which is offering a 2022 Maserati Levante as a hole in one prize. Murgado Automotive Group/ Bentley & Maserati Jacksonville is a Founding Partner of the overall Championship. 

A true Pro-am, each of the three-person amateur teams will be paired with one of the professional players taking part in the PXG Women’s Match Play Championship, which will feature 84 of the best rising star professional players not yet on the LPGA Tour.  Being held Monday, October 31, the Pro-am tournament features lunch prior to teeing off and a post-tournament awards reception in the clubhouse. On Sunday night, Murray Brothers Caddy Shack will host a fun and lively pairings party to which all professional players in the tournament are invited in addition to the amateurs participating. The event will feature a live and silent auction featuring Murray Brothers memorabilia, golf equipment from tournament Title Sponsor PXG, musical memorabilia and exclusive vacation packages. In addition to the hole in prizes, Maserati Jacksonville is offering a unique auction item: a weekend driving experience. There are only 32 teams being offered for this exclusive event and can be reserved by contacting INK! Executive Director Donna Lueders by email at Donna.lueders@stjohns.k12.fl.us.

Additionally, tournament tickets are now on sale with proceeds benefiting Investing in Kids (INK!). Daily general admission tickets are $10 and include a complimentary beverage courtesy of Manifest Distilling, PXG will provide a complimentary onsite hitting and fitting experience for attendees on select days and as well as access to the Pop-Up retail center. Daily ticket sales will be limited to ensure up close and engaging viewing of the tournament. Tickets can be bought on the tournament website at www.pxgwmpc.com as well volunteer opportunities. The Championship will also feature the Spooktacular Junior Clinic on Sunday October 30.

Said Tournament Director and Founder, Mark Berman, "The theme of this tournament is to create opportunities where none existed. Supporting the communities which host our tournaments is what Golf - capital G - does. We are excited to again partner with Donna and INK! to raise money for an amazing organization that is doing great things in our community."

Widely known as the Major of Women’s Developmental Level Professional Golf, the tournament is returning to World Golf Village in St. Augustine, November 1 - 6, 2022.  The PXG Women’s Match Play Championship will feature more than 80 ascending future stars pursuing their dream of playing on the LPGA Tour, battling over a week-long endurance test that will combine a stroke-play and match-play tournament culminating under the Tower of the World Golf Hall of Fame. All the players will compete in a 36-hole Stroke-Play qualifying tournament on November 1-2. The top 64 players will then move on to the Match-Play Championship,

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