MARK YOUR CALANDERS: The Inaugural SWFL Celebrity Golf Tournament benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

On behalf of Peter Jacobsen and the SWFL Committee it is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce the opening of entries to the inaugural??SWFL Celebrity Golf Tournament?benefiting?St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Our host hotel will be the?Hyatt Regency Coconut Point?in Bonita Springs, FL.

We will be playing golf at two private courses, the Cypress Course at Bonita Bay Club Naples and the Marsh Course at Bonita Bay Club. Dates for the event are November 18-20.?Below is an outline of the weekend festivities:??

• Friday, November 18:?A Pairings Party for golfers and their guests immediately followed by the St. Jude Jam. The St. Jude Jam will feature live performances by 8-10 artists (more names to come!)

Following is the current lineup?for the Friday?Night St. Jude Jam Session:

1. Mike Mills (R.E.M. and member?of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
2. Alice Cooper (member?of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
3. Skunk Baxter (lead guitar player DOOOBIE?BROTHERS, STEELY DAN and member?of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
4. Steve Cropper (BOOKER T & THE MGs... member?of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
5. Al Paris (lead singer KOOL & THE GANG)
6. Scott Stapp (lead singer CREED)
7. Gary Levox (lead singer RASCAL FLATTS)
8. Steve Augeri (former lead singer JOURNEY

• Saturday, November 19: Golf Day 1 played at Bonita Bay East and The Soiree, including red carpet appearances by tournament celebrities, auctions, dinner and entertainment by SIXWIRE & Friends.
• Sunday, November 20:?Golf Day 2 played at Bonita Bay Club immediately followed by an awards luncheon for all golfers.?

We will be limiting the field to 28 teams for the first year with Saturday play at the Cypress Course. Sunday play and the awards after play will be at the Marsh Course. Individual golf spots will be $2,500, teams will be $10,000 and pick your celebrity teams will be $20,000. Each playing spot comes with 2 tickets to each of the nightly events. Your foursome will be paired with the same celebrity for both rounds of golf. The scoring for golf will be two best balls of the group and we will be scoring in both gross and net categories for each team.

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We will be selling individual tickets to each nightly event as well. The Friday night Pairings Party/Jam Session Tickets will be $250 and the Saturday night Soiree tickets will be $300. Each nightly ticket includes a table seat plus food and beverage. A 2-day pass can be bought for both for $550.

We will also have a limited number of backstage passes for the jam session for $5,000 per couple.

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Since we will only have 28 teams, I strongly encourage you to enter ASAP because we do anticipate The SWFL to sell out rather quickly. I have included links for entry below for both golf and hotel reservations as well as an attached schedule for the event.

??Ally and I will be there the entire weekend?We hope you can attend?

To enter golf tournament or buy nightly tickets:

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Register for The SWFL 2022

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To make a hotel reservation:

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HYATT REGENCY COCONUT POINT

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at?[email protected]??or

by phone 239-825-6161.

I look forward to seeing a sold-out crowd in November in Bonita Springs.

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Thanks for your support of St. Jude!