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Chicago,
IL – August 2024 / NewsmakerAlert:
Former LPGA golfer, current golf
ambassador and Team Troon® athlete
Cheyenne Woods will host a golf and sports clinic for Chicago youth at
the Jackson Park Driving
Range on Saturday, September 7, from 12 to 3 p.m. Each child
participating in the clinic will receive introductory golf instruction
mixed with soccer, football and other assorted sports activities, plus
a fun goodie bag. Representatives from Chicago Park District Golf and Troon
partners, the First Tee of Greater Chicago, will also be on hand to help
introduce kids to golf basics and fundamentals.
Woods
was introduced to golf by her grandfather, Earl Woods (Tiger Woods’ father).
“My grandpa introduced me to golf and got me my first set of clubs,” said
Woods. “Watching Tiger and knowing success was possible was really inspiring
for me.”
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At
last year’s clinic, when asked by a young participant about overcoming
adversity as an African American and a woman, Cheyenne credited the character
development golf has given her, saying “Once you have a really strong identity,
who you are, what you stand for – and why you belong – that can carry you
wherever you want to go.”
As
a professional, Woods is a two-time tournament winner, including the 2014
Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour. As an ambassador
for golf, she is helping usher in the next generation of golfers, combining
her family’s storied golf history and love of the game to inspire diverse
representation and inclusion.
“Representation
can happen in so many ways – not just the color of your skin, but what
city you’re from, or what religion you are and so much more. Kids and fans
connect to the simplest things, so if we have a broad range of representation,
we can truly grow the game,” added Woods, who is married to Major League
Baseball player Aaron Hicks.
Woods,
a 30-time tournament winner as an amateur, graduated from Wake Forest University
after a stellar collegiate career, during which she twice earned All-American
honors and won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships in 2011.
About
Jackson Park Golf Course and Driving Range
Part
of the Chicago Park District, Jackson
Park Golf Course is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2024. Sitting
on land that once held Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair, the course was designed
by famed golf architect Tom Bendelow (also designed Medinah Country Club),
opened in 1899.
Indigo
Sports, a Troon® company,
manages the eight golf facilities owned by the City of Chicago, including
Jackson Park, Columbus Park Golf Course, Diversey Driving Range, Douglass
(Anna & Frederick) Park, Marquette Park Golf Course, Robert A. Black
Golf Course, South Shore Golf Course and Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course.
For
more information on Chicago Park District Golf, visit www.CPDGolf.com.
About
Troon
Headquartered
in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon® is
the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company
providing services at 875-plus locations in 45-plus states and 35-plus
countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent
golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association
management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality
venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages
600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private
clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family
of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International,
Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter
Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy
and Design, Casa Verde Golf, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional
news and information, visit www.Troon.com,
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Media
Contact:
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Troon
480-477-0506
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