Sarasota,
FL (April 2, 2014)— John “Spider” Miller of Bloomington, Indiana has
been named as one of the competitors on the United States team for the
inaugural Concession Cup, a prestigious tournament for leading Mid-Amateur and
senior golfers. The three-day contest will
be held May 1 – 3.
The United States team will compete against
a talented Great Britain & Ireland squad for the first Concession Cup title. The Concession Cup will be played in a Ryder
Cup-style format, featuring foursome, fourball and single matches. The Concession Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus
Signature Course designed in association with Tony Jacklin, will host the tournament
biennially.
Jack
Nicklaus will serve as the honorary captain for the U.S. team and Tony Jacklin is
the honorary captain for Great Britain & Ireland. Teams are comprised of 18 players separated
into three categories: eight Mid-Am members (age 25 to 54), eight Senior
members (age 55 to 65) and two Super Senior members (age 65 and older). Miller will be competing in the Senior
category of the competition. For
tournament information please, visit www.concessioncup.com.
About The Concession Golf Club
The Concession Golf Club was founded to commemorate the extraordinary
gesture of sportsmanship that Jack Nicklaus made at the 1969 Ryder Cup at Royal
Birkdale when he conceded a two-foot putt to Britain’s Tony Jacklin to halve
their match, which resulted in the first-ever tie in the history of the
matches. The moment became known as “the
concession.” Jacklin collaborated with
Nicklaus on the course design and in 2006 the club was voted by Golf Digest as
the Best New Private Course in the U.S.
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