Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K event update

Fan Experience: Hangar Bar provides fans with shade, cocktails and Club Champion Putter Fitting

Impact: Jim and Tabitha Furyk Foundation, Timuquana Country Club members give back through Wolfson Children’s Hospital Family Links Program

Competition: It’s a local affair with Furyk, Calcavecchia, DiMarco, Singh, Duval and O’Neal

Jacksonville, FL (August 1, 2023) – The third annual Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K will include a mixture of thrilling competition, fun and exciting fan experiences and community impact initiatives in the greater Jacksonville area as it is set to take place at Timuquana Country Club on October 2-8, 2023.  Tickets are on sale and fans will again enjoy a mixture of the top PGA TOUR Champions golfers with a variety of fan experiences including music, food, hospitality, social interactions, celebrity appearances and more.

FAN EXPERIENCE: The Hangar Bar is expanding in 2023, going from less than 700 square feet to more than 2,400 square feet. This open-air, shaded refreshment zone offers fans a fun location to grab your favorite Captain Morgan or Don Julio cocktail near the 7^th green between 11 green and 12 tee. New this year at the Hangar, fans can receive a Club Champion putter fitting experience. Established in 2010, Club Champion has grown from a regional three-studio fitting business to a trusted golf club fitting expert with locations in every major golf market nationwide offering Tour-level fittings designed by Master Fitter and Builder Nick Sherburne, the company’s founder. At the Hangar, fans will have the opportunity to work with a Club Champion Master Fitter to dial in length, loft, lie, head shape, grip, and so much more. Putts account for 40% of a golfers strokes on average — thanks to Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, fans can get their own custom putter fitting in a fun and easy environment.

With drinks, putting, TacoLu, VyStar Patriot’s Outpost and the Circle K ParTee Porch right next door, the Hangar will be a go-to location!

“Club Champion has been a great partner and is an industry leader,” said tournament co-host and PGA TOUR great Jim Furyk. “I loved my club fitting earlier this year, and we know that our fans are going to really enjoy this experience. The tournament is going to have something for everyone again this year, and whether you are a beginner just learning the game or an experienced golfer looking for some advice on putting, you will be excited to experience Club Champion’s services and technology at the Hangar Bar.”

COMMUNITY IMPACT: Last year, as part of an ongoing effort to reach beyond the walls of the hospital to address health needs and barriers in the community, Wolfson Children’s Hospital launched a new program called “Family Links” to help connect families with resources to promote children’s health and well-being. Family Links is a child- and family-centered support program, made possible by The Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation, that addresses health-related social conditions impacting the quality of children’s overall health.

Since that announcement, 990 individuals have been approved for health insurance coverage, with more than 1,355 individuals receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) assistance. Additionally, 50 families have been helped with housing needs, including rent and utilities assistance, while 52 families were provided help with clothing needs, diapers, and other items.

One mother of three was receiving assistance when it was identified by a Family Links Resource Navigator that the young children needed basic goods. The Family Links Resource Navigator was able to provide the mother with diapers, new baby wipes, as well as an emergency supply of infant feeding formula to ensure the infant receives the proper nutrition to remain healthy. After learning that a family was living in a hotel, a Family Links Resource Navigator was able to provide the family with housing program resources located throughout Jacksonville for their safety, stability and long-term well-being.

More than 200 emergency food bags have  been distributed to feed families who are in desperate need of food. The Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation recently held an emergency food drive at Timuquana Country Club with its members to provide 100 additional food bags to the Family Links program.

“We are so proud to have partnered with Wolfson Children’s Hospital to create this wonderful program ” said tournament co-host Tabitha Furyk. “The funds generated from Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS provide families who are desperate for assistance with a resource navigator to assist with food, housing, insurance, clothing, jobs, healthcare, transportation and more.”

COMPETITION: In addition to tournament host Jim Furyk, a number of players with local connections have already committed to this year’s event, including former University of Florida Gators stars Chris DiMarco and Mark Calcavecchia, Jacksonville’s own David Duval, longtime Ponte Vedra resident Vijay Singh and PGA TOUR rookie Tim O’Neal from nearby Savannah, Georgia.

Calcavecchia has recorded 13 PGA TOUR wins in his career, including the 1989 Open Championship at Royal Troon, and four victories on PGA TOUR Champions.  He missed last year’s Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K while recovering from knee surgery, but finished T46 at the inaugural event in 2021.

A three-time PGA TOUR winner, DiMarco is also well known for going toe-to-toe with Tiger Woods down the stretch at the 2005 Masters and 2006 Open Championship. He has competed in the first two editions of the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K and will look to improve on last year’s T57 finish.

With 13 career PGA TOUR victories including the 1999 PLAYERS Championship and 2001 Open Championship, Duval is a Jacksonville golf legend. He grew up playing Timuquana Country Club while his father Bob was the head golf professional from 1974–1987. Duval will be in search of his first PGA TOUR Champions victory when he tees it up on his childhood course at this year’s Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K.

A native of Fiji, Singh’s hall-of-fame career resume includes 34 PGA TOUR wins, 22 international victories, and three major championships.  He’s added four more victories since joining PGA TOUR Champions, including a three-win season in 2018. Singh will be making his third appearance at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K, with his best finish being a T11 at the 2021 event.

O’Neal has won on numerous tours and encountered numerous heartbreaking close calls at PGA TOUR Q-School, but earned his PGA TOUR Champions card with a T3 finish at PGA TOUR Champions Q-School this past December. He is enjoying a solid rookie season on the over-50 circuit with one top-10 and four top-25s in 13 events played. O’Neal will look to add to his tally of high finishes when he makes his Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K debut this year.

Sparked by a $500,000 direct donation from Constellation, the tournament title sponsor, the 2022 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K generated more than $1.34 million for North Florida charities. Ticket sales play a large role in supporting the tournament’s ability to generate this incredible impact for local community charities.

Constellation’s funding supports several deserving North Florida charities including the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation, First Tee – North Florida, Blessings in a Backpack, St. Johns Riverkeeper and Beaches Habitat for Humanity. The tournament also benefits a number of other local organizations during the year including Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Operation Shower, Jacksonville Humane Society, Hope for the Holidays, Operation Hero, K9s United, Guardian ad Litem Foundation, Guardian Catholic School and many more.

For more information about Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K charitable efforts, please visit https://constellationfurykandfriends.com/projects.

ABOUT CONSTELLATION FURYK & FRIENDS PRESENTED BY CIRCLE K – The event will feature a 78-player field and a $2.1 million purse in 2023. In 2022, the tournament generated more than $1.34 million for local charities bringing the two-year total to more than $2.51 million with plans to grow that number in the future. All three rounds of the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K are broadcast on Golf Channel, the exclusive cable provider of PGA TOUR Champions. More information on the event can be found online at www.ConstellationFurykAndFriends.com.

ABOUT THE JIM & TABITHA FURYK FOUNDATION – The Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation was created in 2010 to help children and families in need. This Jacksonville based non-profit partners with charities across North Florida to provide project specific funding and essential programing. The annual Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS presented by Circle K, created to raise charity dollars to support these partnerships, brings the community together to increase awareness and funding for programs that support education, healthcare, nutrition and safety for at risk children and families. Programs created from the support of the Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation in the Jacksonville Community include: Hope for the Holidays which packs over 6,000 bags filled with a holiday meal for at risk families, Operation Shower which provides car seats, strollers and baby essentials to active military families, Blessings in a Backpack, which feeds thousands of food insecure children each week of the school year, and Childcare specialists and services to provide medically complex children care through Wolfson’s and Community PedsCare. The Jim & Tabitha Furyk Foundation is dedicated to bringing our community together to improve the lives of the children and families who live on the First Coast through each of these programs and many more.

ABOUT CONSTELLATION – Headquartered in Baltimore, Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) is the nation’s largest producer of clean, carbon-free energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services to businesses, homes, community aggregations and public sector customers across the continental United States, including three fourths of Fortune 100 companies. With annual output that is nearly 90 percent carbon-free, our hydro, wind and solar facilities paired with the nation’s largest nuclear fleet have the generating capacity to power the equivalent of 15 million homes, providing approximately 10 percent of the nation’s clean energy. We are further accelerating the nation’s transition to a carbon-free future by helping our customers reach their sustainability goals, setting our own ambitious goal of achieving 100 percent carbon-free generation by 2040, and by investing in promising emerging technologies to eliminate carbon emissions across all sectors of the economy.  Follow Constellation on LinkedIn and Twitter.