Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicklaus II to play
in Del Webb Father Son Challenge

A pair of Jacks will join Lee-Daniel Trevino, Greg-Gregory Norman, And Johnny-John Miller in Prestigious Event of Greatest Father/Son Teams For $1.085 Million Purse and Willie Park Trophy Nov. 30-Dec. 3

11/28/2006 ORLANDO - Jack Nicklaus will partner with his son Jack Nicklaus II in the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge at Champions Gate Golf Resort in Orlando Nov. 30-Dec. 3 where they will join other notable father-son teams, such as Lee and Daniel Trevino, Johnny and John Miller Jr., and Greg and Gregory Norman.

Waiting for those teams are defending champions Bernhard and Stefan Langer, along with three-time champions Ray and Ray Floyd Jr., 2003 champions Hale and Steve Irwin and Arnold Palmer and his grandson, Sam Saunders.

Jack and Jack Nicklaus II will compete in the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge at Champions Gate Golf Resort in Orlando Nov. 30-Dec. 3.

Nicklaus, who retired from tournament golf after the 2005 British Open, is a highlight in a deep field of major championship winners. To be eligible, all fathers participating in the event must have won a major championship on the PGA Tour.

Just as he dominated the field as a player, Nicklaus continues to dominate the world of golf with the Nicklaus family business, Nicklaus Design. The Golden Bear has had personal involvement in 251 of Nicklaus Design's 308 golf courses open for play worldwide.

Nicklaus, who rarely finds time in his busy golf course design schedule to play golf, has entered the competition to have the opportunity to play with his son. Nicklaus won the event in 1999 with son Gary and finished in a tie for ninth last year with Jack II. Jack Nicklaus is playing in his eighth Father/Son Challenge.

Besides the lucrative $1.085 million purse, the teams also play to win the prestigious Willie Park Trophy, which is based upon the original championship prize of the British Open in 1860. The trophy, a red leather belt with sterling silver embellishments, similar to the belts awarded in modern times to boxing champions, was named after Park in honor of being the first winner of the British Open, the world's oldest golf championship.

Park won the British Open four times (1860, 1863, 1866 and 1875) and his son, Willie, Jr., won twice (1887 and 1889). The Willie Park Trophy was created especially for the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge in England by Garrard, the Crown Jewelers since 1843.

Jack Nicklaus II tees off at Nov. 30 at 10:50 a.m. ET from the National Course and Jack Nicklaus begins play with his son Dec. 1 at 9:30 a.m. ET. NBC will televise the event on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 3-5 p.m. ET and on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 4-6 p.m. ET.

To purchase tickets, call the Deb Webb Father/Son Challenge tournament office at 866-871-6337 or visit the Web site at www.delwebbfatherson.com.

The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is the benefiting charity for the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge.

ChampionsGate Golf Resort is the world headquarters for the David Leadbetter Academy, one of the nation's most sophisticated learning facilities for men, women and children. ChampionsGate Golf Resort has already received honorable mention by Golf Magazine's "10 Most Distinctive Places to Play in the Country" list. The resort features an impressive clubhouse with outstanding restaurant and banquet facilities.

The Del Webb Father/Son Challenge is jointly owned by NBC Sports and IMG.