Team Nicklaus set to take on challenging field this weekend at annual Del Webb Father/Son Challenge

In his 10th year participating in the event, Jack Nicklaus teams up with son, Jack Nicklaus II, Dec. 4-7 at the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla., as golf’s legends compete with their sons at this annual event.

The Golden Bear and Jack Nicklaus II will begin the weekend Thursday as they tee off at 8:50 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., respectively, in the Pro-Am event on the International course. Team Nicklaus continues play Saturday at 9:40 a.m. for the first round, and is paired with Arnold Palmer and grandson, Sam Saunders.

In addition to catching sight of the Golden Bear, fans will enjoy the rare opportunity to see many of the game’s greatest on the same golf course as they compete in the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge. The field includes Palmer, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Greg Norman and the 2008 FedEx Cup Champion on the PGA TOUR, Vijay Singh.

In this unique invitational, now in its fifth year at ChampionsGate, each father included in the field must have won at least one of golf’s four major championships (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Championship) or The Players Championship on the PGA Tour to qualify.

The teams will be competing for the $1.085 million purse, and the prestigious Willie Park Trophy. The trophy, a red leather belt with sterling silver accents, 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.
In 2006 at the Father/Son, a pair of Jacks thrilled fans with a back-nine charge that included birdies on eight straight holes after making the turn at 2-under. That charge brought them to 10-under through 18 holes and left them three shots back of the first-round leaders, Davis and Dru Love. They finished in a tie for sixth at 62-63—125.

Tickets for the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge are on sale now and can be purchased by phone at (407) 787-GOLF (407-787-4653) or by visiting www.delwebbfatherson.com.

NBC broadcasts the Del Webb Father/Son Challenge
Saturday, December 6 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, December 7 from 3-6 p.m. ET

2008 Father/Son Challenge Teams
Paul Azinger & Aaron Stewart – (1st year participating in event)
Billy & Bob Casper – (10th year in event, best finish T7 in 1995)
Nick & Matthew Faldo – (1st year participating in event)
Raymond & Raymond Floyd Jr. – (14th year participating with combined sons, 7th year with Raymond Jr.)
Hale & Steve Irwin – (14th year participating in event, winners in 2003)
Tom & David Kite – (10th year participating in event, best finish T3 in 2004)
Bernhard & Stefan Langer – (7th year participating in event, back-to-back wins in 2005 and 2006)
Tom & Thomas Lehman – (2nd year participating in event, best finish T13 in 2007)
Davis Love III & Dru Love – (3rd year participating in event, best finish 4th place in 2006)
Larry & Drew Nelson – (13th year participating with combined sons, 8th year as a team, won in 2004)
Jack Nicklaus & Jack Nicklaus II – (10th year participating with combined sons, 6th year as a team)
Greg & Gregory Norman – (3rd year participating in event, best finishes T6 in 2006 and 2007)
Mark & Shaun O’Meara – (5th year participating in event, best finish 3rd place finish in 2005)
Arnold Palmer & Sam Saunders – (6th year participating in event, best finishes 12th place in 2003 and 2004)
Vijay & Qass Singh – (6th year participating in event, best finish T2 in 2006)
Craig & Chris Stadler – (11th year participating with combined sons, 5th year with Chris)
Curtis & David Strange – (5th year participating with combined sons, 1st year with David)
Lee & Daniel Trevino – (13th year participating in event, 3rd year with Daniel)