James Hardie Invitational Set to fit the icons of football, Golf

Boca Raton, Fla. –

A unique event comes to the old course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton when the T-shirts “James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational” held from March 31 to April 6th. The first event offers football and golf sizes in the same pro-am tournament.

During the media day on Tuesday, the professional Football Hall of Famer and Pahokee, Rickey Jackson, said his golf game excited him to improve. The former Super Bowl champion and Pro-Bowl linacker plays four times a week.

“They try to beat them. They are the best in the world in their job and they try to hit these boys,” said Jackson.

Jackson is one of 48 Hall of Famers, who ends on Wednesday and Thursday with the best Champions Tour on the Pro-AM-AM page. Twenty-six soccer legends will compete on Friday and Saturday Pro-AM, with the individual crown decided on Sunday. The event benefits the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Habitat for Humanity and First Tea Gold Coast.

“It will be a great week and the icons of football together with the icons of the golf are indeed something very special,” said Ken Kennerly, Executive Director of Tournament, Ken Kennerly.

The Golfplatz architect Rees Jones, based in Juno Beach, redesigned the course three years ago and says he is perfect for experts and amateurs.

“To see that everything is brought to life and that the professionals can be challenged by him and the amateurs to enjoy it, I think it is the perfect place for James Hardie,” said Jones.

The tournament will be broadcast on television on the golf channel and 78 PGA Tour Champions professionals, which fight for a wallet of 2.2 million US dollars.