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“Unified Day on the Course”: United Airlines hosts VIP experience for nine Special Olympics Athletes to play with PGA TOUR pros

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Paramus NJ, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 2PM, United Airlines, the Official Airline of the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Web.com Tour, is flying nine Special Olympic athletes—all of whom are top Special Olympic golfers—to THE NORTHERN TRUST for an inside-the-ropes, VIP experience with three PGA TOUR players: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Charley Hoffman, and J.J. Spaun. At The Ridgewood Country Club, the athletes will be escorted to their personal lockers in the locker room and will then participate in a skills clinic led by New Jersey Golf Foundation professionals. Each athlete will then proceed to the first tee of the tournament course to play three holes with one of the top 125 players on the PGA TOUR. Each athlete will be officially announced on the first tee. Following play, the athletes and their guests will attend a reception in the United Airlines Fairway Club.
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Fore! Miler Community Run & Walk presented by Stryker gives fans sneak preview of The Ridgewood Country Club

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June 30,2018

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Paramus NJ,  Just days before the world’s best golfers tee off at the first event of the PGA TOUR’s season-ending FedExCup Playoffs, runners and walkers of all abilities are invited to the grounds of The Ridgewood Country Club for THE NORTHERN TRUST Fore! Miler Community Run & Walk presented by Stryker. The four-mile race takes participants inside the ropes at Ridgewood, with all proceeds benefitting Center for Food Action, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Official Charities of THE NORTHERN TRUST.

All participants will receive a Good-Any-One-Day grounds ticket to THE NORTHERN TRUST (a $75 value) with their $50 entry fee, along with an official event shirt provided by tasc Performance Apparel, a lifestyle brand that will be selling its trendy, athletic apparel at the tournament. THE NORTHERN TRUST features the top 125 players in the FedExCup standings and will be played at The Ridgewood Country Club on August 21-26.
“There’s no better way to kick off tournament week—and the FedExCup Playoffs—than with a four-mile race that gives fans a first-look at the golf course and raises money for charity,” said Julie Tyson, PGA TOUR Senior Vice President, Championship Management – New York and Executive Director of THE NORTHERN TRUST. “We’re all about a little friendly competition to promote healthy lifestyles, giving back to the community and showcasing Ridgewood’s amazing layout.”

Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, is serving as presenting sponsor of the Fore! Miler. Now in its fifth consecutive year as the “Official Joint Replacement Products of the PGA TOUR® and PGA TOUR Champions,” Stryker is committed to advancing the health and well-being of golf fans by educating them about joint health so they can enjoy their everyday activities. This year at THE NORTHERN TRUST, fans can also stop by Stryker’s Mobility Zone, the premier on-site “joint health” destination, to learn how Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology is transforming hip and knee replacement.

Event beneficiary MD Anderson Cancer Center, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, is one of the world’s most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. As the Official Cancer Center of the PGA TOUR, MD Anderson is dedicated to educating the healthy public about cancer risk and prevention, raising funds for critical cancer research and using its national platform to advance its mission to end cancer. At THE NORTHERN TRUST, MD Anderson Cancer Center will focus on sun safety providing complimentary sunscreen, skin cancer screenings and shaded seating on the 15th Green.

THE NORTHERN TRUST Fore! Miler Community Run & Walk presented by Stryker
When: Sunday, August 19
Where: The Ridgewood Country Club, 96 W Midland Ave., Paramus, NJ US 07652
Start time: 8:30 a.m.
Register: www.thenortherntrust.com/foremiler; online registration ends Friday, August 16 at 11:59 p.m.
Entry fee: $50; this includes a Good-Any-One-Day grounds ticket and an official event shirt provided by tasc Performance Apparel; If you sign up on race day, the cost is $60
What’s included: Entry to the race, an official event shirt provided by tasc Performance Apparel and a Good-Any-One-Day grounds ticket to THE NORTHERN TRUST (a $75 value), valid any one day, August 21-26
Charity Beneficiaries: Center for Food Action, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Official Charities of THE NORTHERN TRUST

For more information about THE NORTHERN TRUST 2018, including ticket purchases, please visit thenortherntrust.com.

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Local business score from the PGA Tour’s Barclays golf tournament at the Ridgewood Country Club

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Local business score from the PGA Tour’s Barclays golf tournament at the Ridgewood Country Club 

AUGUST 23, 2014    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY MELANIE ANZIDEI
STAFF WRITER
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* North Jersey hotels, stores, restaurants benefit from event

The PGA Tour’s Barclays golf tournament at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus this week is proving to be a sales sweet spot for some North Jersey businesses.

From high-end venues such as the Hilton Woodcliff Lake to food trucks, the tournament, which runs until Sunday, has led to an expected bump in business during a usually slow time of year for the hospitality industry.

The Hilton Woodcliff Lake was the chosen stop for at least four professional golfers, according to hotel general manager John Moorhead, although it is not on the official PGA list of recommended hotels.

“We gave them anonymity,” Moorhead said. To respect the players’ privacy, the hotel accommodated them by placing them in rooms where they could exit the luxury hotel without being noticed. The event has caused the hotel to be more busy than usual, with fans also staying on the 21-acre property. Exact numbers could not be provided at press time.

Other hotels, such as the Crowne Plaza in Paramus, also have seen activity from the tour. According to general manager Maureen Moran, the hotel has been “fortunate enough to have members of the PGA Tour and staff” filling its rooms, as well as golf fans. The Marriott in Saddle Brook has seen a 5 percent increase in occupancy rates with about 50 more guests staying at the hotel, according to front office supervisor Casey Dunbar. La Quinta Inn in Paramus saw as many as 20 percent more customers than usual as a result of the tour, according to hotel manager Pushpa Patel.

Though fans might not have encountered the pros at their hotels, some fans did run into them elsewhere.

The PGA Tour Superstore, a golf retailer in Paramus that has a licensing tie-in with the tour, has enjoyed a Barclays sales boost, not just from fans who’ve come to the store to buy tickets to the tournament, or to meet PGA pros at store events this week, but from tournament players in need of equipment or a club repair. “It’s been a great week,” said Randy Ramsey, general manager of the store. Barclays golfers Graeme McDowell and Brendon Todd appeared at the store this week, signed autographs and participated in putting contests on the store’s putting green.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/boost-from-the-barclays-1.1072400#sthash.TrLaKaOi.dpuf