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Quentin Eugene Wood (Woody), retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quaker State Oil Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, Past Chairman of Penn State University’s Board of Trustees, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus of the class of 1948, died on February 25, 2023.
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3/9/23
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The following are photos from the festivities that recently took place during the grand opening ceremony for Hardage-Giddens Funeral Homes’ newest St. Johns location. Several people dressed up to embrace the “Roaring ‘20’s” theme for the party.
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3/9/23
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The following are photos from THE PLAYERS Preview Party March 3. The event showcased some of the food and merchandise selections that will be available to attendees of THE PLAYERS Championship in 2023. It included a look inside the PGA Tour’s Fan Shop location on site.
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3/9/23
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Twenty years ago Rob Strano decided to begin a golf clinic for students at Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine and hold it during the week of THE PLAYERS.
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By Anthony Richards
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3/9/23
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Country music star Riley Green performed the concert this year for THE PLAYERS Championship Military Appreciation Day, which was held Tuesday, March 7.
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3/9/23
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To up the excitement for 2024, the TOUR is working on what they call the “designated event model.”
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/8/23
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As the players seized the opportunity Wednesday for some practice on the stadium course, all those associated with THE PLAYERS Championship were making preparations for the start of the tournament.
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3/8/23
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PGA TOUR players are always asked about this menacing golf course, TPC Sawgrass, which grows bigger teeth and more claws when the wind blows.
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By Kathlene Bissell
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3/8/23
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On Wednesday, March 8, at TPC Sawgrass, caddies for THE PLAYERS took part in an annual championship tradition .
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3/8/23
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Full-service law firm Woolsey Morcom has announced that former St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar has joined the firm as the director of investigations.
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3/7/23
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Many famous courses have names for all their holes.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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Claudia Smith, a Spanish teacher and Language Exploration Enrichment (L.E.E.) instructor at Cunningham Creek Elementary School, Freedom Crossing Academy and Julington Creek Elementary, has been named Florida Foreign Language Association’s 2023 Teacher of Promise for her two years of teaching language arts in St. Johns County.
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3/2/23
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This year, THE PLAYERS will debut a totally new, aluminum Sawgrass Splash Cup, which you can take home or recycle on the course.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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Ten years ago, Tiger Woods was doing his best to wrestle THE PLAYERS title away from Sergio Garcia, but Garcia was having none of it.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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Everyone knows by now, unless you’ve been vacationing on Mars for the last three years, that Greg Norman finally found funding for his alternative golf tour.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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Starting this season, the PGA TOUR has announced that there will be what they are calling Designated Tournaments.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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A lot of things you thought you knew about the PGA TOUR just changed.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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While the Crystal Ball can’t believe this tournament has been moved up again, it loves it.
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By Kathy Bissell
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3/2/23
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THE PLAYERS is more committed to environmental sustainability in 2023 than ever before.
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3/2/23
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When overwhelmed by life’s many stresses, it can be a great comfort to speak with a good listener in a soothing, welcoming environment.
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By Shaun Ryan
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3/2/23
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The Professional Artists of St. Augustine (P.A.St.A.) Fine Art Gallery has welcomed artist Gary Trbovich to its growing membership.
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3/2/23
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A look at major career developments in the area.
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3/2/23
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The next great artist may well be Tampa-based Chase Parker, whose works have been personally selected by entrepreneur Richard C. Kessler of The Kessler Collection for exhibition at Grand Bohemian Galleries, including the gallery at Casa Monica Resort & Spa in St. Augustine.
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By Shaun Ryan
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3/2/23
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First Coast Cultural Center is launching its summer activities season with new programs to support the nonprofit, including summer 2023 Imagination Vacation weekly art camps.
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3/2/23
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“FOX & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade spent Tuesday morning at the Metro Diner in Ponte Vedra Beach where the show’s signature “Breakfast With Friends” segment was broadcast live.
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By Shaun Ryan
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3/2/23
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