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brings
together the best Mid-
Amateur and Senior Amateur
golfers from Great Britain &
Ireland versus a team from the
United States every two years.
It is held at the Concession
Club in Bradenton, Florida
and was the inspiration of a
Toledo native.
Local golfer, Alan Fadel,
who has competed at the
highest levels of amateur golf,
had the idea to establish a
competition of mature golfers
for the benefit of charity.
Everyone has heard of the Ryder
Cup, Presidents Cup, Walker
Cup and Solheim Cup, but what
is the Concession Cup?
The event is a biennial team
competition played between
teams comprised of leading
male Mid-Amateurs, Senior-
Amateurs and Super Senior-
Amateurs. It provides an avenue
for mature top-ranked amateurs
to compete in team competition
in a high-profile event.
It was created by supporters of
amateur golf and is an event
designed to celebrate the
game through international
competition. It was a huge
success, when it was held
for the first time in 2014,
with the U.S. team defeating
Great Britain & Ireland 21
½-14 ½ over the three days
of competition.
The second edition will
once again be held at
the Concession Club in
Bradenton, Florida, April 19-
23. The Concession Club was
designed by Jack Nicklaus in
association with Tony Jacklin
and opened for play in 2006.
The event is named for the
greatest concession of all
time that was given by Jack
Nicklaus to Tony Jacklin
in the 1969 Ryder Cup.
Needing a four-foot putt to
win his match with Nicklaus
and secure a tie in the Ryder
Cup, Jacklin was conceded
the putt by Nicklaus.
“I was sure you would hole that
putt,” Nicklaus told Jacklin.
Thatsingleactofsportsmanship
ignited a 40-year friendship
between the two men and
they were the co-designers of
the Concession Golf Club.
In that spirit of sportsmanship
the Concession Cup asked
Nicklaus and Jacklin to be the
honorary captains for the first
Concession Cup in 2014 and
they have agreed to reprise
their roles this year.
The teams are comprised of:
» » 8 mid-amateurs ages 25-54
» » 8 senior-amateurs ages 55
and up
» » 2 super-seniors ages 65 or
older
Second Concession Cup To Be Held April 19-23
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