Golfer who grew up in Seattle sets his sights on 2018 Champions
Tour
SEATTLE, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland
America Line, Seattle's Hometown
Cruise Line, is sponsoring golf professional Landon Jackson at the Boeing Classic, a PGA Tour
Champions Event. A Seattle native,
Jackson is participating in the event with an eye on the 2018 PGA
TOUR Champions Tour. Holland America
Line also has sponsored Jackson as he competed in several
other tournaments this summer throughout Arizona, finishing in the top 20 in every
tournament this season.
In addition to sponsoring Jackson, Holland America Line is a
sponsor of the Boeing Classic taking place Aug. 21-27 at the Club at Snoqualmie Ridge.
Jackson will be competing against 73 other PGA TOUR Champions
professionals and will lead a team in the Pro-Am two-day tournament
during the week and provide instruction to aspiring junior golfers
at the Youth Clinic Aug.
22.
"As Seattle's Hometown Cruise Line, it's exciting to have
Holland America Line's first-ever sponsored golfer be a local
talent like Landon as he pursues making it on to the PGA TOUR
Champions," said Orlando Ashford,
president of Holland America Line. "Our mission every day is to
fulfill the vacation dreams of our guests, and supporting Landon on
his path to realizing his dreams is gratifying, and we're eager to
see the great things that Landon has waiting for him in his golfing
future."
A graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle, Jackson was the first
African-American pro at Pebble Beach Golf Links, where he was an
assistant golf pro. He then moved to another Pebble Beach property, Del Monte Golf Course,
on California's Monterey Peninsula before returning to
Pebble Beach. During his career,
Jackson has conducted clinics that teach not only golf skills but
also golf etiquette, and he co-founded the Monterey Junior Golf
Summer Clinics for the Monterey Boys and Girls Club.
Jackson played on the golf team at Southern
University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, winning a Southwestern
Athletic Conference championship. Among the highlights of his
career were instructing during the first Fir State Golf Club
Clinics, where he played with a then 16-year-old Tiger Woods;
qualifying for the Ben Hogan tour; and meeting presidents
Bill Clinton, George Bush, Gerald
Ford and Jimmy Carter.
For more information, contact a travel professional, call
1-877-SAIL-HAL (1-877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
Editor's note: Photos are available at
https://www.cruiseimagelibrary.com/c/aaasbcqc.
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About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival
Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland
America Line's fleet of 14 ships
offers more than 500 cruises to more than 400 ports in 98
countries, territories or dependencies around the world. From
shorter getaways to 113-day itineraries, the company's cruises
visit all seven continents, with highlights including Antarctica explorations, South America circumnavigations and exotic
Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; four annual Grand Voyages; and
popular sailings to the Caribbean,
Alaska, Mexico, Canada and New England, Bermuda, Europe and the Panama Canal. The line welcomed
ms Koningsdam in 2016 and has a second Pinnacle-class
ship, ms Nieuw Statendam, to be delivered in
December 2018. A third Pinnacle-class
ship, due for delivery in 2021, recently was announced.
The company is undergoing $300
million in brand enhancements to secure its position as the
leader in premium cruising. Fleetwide, the ships feature innovative
initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused on
destination immersion and personalized travel. Guests can expand
their knowledge through an exclusive partnership with O, The Oprah
Magazine; during an America's Test Kitchen show; at Explorations
Café presented by The New York Times;
and by taking a Digital Workshop powered by Windows. Outstanding
entertainment fills each evening at venues including Lincoln Center
Stage, Billboard Onboard and B.B.
King's Blues Club. The dining experience can be savored at a
variety of restaurants with menus that feature selections from
Holland America Line's esteemed Culinary Council comprising
world-famous chefs who design dishes exclusively for our
guests.
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