Seminole Golf Club

May 17 Covid 19 Skins Game Televised - McIlroy-DJ vs. Fowler-Wolff

What You Need To Know

By Brian Weis

Amid the Covid-19 Crisis, golf is about to be aired on TV. Get your popcorn ready and your DVR's set. Wait, you might already be sitting on the couch. In any event, mark your calendars for May 17, 2-6 p.m. on NBC.

The Event:
Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff will square off in a skins match dubbed The TaylorMade Driving Relief Skins Game, at Seminole Golf Club on May 17. The event will be televised by NBC, Golf Channel, NBCSN and Sky Sports on May 17 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST. Free streaming will be available on PGA Tour Live, GOLFTV, Golfpass and Golf Channel.

The Venue:
Located along the The Atlantic Ocean in Juno Beach, Florida, north of West Palm Beach, Seminole Golf Club is thought to be legendary architect Donald Ross' best golf course designs. Currently ranked No. 12 on Golf Digest's list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, it's one of only a handful of courses that has made every published list since the rankings began in 1966.

Safety:
Officials intend to follow CDC social distancing guidelines and will utilize appropriate testing measures to help protect the health and safety of the golfers, production crew and others on site. No fans will be allowed on site.

The Cause:
UnitedHealth Group has pledged $3 million in charity skins with proceeds going to the American Nurses Foundation (for which McIlroy and DJ are playing) and CDC Foundation (Fowler and Wolff). Farmers Insurance will pledge an additional $1 million for a birdies-and-eagle pool to benefit Off Their Plate, which aids COVID-19 healthcare workers.

More Golf To Follow
The PGA Tour is scheduled to return June 11, 2020 at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.