Jacksonville Jags mascot touches down to win charity par-3 contest
Golfers typically wear goofy clothes, by choice, on the course. They also typically don’t play very well. So imagine how the average hacker might do playing in a mascot costume.
Well, Curtis Dvorak, the guy who plays Jacksonville Jaguars mascot Jaxson de Ville, managed to win $10,000 for charity winning a closest-to-the-pin contest — while wearing the costume he wears during Jags home games.
Dvorak squared off against 14 other challengers, including former touring players, in the 17th Hole Charity Challenge at TPC Sawgrass on Wednesday. He won the contest with a shot to the island-green par 3 that landed just 4 feet, 9 inches from the hole — again, in costume. Former PGA Tour player Bob Duval came in second at 6 feet, 4 inches.
With the win, Dvorak scored a $10,000 donation to the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, which helps families with children facing cancer.
In Round 2, Web.come Tour player Jeff Klauk won to earn $5,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida. Klauk had battled seizures since 2006, undergoing a series of procedures in 2012 to help combat the issue. He returned to competition later in 2012.
Then, on top of beating everyone who wasn’t wearing a hot, bulky costume, Dvorak then hit a drive from his knees onto the green.
Holy cow. I want that guy in my club scramble.
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