Peter Jacobsen
Returning to the Charity Golf Classic for his second year, Peter Jacobsen, is one of golf’s most colorful and well-liked players. He hosts his own tournament each year - the Fred Meyer Challenge. A consummate entertainer, Mr. Jacobsen also leads a band called “Jake Trout and the Flounders,” which features golfers Mark Lye and Larry Rinker. Equally entertaining on the course, Peter is a 28-year veteran of the PGA TOUR, who has established himself as the unofficial ambassador of golf. In March 2004, Peter turned 50 years old and was welcomed to the Champions Tour. In July 2004, in only his 3rd start, he won the U.S. Senior Open.
Peter was a member of the 1985 and 1995 U.S. Ryder Cup teams and has seven TOUR victories to date: 1980 Buick-Goodwrench Open; 1984 Colonial National Invitation Tournament; 1984 Sammy Davis, Jr. -- Greater Hartford Open; 1990 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic; 1995 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; 1995 Buick Invitational of California; 2003 Greater Hartford Open and 2004 US Senior Open.
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Juan Chi-Chi Rodriguez is one of the great showmen in sports history. In a career which spans four decades, Chi-Chi won 22 Senior PGA Tour victories, 8 regular PGA Tours and has career earnings of over $7 million dollars.
Chi-Chi Rodriguez was born in Rio Piedras in 1935, and as a young boy helped his father work the hot, dusty sugar cane fields. He began caddying at the age of six and actually learned how to play golf with clubs fashioned out of guava tree limbs and tin cans hammered into balls.
Chi-Chi's golf expertise began at the age of 12, when he shot a 67. Chi-Chi became known for his eye-hand coordination and imagination skills that more than 40 years have help him overcome all kinds of obstacles.
It has been said that pound for pound, Chi-Chi is the longest hitter in the history of golf. At 5'7" and weighing 132 pounds, the wiry Puerto Rican has at times driven a golf ball over 350 yards. He has consistently been at over 250 yards throughout his career.
Chi-Chi's talent extends beyond what he does on the golf course, as he has a strong desire to make a positive impact on today's youth. He has founded the Chi-Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation in Clearwater, Florida, which is a home to troubled and abused youngsters.
Chi-Chi's incredible career includes winning PGA tournaments four times in each of the 1990-91 seasons and was the only winner of back to back events in 1991. He became the first player on the Senior Tour to win the same event three consecutive years, set a senior tour record with eight consecutive birdies en route to a win at the 1987 Silver Pages Classic, represented Puerto Rico on 12 World Cup Teams, won the Hispanic Achievement Recognition Award ('86) and Replica's Hispanic Man of the Year ('88), and was inducted into PGA's World Golf Hall of Fame in 1992.
