The big attraction for fans at The Players Championship

The big attraction for fans at The Players Championship

The big attraction for fans at The Players Championship’s first two days of practice rounds appears to be the replica of the 17th island green at the JELD-WEN Stadium Village. Men, women and childred were lined up much of the day to see if they could conquer the most famous hole at TPC Sawgrass.Most of them Golf Difficulties Send Romo To Regular Job could not.And it wasn’t just about bragging rights, though that sure had a lot do with the interest. Anyone who makes a hole-in-one on the replica will be given an iPad 2. Just getting a ball to stay on the green earns a sleeve of golf balls. Each person gets two shots and it doesn’t cost anything.The 17th hole island green is also the focus of another giveaway at the Stadium Village, and everyone is a winner on this one. Just stand in front of the plain green screen and the folks from Kodak will take a photo of you that looks like you’re standing right in front of the 17th hole. Could be this year’s Christmas card.

Lots of gadgets and gizmos are on display, and for sale, at the Stadium Village. One that’s bound to get more attention as the week goes on TaylorMade R9 Fairway Wood is a new Tiger Woods golf game on PlayStation that visitors can play, again at no charge. The cool thing about it is you can decide which of several real golf courses you want to play the game on, including our very own TPC Sawgrass. The Stadium Villlage also has a large apparel shop, several small putting greens, a ball fitting station, food service, a bar with mixed drinks and a patio with tables. It’s also air conditioned, which will draw a crowd in itself if the hot weather continues all week, and has bathrooms being described as “luxury facilities” with running water, bathroom attendants and, of course, that air conditioning.If you’re attending the practice round on Wednesday – military appreciation day, plan to hang around for the ceremony saluting the military and a concert featuring country music singer Darius Rucker, better known in some circles as the lead singer for the rock band Hootie and the Blowfish.