{"id":1591,"date":"2016-05-27T15:07:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T19:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2016-05-27T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T19:09:32","slug":"1591","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/ponte-vedra\/1591\/","title":{"rendered":"Autographs in demand at THE PLAYERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>By Lynn Damm<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>mail@floridanewsline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>At THE PLAYERS Championship, spectators\u00a0of all ages wanted autographs from their favorite golfers. Whether it was signing a hat, flag, poster or ball, they \u00a0waited\u00a0patiently for their favorite players.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Phil Mickelson, a crowd favorite, did not make the cut, but he always made sure to sign his autograph for everyone.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>THE PLAYERS Championship 2016 was held May 12 &#8211; 15 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. It was the 43rd playing of the tournament and the 35th edition held at the Stadium Course.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Photos by Lynn Damm.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-8-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1593\" src=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-8-of-1-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"Autographs (8 of 1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-8-of-1-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-8-of-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 Fans waiting patiently for their favorite player&#8217;s autograph.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-9-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1594\" src=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-9-of-1-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Autographs (9 of 1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-9-of-1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Autographs-9-of-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 Members of the military wait their turn for autographs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/autograph-day-7-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1595\" src=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/autograph-day-7-of-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"autograph day (7 of 1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/autograph-day-7-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/autograph-day-7-of-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 These two girls collected a large number of autographs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PVHS-and-UNF-social-media-caddies-6-of-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1597\" src=\"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PVHS-and-UNF-social-media-caddies-6-of-1-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"PVHS and UNF social media caddies (6 of 1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PVHS-and-UNF-social-media-caddies-6-of-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/PVHS-and-UNF-social-media-caddies-6-of-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0UNF and Ponte Vedra High School Social Media caddie volunteers roamed the golf course all week having people pose with their player cut-outs.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lynn Damm mail@floridanewsline.com At THE PLAYERS Championship, spectators\u00a0of all ages wanted autographs from their favorite golfers. 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